Wrestler Profile
Samoa Joe
Samoa Joe has been wrestling's most credible destroyer for a quarter century. His mid-2000s TNA run — an unbeaten streak, the X-Division trilogy with AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels, and wars with Kurt Angle — made him a legend before he ever touched WWE, where he became a two-time NXT Champion and United States Champion.
In Ring of Honor, his 21-month world title reign in the early 2000s helped define the company; the Joe versus Punk trilogy remains sacred text for independent wrestling. In AEW, he completed the set: TNT and tag gold, then the AEW World Championship in 2024, won from MJF with the Muscle Buster and coquina clutch that have flattened generations.
Also an accomplished voice actor — he plays King Shark in the Suicide Squad game — Joe remains the man nobody wants to fight. WrestleRanks voters rank the Samoan Submission Machine on permanent credibility.
Promotions
Samoa Joe is associated with AEW (2024–2026), ROH, TNA, NXT and WWE.
Championship history
- ROH World Championship (ROH) — Former champion · 1 reign
- ROH World Television Championship (ROH) — Former champion · 1 reign · Longest ROH World Television Championship reign.
- TNA World Heavyweight Championship (TNA) — Former champion · 1 reign
- TNA X Division Championship (TNA) — Former champion · 5 reigns
- NXT Championship (NXT) — Former champion · 3 reigns
- WWE United States Championship (WWE) — Former champion · 2 reigns
- AEW World Championship (AEW) — Former champion · 1 reign
- AEW TNT Championship (AEW) — Former champion · 2 reigns
Samoa Joe in the WrestleRanks rankings
Samoa Joe is tracked as a professional wrestler on WrestleRanks. Rankings are decided one week at a time, based on who had the strongest individual week across matches, promos, momentum and championship activity. Learn more about how our rankings work, or see the live, interactive profile with weekly rank history and voting on the Samoa Joe ranking page.
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