This article is about the original Samoan Joe who wrestled in Australasia during the 1970s and early 1980s. For the American professional wrestler, see Samoa Joe.
Samoan Joe
Birth name
Joseph Afamasaga
Born
(1949-01-02)2 January 1949 New Zealand
Died
9 July 2015(2015-07-09) (aged 66) Melbourne, Australia[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Samoan Joe
Billed height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Billed weight
290 lb (130 kg)
Billed from
Western Samoa
Debut
c. 1976
Retired
c. 1989
Joseph Afamasaga[2] (2 January 1949 - 9 July 2015), better known by his ring name Samoan Joe, was a New Zealand professional wrestler who competed in the Australasian and South Pacific region during the 1970s and early 1980s.
He was a popular fan favourite while wrestling for Steve Rickard's All Star-Pro Wrestling and frequently appeared on the long-running wrestling television programme On the Mat. He later travelled to the United States where he had a brief stint in the American Wrestling Association before his retirement in 1989. In 2009, Afamasaga was ranked #10 by New Zealand Herald sports columnist Chris Rattue as one of his "Top 10" favourite wrestlers of all-time.[3]
^"Samoan Joe". Fight Times Magazine. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
^Clarke, Chris (26 July 2006). "Ask 411 Wrestling 07.26.06: Joe, Reckless Youth, No Way Out, More..." Columns. 411mania.com. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
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SamoaJoe, after he was attacked by Joe. Styles retained the title at SummerSlam on August 19, despite losing via disqualification. Styles' and Joe's...
teaming up with SamoaJoe to take part in the Wild Card Tournament. On 5 January 2012 episode of Impact Wrestling, Magnus and SamoaJoe defeated A.J. Styles...
Reigns at Fastlane who also had attacked him in his match against SamoaJoe, causing Joe to win. At the event on March 5, Strowman lost to Reigns, marking...
have been 30 reigns among 23 different champions and three vacancies. SamoaJoe has the most reigns at three. Finn Bálor has the longest combined reign...
the "Zero Hour" pre-show. In the main event, Swerve Strickland defeated SamoaJoe to win the AEW World Championship. In other prominent matches, The Young...
Strickland, who is in his first reign. He won the title by defeating SamoaJoe at Dynasty on April 21, 2024. On January 1, 2019, the American professional...
as a security guard during SamoaJoe's entrance at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II in August 2016 during which he was pushed by Joe. Friedman worked under the...
became the leader of the Mogul Embassy stable. At AEW Dynasty, he defeated SamoaJoe to become the AEW World Champion. Stephon Strickland was born in Tacoma...
27, 2007. Retrieved April 14, 2007. CM Punk; SamoaJoe (March 10, 2005). Straight Shootin' with SamoaJoe & CM Punk (DVD). Ring of Honor. Archived from...
restarted his feud with SamoaJoe and the two met at No Surrender on September 9, where he defeated Joe by disqualification when Joe refused to release his...
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partners (Buff Bagwell, Lex Luger and Rick Steiner) before choosing SamoaJoe. Sting and Joe defeated Steiner and Jarrett. After failing to defeat Sting to...
Redemption, Daniels, Gibson and SamoaJoe challenged CM Punk for the title in a Four-Way Elimination match. While Joe had Daniels in a submission move...
defeating SamoaJoe via submission, thus finishing fourth and advancing to the semi-finals. Three days later at No Surrender, Hardy defeated Joe in a rematch...
"WWE NXT results – May 27, 2015: Solomon Crowe challenges Kevin Owens, SamoaJoe makes his presence felt". WWE. Archived from the original on July 25,...
an injured Zayn, until the debuting SamoaJoe stopped him. After weeks of tension between the two, Owens faced Joe on the June 17 episode of NXT. After...
2019. Benigno, Anthony. "Rey Mysterio def. SamoaJoe to become the new United States Champion; SamoaJoe delivers vicious post-match assault". WWE. Archived...
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