Funk’s Corner - The Samoan Submission Machine, Samoa Joe

September 3rd Samoa Joe is coming to the Funking Conservatory for our !BANG! TV Taping.

Samoa Joe at the age of 27 years old has rocketed to the top in professional wrestling.

Samoa Joe currently wrestles for TNA (Total Nonstop Action) Wrestling and since signing with the company is undefeated.

Samoa Joe is from Huntington Beach California and made his first public performance at the age of 5 in the 1984 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremonies. Joe went on to become a California State Junior Judo Champion and was an all league football player in high school.

Samoa Joe turned pro-wrestler in 1999 wrestling on the California Independent Circuit, then signed a WWE developmental contract. His first professional wrestling feud was with John Cena.

Samoa Joe debuted in Japan for Shinya Hashimoto’s ZERO ONE promotion. Joe is a world renowned wrestler at such a young age having also wrestled in England and Australia.

Samoa Joe has impressed wrestling fans with an extremely stiff and hard-hitting wrestling style reminiscent of the Legend, Johnny Valentine.

To Samoa Joe's credit is a 21 month reign as Ring of Honor World Champion establishing that belt as a highly prized world championship and himself as a main event performer everywhere he travels.

On June 19, 2005 Joe debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling at the TNA Slammiversary pay-per-view, defeating Sonjay Dutt in a match that saw him dubbed "The Samoan Submission Machine".

At TNA Bound For Glory on October 23, Joe defeated the veteran Japanese junior heavyweight Jushin "Thunder" Liger with the rear-naked choke, causing Liger to pass out.

In what may have been Samoa Joe's most impressive matches at TNA he holds victories over Christopher Daniels and Scott Steiner. That says a lot about his wrestling ability.

Samoa Joe has no heart as evidenced at TNA when Joe wrestling as Sting's partner against Jeff Jarrett and Scott Steiner, Joe and Sting were victorious, but after the match, Joe left the ring and allowed Jarrett and Steiner to attack Sting.

Now Samoa Joe is coming to the Funking Conservatory’s !BANG! TV Taping Sunday September 3^rd at 7:00pm. On this same card, Johnny Magnum will defend his Funking Conservatory World Championship. Dory Funk Jr., Blain Rage, The Claw, Shannon Marie, David Roller, Russell Paul Williams, Jeff Gonzalez, England’s Reece Royal, Ryan Franck, Jon Davis and more will be appearing on the wrestling card,