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AEW Dynamite: Orange Cassidy captures his first title in Toronto

Posted by Dale Plummer | Oct 12, 2022 | TV Reports

It’s Wednesday night and you know what that means! Well, seeing as Dynamite us coming to us...

AEW Rampage: Samoa Joe gets a rescue

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Sep 17, 2022 | TV Reports

It’s Friday Night, and you know what that means? No, not to come off a suspension (we’re not there...

FTR and The Briscoes go to the limit at Death Before Dishonor 2022

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Jul 24, 2022 | PPV Reports 2022

It’s been a while, but it’s time to return to where Honor Lives with Ring of Honor’s signature...

CM Punk wins AEW World Championship at Double or Nothing

Posted by Dale Plummer | May 30, 2022 | Event Reports

After two years in Jacksonville due to the pandemic, AEW Double or Nothing returned to Las Vegas....

AEW Dynamite: A jam packed show sees Samoa Joe advances to face Adam Cole in Owen Hart Final

Posted by Dale Plummer | May 25, 2022 | TV Reports

Hard to believe that Double or Nothing is this Sunday and that this is the third year Anniversary...

AEW Dynamite: The Owen Hart Foundation Tournament continues to deliver

Posted by Dale Plummer | May 19, 2022 | TV Reports

It’s Wild Card Wednesday on AEW Dynamite as the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament is in full...

AEW Rampage: Danhausen tries to Hook a friendship

Posted by Tommy "Milagro" Martinez | Apr 29, 2022 | TV Reports

It’s Friday night, and you know what that means? No, not to get more cuts to the NXT roster...

AEW Dynamite: FTR take down the Young Bucks; retain ROH and AAA titles

Posted by Dale Plummer | Apr 6, 2022 | TV Reports

It’s the start of the new era, not for AEW, although maybe with Cody Rhodes returning to WWE...

Samoa Joe fired… again

Posted by John Powell | Jan 6, 2022 | News

What’s worse than being fired once by the WWE? How about being fired twice in eight months?...

Samoa Joe surrenders NXT Championship

Posted by John Powell | Sep 12, 2021 | News

If things weren’t bad enough for the ailing NXT brand they have now lost their champion. In...

NXT TakeOver 36, the undisputed finale

Posted by Matthew McFarlin | Aug 22, 2021 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2021

In possibly Adam Cole’s final WWE bout, he and rival Kyle O’Reilly competed in a match...

NXT: Kross, Samoa Joe brawl before TakeOver

Posted by Matthew McFarlin | Aug 17, 2021 | TV Reports

While SummerSlam on Saturday marks another return to normalcy, Sunday’s NXT TakeOver is...

NXT: Samoa Joe is provoked, Kross hides his face

Posted by Matthew McFarlin | Jul 20, 2021 | TV Reports

Less than 24 hours after Karrion Kross’ Monday Night Raw debut, an awkward vibe is surrounding the...

NXT: Kross, Gargano, Joe carry the show

Posted by Matthew McFarlin | Jul 13, 2021 | TV Reports

Following a standout Great American Bash special from NXT last week, the black-and-gold brand is...

NXT: Samoa Joe returns as Regal’s right-hand man

Posted by Matthew McFarlin | Jun 15, 2021 | TV Reports

Following Sunday’s NXT TakeOver: In Your House event, the excitement surrounding the...

Slam Speaks: Finding homes for released WWE talent

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Apr 16, 2021 | Opinion

The series of WWE releases on April 15 caught many people by surprise, though it probably...

WWE releases include Samoa Joe, James, Green, IIconics

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 15, 2021 | News

On Thursday, WWE announced that it had severed ties with a number of wrestlers. One WWE news post...

Samoa Joe headed to AEW?

Posted by Bob Kapur | Apr 1, 2021 | News

The reason for Samoa Joe’s absence from RAW this past Monday, where he has been part of the...

RAW: Mischief. Mayhem. Underground.

Posted by Dale Plummer | Aug 4, 2020 | TV Reports

WWE should be thanking their lucky stars that AEW didn’t decided to run on Monday...

Kofi Kingston won’t be denied

Posted by Kari Williams | Mar 27, 2019 | Interviews

Kofi Kingston has always been told he’s not supposed to be in WWE. Just last week, WWE...

SLAM! Wrestling 2018 Awards

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Jan 8, 2019 | Year End Award Stories

2018 was a year of change. From women getting a big push to The Elite and their indie pals...

NXT Takeover Toronto: Saturday night fighting at the ACC

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Nov 19, 2016 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2016

As a recurring show, Takeover is at times both table-setter and show-stealer, ushering in the...

Chris Hero looking to Infinity — and beyond

Posted by Bob Kapur | Jun 5, 2015 | Interviews

This weekend, Chris Hero has two decidedly different challenges in front of him. First off, he...

Punk, X Division, MMA, Magnus all on Samoa Joe’s mind

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 19, 2012 | Interviews

Given that CM Punk is probably in the top three opponents all-time for Samoa Joe, it’s only...

Samoa Joe: Bound For Glory ‘actually makes sense’

Posted by Greg Oliver | Sep 6, 2012 | Interviews

Samoa Joe often talks with his fists and feet rather than his mouth, but during a TNA conference...

Ten years of TNA and its many memories

Posted by Blaine Van Der Griend | Jun 7, 2012 | Interviews

When the doors of WCW and ECW were closed forever in 2001, a large window of opportunity was...

Paired with Magnus, Samoa Joe hoping for explosive 2012

Posted by Matt Bishop | Feb 9, 2012 | Interviews

In December, Samoa Joe and Magnus were paired together in TNA’s Wild Card Tournament with...

UFC’s Marcus Davis enjoyed dalliance with TNA

Posted by Brian Elliott | Oct 14, 2008 | Interviews

Wrestling of the amateur kind is one of the skills that UFC competitor Marcus Davis will bring to...

Kevin Nash speaks his mind

Posted by Andy McNamara | Sep 12, 2008 | Interviews

TORONTO — Big Sexy, Diesel, Nash, or just plain Kevin; the former world champion and current...

Samoa Joe trying to be different

Posted by Bob Kapur | May 8, 2008 | Interviews

With a legacy that includes names like Sting and Kurt Angle, it’s hard to say that...

Change defined 2007 for ROH, Sapolsky

Posted by Jason Clevett | Feb 21, 2008 | Interviews

The year 2007 in Ring of Honor can be described with one word: Change. A new style of champion, a...

‘Basebrawl’ set for Thursday in Buffalo

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Aug 19, 2007 | Interviews

BUFFALO, NY — Just a couple of weeks after WWE’s RAW juggernaut has swooped in, done...

Samoa Joe finally tops Angle at Turning Point

Posted by CHRIS SOKOL | Dec 11, 2006 | Event Reports, PPV Reports 2006

TNA has reached another Turning Point in their history. The rematch between Samoa Joe and Kurt...

Nash looks up to X-Division

Posted by Jason Clevett | Jun 15, 2006 | Interviews

Diesel. Big Daddy Cool. Big Sexy The Giant Killer. Oz. Kevin Nash may have had a few names in his...

Raven still addicted to wrestling

Posted by Greg Oliver | May 10, 2006 | Interviews

Not too many wrestling stars today will reference Pauline Kael, Larry Csonka and AM radio in the...

Samoa Joe well on his way

Posted by Greg Oliver | Feb 10, 2006 | Interviews

Fame is definitely coming to Samoa Joe: He is the TNA X Division champion with a clean bill of...

Samoa Joe, Carter psyched for TNA in primetime

Posted by Greg Oliver | Feb 8, 2006 | Interviews

The last few months have been a bit of a whirlwind for TNA President Dixie Carter, and for its...

Lots to be excited about for Samoa Joe

Posted by Jason Clevett | Sep 30, 2005 | Interviews

The month of October is going to be a good one for California’s Samoa Joe. In addition to...

Tension, joy backstage at first TNA Spike taping

Posted by Bob Kapur | Sep 29, 2005 | Interviews

ORLANDO, FL. — With TNA’s debut on Spike TV set for this Saturday, October 1st, SLAM!...

Things change

Posted by Hotshot Johnny Devine | Jul 16, 2005 | Johnny Devine

It’s been said before “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” Over the last two...

Shinya Hashimoto dies suddenly

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Jul 11, 2005 | Obituaries

Japanese wrestling star Shinya Hashimoto died suddenly Monday morning in Yokohama, Japan. He was...

Samoa Joe makes a big splash in Montreal

Posted by Yves Leroux | Jul 5, 2005 | Event Reports, House Show Reviews, ROH House Shows

MONTREAL – Ring of Honor champion Samoa Joe made his debut in Montreal Friday when he faced...

A ROH trio: Punk, Strong & Joe

Posted by Corey David Lacroix | Feb 1, 2005 | Interviews

MONTREAL – There were two storms in Montreal on Saturday, January 22nd. One brought a...

Signs point to success for Aries

Posted by Jason Clevett | Jan 5, 2005 | Interviews

On December 26, 2004 ROH Champion Samoa Joe stepped into the ring for what looked like another...

Ring of Honor ready to be ‘Thunderstruck’ by Liger

Posted by Jason Clevett | Nov 2, 2004 | Interviews

Fans from throughout North America will be converging on Revere, MA and Elizabeth, NJ this weekend...

Samoa Joe story archive

Posted by Slam Wrestling | Oct 31, 1900 | Story Archives

The Samoa Joe that burst on the scene in the early 2000s isn’t all that different than the...

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