Nuufolau Joel Joe Seanoa better known by the ring name Samoa Joe is an American professional wrestler He is signed to All Elite Wrestling AEW where he is a former AEW TNT Champion and AEW World Champion Debuting in 1999 Joe joined Ring of Honor ROH soon after its formation in 2002 going on to hold the ROH World Championship for a record 21 months from March 2003 to December 2004 as well as holding the ROH Pure Championship At Slammiversary in June 2005 he joined Total Nonstop Action Wrestling TNA where he embarked on a 19monthlong undefeated streak that ended in a critically acclaimed feud with Kurt Angle During his 10year stint in TNA he held the TNA World Heavyweight Championship once the TNA X Division Championship five times the TNA World Tag Team Championship twice and the TNA Television Championship once