Samoa Joe - in Wrestling

In Wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • CCS Enzuigiri (Enzuigiri while facing away from a cornered opponent) – Independent circuit; used as a regular move in TNA
  • Chimera-Plex (German suplex followed by a dragon suplex followed by an X-Plex) – Independent circuit
  • Coquina Clutch (TNA) / Rear naked choke, sometimes transitioned into a suplex (Independent circuit)
  • Island Driver (Sitout side powerslam, sometimes from the second rope, or an over the shoulder reverse piledriver)
  • Muscle buster, sometimes from the second rope

• Signature moves
  • Atomic drop
  • Chop to the back of a seated opponent followed by a football kick to the chest followed by a jumping knee drop or a running senton
  • Death Valley driver, sometimes from the second rope
  • Facewash
  • Inverted atomic drop followed by a running single leg dropkick followed by a running senton
  • Forearm smash to a cornered opponent, sometimes followed by a CCS Enzuigiri
  • Lariat
  • Multiple suplex variations
    • Dragon
    • Exploder
    • German
    • Half nelson
    • Head and arm
  • Olé Kick (Running big boot to the face of an opponent seated on a chair next to a guardrail)
  • Folding powerbomb transitioned into either a single leg Boston crab, an STF or a crossface
  • Samoan drop
  • Samoan Elbow (Running delayed high-impact elbow drop, with theatrics) – Parodied from The Rock
  • Sidewalk slam
  • Snap scoop powerslam followed into either a pin or a crucifix armbar
  • STF
  • STJoe (Side slam from out of the corner, as a counter to an oncoming opponent)
  • Suicide dive transitioned into a flying forearm smash

• With Magnus
  • Double team finishing moves
    • Snapmare (Joe) / Diving elbow drop (Magnus) combination

• Managers
  • Dave Prazak
  • Jay Lethal
  • Jeff Jarrett
  • Jim Cornette
  • Jimmy Hart
  • Kevin Nash
  • Okada / Okato
  • Taz

• Nicknames
  • "The Samoan Suplex Machine"
  • "The Samoan Submission Machine"
  • "The Nation of Violence"

• Entrance themes
  • Samoa Joe's various entrance themes in the past were typically customized to start with the menacing "Godzilla March Theme" horn riff, signifying Joe's presence while allowing for different tracks over the years. TNA would end this tradition with their own custom theme, though it starts with a similar riff.
  • "Another Body Murdered by Faith No More and Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. (ROH)
  • "Mama Said Knock You Out" by LL Cool J (ROH)
  • "The Champ is Here" by Jadakiss (ROH)
  • "Crush You Up" by Dale Oliver (TNA)
  • "On Fire" by Dale Oliver (TNA)
  • "Nation of Violence" by Dale Oliver (TNA)