A biography for Samoa Joehasn’t been written yet.
“I always tell guys to get paid what you are worth and know what you are worth so that if you are worth it, you will get that number.”
“No matter what your background or where you are from, the one thing we can all respect is when great athletes and great passion leads to great achievements.”
“It was not very difficult for me to adjust in WWE because of my previous experience. Stylistically, this company is quite different from other promotions, but adapting to it is part of the job.”
“I know what I do well, and I know what I can do with other people.”
“As long as you're confident in your skill set and what you can do, you're usually good to go.”
“If anything, I feel like I like to be ambitious.”
“I worked for my family's Polynesian dance troupe for my entire life up until I started wresting full time.”
“I had the greatest deal in the history of professional wrestling. I could work for WWE, anybody else that I wanted to, and collect income from every one of those companies, including merchandise. It was a really good deal.”
“I love professional wrestling, and I love sports entertainment.”
“For me, I've always been confident in my ability and what I've been able to bring to the table - what I can bring to a Brock Lesnar matchup.”
“In reality, you just don't see many Samoan artists. Culturally, it's just not something that's really emphasized much - at least, hand-drawn art.”
“For the majority of my career, I worked everywhere but the WWE.”
“I think part of my journeys here and the places I was able to be at and the styles of wrestling I was able to experience and the friendships and just the world experience that I garnered before I came here to WWE helped me tremendously when I got here.”
“When it comes to WrestleMania, obviously you'll take whatever opportunity is put in front of you.”
“You never know with Punk. He is definitely somebody who does things his own way, and I think the biggest thing is that you can never count out what his next move will be. I think no one would have predicted his move to UFC - nobody would have predicted a lot of things he does - so whatever he chooses to do, he will do what feels best in the moment.”
“I relish any chance to punch A.J. Styles in the face, because he's a man I respect greatly. And I find that I want to punch people in the face that I respect greatly. I like to say it's an island thing, but it's not: it' just something that I like doing.”
“I don't care where you go or what company you work for - and I've pretty much worked for them all - WWE by far is the most brutal road schedule in the world. It takes a special kind of individual to navigate that and be able to thrive in that environment. It's a challenge that I've enjoyed.”
“There is a good chance that, at 60, I will be in a wheelchair, but hey, I signed up for that. I know that.”
“There has never been a company that has wanted me, which sounds insane.”
“I've always understood that wherever I've gone, I've helped build and I've helped make those companies bigger and better. NXT is no different.”