Samoan Joe
| Samoan Joe | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Joseph Afamasaga |
| Born | 2 January 1949 New Zealand |
| Died | 9 July 2015 (aged 66) Melbourne, Australia |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name | Samoan Joe |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Billed weight | 290 lb (130 kg) |
| Billed from | Western Samoa |
| Debut | c. 1976 |
| Retired | c. 1989 |
Joseph Afamasaga (2 January 1949 - 9 July 2015), better known by his ring name Samoan Joe, was a New Zealand professional wrestler who competed in the Australasian and South Pacific region during the 1970s and early 1980s.
He was a popular fan favourite while wrestling for Steve Rickard's All Star-Pro Wrestling and frequently appeared on the long-running wrestling television programme On the Mat. He later travelled to the United States where he had a brief stint in the American Wrestling Association before his retirement in 1989. In 2009, Afamasaga was ranked #10 by New Zealand Herald sports columnist Chris Rattue as one of his "Top 10" favourite wrestlers of all-time.