At the December 9 show, Samoa Joe called out the Pro Wrestling NOAH promotion, claiming "Ring of Honor is right here!" This was not Joe's first encounter with NOAH; at the September 16, 2006 ROH show, after a speech by wrestling legend Bruno Sammartino, Joe got into an argument and pull-apart brawl with NOAH star Takeshi Morishima. Subsequently a match was signed for February pitting Joe against Morishima.
On January 31, Joe announced on the ROH Video Wire that he would no longer be a full time performer in ROH after March 4. All shows that led up to that date would be billed as the "Samoa Joe Farewell Tour". On March 4, he beat long time rival Homicide in his final ROH match with a Muscle Buster from the second rope.
On June 19, 2005 Joe debuted in TNA Wrestling at the Slammiversary 2005 pay-per-view, and defeated Sonjay Dutt in a match that saw him dubbed "The Samoan Submission Machine" by announcer Mike Tenay. Later that week in his iMPACT! debut, Joe defeated Delirious. Joe was a participant in the Christopher Daniels Invitational Super X Cup, defeating Sonjay Dutt and Alex Shelley to advance to the tournament finals at Sacrifice. Joe won the tournament by defeating A.J. Styles, despite interference from Daniels. As a result of Daniels' interference, however, TNA Director of Authority Larry Zbyszko made the title defence, scheduled for Unbreakable on September 11, a three way dance, placing Styles in the match.
Joe proved his worth against Styles and Daniels in the match. However, Styles pinned Daniels to win the title. Though he did not win the match, this finish allowed Joe's undefeated streak in TNA to remain intact. At Bound for Glory 2005 on October 23, Joe defeated the veteran Japanese junior heavyweight Jushin "Thunder" Liger with the rear-naked choke. At Genesis 2005 on November 13, he teamed with Daniels, Alex Shelley, and Roderick Strong (a team that Daniels called "the Ministry") against Sonjay Dutt, Chris Sabin, Matt Bentley, and Austin Aries in an eight man elimination match. Following the victory by Daniels and Joe (Shelley and Strong were eliminated earlier in the match), Joe viciously attacked Daniels, beating Daniels around the ringside area until he had busted him open. He then threw Daniels into the ring, and delivered a Musclebuster. Joe then went out to grab a steel chair from ringside and brought it into the ring, after which he gave Daniels a second Musclebuster, this time onto the chair, supposedly giving Daniels a level-3 concussion.
In response to these actions, A.J. Styles called Joe out on an episode of iMPACT!, saying his attack of Daniels violated an unwritten code of respect in the X Division. Prior to Turning Point 2005, Joe attacked Styles, saying he did not respect the X Division code (a vast departure from his Ring of Honor persona, who is a stalwart defender of their written Code of Honor). Joe defeated Styles at Turning Point and won the X Division Championship. Before Joe could injure A.J., however, Christopher Daniels came out and stopped him.
Daniels was later slated to face Joe at Final Resolution 2006 for the X Division Championship. During the build-up to the match, Joe stated that he intended to end Daniels' career. During the match, Styles came down to the ring to cheer Daniels on. Not long after making Daniels bleed from his head, Samoa Joe stopped going for the pin, instead dropping knee after knee on Daniels' head. Styles, concerned about Daniels' health, signaled for the match to be stopped by throwing in the towel, allowing Joe to retain the X Division title.
On January 31, Joe announced on the ROH Video Wire that he would no longer be a full time performer in ROH after March 4. All shows that led up to that date would be billed as the "Samoa Joe Farewell Tour". On March 4, he beat long time rival Homicide in his final ROH match with a Muscle Buster from the second rope.
On June 19, 2005 Joe debuted in TNA Wrestling at the Slammiversary 2005 pay-per-view, and defeated Sonjay Dutt in a match that saw him dubbed "The Samoan Submission Machine" by announcer Mike Tenay. Later that week in his iMPACT! debut, Joe defeated Delirious. Joe was a participant in the Christopher Daniels Invitational Super X Cup, defeating Sonjay Dutt and Alex Shelley to advance to the tournament finals at Sacrifice. Joe won the tournament by defeating A.J. Styles, despite interference from Daniels. As a result of Daniels' interference, however, TNA Director of Authority Larry Zbyszko made the title defence, scheduled for Unbreakable on September 11, a three way dance, placing Styles in the match.
Joe proved his worth against Styles and Daniels in the match. However, Styles pinned Daniels to win the title. Though he did not win the match, this finish allowed Joe's undefeated streak in TNA to remain intact. At Bound for Glory 2005 on October 23, Joe defeated the veteran Japanese junior heavyweight Jushin "Thunder" Liger with the rear-naked choke. At Genesis 2005 on November 13, he teamed with Daniels, Alex Shelley, and Roderick Strong (a team that Daniels called "the Ministry") against Sonjay Dutt, Chris Sabin, Matt Bentley, and Austin Aries in an eight man elimination match. Following the victory by Daniels and Joe (Shelley and Strong were eliminated earlier in the match), Joe viciously attacked Daniels, beating Daniels around the ringside area until he had busted him open. He then threw Daniels into the ring, and delivered a Musclebuster. Joe then went out to grab a steel chair from ringside and brought it into the ring, after which he gave Daniels a second Musclebuster, this time onto the chair, supposedly giving Daniels a level-3 concussion.
In response to these actions, A.J. Styles called Joe out on an episode of iMPACT!, saying his attack of Daniels violated an unwritten code of respect in the X Division. Prior to Turning Point 2005, Joe attacked Styles, saying he did not respect the X Division code (a vast departure from his Ring of Honor persona, who is a stalwart defender of their written Code of Honor). Joe defeated Styles at Turning Point and won the X Division Championship. Before Joe could injure A.J., however, Christopher Daniels came out and stopped him.
Daniels was later slated to face Joe at Final Resolution 2006 for the X Division Championship. During the build-up to the match, Joe stated that he intended to end Daniels' career. During the match, Styles came down to the ring to cheer Daniels on. Not long after making Daniels bleed from his head, Samoa Joe stopped going for the pin, instead dropping knee after knee on Daniels' head. Styles, concerned about Daniels' health, signaled for the match to be stopped by throwing in the towel, allowing Joe to retain the X Division title.
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