Samoa Joe Quotes

I have a lot of respect for the folks over at WWE, and I have a ton of respect for what they've accomplished within the industry.

My inspirations were 'Macho Man' Randy Savage and Andre the Giant. It was easy to understand their character.

I listened to the veteran wrestlers that had tons of experience, like Leo Burke.

Guys like Ole Anderson, Gene Anderson, Mad Dog Vachon, Johnny Valentine. I love them to death. I'll love them forever.

As a kid, growing up, my heroes all had the Intercontinental Championship. Ultimate Warrior, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Mr. Perfect, Ric Rude, all of them. And they were the people I looked up to and wanted to be like.

The Rhodes in WWE have a wonderful history. I'm glad they let me go. They are the house that built me, and you never know - I might be there again one day.

I think WWE superstars and Divas are here to change lives. That's why they do what they do. They want to make an impact on the world.

Growing up, I idolized Big Boss Man and Bam Bam Bigelow just because they were big guys who could move and were tough. I felt like they both rode motorcycles. And Bam Bam had his head tattooed. Those are the guys who really got me into wrestling.

I think, in general, when you talk about great wrestling towns in the history of the world, I think Memphis kind of shoots up there into the top three if not the top two.

There are so many young fans out there who have only seen me wrestle on tape.

When Terry Funk, Harley Race had world titles, it meant more.

The 'Edge And Christian Show' is evergreen, I guess.

The Hardcore Championship is still probably my favorite title of all time.

I'm a really big fan of the history of wrestling.

I don't think there's anything else in the world that my dad loves talking about more than wrestling.

I remember when I was a kid that the only way to see Hulk Hogan wrestle was you'd have to go to the live shows. He was never on TV. So I thought "Why not do the same thing?"

Nobody has wrestled everybody in the business like I have, especially not Bret Hart.

When Jack Swagger copies my Ankle Lock and Randy Orton does my Angle Slam, it's disrespectful. I didn't come up with the Ankle Lock; Ken Shamrock came up with the Ankle Lock, but I waited until he retired to do the Ankle Lock.

Jake Roberts has a hard enough time being Jake Roberts. The truth is a brutal thing, I just hope that the kids take the time to learn about each of the wrestlers in the game, and if the kids can learn from our mistakes, that would make me a happy man.

I have had the greatest wrestling career in the history of pro wrestling.

I'd love to wrestle a Bruiser Brody or Andre the Giant from the past.

I grew up watching wrestling.

Undertaker, for almost as long as many of us have been watching WWE, he's been part of it.

It's no easy job being a World Heavyweight Champion; these guys like Cena, Sheamus, these guys are modeled around that and are champs for a reason.

Texas was a hotbed for professional wrestling when I was growing up.