Samoa Joes iconic Joes gonna kill you chant has been synonymous with his career for two decades and now he has revealed the origin of these chants.
While speaking on Marking Out, Samoa Joe was asked about his famous Joes gonna kill you chant and when he realized it had become something bigger than just part of his character.
Joe explained that the early days of TNA were wild and really helped him build his fan base. It was where he made his mark on the national scene. Going into matches with AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels, he started to notice the chant picking up steam.
It wasnt something he ever pushed in promos or encouraged the crowd to say, it just happened naturally. He recalled only using it once in a promo, and that was long after fans had already made it a regular chant.
The Samoan Submission Machine also gave credit to Taz, pointing out that the chant actually started in ECW. When ECW folded, Ring of Honor stepped in to fill that void in the Northeast.
Joe said many of the same fans who sat in the front row at ECW shows were now at ROH events, and they brought that culture with them. That chant eventually carried over into both ROH and the TNA era, becoming part of Joes identity.
The Samoan Submission Machines iconic chant will forever ensure he is one of the most legitimate badasses in pro wrestling and fans really wouldnt have it any other way.
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