Episode 165: Samoa Joe: Don't Call it a Comeback (Sponsored by Patreon.com/AnHonorablePod)

Samoa Joe is a bona fide legend within the lore of Ring of Honor, if not the modern wrestling landscape as a whole. To this day, over fifteen years since his lone World Championship run ended, Joe still stands as the longest reigning champion in ROH’s history at 645 days. Nigel McGuinness is the only man remotely close with a single run, and even that falls 100 days shy of Joe’s tenure at the top.To this day, Samoa Joe (officially) holds the number two spot on the amount of championship defenses with 30 under his belt; McGuinness and Bryan Danielson are officially tied with 38 in the top spot, although there is one title match in Nigel’s Cagematch history that ROH either never recognized or never knew existed.Joe established himself with legendary, historic bouts against CM Punk, Kenta Kobashi, Homicide, and the Briscoes to name a few. He reigned as Pure Champion for 112 days in the title original incarnation with classics against James Gibson, Austin Aries, and Colt Cabana. He was the bedrock of the company for nearly 5 years but it all came to an end in March of 2007.But it was not “goodbye”, it was merely “see you later”, as Joe would make a one night return in 2008 and then, after his tenure with TNA ended, come back home for an all too brief return.This week on AN HONORABLE MENTION, in recognition of current events, we take a look at that brief 2015 homecoming with SAMOA JOE: DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK! It’s brought to you by PATREON.COM/ANHONORABLEPOD and presented on the CREATIVE CONTROL NETWORK family of podcasts!For information on how to help support the American Foundation For Suicide Prevention, visit https://afsp.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=2389364.#12LargeForever-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-Rising Above 2008 (11/22/08) – Samoa Joe vs. Tyler Black (with Allison Wonderland)13th Anniversary Show (3/1/15) – Samoa Joe ReturnsConquest Tour ’15: Baltimore (3/7/15) – Samoa Joe vs. ROH World Tag Team Champion Kyle O’Reilly (with Bobby Fish)Conquest Tour ’15: Milwaukee (3/13/15) – Samoa Joe vs. ACHConquest Tour ’15: Chicago Ridge (3/14/15) – Samoa Joe vs. “Unbreakable” Michael ElginSupercard of Honor IX (3/27/15) – ROH World Title – Jay Briscoe vs. Samoa Joe(NEVER BEFORE RELEASED) Aftershock Tour: New York City (6/20/15) – Samoa Joe & IWGP Heavyweight Champion “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles vs. ROH World Tag Team Champions The Addiction (Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-An Honorable Mention Podcast is hosted by Jeff Schwartz & Shane Hagadorn every Tuesday on the Creative Control Network.OUTLETS:iTUNES: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/an-honorable-mention-with-shane-hagadorn-jeff-schwartz/id1348324250?mt=2TuneIn Radio: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts/An-Honorable-Mention-p1101966/Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/an-honorable-mention?refid=stprSpreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/an-honorable-mention-with-shane-hagadornCastbox: https://www.castbox.fm/channel/id2083202Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/6xh9y-77731/An-Honorable-Mention-with-Shane-Hagadorn--Jeff-Schwartz-PodcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6lTHBJI005H8u13KHDo5Rq?si=q9nOYoUFR9uilL1rg8YyjAiHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/966-an-honorable-mention-w-sha-45911710/ListenNotes: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/an-honorable-mention-with-shane-hagadorn-0nVes3d7roi/Podcast Addict: http://podplayer.net/?podld=2360081Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/an-honorable-mention-w-shane-h-625260Jiosaavn: https://www.jiosaavn.com/shows/an-honorable-mention-w-shane-hagadorn--jeff-schwartz/1/1iXfonQNStc_SUPPORT THE SHOW:Patreon.com/AnHonorablePodADVERTISE WITH US:advertisecast.com/anhonorablementionwithshanehagadornjeffanhonorablemention@gmail.comFOLLOW US FOR THE LATEST NEWS & NOTES!Twitter & Instagram- @anhonorablepodTwitter & Instagram - @mrjeffschwartz0Twitter & Instagram - @hagadornshaneAudio by Zach Johnson - @RadioZTanhonorablemention.wixsite.com/mainTwitch.tv/AnHonorablePodFacebook.com/AnHonorablePodYoutube.com/AnHonorableMentionPodcast