Joe Hitchen

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Joe Hitchen
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Ring name(s) "Psycho" Joe Sampson
"Cowboy" Billy Johnson
Master Joe Storm
Dragon
Bluto Belushi
Nord
Just Joe
Joe E. Legend
XL Legend
Billed height 6 ft 4 in
Billed weight 252 lb
Born September 2, 1969
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Resides Germany
Billed from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Glasgow, Scotland (as Nord)
Parts Unknown (as Dragon)
Trained by Ron Hutchinson
Debut 1995

Joseph Edward (Joe) Hitchen (born September 2, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Joe E. Legend or just Joe Legend.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Canadian independent circuit

Joe Legend began wrestling in Canada before becoming a part of the successful tag team Sex and Violence with Sexton Hardcastle in the Detroit area. During 1997, Sex and Violence were a part of a bigger gang which was known as THUG Life, which was comprised of Legend, Hardcastle, Christian Cage, Bloody Bill Skullion and Rhino Richards. Legend would later team with Rhino to win the CWA World Tag Team Championships on October 10, 1998. They held the belts for over a year, losing them on November 27, 1999.

[edit] World Wrestling Federation

He made his TV debut on the July 2, 2000 episode of HEAT. He competed as Just Joe in the WWF before going off to wrestle in Japan and Europe. When he was in the WWF, his gimmick was that of a messenger. He wrestled a few times in the WWF, including matches against Dean Malenko, Essa Rios, and Raven. The majority of these matches were shown on programs such as HEAT and Metal. On an October 2000 episode of Jakked, he had the dubious distinction of having to job to the Brooklyn Brawler, who was, ironically, infamous for jobbing to other wrestlers as well.

[edit] Europe and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

After his departure from the WWF in the spring of 2001, Legend found success in Germany, and England before returning to America in 2004 to compete in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. During his time in TNA as part of the Red Shirt Security, he won the NWA World Tag Team Champiosnhips with Kevin Northcutt. They held the belts from January 28, 2004 to February 4 of the same year.

[edit] Return to Europe

In April 2005, he was one of the lead trainers of "Celebrity Wrestling" in the United Kingdom on ITV. This Saturday evening reality show saw celebrities learn wrestling and compete in challenge matches. After a few weeks the program was set to be cancelled, but instead was moved to Sunday morning to finish its final episodes.

He can now be found wrestling in and around the United Kingdom for promotions such as Frontier Wrestling Alliance, Varsity Pro Wrestling, Main Event Wrestling, and All Star Wrestling, working regular shows at Butlins holiday parks after throwing out an open challenge to potental rivals for his Pan Pacific and GSA heavyweight titles.

[edit] South Africa

In 2007, Joe E Legend toured with World Wrestling Professionals (WWP), a South African promotion currently airing on a nationally broadcast network. He is returning for the next set of WWP Thunderstrike tapings from 14 May to 22 May.

[edit] The Main Event Radio

In December 2007, Joe E Legend become the co-host of The Main Event Radio which is associated with Wrestling-Radio.

Recently, All Star Promotions is one of the only places where he can be seen as he makes regular appearances.

[edit] In wrestling

  • Finishing and signature moves

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

  • Athletik Club Wrestling
  • ACW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • German Stampede Wrestling
  • GSW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • German Wrestling Promotion
  • GWP WrestlingCorner.de Championship (1 time, first)
  • Insane Championship Wrestling
  • ICW/MWCW Mid-West Unified Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Sexton Hardcastle
  • ICW Brass Knuckles Championship (1 time)
  • IWF World Championship (1 time, first and current)
  • International Catch Wrestling Alliance
  • ICWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
  • Italian Championship Wrestling
  • ICW Interregional Championship (1 time)
  • Outlaw Championship Wrestling
  • OCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Sexton Hardcastle
  • Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling
  • PCW America's Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Giorgio Foods Tag Team Tournament (1999) - with Jason Lee
  • Pro Wrestling Xtreme
  • PWX Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Pan Pacific Wrestling Association
  • Pan Pacific Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Swiss Wrestling Federation
  • SWF Powerhouse Championship (1 time)
  • World Wrestling Superstars
  • WWS Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • Other Titles
  • IMP Tag Team Championship (1 time)
  • GPW Continental Championship (2 time)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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