Josef Samael
Real Name: Joseph Cabibbo
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 225 lbs.
Date of Birth: May 21, 1974
From: Amityville, New York
Resides: Huntington Beach, CA
Pro Debut: August 1998
Trained By: The Blackharts
Finishing Move: Camel Clutch
Biography
– Cabibbo began his career in the late 1990s as NASDAQ, competing in several Florida independent promotions
– On April 22, 2000, The Market Crashers (NASDAQ & Dow Jones) defeated The Waverunners (Wet Willie & Shred) to win the FOW Tag Team Titles
– On June 10, The Market Crashers defeated Wildside (Anthony Michaels & Jeff Roth) to retain the FOW Tag Team Titles
– On July 8, The Market Crashers defeated Anthony Adonis & Billy Fives to retain the FOW Tag Team Titles and win the FCW Tag Team Titles
– In late 2001, The Market Crashers worked a tour with WWC in Puerto Rico
– In early 2004, The Market Crashers renamed themselves to Joey Machete (NASDAQ) and Shawn Murphy (Dow Jones)
– On April 24, 2004, The Market Crashers (Machete & Murphy) defeated Phi Delta Slam (Bruno Sassi & Big Tilly) to win the vacant CCW Tag Team Titles
– On May 22, The Market Crashers defeated The Vandalz (Ricky & Tommy) in the final of a tournament to win the vacant MXPW Tag Team Titles
– On June 25, The Market Crashers defeated The Vandalz (Ricky & Tommy) to retain the MXPW Tag Team Titles
– On May 13, 2005, The Market Crashers defeated Shane McLane & Dok Rivers to win the CCW Tag Team Titles
– On March 25, 2006, Machete defeated Jake Roberts to win the vacant Southeastern Heavyweight Title
– In 2006, The Market Crashers renamed themselves to The Black Market
– On April 29, The Black Market won the MXPW Lords Of The Ring Tournament, defeating The SAT (Jose & Joel Maximo) in the final
– On May 27, The Black Market defeated The Heartbreak Express (Phil & Sean Davis) in a No-DQ Match to win the FIP Tag Team Titles
– On June 10, Machete fought Shawn Murphy to a double-DQ to retain the Southeastern Heavyweight Title
– On July 7, The Black Market (Machete & Shawn Murphy) defeated The Heartbreak Express (Phil & Sean Davis) in an Anything Goes Match to retain the FIP Tag Team Titles
– The next day, The Black Market defeated The Heartbreak Express in a Double Chain Match to retain the FIP Tag Team Titles
– On July 15, Machete defeated Kahagas & Naphtali to retain the Southeastern Heavyweight Title
– On August 12, Machete fought Kahagas to a double-DQ to retain the Southeastern Heavyweight Title
– On September 8, The Black Market (Machete & Shawn Murphy) defeated Sal Rinauro & Colt Cabana to retain the FIP Tag Team Titles
– On October 27, The Black Market defeated Cash Money Brothers (Johnny Evans & Alex G) to win the vacant D1PW Tag Team Titles
– On January 6, 2007, The Black Market defeated The Lifeguards (Daron Smythe & Wade Koverly) in a Street Fight to retain the D1PW Tag Team Titles
– Following an injury to Shawn Murphy, Cabibbo would embark on a brief solo run as ‘The Sheik’, a character that he would maintain upon Murphy’s return
– On May 3, 2008, The Sheik defeated Freedom Ryder to win the vacant PWF Heavyweight Title
– On July 5, The Sheik fought Freedom Ryder to a no-contest to retain the PWF Heavyweight Title
– On May 16, 2009, The International Assassins (The Sheik & Christopher Gray) defeated Nick Primo & Kory Chavis to win the vacant PWF Tag Team Titles
– On August 1, The Sheik defeated Steve Madison to win the PWF Heavyweight Title
– On August 22, The Sheik defeated Too Cold Scorpio to retain the PWF Heavyweight Title
– On October 10, The Sheik won a 10-Man Elimination Tables Match to win the vacant FOW Heavyweight Title
– On October 23, The Sheik defeated Silas Young to win the NWA Midwest Heavyweight Title
– On November 14, The Sheik defeated Chief Attakullakulla to retain the NWA Midwest Heavyweight Title
– On December 4, The Sheik lost the NWA Midwest Heavyweight Title to Silas Young, but would win it back the next day
– On January 30, 2010, The Sheik defeated Apolo to win the NWA North American Heavyweight Title
– On February 19, The Sheik defeated Noriega by DQ to retain the NWA North American Heavyweight Title
– On March 6, The Sheik defeated Big Vito LoGrasso by DQ to retain the NWA North American Heavyweight Title
– On April 3, The Sheik defeated Kazuchika Okada to retain the NWA North American Heavyweight Title
– On April 10, The Sheik defeated Maxx Stardom to retain the NWA North American Heavyweight Title
– On April 16, The Sheik defeated Tommy Taylor to retain the NWA North American Heavyweight Title
– On May 29, The Sheik defeated Jay Bradley to retain the NWA North American Heavyweight Title
– On June 11, The Sheik defeated Antonio Thomas to retain the NWA North American Heavyweight Title
– The next day, The Sheik defeated Matt Taven to retain the NWA North American Heavyweight Title
– On June 25, The Sheik defeated Bobby Sanford to retain the NWA North American Heavyweight Title
– On October 23, The Sheik defeated Havoc to retain the NWA North American Heavyweight Title
– On October 30, The Sheik defeated El Generico to retain the NWA North American Heavyweight Title
– On November 6, The Sheik defeated Phil Shatter to retain the NWA North American Heavyweight Title
– On February 4, 2011, The Sheik defeated Phil Shatter by DQ to retain the NWA North American Heavyweight Title
– On February 5, The Sheik again defeated Phil Shatter to retain the NWA North American Heavyweight Title
– On April 15, The Sheik fought Savio Vega to a no-contest to retain the NWA North American Heavyweight Title
– On April 23, The Sheik defeated Colt Cabana to win the NWA World Title
– On June 17, The Sheik defeated Soa Amin to retain the NWA World Title
– On July 3, The Sheik defeated Ryouji Sai to retain the NWA World Title and win the ZERO1 Heavyweight Title
– On July 15, The Sheik fought Steve Corino to a no-contest to retain the ZERO1 Heavyweight Title
– On August 19, The Sheik defeated Brandon Blaze to a no-contest to retain the ZERO1 Heavyweight Title
– On February 4, 2012, The Sheik defeated Larry Zbyszko to unify the NWA and AWA World Titles
– On May 25, The Sheik defeated Bear St Pierre by DQ to retain the NWA and AWA World Titles
– The next day, The Sheik defeated Truk Thompson to retain the NWA and AWA World Titles
– On August 24, The Sheik defeated Harker Dirge to retain the NWA and AWA World Titles
– On January 20, 2017, The Sheik & Jacob Fatu defeated Dom Vitalli & MVP to win the PCW Tag Team Titles
– On March 24, Warbeast (Sheik, Fatu & Brody King) defeated Los Luchas (Phoenix Star & Zokre) & Hunter Hayes to retain the PCW Tag Team Titles
– On June 2, Warbeast (Sheik & Brody King) defeated The Dirty Blondes (Michael Patrick & Leo Brien) to retain the PCW Tag Team Titles
– On July 28, Warbeast defeated Bestia 666 & Damian 666 to retain the PCW Tag Team Titles
– On October 6, Warbeast fought The Sandman & MASADA to a no-contest to retain the PCW Tag Team Titles
– On January 19, 2018, Warbeast (Sheik & Jacob Fatu) defeated Joey Janela & Jimmy Jacobs to retain the PCW Tag Team Titles
– On March 16, Warbeast defeated La Familia Tijuana (Bestia 666 & Damian 666) to retain the PCW Tag Team Titles
– On June 8, Warbeast (Jacob Fatu & the now-renamed ‘Josef’) defeated oVe (Dave & Jake Crist) to retain the PCW Tag Team Titles
– On September 7, Warbeast (Josef & Fatu) defeated Reno SCUM (Adam Thornstowe & Luster The Legend) to retain the PCW Tag Team Titles
– On October 26, Warbeast defeated Sinn Bodhi & Abyss to retain the PCW Tag Team Titles
– On December 7, Warbeast defeated The Border Patrol (Colt Stevens & JR Kratos) to retain the PCW Tag Team Titles
– On January 18, 2019, Warbeast defeated The Death Machines (Sami Callihan & Madman Fulton) to retain the PCW Tag Team Titles
– In February 2019, Warbeast debuted in MLW, with Josef extending his ringname to ‘Josef Samael’
– On March 29, Warbeast defeated One Percent (Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson) and Sent2Slaughter (Shawn Donavan & Dan Maff) to retain the PCW Tag Team Titles and win the DEFY Tag Team Titles
– On May 10, Warbeast defeated The American Guns (Mike Santiago & Ethan HD) to retain the DEFY Tag Team Titles
– On June 14, Warbeast defeated The Lucha Brothers (Rey Fenix & Pentagon Jr) to retain the PCW Tag Team Titles
– On July 26, Warbeast defeated LA Park & El Hijo de LA Park to retain the PCW & DEFY Tag Team Titles
– The next day, Warbeast defeated La Raza (Leon Negro & Sonico) to retain the PCW & DEFY Tag Team Titles
– On August 9, Warbeast fought Outlaw Inc (Eddie Kingston & Homicide) to a no-contest to retain the PCW Tag Team Titles
– On August 17, Warbeast defeated The American Guns (Mike Santiago & Ethan HD) to retain the PCW & DEFY Tag Team Titles
– On August 23, Warbeast defeated No One Lives (Dr Kliever & Derek Drexl) to retain the PCW & DEFY Tag Team Titles
– On October 11, Warbeast defeated Reno SCUM (Adam Thornstowe & Luster The Legend) and The One Percent (Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson) in a Street Fight to win the APW Tag Team Titles
– On November 30, Warbeast defeated The American Guns (Mike Santiago & Ethan HD) and The Cunninghams (Jack & Karl) to retain the PCW & DEFY Tag Team Titles
– On January 10, 2020, Warbeast defeated Outlaw Inc (Eddie Kingston & Homicide) in a Cage Match to retain the PCW & DEFY Tag Team Titles
– On October 22, 2021, Warbeast defeated 5150 (Danny Limelight & Slice Boogie) to retain the PCW Tag Team Titles
– On July 15, 2022, Warbeast defeated Gorilla (Slice Boogie & Papo Esco) to retain the PCW Tag Team Titles
