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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.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Canadian independent circuit 1.2 World Wrestling Federation 1.3 Europe and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling 1.4 Return to Europe 1.5 South Africa 1.6 The Main Event Radio 2 In wrestling 3 Championships and accomplishments 4 References 5 External links

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.

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. The majority of these matches were shown on programs such as HEAT and Metal. In Joe's last match in the WWF, which was 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.

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.

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.

In 2007, Joe E Legend made numerous appearances for World Wrestling Professionals (WWP), a South African promotion currently airing on a locally broadcast network. He is currently feuding with Tornado.

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

• Finishing and signature moves

• Legend Killer (Snap swinging neckbreaker)
• Legend Cutter (Rolling stunner / Rolling cutter)
• Legend Breaker (Scoop brainbuster)
• Chokebomb
• Reverse STO - Pro Wrestling NOAH
• Legendary Jam (Diving leg drop)
• Legendary Legsweep (Forward Russian legsweep)
• Jumping DDT
• Death Valley driver

• Athletik Club Wrestling

• ACW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Catch Wrestling Association

• CWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Black Navy Seal - with Rhino Richards

• 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)

• International Wrestling Association

• IWA Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• IWA Television Championship (1 time)

• Independent Wrestling Federation (Russia)

• 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)

• Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

• NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Kevin Northcutt

• World Wrestling Superstars

• WWS Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Other Titles

• IMP Tag Team Championship (1 time)
• GPW Continental Championship (2 time)

• Interview with BorderCityWrestling.com
• Legend at Accelerator3359.com
• shoot interview with Genickbruch.com
• Legend at Bodyslamming.com
• Legend at Online World of Wrestling
• Legend at SLAMwrestling.com
• Legend ready for the WWF
• Legend appears in WWP

• LegendWrestling.com - the official website of Legend
• The Main Event on Wrestling-Radio - Co-Host Joe E. Legend