Joseph Edward (Joe) Hitchen (September 2, 1969) is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Joe E. Legend or just Joe Legend. He is perhaps best known for his appearances with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he was formerly one-half of the NWA World Tag Team Champions with Kevin Northcutt. He also had a brief tenure with WWE from July 2000 to March 2001, where he was known as Just Joe. He is currently appearing for various independent promotions in Europe.
Career
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Hospital Job (Lifting reverse STO)
- Modified anaconda vise
- Piledriver
- Stone Cutter (Cutter, sometimes while rolling or in a seated position)
- Signature moves
- Godzilla Chokebomb (Chokebomb)
- Jumping DDT
- Moonsault
- Multiple suplex variations
- Murder Horn (Electric chair facebuster)
- Oh-My-God Elbow Drop (Diving elbow drop
- One-handed bulldog
- Roaring elbow
- Running flying clothesline
- Sitout backpack jawbreaker, sometimes while releasing the opponent
- Superkick
- Nicknames
- "Cowboy"
- "Psycho"
- Managers
- Liss Austria (PWA, 2006)
- Wrestlers trained
- Absolute Andy
- Alex Shelley
- Alpha Female
- Axeman
- Black Bushi
- Brad Martin
- Michael Kaus Darksoul
- Eiji Kuchinawa
- El Tornado
- Jaime D
- Jedrus Bulecka
- Kamil Aleksander
- Klarys
- Krimson
- Pan Pawlowski
- Reno Cortavilla
- Rider
- Shelby Beach
- Tyson Dux
Championships and accomplishments
- Catch Wrestling Association
- CWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Rhino Richards
- Deutsche Wrestling Allianz
- DWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Do or Die Wrestling
- DDW International Champion (1 time)
- German Stampede Wrestling
- GSW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- German Wrestling Promotion
- GWP WrestlingCorner.de Championship (1 time)
- 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, current)
- International Catch Wrestling Alliance
- ICWA World Heavyweight 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
- Power of Wrestling
- POW Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Fighters
- PWF Buckhorn Wrestling Cup (2009)
- Power Wrestling Entertainment
- PWE World Championship (1 time, current)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #140 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2009
- Pro Wrestling Showdown
- PWS Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- 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)
- Wrestling-Family-Germany Promotion
- WFG Championship (1 time, current)
- Other Titles
- IMP Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- GPW Continental Championship (2 times)
