By ALEX MARVEZ, Scripps Howard News Service

"Samoa" Joe Seanoa is no longer a man on an island.

A singles performer throughout his six-plus years in Impact Wrestling, Seanoa has branched into the tag-team ranks. He and new partner Nick "Magnus" Aldis are challenging Matt Morgan and Tommy "Crimson" Mercer for Impact's tag-team title Sunday on the "Against All Odds" pay-per-view show emanating from Orlando, Fla.

Before its 2010 demolition, the Spectrum was home to five-figure crowds for World Wrestling Entertainment and World Championship Wrestling events for more than 30 years.

Yet it wasn't the most iconic building in Philadelphia for grappling shows.

Charles Wright laughed when asked to reflect upon his 15-plus years in pro wrestling.

"I had a good time," he said.

No kidding.

The "Nightmare in Nigeria" still hasn't ended for Cliff "Domino" Compton.

Five months have passed, but the former WWE tag-team champion says, "Not a day goes by where someone doesn't ask" about his hellish pro-wrestling tour in that war-torn African country.

After almost a decade, Impact Wrestling fans may finally catch a glimpse of the man behind the mask in 2012.

A critically acclaimed play is tackling racism and the trappings of stardom in pro wrestling.

Pablo Marquez can personally relate on both accounts.

They are the toughest orders that Steve "Corporal" Robinson will have to carry out.

Doctors have told Robinson -- one of pro wrestling's most storied hard-core performers -- his grappling days are over because of a serious back injury. Robinson acknowledged this last Saturday night when forfeiting his Juggalo Championship Wrestling (JCW) heavyweight title in Detroit.

James Storm's fun-loving personality is no act, but he is learning firsthand that brain injuries are no laughing matter.

Storm said he suffered the third concussion of his pro-wrestling career in late October during an Impact Wrestling television taping in Macon, Ga. Storm isn't sure how he was injured during a match against Robert Roode, but quickly realized something was wrong.

Reality television was a surreal experience for Matt "M-Dogg 20" Cross.

He is charismatic, articulate and athletically gifted. He also was the most seasoned pro wrestler to participate in the "Tough Enough" competition for aspiring WWE stars earlier this year.

Could two WWE alumni become the unofficial tag-team champions of ESPN's "SportsCenter"?

Todd Grisham is striving toward that goal.