Afa Anoa'i

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

November 21, 1942

Died

August 16, 2024 (age 81)

Place of Birth

Western Samoa Trust Territory

Also Known As

Afa

Wild Samoan #1

Afa Anoaʻi

Wild Samoan 1

Afa Anoa'i

Biography

Afa Amituana'i Anoa'i was a retired Samoan professional wrestler and manager, who appeared as one of Kenneth Togaru's henchmen that killed Charles Symington and Ali Ferrand in the episode "By Hooker by Crook" of the series Miami Vice. Anoai got into professional wrestling in the early 1970s, trained by Rocky Johnson and Peter Maivia (father and grandfather of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), then made his debut in 1971, and brought in his brother Sika Anoa'i (born 1945) and formed The Wild Samoans, a tag team that won three WWWF (precursor to today's WWE) Tag Team Championships (twice in 1980 and once in 1983), managed by Capt. Lou Albano for all of their reigns. They also held the NWA National Tag Team titles in 1982 and several other regional titles during their career. In 1983 Sika was injured and Afa brought in his son Samu, and would remain a team until 1984. The Wild Samoans broke up soon after, but Afa returned to the WWF as manager of Samu and Afa's nephew Fatu and they formed The Samoan Swat Team (in World Class—WCCW, and the NWA) before moving to the WWF and becoming The Headshrinkers, which won the WWF Tag Team Titles once before Afa retired in 1994. He then trained new pro wrestlers at the Wild Samoans Academy, and in 2007 he and Sika were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Anoa'i's only acting credits besides Vice was in the movies Body Slam and Mr. Nanny. Anoa'i married his wife Lynn in 1970, and have five children; their three sons, Samula "Samu", Afa, Jr. "Manu", and Lloyd "L.A. Smooth", all became pro wrestlers, and two daughters, Monica and Lynn.

Known For

Filmography

2020FilmWWE Hell in a Cell 2020as Afa (Appearance)2015TVWWE 24as Himself2013FilmLegends of Mid-South Wrestlingas Afa2007FilmMid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1as Wild Samoan Afa2007FilmWWE Hall of Fame 2007as Afa1994FilmWWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Cryptas Afa (Manager)1994FilmWWE Survivor Series 1994as Himself (Manager)1994FilmGerman Fan Favoritesas Afa1994FilmWWE SummerSlam 1994as Himself (Manager)1994FilmWWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslamsas Afa1994FilmWWE King of the Ring 1994as Afa (Manager)1994FilmWWF Countdown to The Crowningas Himself (Manager)1993FilmWWE Survivor Series 1993as Afa (Manager)1993FilmWWE SummerSlam 1993as Himself (Manager)1993FilmWWE Global Warfareas Afa (Manager)1993FilmWWE UK Fan Favorites 1993as Afa1993FilmWWE King of the Ring 1993as Afa (Manager)1993FilmWWE U.K. Rampage 1993as Afa (Manager)1993FilmWWE WrestleMania IXas Afa (Manager)1993FilmMr. Nannyas Afa 'Alfa' Anoai1993TVRawas Afa1992FilmWWE Survivor Series 1992as Afa (Manager)1992FilmWWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992as Manager1988FilmWWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamónas Wild Samoan Afa1988FilmThe Best of the WWF: volume 15as Wild Samoan Afa1986FilmBody Slamas The Samoans1986FilmThe Life and Times of Captain Lou Albanoas Afa1986TVAWA Championship Wrestlingas Destroyer Samoan1986FilmTag Team Championsas Afa1986FilmThe Best of the WWF: volume 5as Afa1985FilmThe WWF's Amazing Managersas Afa1985FilmAndre the Giantas Afa (Archive footage)1985FilmPWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlandsas Wild Samoan Afa1985FilmWrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslamsas Afa1985FilmMost Unusual Matchesas Afa1984FilmWWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84as Wild Samoan Afa1984TVMiami Viceas Henchman #21984FilmWWE The Brawl to End it Allas Wild Samoan Afa1984FilmWWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84as Wild Samoan Afa1984TVTuesday Night Titansas Afa1983FilmWWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983as Wild Samoan Afa1981TVMid-South Wrestlingas Afa1980FilmWWE Showdown at Shea '80as Wild Samoan Afa1980TVWWF Championship Wrestlingas Afa1975TVWWF All-Star Wrestlingas Afa1973TVWWE Old Schoolas Afa

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