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Afa Anoa'i

Afa Anoa'i

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1942-11-21

Birth Place

Western Samoa Trust Territory

Movies and TV shows :

Andre the Giant

Andre the Giant

1985

6.2

Movie
Body Slam

Body Slam

1986

5.0

Movie
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches

Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches

1993

0.0

Movie
German Fan Favorites 2

German Fan Favorites 2

1994

0.0

Movie
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

2013

9.3

Movie
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1

Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1

2007

0.0

Movie
Mr. Nanny

Mr. Nanny

1993

5.1

Movie
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands

PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands

1985

0.0

Movie
Tag Team Champions

Tag Team Champions

1986

0.0

Movie
The Best of the WWF: volume 15

The Best of the WWF: volume 15

1988

0.0

Movie
The Best of the WWF: volume 5

The Best of the WWF: volume 5

1986

0.0

Movie
The WWF's Most Unusual Matches

The WWF's Most Unusual Matches

1985

0.0

Movie
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!

Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!

1985

10.0

Movie
WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón

WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón

1988

0.0

Movie
poster

WWE 24

2015

6.6

TV
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams

WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams

1994

10.0

Movie
WWE Global Warfare

WWE Global Warfare

1993

0.0

Movie
WWE Hall of Fame 2007

WWE Hall of Fame 2007

2007

9.2

Movie
WWE Hell in a Cell 2020

WWE Hell in a Cell 2020

2020

8.1

Movie
WWE King of the Ring 1993

WWE King of the Ring 1993

1993

8.4

Movie
WWE King of the Ring 1994

WWE King of the Ring 1994

1994

8.0

Movie
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt

WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt

1994

0.0

Movie
poster

WWE Raw

1993

6.7

TV
WWE Showdown at Shea '80

WWE Showdown at Shea '80

1980

0.0

Movie
WWE SummerSlam 1993

WWE SummerSlam 1993

1993

6.2

Movie
WWE SummerSlam 1994

WWE SummerSlam 1994

1994

8.0

Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1992

WWE Survivor Series 1992

1992

8.4

Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1993

WWE Survivor Series 1993

1993

7.0

Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1994

WWE Survivor Series 1994

1994

8.2

Movie
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992

1992

0.0

Movie
WWE The Brawl to End it All

WWE The Brawl to End it All

1984

10.0

Movie
WWE The Countdown to The Crowning

WWE The Countdown to The Crowning

1994

0.0

Movie
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993

WWE U.K. Rampage 1993

1993

9.0

Movie
WWE WrestleMania IX

WWE WrestleMania IX

1993

6.3

Movie
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84

1984

0.0

Movie
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84

1984

0.0

Movie