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Afa Anoa'i

Acting

Afa Anoa'i

EN cinema · 38 credits

Born

21 November 1942

Died

16 August 2024 (aged 81)

Birthplace

Western Samoa Trust Territory

Also known as Afa · Wild Samoan #1 · Afa Anoaʻi · Wild Samoan 1

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

WWE Hell in a Cell 2020 poster

WWE Hell in a Cell 2020

EN · 20208.1

as Afa (Appearance)

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling poster

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

EN · 20139.3

as Afa

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

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

EN · 2007Not rated

as Wild Samoan Afa

WWE Hall of Fame 2007 poster

WWE Hall of Fame 2007

EN · 20078.6

as Afa

Beyond the Mat poster

Beyond the Mat

EN · 19997.3

as Self

WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams poster

WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams

EN · 199410.0

as Afa

WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt poster

WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt

EN · 1994Not rated

as Afa (Manager)

German Fan Favorites poster

German Fan Favorites

EN · 1994Not rated

as Afa

WWE King of the Ring 1994 poster

WWE King of the Ring 1994

EN · 19947.4

as Afa (Manager)

WWF Countdown to The Crowning poster

WWF Countdown to The Crowning

EN · 1994Not rated

as Himself (Manager)

WWE SummerSlam 1994 poster

WWE SummerSlam 1994

EN · 19946.7

as Himself (Manager)

WWE Survivor Series 1994 poster

WWE Survivor Series 1994

EN · 19947.3

as Himself (Manager)

WWE Global Warfare poster

WWE Global Warfare

EN · 1993Not rated

as Afa (Manager)

WWE Survivor Series 1993 poster

WWE Survivor Series 1993

EN · 19936.2

as Afa (Manager)

WWE U.K. Rampage 1993 poster

WWE U.K. Rampage 1993

EN · 19939.0

as Afa (Manager)

WWE WrestleMania IX poster

WWE WrestleMania IX

EN · 19936.1

as Afa (Manager)

WWE King of the Ring 1993 poster

WWE King of the Ring 1993

EN · 19937.8

as Afa (Manager)

WWE SummerSlam 1993 poster

WWE SummerSlam 1993

EN · 19936.4

as Himself (Manager)

Mr. Nanny poster

Mr. Nanny

EN · 19935.1

as Afa 'Alfa' Anoai

WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993 poster

WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993

EN · 1993Not rated

as Afa

WWE Survivor Series 1992 poster

WWE Survivor Series 1992

EN · 19928.4

as Afa (Manager)

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992 poster

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992

EN · 1992Not rated

as Manager

The Best of the WWF: volume 15 poster

The Best of the WWF: volume 15

EN · 1988Not rated

as Wild Samoan Afa

WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón

1988

WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón

EN · 1988Not rated

as Wild Samoan Afa

Body Slam poster

Body Slam

EN · 19865.1

as The Samoans

The Best of the WWF: volume 5 poster

The Best of the WWF: volume 5

EN · 1986Not rated

as Afa

Tag Team Champions poster

Tag Team Champions

EN · 1986Not rated

as Afa

The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano poster

The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano

EN · 198610.0

as Afa

PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands

1985

PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands

EN · 1985Not rated

as Wild Samoan Afa

Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams poster

Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams

EN · 198510.0

as Afa

Most Unusual Matches poster

Most Unusual Matches

EN · 19859.0

as Afa

Andre the Giant poster

Andre the Giant

EN · 19857.0

as Afa (Archive footage)

The WWF's Amazing Managers poster

The WWF's Amazing Managers

EN · 1985Not rated

as Afa

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84

1984

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84

EN · 1984Not rated

as Wild Samoan Afa

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84

1984

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84

EN · 1984Not rated

as Wild Samoan Afa

WWE The Brawl to End it All poster

WWE The Brawl to End it All

EN · 198410.0

as Wild Samoan Afa

WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983

1983

WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983

EN · 1983Not rated

as Wild Samoan Afa

WWE Showdown at Shea '80 poster

WWE Showdown at Shea '80

EN · 1980Not rated

as Wild Samoan Afa