Afa Anoa'i
Known for Acting · 48 credits
- Born
- 1942-11-21
- Died
- 2024-08-16
- Place of birth
- Western Samoa Trust Territory
- Also known as
- Afa · Wild Samoan #1 · Afa Anoaʻi · Wild Samoan 1
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
TV Shows (10)
Raw
1993
as Afa / Afa Anoai
Miami Vice
1984
as Henchman #2
WWE Pay Per View
1985
Mid-South Wrestling
1981
as Afa
WWE Old School
1973
as Afa / Samoan #1
WWF All-Star Wrestling
1975
as Afa
WWE 24
2015
as Himself
Tuesday Night Titans
1984
as Afa
WWF Championship Wrestling
1980
as Afa
AWA Championship Wrestling
1986
as Destroyer Samoan
Movies (38)
Beyond the Mat
1999
as Self
Mr. Nanny
1993
as Afa 'Alfa' Anoai
WWE SummerSlam 1994
1994
as Himself (Manager)
WWE Survivor Series 1992
1992
as Afa (Manager)
WWE WrestleMania IX
1993
as Afa (Manager)
Andre the Giant
1985
as Afa (Archive footage)
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
2007
as Afa
WWE King of the Ring 1993
1993
as Afa (Manager)
Body Slam
1986
as The Samoans
WWE King of the Ring 1994
1994
as Afa (Manager)
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
1985
as Afa
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
1994
as Afa
WWE Hell in a Cell 2020
2020
as Afa (Appearance)
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
1993
as Afa (Manager)
WWE Survivor Series 1993
1993
as Afa (Manager)
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013
as Afa
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt
1994
as Afa (Manager)
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992
1992
as Manager
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
1986
as Afa
Most Unusual Matches
1985
as Afa
The WWF's Amazing Managers
1985
as Afa
WWE SummerSlam 1993
1993
as Himself (Manager)
WWE Survivor Series 1994
1994
as Himself (Manager)
WWE The Brawl to End it All
1984
as Wild Samoan Afa
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
1984
as Wild Samoan Afa
WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
1988
as Wild Samoan Afa
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
1986
as Afa
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
2007
as Wild Samoan Afa
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
1993
as Afa
WWE Global Warfare
1993
as Afa (Manager)
German Fan Favorites
1994
as Afa
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
1984
as Wild Samoan Afa
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
1980
as Wild Samoan Afa
Tag Team Champions
1986
as Afa
WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
1983
as Wild Samoan Afa
The Best of the WWF: volume 15
1988
as Wild Samoan Afa
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
1985
as Wild Samoan Afa
WWF Countdown to The Crowning
1994
as Himself (Manager)
About 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… With 48 credits spanning from 1973 to 2020, Afa Anoa'i has appeared in 38 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Afa Anoa'i Movies
- Beyond the Mat (1999) — as Self
- Mr. Nanny (1993) — as Afa 'Alfa' Anoai
- WWE SummerSlam 1994 (1994) — as Himself (Manager)
- WWE Survivor Series 1992 (1992) — as Afa (Manager)
- WWE WrestleMania IX (1993) — as Afa (Manager)
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