Afa Anoa'i
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 21, 1942
- Died
- August 16, 2024 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- Western Samoa Trust Territory
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
WWE Hell in a Cell 2020
Movie · as Afa (Appearance)
WWE 24
TV · as Himself · 1 ep
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Movie · as Afa
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
Movie · as Wild Samoan Afa
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
Movie · as Afa
Beyond the Mat
Movie · as Self
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
Movie · as Afa
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt
Movie · as Afa (Manager)
German Fan Favorites
Movie · as Afa
WWF Countdown to The Crowning
Movie · as Himself (Manager)
WWE King of the Ring 1994
Movie · as Afa (Manager)
WWE SummerSlam 1994
Movie · as Himself (Manager)
WWE Survivor Series 1994
Movie · as Himself (Manager)
WWE Global Warfare
Movie · as Afa (Manager)
WWE Survivor Series 1993
Movie · as Afa (Manager)
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
Movie · as Afa (Manager)
WWE WrestleMania IX
Movie · as Afa (Manager)
WWE King of the Ring 1993
Movie · as Afa (Manager)
WWE SummerSlam 1993
Movie · as Himself (Manager)
Mr. Nanny
Movie · as Afa 'Alfa' Anoai
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
Movie · as Afa
Raw
TV · as Afa, Afa Anoai · 17 eps
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992
Movie · as Manager
WWE Survivor Series 1992
Movie · as Afa (Manager)
The Best of the WWF: volume 15
Movie · as Wild Samoan Afa
WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
Movie · as Wild Samoan Afa
Body Slam
Movie · as The Samoans
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
Movie · as Afa
Tag Team Champions
Movie · as Afa
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
Movie · as Afa
AWA Championship Wrestling
TV · as Destroyer Samoan · 3 eps
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
Movie · as Wild Samoan Afa
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
Movie · as Afa
Most Unusual Matches
Movie · as Afa
Andre the Giant
Movie · as Afa (Archive footage)
The WWF's Amazing Managers
Movie · as Afa
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
Movie · as Wild Samoan Afa
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
Movie · as Wild Samoan Afa
WWE The Brawl to End it All
Movie · as Wild Samoan Afa
Tuesday Night Titans
TV · as Afa · 3 eps
Miami Vice
TV · as Henchman #2 · 1 ep
WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
Movie · as Wild Samoan Afa
Mid-South Wrestling
TV · as Afa · 15 eps
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
Movie · as Wild Samoan Afa
WWF Championship Wrestling
TV · as Afa · 19 eps
WWF All-Star Wrestling
TV · as Afa · 11 eps
WWE Old School
TV · as Afa, Samoan #1 · 7 eps