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Afa Anoa'i

Afa Anoa'i

Actor · Born 1942-11-21 · Western Samoa Trust Territory

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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 …

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Miami Vice (1984) — Henchman #2
  2. Raw (1993) — Afa
  3. Mr. Nanny (1993) — Afa 'Alfa' Anoai
  4. Beyond the Mat (1999) — Self
  5. WWE Hell in a Cell 2020 (2020) — Afa (Appearance)
  6. WWE 24 (2015) — Himself
  7. WWE WrestleMania IX (1993) — Afa (Manager)
  8. Body Slam (1986) — The Samoans
  9. WWE Survivor Series 1992 (1992) — Afa (Manager)
  10. WWE King of the Ring 1993 (1993) — Afa (Manager)
  11. WWE King of the Ring 1994 (1994) — Afa (Manager)
  12. WWE Survivor Series 1993 (1993) — Afa (Manager)
  13. Andre the Giant (1985) — Afa (Archive footage)
  14. WWE SummerSlam 1993 (1993) — Himself (Manager)
  15. WWE SummerSlam 1994 (1994) — Himself (Manager)
  16. WWE Survivor Series 1994 (1994) — Himself (Manager)
  17. WWE Hall of Fame 2007 (2007) — Afa
  18. WWE U.K. Rampage 1993 (1993) — Afa (Manager)
  19. Legends of Mid-South Wrestling (2013) — Afa
  20. Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams (1985) — Afa
  21. Tuesday Night Titans (1984) — Afa
  22. WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams (1994) — Afa
  23. Most Unusual Matches (1985) — Afa
  24. WWE The Brawl to End it All (1984) — Wild Samoan Afa
  25. The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano (1986) — Afa
  26. WWF Championship Wrestling (1980) — Afa
  27. WWE Global Warfare (1993) — Afa (Manager)
  28. WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt (1994) — Afa (Manager)
  29. German Fan Favorites (1994) — Afa
  30. PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands (1985) — Wild Samoan Afa
  31. WWE Showdown at Shea '80 (1980) — Wild Samoan Afa
  32. The Best of the WWF: volume 5 (1986) — Afa
  33. The Best of the WWF: volume 15 (1988) — Wild Samoan Afa
  34. Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1 (2007) — Wild Samoan Afa
  35. WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84 (1984) — Wild Samoan Afa
  36. WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84 (1984) — Wild Samoan Afa
  37. Tag Team Champions (1986) — Afa
  38. WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón (1988) — Wild Samoan Afa
  39. WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992 (1992) — Manager
  40. WWF Countdown to The Crowning (1994) — Himself (Manager)