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