
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.
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Acting History
2020
WWE Hell in a Cell 2020 as Afa (Appearance)
2015WWE 24 as Himself
2013Legends of Mid-South Wrestling as Afa
2007Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1 as Wild Samoan Afa
2007WWE Hall of Fame 2007 as Afa
1994Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt as Afa (Manager)
1994WWE Survivor Series 1994 as Himself (Manager)
1994German Fan Favorites as Afa
1994WWE SummerSlam 1994 as Himself (Manager)
1994WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams as Afa
1994WWE King of the Ring 1994 as Afa (Manager)
1994WWF Countdown to The Crowning as Himself (Manager)
1993WWE Survivor Series 1993 as Afa (Manager)
1993WWE SummerSlam 1993 as Himself (Manager)
1993WWE Global Warfare as Afa (Manager)
1993WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993 as Afa
1993WWE King of the Ring 1993 as Afa (Manager)
1993WWE U.K. Rampage 1993 as Afa (Manager)
1993WWE WrestleMania IX as Afa (Manager)
1993Mr. Nanny as Afa 'Alfa' Anoai
1993Raw as Afa
1993Raw as Afa Anoai
1992WWE Survivor Series 1992 as Afa (Manager)
1992WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992 as Manager
1988WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón as Wild Samoan Afa
1988The Best of the WWF: volume 15 as Wild Samoan Afa
1986Body Slam as The Samoans
1986The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano as Afa
1986AWA Championship Wrestling as Destroyer Samoan
1986Tag Team Champions as Afa
1986The Best of the WWF: volume 5 as Afa
1985The WWF's Amazing Managers as Afa
1985Andre the Giant as Afa (Archive footage)
1985PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands as Wild Samoan Afa
1985Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams as Afa
1985Most Unusual Matches as Afa
1984WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84 as Wild Samoan Afa
1984Miami Vice as Henchman #2
1984WWE The Brawl to End it All as Wild Samoan Afa
1984WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84 as Wild Samoan Afa
1984Tuesday Night Titans as Afa
1983WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983 as Wild Samoan Afa
1981Mid-South Wrestling as Afa
1980WWE Showdown at Shea '80 as Wild Samoan Afa
1980WWF Championship Wrestling as Afa
1975WWF All-Star Wrestling as Afa
1973WWE Old School as Afa
1973WWE Old School as Samoan #1







