Person
Afa Anoa'i
Western Samoa Trust Territory
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…
IMDbKnown for
Popular titles
Biography
A closer look
Read full 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.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
-
2020
WWE Hell in a Cell 2020
Movie Afa (Appearance)
-
2015
WWE 24
TV show Himself
-
2013
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Movie Afa
-
2007
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
Movie Wild Samoan Afa
-
2007
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
Movie Afa
-
1999
Beyond the Mat
Movie Self
-
1994
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt
Movie Afa (Manager)
-
1994
WWE Survivor Series 1994
Movie Himself (Manager)
-
1994
German Fan Favorites
Movie Afa
-
1994
WWE SummerSlam 1994
Movie Himself (Manager)
-
1994
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
Movie Afa
-
1994
WWE King of the Ring 1994
Movie Afa (Manager)
-
1994
WWF Countdown to The Crowning
Movie Himself (Manager)
-
1993
WWE Survivor Series 1993
Movie Afa (Manager)
-
1993
WWE SummerSlam 1993
Movie Himself (Manager)
-
1993
WWE Global Warfare
Movie Afa (Manager)
More credits
-
1993
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
Movie Afa
-
1993
WWE King of the Ring 1993
Movie Afa (Manager)
-
1993
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
Movie Afa (Manager)
-
1993
WWE WrestleMania IX
Movie Afa (Manager)
-
1993
Mr. Nanny
Movie Afa 'Alfa' Anoai
-
1993
Raw
TV show Afa
-
1992
WWE Survivor Series 1992
Movie Afa (Manager)
-
1992
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992
Movie Manager
-
1988
WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
Movie Wild Samoan Afa
-
1988
The Best of the WWF: volume 15
Movie Wild Samoan Afa
-
1986
Body Slam
Movie The Samoans
-
1986
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
Movie Afa
-
1986
AWA Championship Wrestling
TV show Destroyer Samoan
-
1986
Tag Team Champions
Movie Afa
-
1986
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
Movie Afa
-
1985
The WWF's Amazing Managers
Movie Afa
-
1985
Andre the Giant
Movie Afa (Archive footage)
-
1985
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
Movie Wild Samoan Afa
- 1985
-
1985
Most Unusual Matches
Movie Afa
-
1984
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
Movie Wild Samoan Afa
-
1984
Miami Vice
TV show Henchman #2
-
1984
WWE The Brawl to End it All
Movie Wild Samoan Afa
-
1984
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
Movie Wild Samoan Afa
