
Afa Anoa'i
Interprétation
Naissance : 21 novembre 1942 · Western Samoa Trust Territory · Décès : 16 août 2024
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.
Films
Monsieur NounouAfa 'Alfa' Anoai1993
Au-delà du ringSelf1999
Body SlamThe Samoans1986
Tag Team ChampionsAfa1986
WWE Survivor Series 1993Afa (Manager)1993
WWE Hell in a Cell 2020Afa (Appearance)2020
WWE Survivor Series 1994Himself (Manager)1994
WWE King of the Ring 1994Afa (Manager)1994
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & BodyslamsAfa1985
The Best of the WWF: volume 5Afa1986
German Fan FavoritesAfa1994
WWE SummerSlam 1993Himself (Manager)1993
WWE Survivor Series 1992Afa (Manager)1992
The Life and Times of Captain Lou AlbanoAfa1986
WWE SummerSlam 1994Himself (Manager)1994
WWE King of the Ring 1993Afa (Manager)1993
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993Afa1993
WWE Showdown at Shea '80Wild Samoan Afa1980
WWE The Brawl to End it AllWild Samoan Afa1984
Legends of Mid-South WrestlingAfa2013- WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84Wild Samoan Afa1984
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993Afa (Manager)1993
The WWF's Amazing ManagersAfa1985- WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983Wild Samoan Afa1983
WWE WrestleMania IXAfa (Manager)1993
Andre the GiantAfa (Archive footage)1985
WWF Countdown to The CrowningHimself (Manager)1994
Most Unusual MatchesAfa1985
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the CryptAfa (Manager)1994- WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84Wild Samoan Afa1984
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992Manager1992
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1Wild Samoan Afa2007- WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in BayamónWild Samoan Afa1988
WWE Hall of Fame 2007Afa2007
WWE Global WarfareAfa (Manager)1993
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and BodyslamsAfa1994
The Best of the WWF: volume 15Wild Samoan Afa1988- PWUSA Mayhem at The MeadowlandsWild Samoan Afa1985






