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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

8.1

Afa (Appearance)

WWE Hell in a Cell 2020

2020

6.6

Himself

WWE 24

2015

9.3

Afa

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

2013

0.0

Wild Samoan Afa

Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1

2007

9.2

Afa

WWE Hall of Fame 2007

2007

0.0

Afa (Manager)

Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt

1994

8.2

Himself (Manager)

WWE Survivor Series 1994

1994

0.0

Afa

German Fan Favorites

1994

5.7

Himself (Manager)

WWE SummerSlam 1994

1994

10.0

Afa

WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams

1994

Credits

WWE Hell in a Cell 2020

as Afa (Appearance)

2020

8.1

WWE 24

as Himself

2015

6.6

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

as Afa

2013

9.3

Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1

as Wild Samoan Afa

2007

0.0

WWE Hall of Fame 2007

as Afa

2007

9.2

Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt

as Afa (Manager)

1994

0.0

WWE Survivor Series 1994

as Himself (Manager)

1994

8.2

German Fan Favorites

as Afa

1994

0.0

WWE SummerSlam 1994

as Himself (Manager)

1994

5.7

WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams

as Afa

1994

10.0

WWE King of the Ring 1994

as Afa (Manager)

1994

7.6

WWF Countdown to The Crowning

as Himself (Manager)

1994

0.0

WWE Survivor Series 1993

as Afa (Manager)

1993

6.5

WWE SummerSlam 1993

as Himself (Manager)

1993

6.1

WWE Global Warfare

as Afa (Manager)

1993

0.0

WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993

as Afa

1993

0.0

WWE King of the Ring 1993

as Afa (Manager)

1993

7.4

WWE U.K. Rampage 1993

as Afa (Manager)

1993

9.0

WWE WrestleMania IX

as Afa (Manager)

1993

6.2

Mr. Nanny

as Afa 'Alfa' Anoai

1993

5.1

Raw

as Afa

1993

6.8

Raw

as Afa Anoai

1993

6.8

WWE Survivor Series 1992

as Afa (Manager)

1992

8.2

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992

as Manager

1992

0.0

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WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón

as Wild Samoan Afa

1988

0.0

The Best of the WWF: volume 15

as Wild Samoan Afa

1988

0.0

Body Slam

as The Samoans

1986

4.8

The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano

as Afa

1986

10.0

AWA Championship Wrestling

as Destroyer Samoan

1986

0.0

Tag Team Champions

as Afa

1986

0.0

The Best of the WWF: volume 5

as Afa

1986

0.0

The WWF's Amazing Managers

as Afa

1985

0.0

Andre the Giant

as Afa (Archive footage)

1985

6.2

🎬

PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands

as Wild Samoan Afa

1985

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Most Unusual Matches

as Afa

1985

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Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams

as Afa

1985

10.0

🎬

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84

as Wild Samoan Afa

1984

0.0

Miami Vice

as Henchman #2

1984

7.5

WWE The Brawl to End it All

as Wild Samoan Afa

1984

10.0

🎬

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84

as Wild Samoan Afa

1984

0.0

Tuesday Night Titans

as Afa

1984

10.0

🎬

WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983

as Wild Samoan Afa

1983

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Mid-South Wrestling

as Afa

1981

0.0

🎬

WWE Showdown at Shea '80

as Wild Samoan Afa

1980

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WWF Championship Wrestling

as Afa

1980

6.0

WWF All-Star Wrestling

as Afa

1975

0.0

WWE Old School

as Afa

1973

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WWE Old School

as Samoan #1

1973

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