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
Raw
1993
Raw
1993
Miami Vice
1984
0Mid-South Wrestling
1981
0WWF All-Star Wrestling
1975
0WWE Old School
1973
0WWE Old School
1973
Tuesday Night Titans
1984
WWE 24
2015
0WWF Championship Wrestling
1980
0AWA Championship Wrestling
1986
Mr. Nanny
1993
Filmography
Raw
as Afa · 1993
Raw
as Afa Anoai · 1993
Miami Vice
as Henchman #2 · 1984
Mid-South Wrestling
as Afa · 1981
WWF All-Star Wrestling
as Afa · 1975
WWE Old School
as Afa · 1973
WWE Old School
as Samoan #1 · 1973
Tuesday Night Titans
as Afa · 1984
WWE 24
as Himself · 2015
WWF Championship Wrestling
as Afa · 1980
AWA Championship Wrestling
as Destroyer Samoan · 1986
Mr. Nanny
as Afa 'Alfa' Anoai · 1993
Beyond the Mat
as Self · 1999
WWE Survivor Series 1993
as Afa (Manager) · 1993
WWE King of the Ring 1994
as Afa (Manager) · 1994
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
as Afa · 1993
WWE Hell in a Cell 2020
as Afa (Appearance) · 2020
WWE SummerSlam 1994
as Himself (Manager) · 1994
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
as Afa · 1985
WWE Survivor Series 1994
as Himself (Manager) · 1994
German Fan Favorites
as Afa · 1994
Most Unusual Matches
as Afa · 1985
WWE King of the Ring 1993
as Afa (Manager) · 1993
WWE SummerSlam 1993
as Himself (Manager) · 1993
Body Slam
as The Samoans · 1986
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
as Afa · 1986
WWE The Brawl to End it All
as Wild Samoan Afa · 1984
WWE Survivor Series 1992
as Afa (Manager) · 1992
WWE WrestleMania IX
as Afa (Manager) · 1993
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992
as Manager · 1992
Andre the Giant
as Afa (Archive footage) · 1985
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
as Afa · 1994
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
as Afa · 2007
The WWF's Amazing Managers
as Afa · 1985
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
as Afa · 2013
WWE Global Warfare
as Afa (Manager) · 1993
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
as Wild Samoan Afa · 1984
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt
as Afa (Manager) · 1994
Tag Team Champions
as Afa · 1986
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
as Wild Samoan Afa · 2007
The Best of the WWF: volume 15
as Wild Samoan Afa · 1988
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
as Wild Samoan Afa · 1985
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
as Wild Samoan Afa · 1980
WWF Countdown to The Crowning
as Himself (Manager) · 1994
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
as Afa (Manager) · 1993
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
as Afa · 1986
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
as Wild Samoan Afa · 1984
WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
as Wild Samoan Afa · 1983
WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
as Wild Samoan Afa · 1988