Afa Anoa'i

Known for ActingBorn 1942-11-21Died 2024-08-16Western 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 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.Read more

Movies & web series

WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams

The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano

Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams

WWE The Brawl to End it All

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

WWE Hall of Fame 2007

WWE U.K. Rampage 1993

Most Unusual Matches

Tuesday Night Titans

WWE Survivor Series 1994

WWE Survivor Series 1992

WWE Hell in a Cell 2020

WWE King of the Ring 1993

WWE King of the Ring 1994

Miami Vice

Beyond the Mat

WWE Survivor Series 1993

WWE 24

Andre the Giant

Raw

WWE SummerSlam 1994

WWE SummerSlam 1993

WWE WrestleMania IX

WWF Championship Wrestling

Mr. Nanny

Body Slam

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

WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt

German Fan Favorites

WWF Countdown to The Crowning

WWE Global Warfare

WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992

The Best of the WWF: volume 15

WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón

The Best of the WWF: volume 5

Tag Team Champions

AWA Championship Wrestling

PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands

The WWF's Amazing Managers

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84

WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983

Mid-South Wrestling

WWE Showdown at Shea '80

WWF All-Star Wrestling

WWE Old School