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