Afa Anoa'i
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 21, 1942
- Died
- August 16, 2024
- Birthplace
- Western 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.
Filmography
WWE Hell in a Cell 2020 2020
as Afa (Appearance)
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling 2013
as Afa
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1 2007
as Wild Samoan Afa
WWE Hall of Fame 2007 2007
as Afa
Beyond the Mat 1999
as Self
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt 1994
as Afa (Manager)
WWE Survivor Series 1994 1994
as Himself (Manager)
German Fan Favorites 1994
as Afa
WWE SummerSlam 1994 1994
as Himself (Manager)
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams 1994
as Afa
WWE King of the Ring 1994 1994
as Afa (Manager)
WWF Countdown to The Crowning 1994
as Himself (Manager)
WWE Survivor Series 1993 1993
as Afa (Manager)
WWE SummerSlam 1993 1993
as Himself (Manager)
WWE Global Warfare 1993
as Afa (Manager)
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993 1993
as Afa
WWE King of the Ring 1993 1993
as Afa (Manager)
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993 1993
as Afa (Manager)
WWE WrestleMania IX 1993
as Afa (Manager)
Mr. Nanny 1993
as Afa 'Alfa' Anoai
WWE Survivor Series 1992 1992
as Afa (Manager)
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992 1992
as Manager
- WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
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
Body Slam 1986
as The Samoans
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano 1986
as Afa
Tag Team Champions 1986
as Afa
The Best of the WWF: volume 5 1986
as Afa
The WWF's Amazing Managers 1985
as Afa
Andre the Giant 1985
as Afa (Archive footage)
- PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands 1985
as Wild Samoan Afa
Most Unusual Matches 1985
as Afa
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams 1985
as Afa
- WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84 1984
as Wild Samoan Afa
WWE The Brawl to End it All 1984
as Wild Samoan Afa
- WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84 1984
as Wild Samoan Afa
- WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983 1983
as Wild Samoan Afa
WWE Showdown at Shea '80 1980
as Wild Samoan Afa
Credits from TMDB.