Afa Anoa'i

Born: 1942-11-21

Afa Amituana'i Anoa'i is 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.


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Mr. Nanny

as Afa 'Alfa' Anoai
Released: 1993-04-02

A former pro-wrestler is hired to be the bodyguard/nanny for a couple of bratty kids whose...

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Body Slam

as The Samoans
Released: 1986-11-21

M. Harry Smilac is a down-on-his-luck music manager who is having a hard time attracting talent...

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WWE SummerSlam 1994

as Himself (Manager)
Released: 1994-08-29

Diesel defends the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Razor Ramon. Alundra Blayze defends...

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WWE King of the Ring 1994

as Afa (Manager)
Released: 1994-06-19

King of the Ring (1994) was the second annual King of the Ring. It took place on June 19, 1994...

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Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches

as Samoa
Released: 1993-07-05

Discover why Hart was destined for excellence in this Vince McMahon Home Video Release...

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WWE SummerSlam 1993

as Himself (Manager)
Released: 1993-08-30

WWE SummerSlam '93 was the sixth annual SummerSlam. It took place on August 30, 1993 at The...

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WWE The Brawl to End it All

as Wild Samoan Afa
Released: 1984-07-23

The Brawl to End It All was a professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling...

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WWE Hall of Fame 2007

as Afa
Released: 2007-03-31

The class of 2007 takes their rightful place in the Hall of Fame, during Wrestlemania 23...

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WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams

as Afa
Released: 1994-06-29

See the wild and wacky world of WWE with your hosts Gorilla Monsoon, Johnny Polo, Stan Lane and...

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Andre the Giant

as Afa (archive footage)
Released: 1985-12-02

Some of this wrestler's best fights.

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WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt

as Afa (Manager)
Released: 1994-12-14

Join the ghastly Paul Bearer for a chilling journey through some Hits from the Crypt. From...

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WWE Survivor Series 1994

as Himself (Manager)
Released: 1994-11-23

Survivor Series took place on Thanksgiving Eve, November 23, 1994 at the Freeman Coliseum in San...

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WWE Survivor Series 1993

as Afa
Released: 1993-11-24

The 1993 WWF Survivor Series took place on Thanksgiving Eve, November 24, 1993 at the Boston...

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WWE Hell in a Cell 2020

as Afa
Released: 2020-10-25

This hellish structure will see three different championships on the line inside its solid steel...

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Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

as Afa
Released: 2013-09-10

For the first time ever, WWE presents the Legends of Mid-South Wrestling. One of the 1980’s...

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German Fan Favorites 2

as Afa
Released: 1994-10-24

Gorilla Monsoon hosts another exciting lineup of in-ring action with WWE's German Fan Favorites...

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WWE Survivor Series 1992

as Afa (Manager)
Released: 1992-11-25

The 1992 WWE Survivor Series was the sixth annual Survivor Series. It took place on November 25,...

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The WWF's Most Unusual Matches

as Afa
Released: 1985-01-01

Some of the most unusual matches in WWF History.

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WWE WrestleMania IX

as Afa (Manager)
Released: 1993-04-04

WWE WrestleMania IX was the ninth annual WrestleMania.. The event took place at Caesars Palace...

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Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!

as Afa
Released: 1985-01-01

WWF Wrestling bloopers.

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WWE Global Warfare

as Afa (Manager)
Released: 1993-08-11

Join Jimmy Hart as he brings his musical knowledge with him to host a journey through some...

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WWE King of the Ring 1993

as Afa (Manager)
Released: 1993-06-13

This was the first of 10 King of The Ring events that was produced as a pay-per-view. It took...

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

as Wild Samoan Afa
Released: 2007-07-31

Mid-South Wrestling is proud to present, it's 1st volume of a 4 DVD collection entitled "Giants...

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The Best of the WWF: volume 5

as Afa
Released: 1986-01-01

Wendi Richter defends her title against Leilani Kai. Island Fury! The Magnificent Muraco vs....

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WWE U.K. Rampage 1993

as Afa (Manager)
Released: 1993-04-11

WWE U.K. Rampage 1993 was an event produced by World Wrestling Federation. It took place on...

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The Best of the WWF: volume 15

as Wild Samoan Afa
Released: 1988-04-13

3 Championship Matches!

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Tag Team Champions

as Afa
Released: 1986-03-01

A tribute to the WWF's dynamic duos precision, timing, and teamwork that make them champions.

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WWE Raw

as Afa
First aired: 1993-01-11

A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.

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WWE Raw

as Afa Anoai
First aired: 1993-01-11

A regularly scheduled, live, year-round program featuring some of the biggest WWE Superstars.

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WWE 24

as Himself
First aired: 2015-01-30

A show that goes behind the scenes of WWE events and Superstars.

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