- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 21, 1942
- Place of Birth
- Western Samoa Trust Territory
- Died
- August 16, 2024
Afa Anoa'i
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 s…
Filmography
movieWWE Hell in a Cell 2020
2020 · Afa (Appearance)
tvWWE 24
2015 · Himself
movieLegends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013 · Afa
movieMid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
2007 · Wild Samoan Afa
movieWWE Hall of Fame 2007
2007 · Afa
movieBeyond the Mat
1999 · Self
movieWWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt
1994 · Afa (Manager)
movieWWE Survivor Series 1994
1994 · Himself (Manager)
movieGerman Fan Favorites
1994 · Afa
movieWWE SummerSlam 1994
1994 · Himself (Manager)
movieWWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
1994 · Afa
movieWWE King of the Ring 1994
1994 · Afa (Manager)
movieWWF Countdown to The Crowning
1994 · Himself (Manager)
movieWWE Survivor Series 1993
1993 · Afa (Manager)
movieWWE SummerSlam 1993
1993 · Himself (Manager)
movieWWE Global Warfare
1993 · Afa (Manager)
movieWWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
1993 · Afa
movieWWE King of the Ring 1993
1993 · Afa (Manager)
movieWWE U.K. Rampage 1993
1993 · Afa (Manager)
movieWWE WrestleMania IX
1993 · Afa (Manager)
movieMr. Nanny
1993 · Afa 'Alfa' Anoai
tvRaw
1993 · Afa, Afa Anoai
movieWWE Survivor Series 1992
1992 · Afa (Manager)
movieWWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992
1992 · Manager
WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
movieWWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
1988 · Wild Samoan Afa
movieThe Best of the WWF: volume 15
1988 · Wild Samoan Afa
movieBody Slam
1986 · The Samoans
movieThe Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
1986 · Afa
tvAWA Championship Wrestling
1986 · Destroyer Samoan
movieTag Team Champions
1986 · Afa
movieThe Best of the WWF: volume 5
1986 · Afa
movieThe WWF's Amazing Managers
1985 · Afa
movieAndre the Giant
1985 · Afa (Archive footage)
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
moviePWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
1985 · Wild Samoan Afa
tvWWE Pay Per View
1985
movieWrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
1985 · Afa
movieMost Unusual Matches
1985 · Afa
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
movieWWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
1984 · Wild Samoan Afa
tvMiami Vice
1984 · Henchman #2
movieWWE The Brawl to End it All
1984 · Wild Samoan Afa
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
movieWWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
1984 · Wild Samoan Afa
tvTuesday Night Titans
1984 · Afa
WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
movieWWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
1983 · Wild Samoan Afa
tvMid-South Wrestling
1981 · Afa
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
movieWWE Showdown at Shea '80
1980 · Wild Samoan Afa
tvWWF Championship Wrestling
1980 · Afa
tvWWF All-Star Wrestling
1975 · Afa
tvWWE Old School
1973 · Afa, Samoan #1