Afa Anoa'i
Born
November 21, 1942 (age 81)
Died
August 16, 2024
Birthplace
Western Samoa Trust Territory

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 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.

Movies

WWE Hell in a Cell 2020
WWE Hell in a Cell 2020
2020 ★ 8.1
Afa (Appearance)
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
Legends of Mid-South Wrestling
2013 ★ 9.3
Afa
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
Mid-South Wrestling Giants, Midgets, Heroes & Villains vol. 1
2007
Wild Samoan Afa
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
2007 ★ 9.2
Afa
Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt
Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt
1994
Afa (Manager)
German Fan Favorites
German Fan Favorites
1994
Afa
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
1994 ★ 10.0
Afa
WWE King of the Ring 1994
WWE King of the Ring 1994
1994 ★ 7.6
Afa (Manager)
WWE Survivor Series 1993
WWE Survivor Series 1993
1993 ★ 6.5
Afa (Manager)
WWE Global Warfare
WWE Global Warfare
1993
Afa (Manager)
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
WWE UK Fan Favorites 1993
1993
Afa
WWE King of the Ring 1993
WWE King of the Ring 1993
1993 ★ 7.4
Afa (Manager)
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
1993 ★ 9.0
Afa (Manager)
WWE WrestleMania IX
WWE WrestleMania IX
1993 ★ 6.2
Afa (Manager)
Mr. Nanny
Mr. Nanny
1993 ★ 5.1
Afa 'Alfa' Anoai
WWE Survivor Series 1992
WWE Survivor Series 1992
1992 ★ 8.2
Afa (Manager)
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992
1992
Manager
WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón
1988
Wild Samoan Afa
The Best of the WWF: volume 15
The Best of the WWF: volume 15
1988
Wild Samoan Afa
Body Slam
Body Slam
1986 ★ 4.8
The Samoans
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano
1986 ★ 10.0
Afa
Tag Team Champions
Tag Team Champions
1986
Afa
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
The Best of the WWF: volume 5
1986
Afa
The WWF's Amazing Managers
The WWF's Amazing Managers
1985
Afa
Andre the Giant
Andre the Giant
1985 ★ 6.2
Afa (Archive footage)
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands
1985
Wild Samoan Afa
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams
1985 ★ 10.0
Afa
Most Unusual Matches
Most Unusual Matches
1985
Afa
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84
1984
Wild Samoan Afa
WWE The Brawl to End it All
WWE The Brawl to End it All
1984 ★ 10.0
Wild Samoan Afa
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84
1984
Wild Samoan Afa
WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983
1983
Wild Samoan Afa
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
WWE Showdown at Shea '80
1980
Wild Samoan Afa

TV Series