Afa Anoa'i

Afa Anoa'i

Born

November 21, 1942

Died

August 16, 2024 (81 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

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.

WWE Hell in a Cell 2020

WWE Hell in a Cell 2020

Afa (Appearance)

8.1

2020

WWE 24

WWE 24

Himself · (1 episode)

6.6

2015

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

Legends of Mid-South Wrestling

Afa

9.3

2013

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

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

Wild Samoan Afa

0.0

2007

WWE Hall of Fame 2007

WWE Hall of Fame 2007

Afa

9.2

2007

WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt

WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt

Afa (Manager)

0.0

1994

WWE Survivor Series 1994

WWE Survivor Series 1994

Himself (Manager)

8.2

1994

German Fan Favorites 2

German Fan Favorites 2

Afa

0.0

1994

WWE SummerSlam 1994

WWE SummerSlam 1994

Himself (Manager)

5.7

1994

WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams

WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams

Afa

10.0

1994

WWE King of the Ring 1994

WWE King of the Ring 1994

Afa (Manager)

7.6

1994

WWF Countdown to The Crowning

WWF Countdown to The Crowning

Himself (Manager)

0.0

1994

WWE Survivor Series 1993

WWE Survivor Series 1993

Afa (Manager)

6.7

1993

WWE SummerSlam 1993

WWE SummerSlam 1993

Himself (Manager)

6.2

1993

WWE Global Warfare

WWE Global Warfare

Afa (Manager)

0.0

1993

Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches

Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches

Samoa

0.0

1993

WWE King of the Ring 1993

WWE King of the Ring 1993

Afa (Manager)

8.3

1993

WWE U.K. Rampage 1993

WWE U.K. Rampage 1993

Afa (Manager)

9.0

1993

WWE WrestleMania IX

WWE WrestleMania IX

Afa (Manager)

6.3

1993

Mr. Nanny

Mr. Nanny

Afa 'Alfa' Anoai

5.1

1993

Raw

Raw

Afa · (17 episodes)

6.8

1993

Raw

Raw

Afa Anoai · (1 episode)

6.8

1993

WWE Survivor Series 1992

WWE Survivor Series 1992

Afa (Manager)

8.3

1992

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992

Manager

0.0

1992

WWC Aniversario '88: A Hot Night in Bayamón

Wild Samoan Afa

0.0

1988

The Best of the WWF: volume 15

The Best of the WWF: volume 15

Wild Samoan Afa

0.0

1988

Body Slam

Body Slam

The Samoans

4.8

1986

Tag Team Champions

Tag Team Champions

Afa

0.0

1986

The Best of the WWF: volume 5

The Best of the WWF: volume 5

Afa

0.0

1986

Andre the Giant

Andre the Giant

Afa (archive footage)

6.2

1985

PWUSA Mayhem at The Meadowlands

Wild Samoan Afa

0.0

1985

Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!

Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!

Afa

10.0

1985

The WWF's Most Unusual Matches

The WWF's Most Unusual Matches

Afa

0.0

1985

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: October '84

Wild Samoan Afa

0.0

1984

WWE The Brawl to End it All

WWE The Brawl to End it All

Wild Samoan Afa

10.0

1984

WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84

Wild Samoan Afa

0.0

1984

WWE at Madison Square Garden: October 17, 1983

Wild Samoan Afa

0.0

1983

WWE Showdown at Shea '80

Wild Samoan Afa

0.0

1980