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Afa Anoaʻi
Samoan-American actor and professional wrestler / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Afa Amituana'i "Arthur" Anoa'i (born November 21, 1942) is a Samoan-American retired professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager. Since retiring, he has operated the World Xtreme Wrestling promotion and trained wrestlers at the Wild Samoan Training Center.[2][4]
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Afa Anoa'i | |
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![]() Afa Anoa'i (behind) in 1983 | |
Birth name | Afa Amituana'i Anoa'i[1] |
Born | (1942-11-21) November 21, 1942 (age 81)[2] Western Samoa Trust Territory |
Spouse(s) |
Lynn Anoa'i (m. 1960) |
Children | 7 including Afa Jr, Lloyd, and Samula[3] |
Family | Anoa'i |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Afa Wild Samoan #1 |
Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[2] |
Billed weight | 326 lb (148 kg)[2] |
Billed from | "The Isle of Samoa" |
Trained by | Kurt von Steiger[2] Peter Maivia[2] Rocky Johnson[2] |
Debut | 1971[2] |
Retired | 1995[2] |
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