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Afa Anoaʻi
Samoan-American professional wrestler (1942–2024) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gataivasā Afa Amituanaʻi Anoaʻi (November 21, 1942 – August 16, 2024) was a Samoan-American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager. He is best known for performing with his brother Sika as The Wild Samoans. He operated the World Xtreme Wrestling promotion after he retired from pro wrestling in 1995, and trained wrestlers at the Wild Samoan Training Center in Minneola, Florida.
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Birth name | Gataivasā Afa Amituanaʻi Anoaʻi |
Born | (1942-11-21)November 21, 1942 Territory of Western Samoa |
Died | August 16, 2024(2024-08-16) (aged 81) Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Spouse(s) |
Lynn Anoaʻi (m. 1960) |
Children | 7 including Afa Jr, Lloyd, and Samula[1] |
Family | Anoaʻi |
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"[3] |
Trained by | Kurt von Steiger[2] Peter Maivia[2] Rocky Johnson[2] |
Debut | 1971[2] |
Retired | 1995[2] |
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