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Afa Anoa‘i

Afa Amituana'i "Arthur" Anoaʻi (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]

Afa Anoaʻi

Afa Amituana'i Anoaʻi[1]

(1942-11-21) November 21, 1942[2]
Western Samoa Trust Territory

Lynn Anoaʻi
(m. 1960)

Afa
Wild Samoan #1

6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[2]

326 lb (148 kg)[2]

1971[2]

1995[2]

Early life[edit]

Anoaʻi was born on an island in Western Samoa, a trust territory that was then administered by New Zealand, and his family relocated to San Francisco, California in the United States when he was young. At the age of 17, Anoaʻi enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.[5]

Other work[edit]

In 1999, Afa and Lynn Anoaʻi started the Usos Foundation, a non-profit organization aiming to turn youth away from drugs, gangs and poverty by providing scholarships to the Wild Samoans Training Center.[16]

Big Time Wrestling

World Wrestling Council

Continental Wrestling Association

Georgia Championship Wrestling

Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling

International Wrestling Enterprise

Mid-South Wrestling Association

NWA All-Star Wrestling

NWA Mid-America

Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame

Southeastern Championship Wrestling

Stampede Wrestling

/ World Wrestling Federation

World Wrestling Entertainment

(1987)[30]

Body Slam

(1987) in the episode "By Hooker by Crook" as "Henchman #2"

Miami Vice

(1993)

Mr. Nanny

Anoaʻi family

The Wild Samoans

World Xtreme Wrestling

Official website

at IMDb

Afa Anoaʻi

WWE News

Afa Anoa‘i's profile at

Cagematch.net

at AllMovie

Wild Samoan