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Anoa'i was a member of the Anoaʻi family, a renowned Samoan wrestling family. Anoa'i, along with his late cousins Eddie Fatu and Matt Fatu, was trained at the Wild Samoan Training Facility headed by his uncle, Afa Anoaʻi. Following his training, he competed in Afa's World Xtreme Wrestling (WXW) promotion.
Samoan Gangstas was a tag team made up of brothers from another mothers Matt E. Smalls and Sweet Sammy Silk (Matt and Samu Anoaʻi). [25] Their tag team was formed in 1997 in WXW, the promotion of one half of The Wild Samoans, Samu's father and Matt's uncle Afa Anoaʻi. The duo received success in WXW in the tag team division. [24]
They were inducted by their sons Samula and Matt Anoaʻi. In 2013 and 2014 Afa came out of retirement to wrestle for his promotion World Xtreme Wrestling at age 71. The pair appeared at the 2020 Hell in a Cell to celebrate Roman Reigns' victory. On June 25, 2024, Sika died at the age of 79, and then, on August 16, 2024, Afa died at the age of 81.
Sika -- who retired from professional wrestling in 1988 -- was also the father to late pro wrestler Matt Anoa'i, who wrestled under the stage name Rosey. He died in 2017 at the age of 47 due to ...
Sika Anoa'i was born in the village of Leone on the island of Tutuila in American Samoa on April 5, 1945, to Reverend Amituana'i Anoa'i and Tovaleomanaia Ripley, one of thirteen children. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] In 1959, at the age of 14, he moved with his family to San Francisco , California in the United States, where his father became pastor of the ...
3-Minute Warning was an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of cousins Matt Anoaʻi and Eddie Fatu, most notable for their time with WWF/E under their ring names of Rosey and Jamal, respectively.
WWE Hall of Famer Sika Anoa'i, father of Roman Reigns, dies at 79, his nephew announced on Instagram. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...
Lloyd Anoa'i: L.A. Smooth / The Samoan Warrior 1992, 1996-1999 Matt Anoa'i † Big Matty Smalls / Mack Daddy Kane 1996 Samula Anoa'i: Sammy The Silk 1996 Scott Antol: Scotty Anton 2000 Edward Bazzaza: Damien Kane 1996 Douglas Becker: Adam Flash 1997–1998 Rodney Begnaud: Redd Dogg 2000 Mike Bell † Mike Bell / Mike Brown 2000–2001 ...