American professional wrestler
Lance Anoa'i
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Born
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1992-02-15
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February 15, 1992
(age 32)
[1]
Allentown, Pennsylvania
, U.S.
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Spouse(s)
| Canesha White
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Children
| 2
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Family
| Anoa?i
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Ring name(s)
| Lance Anoa'i
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Billed height
| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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Billed weight
| 225 lb (102 kg)
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Debut
| April 3, 2010
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Lance Anoa'i
(born February 15, 1992) is an American
professional wrestler
for
Major League Wrestling
(MLW) where he performs under his real name. He is a former
MLW World Tag Team Champion
and is a member of the
Anoa?i family
.
Early life
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His father is
Samu
, who competed in the
World Wrestling Federation
as a member of
The Wild Samoans
and
The Headshrinkers
. His uncles are
Afa Jr.
and
L.A. Smooth
.
Professional wrestling career
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Independent circuit (2010?Present)
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Lance debuted on April 3, 2010, in a winning effort for an event promoted by the
National Wrestling League
against Chrono Chris in Martinsburg, West Virginia.
[3]
He spent his early years in
World Xtreme Wrestling
, which is owned by his grandfather,
Afa Anoa?i
. He often was involved in matches with his relatives
Samu
,
Afa Jr.
and
Sean Maluta
.
Lance wrestled for
Maryland Championship Wrestling
(MCW), debuting in August 2012. Lance made his debut for
Pro Wrestling Syndicate
(PWS) in 2012. At Supercard 2013, Lance was involved in a battle royal for the #1 Contendership for the PWS Heavyweight Championship on Night 1 and on Night 2, Lance had a match with
Sonjay Dutt
. Lance competed for the PWS Tri State Championship in a Six Way Match at PWS Return to Rahway on September 20, 2013, that included Craven Varro, Starman, Facade, Pat Buck and The Drunken Swashbuckler. At the Shane Shamrock Memorial Cup 2013, he wrestled Luke Hawx on August 10, 2013, and lasted until the semi-finals.
In 2013, he made his first of many appearances in
House of Hardcore
(HOH). In April 2019, he won the 23rd annual
East Coast Wrestling Association
(ECWA)
Super 8 Tournament
.
[4]
WWE tryouts (2015, 2017, 2019)
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On the January 2, 2015 edition of
WWE SmackDown
, he teamed with
Rhett Titus
in a losing effort against
The Ascension
.
[5]
On February 1, 2017, he competed in a losing effort at a
WWE NXT
event against
The Authors of Pain
.
[1]
[6]
This appearance was related to a tryout he was having with WWE. In April 2019 he competed at another WWE tryout.
[4]
On the May 27, 2019, edition of
WWE Raw
, Anoa'i faced
Shane McMahon
representing the
Anoa?i family
. He would lose the match by submission, after
Drew McIntyre
attacked him. After the match he was beat down by McMahon and McIntyre, before
Roman Reigns
made the save.
[7]
Major League Wrestling (2018?2019)
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On March 3, 2018, he made his debut with
Major League Wrestling
(MLW) at their event "Spring Break".
[8]
In the match, he lost to
Maxwell Jacob Friedman
.
[9]
In July 2018 he participated in the first-ever
Battle Riot
at the
namesake event
, which was won by
Tom Lawlor
.
[10]
In October 2018, he started teaming with his father Samu in MLW as The Samoan Island Tribe.
[11]
In early 2019 he would feud with
Rich Swann
resulting in losses in singles and tag team matches. In April 2019, he competed in the
second Battle Riot
, again unsuccessfully.
[12]
Return to MLW (2023)
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On January 7, 2023, Anoa'i as a member of
The Samoan SWAT Team
with Juicy Finau defeated Hustle & Power (
EJ Nduka
and
Calvin Tankman
) for the
MLW World Tag Team Championships
at MLW
Blood and Thunder
.
[13]
On July 8 at
Never Say Never
, Anoa'i and Finau lost the titles to
The Calling
(
Akira
and
Rickey Shane Page
), ending their reign at 182 days. On October 29, Anoa'i announced on
X
that he was granted his release from MLW.
[14]
Pro Wrestling Noah (2023)
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On June 22, 2023, Anoa'i was announced as participant in the
N-1 Victory 2023
.
[15]
Championships and accomplishments
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References
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"Lance Anoa'i: Profile & Matchlisting"
. profightdb
. Retrieved
2019-03-14
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"Samu & Lance Anoai"
. MLW. 28 October 2018
. Retrieved
2019-03-14
.
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"Lance Anoai"
. Cagematch
. Retrieved
2019-03-14
.
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a
b
"Ivelisse & Lance Anoa'i Headline Full List of Participants at WWE Performance Center Tryout | Fightful News"
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"SmackDown: January 2, 2015"
. WWE
. Retrieved
2019-03-14
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"Lance Anoa'i On If He Feels Pressure Being Related To The Rock And Roman Reigns"
. WrestlingInc
. Retrieved
2019-03-14
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"Lance Anoa'i Appears On WWE Raw To Face Shane McMahon; "AEW" Chants Ensue | Fightful News"
.
www.fightful.com
.
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"Lance Anoa'i to make his MLW Debut at MLW Spring Break on March 8"
. MLW. 24 February 2018
. Retrieved
March 14,
2019
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Thompson, Andrew (March 8, 2018).
"MLW 'Spring Break 18'" TV Taping Results"
.
Fightful
.
Archived
from the original on December 3, 2019
. Retrieved
March 8,
2023
.
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Karcher, Kris (July 30, 2018).
"7/27 MLW FUSION TV REPORT: Special "Battle Riot" episode with Konnan, Teddy Hart, Davey Boy Jr, Swoggle, Fenix, ACH, Lawlor, Hennigan, Sami, Strickland, Pentagon Jr., Hager,"
.
Pro Wrestling Torch
.
Archived
from the original on December 8, 2022
. Retrieved
March 8,
2023
.
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Lambert, Jeremy (October 4, 2018).
"Spoilers: MLW 10/4 Fury Road Results"
.
Fightful
.
Archived
from the original on April 15, 2019
. Retrieved
March 8,
2023
.
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Bodkin, Bill (April 6, 2019).
"MLW Battle Riot II On Bein Sports Live Special Report"
.
PWInsider
.
Archived
from the original on April 22, 2019
. Retrieved
March 8,
2023
.
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a
b
Johnson, Mike (January 8, 2023).
"New MLW Tag Team Champions Crowned"
.
PWInsider
.
Archived
from the original on January 23, 2023
. Retrieved
January 8,
2023
.
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Tessier, Colin (2023-10-29).
"Lance Anoa'i Confirms MLW Release"
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Wrestlezone
. Retrieved
2023-10-30
.
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Thompson, Andrew (June 22, 2023).
"NOAH reveals participants in 2023 N-1 Victory tournament"
.
Post Wrestling
. Retrieved
June 22,
2023
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"Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2019 - the Internet Wrestling Database"
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