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Arthur "Afa" Anoa'i, Sr.
(born November 21, 1942) is a
Samoan
American
retired
professional wrestler
and
manager
. He was best known as one-half of the
tag team
The Wild Samoans
with his brother
Sika
. He competed in many different
National Wrestling Alliance
(NWA) affiliates and the
World Wide Wrestling Federation
(WWWF).
He was born in
Samoa
and he moved with his family to
San Francisco
,
California
. Before becoming a professional wrestler, Anoa'i joined the
United States Marine Corps
at the age of 17.
After retiring, he started the Wild Samoan Training Facility with Sika. In 1999, along with Lynn Anoa'i, Afa started
the Usos
Foundation, which is a
non-profit organization
that aims towards turning young people away from drugs, gangs and poverty by giving scholarships to the Wild Samoans Training Center.
[1]
On January 11, 2024, Afa was admitted to the hospital for
pneumonia
and had also suffered two small heart attacks.
[2]
- World Wrestling Council
- WWC North American Tag Team Championship (1 time) (with
Sika
)
[3]
- Championship Wrestling from Florida
- NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) (with Sika)
- Continental Wrestling Association
- AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) (with Sika)
[4]
- Georgia Championship Wrestling
- NWA National Tag Team Championship (1 time) (with Sika)
[5]
- Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling
- NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship (2 times) (with Sika)
[6]
- International Wrestling Alliance
- IWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) (with Sika)
[7]
- Mid-South Wrestling Association
- Mid-South Tag Team Championship (3 times) (with Sika)
[8]
- NWA: All-Star Wrestling
- NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship
(Vancouver version)
(1 time) (with Sika)
[9]
- NWA Detroit
- NWA World Tag Team Championship
(Detroit version)
(2 times) (with Sika)
[10]
- Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Southeastern Championship Wrestling
- NWA Southern Tag Team Championship
(Southern Division)
(2 times) (with Sika)
[12]
- Stampede Wrestling
- Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship (2 times) (with Sika)
[13]
- World Wrestling Entertainment/World Wrestling Federation