Sika Anoaʻi
Leati "Sika" Anoa'i (April 5, 1945 – June 25, 2024) was a Samoan American professional wrestler. He was best known as one-half of the tag team The Wild Samoans with his brother Afa. He competed in many different National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) affiliates and the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF).
| Sika Anoa'i | |
|---|---|
.png) Sika in 1986 | |
| Born | April 5, 1945 Leone, Tutuila, American Samoa |
| Died | June 25, 2024 (aged 79) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Sika |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 319 lb (145 kg) |
| Billed from | The Isle of Samoa |
| Trained by | Afa Anoaʻi |
| Debut | 1974 |
He was born in Leone, American Samoa and he moved with his family to San Francisco, California. Before becoming a professional wrestler, Anoa'i joined the United States Merchant Marine to help feed his family.[1]
He started the Wild Samoan Training Facility with Afa. He has two sons, Matthew and Leati Joseph.[2] Matthew was a professional wrestler who wrestled in the WWE under the ring name Rosey. Leati Jr. was a college football player and is now a professional wrestler who works for the WWE under the ring name Roman Reigns.
Anoaʻi died on June 25, 2024, at the age of 79 due to a prolonged illness.[3][4]
Championships
change- World Wrestling Council
- Championship Wrestling from Florida
- NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) (with Afa)
- Continental Wrestling Association
- AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) (with Afa)[6]
- Georgia Championship Wrestling
- NWA National Tag Team Championship (1 time) (with Afa)[7]
- Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling
- NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship (2 times) (with Afa)[8]
- International Wrestling Alliance
- IWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) (with Afa)[9]
- Mid-South Wrestling Association
- Mid-South Tag Team Championship (3 times) (with Afa)[10]
- NWA: All-Star Wrestling
- NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time) (with Afa)[11]
- NWA Detroit
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Detroit version) (2 times) (with Afa)[12]
- Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Inducted as a member of the Wild Samoans (Class of 2012)[13]
- Southeastern Championship Wrestling
- NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Southern Division) (2 times) (with Afa)[14]
- Stampede Wrestling
- Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship (2 times) (with Afa)[15]
- World Wrestling Entertainment/World Wrestling Federation
- WWF Tag Team Championship (3 times) (with Afa)[16][17][18]
- WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2007)
References
change- ↑ Sutter, Frederic Koehler (1989). The Samoans: A Global Family. Honolulu, Hawaii: University of Hawaii Press. p. 195. ISBN 0-8248-1238-7.
- ↑ "The Wild Samoans Bio". WWE. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ Mendoza, Jordan (June 25, 2024). "WWE Hall of Famer Sika Anoa'i, of The Wild Samoans and father of Roman Reigns, dies at 79". USA Today. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (June 25, 2024). "WWE Hall of Famer Sika Anoa'i Passes Away". Fightful. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ↑ "WWC North American Heavyweight Title (Puerto Rico) history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ "NWA (Mid-America) / AWA Southern Tag Team Title (Tennessee) history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ "NWA National Tag Team Title (Georgia) history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ "NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Title history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ "IWA World Tag Team Title (IWE) history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ "Mid-South Tag Team Title history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ "NWA Canadian Tag Team Title (British Columbia) history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ "NWA World Tag Team Title (Detroit) history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ "Wild Samoans". Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2015-02-22. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ "NWA Southeastern Tag Team Title (Southern Division) history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ "Stampede International Tag Team Title (Alberta & Saskatchewan) history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ "The Samoans' first reign". WWE. Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ "The Samoans' second reign". WWE. Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ "The Samoans' third reign". WWE. Archived from the original on 2015-06-03. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
Other websites
change- Sika Anoaʻi on WWE.com
- Sika Anoa'i on IMDb