Sika Anoaʻi
Leati "Sika" Anoa'i (born April 5, 1945) is 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 | |
|---|---|
| Ring name(s) | Sika |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 319 lb (145 kg) |
| Born | 5 April 1945
(aged 81) Leone, American Samoa |
| 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. Rosey died on April 17, 2017.
Championships
- 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)[4]
- Georgia Championship Wrestling
- NWA National Tag Team Championship (1 time) (with Afa)[5]
- Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling
- NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship (2 times) (with Afa)[6]
- International Wrestling Alliance
- IWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) (with Afa)[7]
- Mid-South Wrestling Association
- Mid-South Tag Team Championship (3 times) (with Afa)[8]
- NWA: All-Star Wrestling
- NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (1 time) (with Afa)[9]
- NWA Detroit
- NWA World Tag Team Championship (Detroit version) (2 times) (with Afa)[10]
- Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Inducted as a member of the Wild Samoans (Class of 2012)[11]
- Southeastern Championship Wrestling
- NWA Southern Tag Team Championship (Southern Division) (2 times) (with Afa)[12]
- Stampede Wrestling
- Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Championship (2 times) (with Afa)[13]
- World Wrestling Entertainment/World Wrestling Federation
- WWF Tag Team Championship (3 times) (with Afa)[14][15][16]
- WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2007)
References
- ↑ Sutter, Frederic Koehler. The Samoans: A Global Family (1989). Honolulu, Hawaii: University of Hawaii Press. p. 195. ISBN 0-8248-1238-7.
- ↑ The Wild Samoans BioWWE. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ WWC North American Heavyweight Title (Puerto Rico) historyWrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ NWA (Mid-America) / AWA Southern Tag Team Title (Tennessee) historyWrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ NWA National Tag Team Title (Georgia) historyWrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Title historyWrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ IWA World Tag Team Title (IWE) historyWrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ Mid-South Tag Team Title historyWrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ NWA Canadian Tag Team Title (British Columbia) historyWrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ NWA World Tag Team Title (Detroit) historyWrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ Wild SamoansProfessional Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ NWA Southeastern Tag Team Title (Southern Division) historyWrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ Stampede International Tag Team Title (Alberta & Saskatchewan) historyWrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ The Samoans' first reignWWE. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ The Samoans' second reignWWE. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ↑ The Samoans' third reignWWE. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
Other websites
- Sika Anoaʻi on WWE.com
- Sika Anoa'i on IMDb