Leati Sika Amituana'i Anoa'i (April 5, 1945 – June 25, 2024), better known by the
ring name
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Sika, was a Samoan-American
professional wrestler
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. He is best known as one-half of the
tag team
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the
Wild Samoans with his older brother
Afa, holding the
WWF World Tag Team Championship WWF may refer to:
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three times. Sika and Afa were inducted into the
WWE Hall of Fame
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in 2007 and the
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
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in 2012.
Early life
Sika Anoa'i was born in the village of
Leone on the island of
Tutuila
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in
American Samoa
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on April 5, 1945, to
Reverend
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Amituana'i Anoa'i and Tovaleomanaia Ripley, one of thirteen children.
In 1959, at the age of 14, he moved with his family to
San Francisco
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, California in the United States, where his father became pastor of the First
Congregational
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Christian Church of American Samoa. Shortly after, Anoa'i enlisted in the
United States Merchant Marine
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, working on ships sailing to
the Philippines
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and
Japan
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. He left in 1969 and worked, as a
dockworker
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As a result of the intermodal shipping container revolution, the required number of dockworke ...
before leaving to join his brother
Afa in pro wrestling.
Professional wrestling career
Early career (1973–1980)
Anoaʻi was trained to wrestle by his brother
Afa and
Kurt Von Steiger, debuting in 1973 in
Stampede Wrestling
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as "Sika". Calling themselves "
the Wild Samoans
The Wild Samoans were the professional wrestling tag team of Afa Anoaʻi and Sika Anoaʻi in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). They held 20 tag team championships around the world.
Gimmick
The Wild ...
", the brothers gained notoriety due to their large, wild
afro
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s,
sarong
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s, and habit of wrestling barefoot and eating
raw fish
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in the ring.
Throughout the 1970s, the Wild Samoans appeared with promotions including
Big Time Wrestling, the
Continental Wrestling Association
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,
Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling
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,
NWA All-Star Wrestling
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History
Early history
Although other wrestling promotions e ...
,
NWA Mid-America
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, Stampede Wrestling, and the
World Wrestling Council
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, winning multiple tag team championships.
From 1977 to 1979, the Samoans made repeated tours of Japan with
International Wrestling Enterprise
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; in January 1978, they briefly held the
IWA World Tag Team Championship
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.
World Wrestling Federation (1980)
In January 1980, the Wild Samoans debuted in the
World Wrestling Federation
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with
Lou Albano
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as their manager, quickly establishing themselves as a force in the tag team division through a series of decisive victories. In addition to competing in the tag division, the brothers wrestled as singles, Sika unsuccessfully challenging
Bob Backlund
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for the
WWF Championship
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in March 1980.
On April 12, 1980, the Wild Samoans defeated
Ivan Putski
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Putski is a former WWF World ...
and
Tito Santana
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Solis has stayed a Face (profession ...
to win the
WWF World Tag Team Championship WWF may refer to:
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. Their reign lasted until August 9, 1980, when they lost to Backlund and
Pedro Morales
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at
Showdown at Shea. As Backlund was the then-WWF Champion, he and Morales were forced to vacate the championship, and the Wild Samoans regained the championship on the September 9, 1980, episode of ''
WWF Championship Wrestling'', defeating
Tony Garea
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and
Rene Goulet in the finals of a tournament. Their second reign lasted until November 8, 1980, when they lost to Garea and
Rick Martel
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.
They left the WWF in December 1980.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (1981)
On November 22, 1981, the Wild Samoans were disqualified in a match against
Animal Hamaguchi
is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name . During his career he was recognized as a talented tag team wrestler despite his relatively small size for a heavyweight, and today he is recognized as a trainer in both ...
and
Rusher Kimura
was a Japanese professional wrestler, best known by his ring name . He was a five-time IWA World Heavyweight Champion, making him a five-time world champion.
Sumo wrestling career
He was a sumo wrestler under the ''shikona'' Kinomura, a d ...
.
Mid-South Wrestling (1981–1982)
In April 1981, the Wild Samoans debuted in the
Oklahoma City
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, Oklahoma-based promotion
Mid-South Wrestling
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. They were initially managed by
Ernie Ladd
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before betraying him to align themselves with
Skandor Akbar
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. They held the
Mid-South Tag Team Championship on three occasions between June 1981 and May 1982, feuding with
Junkyard Dog
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and his partners. They left the promotion in May 1982.
Georgia Championship Wrestling (1982)
In March 1982, the Wild Samoans began competing for the
Atlanta
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, Georgia-based promotion
Georgia Championship Wrestling
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, where they were
managed by
Sonny King. In August 1982, they defeated
The Fabulous Freebirds
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to win the
NWA National Tag Team Championship
The NWA National Tag Team Championship was the primary tag team championship in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)-affiliated Georgia Championship Wrestling professional wrestling promotion from 1980 until 1986.
History
The championship w ...
. They held the championship for several months, vacating it in December 1982 upon leaving the promotion to return to the WWF.
Return to WWF (1983–1985)
The Wild Samoans returned to the WWF in November 1982, once again adopting Lou Albano as their manager. They won the WWF World Tag Team Championship for a third and final time on March 8, 1983, defeating
Chief Jay Strongbow
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and
Jules Strongbow
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. During their reign, Sika was injured and his nephew
Samu substituted for him in several title defences. On November 15, 1983, they lost the belts to Soul Patrol (
Rocky Johnson
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and
Tony Atlas
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) after Albano accidentally hit Afa with a chair.
After splitting from Albano, the Wild Samoans challenged Soul Patrol on several occasions, but were unable to regain the championship. In April 1984, Sika unsuccessfully challenged Hogan for the WWF Championship in one of Hogan's earliest title defenses. In mid-1984, the Wild Samoans turned face
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and began a lengthy feud with the North-South Connection (Adrian Adonis
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and Dick Murdoch
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) who were the WWF World Tag Team Champions. They left the WWF once more in January 1985.
Various promotions (1985–1986)
The Wild Samoans appeared with several promotions in 1985 and 1986, including Pro Wrestling USA
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, Lutte Internationale
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and International Championship Wrestling.
Second return to WWF (1986–1988)
With Afa now semi-retired, Sika returned to the WWF in August 1986 as a singles wrestler. Managed by The Wizard
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, he went undefeated before dropping a countout to Ricky Steamboat
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, a pinfall to Pedro Morales and a disqualification to Hillbilly Jim
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in November 1986.
In March 1987, Sika formed a tag team with Kamala
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** Kamala Harris, 49th Vice President of the United States and 2024 Democratic Party presidential nominee
* Kamala ...
, aligning himself with Kamala's manager, Mr. Fuji
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He was famous for often throwing salt in the ...
, and "handler", Kim Chee. The duo wrestled a series of matches against The Can-Am Connection
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History
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and took part in several tournaments. The team was dissolved in August 1987 when Kamala left the WWF. In September 1987, he competed in the King of the Ring
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tournament, losing in the first round to S. D. Jones. On the October 3, 1987 '' Saturday Night's Main Event XII'' (recorded September 23, 1987), he unsuccessfully challenged WWF Champion Hulk Hogan in the main event. He wrestled a series of matches against Bam Bam Bigelow
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and then against Jake Roberts
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. At the Slammy Awards ceremony on December 16, 1987, the "Song of the Year" category ended with no winner after he ate the envelope containing the winner's name.
In early 1988, Sika's regular opponents included Lanny Poffo
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, George Steele
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, and Hillbilly Jim
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. On March 27, 1988, he appeared on his first pay-per-view
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, competing in a battle royal
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at WrestleMania IV
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. He left the WWF once more following the bout.
Independent Circuit (1988-1989)
After leaving the WWF, Sika wrestled several matches on the independent circuit. He formed a short-lived tag team with his nephew Kokina in the Continental Wrestling Federation, where they were managed by Alan Martin. He retired in 1989.
Sporadic appearances (1991–2020)
He wrestled a couple of matches in 1991 in Austria and Connecticut.
On August 15, 1997, the Wild Samoans reunited for one night teaming with Disco Inferno, Gene Ligon and the Big Cheese as they defeated Ken Timbs
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, George Love, Jay Love, Gary Royal and Kane Adams at IWA Night of the Legends in Kannapolis, North Carolina.
His last match was in 2006.
On March 31, 2007, the Wild Samoans were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame
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by Sika's son Rosey and Afa's son Samu.
The Wild Samoans appeared at Hell in a Cell
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on October 25, 2020, to celebrate Roman Reigns
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' victory.
Personal life
Anoaʻi was married to and separated from Patricia Hooker. They had five children. Their oldest son, Matt (1970–2017), worked in WWE as Rosey and was a tag team champion. Younger son Joseph played college football for Georgia Tech
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from 2003 to 2006 before beginning a professional wrestling career in 2010, winning the WWE Championship
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on multiple occasions as Roman Reigns
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. Anoa'i held the matai title of Pola’ivao.
Death
Sika Anoa'i died on June 25, 2024, at the age of 79.
Death was caused by a heart attack. Just under two months after his death, his real life brother and tag team partner Afa would also die.
Championships and accomplishments
* Big Time Wrestling
** NWA World Tag Team Championship ''(Detroit version)'' (2 times
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) – with Afa[
*]Continental Wrestling Association
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**AWA Southern Tag Team Championship
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( 1 time) – with Afa
*Georgia Championship Wrestling
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**NWA National Tag Team Championship
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History
The championship w ...
( 1 time) – with Afa
*Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling
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**NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship
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(2 times
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) – with Afa[Sika's title history, Cagematch.net]
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*International Wrestling Enterprise
was a professional wrestling promotion in Japan from 1966 to 1981. Founded by Isao Yoshihara, it was affiliated with the American Wrestling Association in the United States and also had tie-ins with promotions in Canada and Europe. In 1972, it ...
** IWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Afa[
*]Mid-South Wrestling
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** Mid-South Tag Team Championship ( 3 times) – with Afa[
*]NWA All-Star Wrestling
NWA All Star Wrestling (sometimes referred to as NWA Vancouver) is a Canadian professional wrestling promotion, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. All-Star Wrestling folded in 1989.
History
Early history
Although other wrestling promotions e ...
** NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship ''(Vancouver version)'' ( 1 time) – with Afa
*NWA Mid-America
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** NWA United States Tag Team Championship (''Mid-America version'') ( 1 time) – with Afa
*''Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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''
**PWI ranked him # 462 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
**PWI ranked him # 93 of the 100 best tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Afa in 2003
*Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
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** Class of 2012 – with Afa
*Stampede Wrestling
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**Stampede International Tag Team Championship
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(2 times
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) – with Afa
*World Wrestling Council
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** WWC North American Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – with Afa[
* World Wrestling Entertainment/World Wrestling Federation
**]WWE Hall of Fame
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(Class of 2007)
**WWF World Tag Team Championship WWF may refer to:
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*Windows Workflow Foundation, a software component of the .NET Framework
*''Words with Friends'', a mobile computer game franchise
Non-profit orga ...
( 3 times) – with Afa
See also
* Anoaʻi family
The Anoai family ( ) is a family of professional wrestlers originating from the Samoan Islands. Family members have comprised several tag teams and stables within a variety of promotions, most notably WWE. Famous members of the family include Roma ...
* Wild Samoans
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1945 births
2024 deaths
American Samoan male professional wrestlers
Anoaʻi family
Military personnel from California
Military personnel from San Francisco
NWA National Tag Team Champions
NWA World Tag Team Champions (Detroit version)
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
Professional wrestling trainers
Stampede Wrestling alumni
Stampede Wrestling International Tag Team Champions
United States Merchant Mariners
WWE Hall of Fame inductees
WWC World Tag Team Champions