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
Born (1945-04-05) April 5, 1945
Leone, American Samoa
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Sika
Billed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Billed weight319 lb (145 kg)
Billed fromThe Isle of Samoa
Trained byAfa Anoaʻi
Debut1974

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
    • WWC North American Tag Team Championship (1 time) (with Afa)[3]
  • 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

References
  1. Sutter, Frederic Koehler (1989). The Samoans: A Global Family. Honolulu, Hawaii: University of Hawaii Press. p. 195. ISBN 0-8248-1238-7.
  2. "The Wild Samoans Bio". WWE. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  3. "WWC North American Heavyweight Title (Puerto Rico) history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  4. "NWA (Mid-America) / AWA Southern Tag Team Title (Tennessee) history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  5. "NWA National Tag Team Title (Georgia) history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  6. "NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Title history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  7. "IWA World Tag Team Title (IWE) history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  8. "Mid-South Tag Team Title history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  9. "NWA Canadian Tag Team Title (British Columbia) history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  10. "NWA World Tag Team Title (Detroit) history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  11. "Wild Samoans". Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2015-02-22. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  12. "NWA Southeastern Tag Team Title (Southern Division) history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  13. "Stampede International Tag Team Title (Alberta & Saskatchewan) history". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  14. "The Samoans' first reign". WWE. Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  15. "The Samoans' second reign". WWE. Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
  16. "The Samoans' third reign". WWE. Archived from the original on 2015-06-03. Retrieved 2015-02-25.

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