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Leati Sika Amituana'i Anoaʻi 1 (5 de abril de 1945 - 25 de junio de 2024), 2 más conocido como Sika Anoaʻi o simplemente Sika, fue un luchador profesional samoano estadounidense. Es mejor conocido como la mitad del equipo de lucha libre The Wild Samoans junto con su hermano Afa.
- Early Life
- Professional Wrestling Career
- Personal Life
- Championships and Accomplishments
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Anoa'i was born in the village of Leone on the island of Tutuila in American Samoa on April 5, 1945; one of thirteen children born to Amituana and Tovale Anoa'i. In 1959, at the age of 14, Anoa'i moved with his family to San Francisco, California in the United States. Shortly after the move, Anoa'i enlisted in the United States Merchant Marine, wor...
Early career
Anoa'i was trained as a wrestler by his brother Afa and Kurt Von Steiger, debuting in 1973 in Stampede Wrestling as "Sika". Calling themselves "The Wild Samoans", the brothers and gained notoriety due to their large, wild afros, sarongs, and habit of wrestling barefoot and eating raw fish in the ring. Throughout the 1970s, The Wild Samoans appeared with promotions including Big Time Wrestling, the Continental Wrestling Association, Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling, NWA All-Star Wrestling, NW...
World Wrestling Federation
In January 1980, The Wild Samoans debuted in the World Wrestling Federation with Lou Albano 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, with Anoa'i unsuccessfully challenging Bob Backlund for the WWF Championshipin March 1980. On April 12, 1980, The Wild Samoans defeated Ivan Putski and Tito Santana to win the WWF World Tag Team Cham...
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
In January to February 1981, The Wild Samoans toured Japan with New Japan Pro-Wrestling, performing as "The Samoan #1" (Afa) and "The Samoan #2" (Sika) respectively. They competed in the New Year Golden Series, repeatedly facing Antonio Inoki and Seiji Sakaguchi. The Wild Samoans made a second tour of Japan in November and December 1981, competing in the Madison Square Garden Tag League.
Anoa'i is married to Patricia Hooker but they are currently separated. The couple have four children, two boys, Matthew and Leati Joseph, both of whom also became professional wrestlers. Matthew, who was best known for competing for WWE as "Rosey", died on April 17, 2017. Leati Joseph played college football for Georgia Tech from 2003 to 2006 befor...
Sika on WWE.comLeati Anoaʻi at IMDbSika Anoa'i's profile at Cagematch.net25 de jun. de 2024 · WWE is saddened to learn that Sika Anoa’i, a WWE Hall of Famer, one-half of The Wild Samoans tag team and father of Roman Reigns, has passed away. Regarded as a legend in the sports-entertainment industry, Sika was best known for teaming with his brother, Arthur “Afa” Anoa’i Sr., in the iconic tag team The Wild Samoans.
25 de jun. de 2024 · En las últimas horas se dio a conocer la lamentable muerte de Sika Anoa'i, leyenda de WWE y padre de la superestrella Roman Reigns. A través de su cuenta X (antes Twitter), la WWE confirmó la...
26 de jun. de 2024 · Sika Anoa’i, the Hall of Fame professional wrestler who was half of the 1980s superstar tag team the Wild Samoans and father of World Wrestling Entertainment’s biggest current star, Roman...
26 de jun. de 2024 · El miembro del Salón de la Fama de WWE, Sika Anoa'i, fallecido a la edad de 79 años, según ha informado la compañía de lucha libre. Sika Anoa'i, además, es padre de la superestrella Roman...
26 de jun. de 2024 · Muere Sika Anoa’i, leyenda de la WWE y padre de Roman Reigns. El luchador samoano ha fallecido este martes a los 79 años. Formó parte de los Wild Samoans y fue incluido en el Salón de la Fama...
