The Anoaʻi family, originating from American Samoa, is a family of professional wrestlers. Family members have comprised several tag teams and stables within a variety of promotions. Famous members of the family include Rikishi, Yokozuna, Roman Reigns and The Usos.
In addition, Reverend Amituana'i Anoa'i and Peter Maivia were "blood brothers", a connection that continued with Afa and Sika, who regard Peter as their uncle. Peter married Ofelia "Lia" Fuataga, who already had a daughter named Feagaimaleata (Ata), whom he adopted and raised as his own. Ata married wrestler Rocky Johnson, and the couple became the parents of Dwayne Johnson, who wrestled under the names Rocky Maivia and The Rock, before establishing himself as an actor.
Hollywood stuntman Tanoai Reed (known as Toa on the new American Gladiators) is the great nephew of wrestling promoter Lia Maivia (Peter Maivia's wife), while professional wrestler Lina Fanene (Nia Jax) is Dwayne Johnson's cousin. Other members of the Anoa'i family include NFL player Kaluka Maiava, the nephew of Dwayne Johnson. Sean Maluta, nephew of Afa Anoa'i, is a participant in WWE's first Cruiserweight Classic tournament.
Linked to the family by marriage but not actually a blood relative is wrestler "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka, Snuka's son Jimmy Snuka Jr. formerly wrestled for WWE as Deuce, his daughter Penina who attends the University of Arizona, where she plays volleyball for the Arizona Wildcats and his daughter, Sarona Reiher, currently wrestles for WWE as Tamina Snuka.
Samoan Gangstas was a tag team in the independent promotion World Xtreme Wrestling (WXW). The tag team consisted of members from the Anoa'i family.
Samoan Gangstas was a tag team made up of cousins Matt E. Smalls and Sweet Sammy Silk (Matt and Samu Anoa'i). Their tag team was formed in 1997 in WXW, the promotion of one half of The Wild Samoans, Samu's father and Matt's uncle Afa Anoaʻi. The duo received success in WXW in the tag team division. On June 24, they won their first WXW Tag Team Championship by beating Love Connection (Sweet Daddy Jay Love and Georgie Love). However, they were temporarily suspended and the title was declared vacant. Matt was repackaged as Matty Smalls. They returned in the summer of 1997 and defeated Siberian Express (The Mad Russian and Russian Eliminator), on September 17 to win their second WXW Tag Team Championship.
Problems began between Smalls and Smooth. The two partners began feuding with each other and could not focus properly on their tag title. On March 27, 1998, Smooth defeated Smalls in a Loser Leaves Town match. As a result of losing this match, Smalls was forced to leave the promotion. He left WXW while Smooth focused on a singles career. After a short while, Smalls returned to WXW and the two partners reunited again as Samoan Gangstas and began teaming in the tag team division. They feuded with several tag teams in WXW and focused to regain the WXW Tag Team Championship. However, due to their family disputes and problems with each other, they did not take part in the tournament for the vacated tag title, and instead feuded with each other. Samoan Gangstas feuded with each other after their splitting until Smalls left WXW and began wrestling as Kimo. He began teaming with Ekmo (Eddie Fatu) as The Island Boyz and the duo worked in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW) before signing with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and working in its developmental territories.
The Sons of Samoa are a tag team currently wrestling in the Puerto Rican wrestling promotion World Wrestling Council and WXW. The team consists of Afa Jr. and L.A. Smooth.
The team was formed at WXW in 1998, briefly as a stable with Samu. The team reformed in April 2009 at a WXW show with Afa Jr. and L.A. Smooth. In 2013, they began wrestling at the WWC promotion in Puerto Rico. At Euphoria 2013, they lost to Thunder and Lightning. They won the WWC World Tag Team Championship from Thunder and Lightning on February 9, before losing the titles back to Thunder and Lightning on March 30 at Camino a la Gloria. However, they won the titles on June 29, 2013, at Summer Madness.
The Usos (born August 22, 1985) are a Samoan American professional wrestling tag team consisting of twin brothers Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso, who appear in WWE where they are former two-time WWE Tag Team Champions. The pair were previously managed by Tamina Snuka and are one-time FCW Florida Tag Team Champions.
Team B.A.D. was a stable composed of female wrestlers Naomi and Tamina Snuka, both of whom are a part of the Anoa'i family (Naomi as the wife of Jimmy Uso, Tamina as the daughter of Jimmy Snuka, who in turn is also related to the Anoa'i family by marriage). Sasha Banks, who was the NXT Women's Champion when the stable was formed, was the third member.
Championship and accomplishments
All Japan Pro Wrestling
World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – Gary Albright (2) and Jamal (1)
World's Strongest Tag Determination League (2004) – Jamal
Belgian Wrestling School
BWS Heavyweight Championship (2 times) – Afa Jr. (1) and Lance Anoa'i (1)
Cauliflower Alley Club
Other honoree (1997) – Sika
Championship Wrestling from Florida
NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Florida version) (1 time) – Rocky Johnson
NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (2 times) – Rocky Johnson
NWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Rocky Johnson
NWA Florida Television Championship (1 time) – Rocky Johnson
Continental Wrestling Association
AWA Southern Tag Team Championship (3 times) – Sika and Afa (1) and Rocky Johnson (2)
NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Rocky Johnson
NWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Rocky Johnson
NWA Macon Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Rocky Johnson
Defiant Pro Wrestling
DPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Afa Jr.
European Wrestling Association
EWA Intercontinental Championship (1 time) – Smooth
Eastern Wrestling Federation
EWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) Samoan Gangstas
Florida Championship Wrestling
FCW Southern Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Afa Jr.
FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (2 times) – Leakee (1) and The Usos (1)
FCW Divas Championship (1 time) – Naomi
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Matt Anoa'i and Eddie Fatu
Georgia Championship Wrestling
NWA National Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Sika and Afa
Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling
NWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship (2 times) – Sika and Afa
Hawai'i Championship Wrestling
HCW Kekaulike Heritage Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Eddie Fatu
Heartland Wrestling Association
HWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Kimo and Ekmo
Independent Superstars of Pro Wrestling
ISPW Heavyweight Championship (2 times) – Samula
ISPW Tag Team Champion (1 time) – Smooth and Headshrinker Samu
ISPW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Afa Jr.
International Wrestling Alliance
IWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Sika and Afa
International World Class Championship Wrestling
IWCCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Samu and Mack Daddy Kane
Jersey Championship Wrestling
JCW Television Championship (1 time) – Afa Jr.
Lutte Internationale
Canadian International Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Samula
Memphis Championship Wrestling
MCW Southern Tag Team Championship (3 times) – Kimo and Ekmo
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship (2 times) – Rocky Johnson
Mid-South Wrestling Association
Mid-South Tag Team Championship (3 times) – Sika and Afa
National Wrestling League
NWL Heavyweight Championship (6 times) – Samula
NWL Tag Team Championship (2 times) – Samula
New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame
Class of 2011 – Samula
New World Wrestling
NWW Undisputed Brass Knuckles Championship (1 time) – Samula
Nu-Wrestling Evolution
NWE World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Black Pearl
NWA All-Star Wrestling
NWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (2 times) – Sika and Afa (1) and Rocky Johnson (1)
NWA Australasian Heavyweight Championship (2 times) – Peter Maivia
NWA New Zealand Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Peter Maivia
NWA Detroit
NWA Detroit World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – Sika and Afa
NWA Big Time Wrestling
NWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Texas version) (1 time) – Rocky Johnson
NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (3 times) – Peter Maivia (1) and Rocky Johnson (2)
NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Rocky Johnson
NWA Detroit
NWA World Tag Team Championship (Detroit version) (1 time) – Rocky Johnson
NWA Hollywood Wrestling
NWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (2 times) – Peter Maivia (1) and Rocky Johnson (1)
NWA Americas Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Rocky Johnson
NWA Beat the Champ Television Championship (2 times) – Rocky Johnson
NWA Mid-America/Continental Wrestling Association
CWA/AWA International Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Rocky Johnson
NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Memphis version) (1 time) – Rocky Johnson
NWA Mid-Pacific Promotions
NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Peter Maivia
NWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship (4 times) – Peter Maivia
NWA New Zealand
NWA New Zealand British Empire Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship (2 times) – Peter Maivia
NWA San Francisco
NWA United States Heavyweight Championship (San Francisco version) (2 times) – Peter Maivia (2) and Rocky Johnson (1)
NWA World Tag Team Championship (San Francisco version) (5 times) – Peter Maivia (1) and Rocky Johnson (4)
NWA Polynesian Wrestling
NWA Polynesian Pacific Tag Team Championship (2 time) – Rocky Johnson
Pacific Northwest Wrestling
NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Rocky Johnson
NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (2 times) – Rocky Johnson
Pennsylvania Premiere Wrestling
PPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Afa Jr.
PPW No Limits Championship (1 time, current) – Afa Jr.
Pittsburgh Wrestling League
PWL Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Samula
Portland Wrestling
Portland Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Rikishi
Power Pro Wrestling (Memphis)
PPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Rikishi
Pro Wrestling eXpress
PWX Heavyweight Championship (4 times) – Samula (3) and Lance Anoa'i (1)
PWX Circle of Respect (Hall of Fame) 2014 – Samula
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Comeback of the Year (2000) – Rikishi
Match of the Year (1999) The Rock vs. Mankind in an "I Quit" match at Royal Rumble
Tag Team of the Year (2014)
PWI ranked Reigns No. 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2016
PWI ranked Jimmy No. 25 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2014
PWI ranked Jey No. 26 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2014
Match of the Year (2002) The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania X8
Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1999, 2000) – The Rock
Tag Team of the Year (2 times) (2013) – Roman Reigns (1) and (2014) The Usos (1)
Wrestler of the Year (2000) – The Rock
Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
Class of 2012 – Afa and Sika
Revolución Lucha Libre
Campeonato Internacional Absoluto (1 time) – Rikishi
Stampede Wrestling
Stampede International Tag Team Championship (3 times) – Sika and Afa (2) and Gary Albright (1)
St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame
(Class of 2008) – Rocky Johnson
Trans World Wrestling Federation
Trans World Wrestling Championship (1 time) – Samula
United States Wrestling Association
USWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – Flex Kavana
Universal Wrestling Association
UWA World Trios Championship (1 time) – Great Fokina, Fatu and Samoan Savage
World Class Wrestling Association
WCWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Samula & Fatu
WCWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – Samula and Fatu
World Wrestling Council
WWC North American Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Sika and Afa
WWC World Tag Team Champion (10 times) – Tama (1), Smooth (4), Smooth and Islander Kuhio (1), Smooth and Tahitian Prince (1), and Smooth and Afa Jr. (3)
World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE
WCW Championship/World Championship (2 times) – The Rock
WWF/E Championship/WWE World Heavyweight Championship (13 times) – Yokozuna (2), The Rock (8) and Roman Reigns (3)
WWF/E Intercontinental Championship (5 times) – Rocky Maivia/The Rock (2), Rikishi (1), and Umaga (2)
WWE United States Championship (1 time) – Roman Reigns
WWE Tag Team Championship (4 times) – Rikishi (1), Roman Reigns (1), and The Usos (2)
WWE SmackDown Women's Championship - Naomi (1, Current)
WWF/E World Tag Team Championship (14 times) – Rocky Johnson (1), The Wild Samoans (3), The Headshrinkers (1), Yokozuna (2), The Rock (5), Rosey (1) and Rikishi (1)
Royal Rumble (3 times)
(1993) – Yokozuna
(2000) – The Rock
(2015) – Roman Reigns
WWE Hall of Fame (5 times)
(Class of 2007) – The Wild Samoans
(Class of 2008) – Peter Maivia
(Class of 2008) – Rocky Johnson
(Class of 2012) – Yokozuna
(Class of 2015) – Rikishi
Slammy Awards (15 times)
New Sensation (1997) – Rocky Maivia
Return of the year (2011) – The Rock
Game Changer of the year (2011) – John Cena vs. The Rock at WrestleMania XXVIII
LOL! Moment of the Year (2012) – The Rock throws John Cena's things into the Boston Harbor
"What a Manuver" (2013) – Roman Reigns' spear
Two-time Faction of the Year (2013, 2014) – The Shield (Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins)
Best Dance Moves (2013) – The Funkadactyls (Naomi and Cameron)
Breakout Star of the Year (2013) – The Shield
"LOL!" Moment of the Year (2013) – The Rock concert at the 20th anniversary of Raw (January 14)
Match of the year (2013) – John Cena vs The Rock for the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania 29
Best Actor (2014) – The Rock
"Tell Me You Didn’t Just Say That" Insult of the Year (2014) – The Rock insults Rusev and Lana on Raw (October 6)
Tag Team of the Year (2014) – The Usos
Superstar of the Year (2014) – Roman Reigns
Tag Team of the Year (2015) – The Usos
World Xtreme Wrestling
WXW Cruiserweight Championship (2 times) – Afa Jr.
WXW Hardcore Championship (3 times) – Afa Jr.
WXW Heavyweight Championship (6 times) – Samu (5) and Afa Jr. (1)
WXW Tag Team Championship (5 times) – Smooth (2) and Afa Jr. (1) and Samoan Gangstas (2)
WXW Television Championship (1 time) – Afa Jr.
WXW Ultimate Heavyweight Championship (2 times, current) – Lance Anoa'i
WXW Ultimate Hybrid Championship (2 times) – Lance Anoa'i
WXW Blast Television Championship (1 time) – Lance Anoa'i
WXW Elite Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Lance Anoa'i
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Best Box Office Draw (2000, 2011, 2012) – The Rock
Best Gimmick (1999) – The Rock
Best on Interviews (1999–2000) – The Rock
Most Charismatic (1999–2002, 2011, 2012) – The Rock
Most Improved (1998) – The Rock
Most Improved (2013) – Reigns
Rookie of the Year (1988) – Gary Albright
Tag Team of the Year (2013) – Reigns
Worst Feud of the Year (2015) Team PCB vs. Team B.A.D. vs. Team Bella
Worst Tag Team (2002) – Rosey and Eddie Fatu
Worst Worked Match of the Year (1993) Samu and Fatu, Bastion Booger and Bam Bam Bigelow vs. The Bushwhackers and Men on a Mission at Survivor Series
Worst Worked Match of the Year (2013) Naomi, Brie Bella, Cameron, Eva Marie, Jojo, Natalya, and Nikki Bella vs. AJ Lee, Aksana, Alicia Fox, Kaitlyn, Rosa Mendes, Summer Rae, and Tamina Snuka at Survivor Series
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2007) – The Rock.
Other awards and honors
1991: NCAA National Championship – The Rock
2001: Teen Choice Awards – Choice Movie Villain – The Rock
2012: CinemaCon Action Star of the Year – The Rock
2013: Kids Choice Awards – Favorite Male Butt Kicker – The Rock
2016: People's Choice Award – Favorite Premium Cable TV Actor – The Rock
2016: Mr. Olympia ICON Award – The Rock
2016: People Magazine Sexiest Man Alive – The Rock
2017: Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame – The Rock
2017: People's Choice Award for Favorite Premium Series Actor – The Rock
2017: NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year – The Rock
