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 WrestlingWorld Tag Team Championship (3 times) – Gary Albright (2) and Jamal (1)World's Strongest Tag Determination League (2004) – JamalBelgian Wrestling SchoolBWS Heavyweight Championship (2 times) – Afa Jr. (1) and Lance Anoa'i (1)Cauliflower Alley ClubOther honoree (1997) – SikaChampionship Wrestling from FloridaNWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Florida version) (1 time) – Rocky JohnsonNWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (2 times) – Rocky JohnsonNWA Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Rocky JohnsonNWA Florida Television Championship (1 time) – Rocky JohnsonContinental Wrestling AssociationAWA Southern Tag Team Championship (3 times) – Sika and Afa (1) and Rocky Johnson (2)NWA Georgia Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Rocky JohnsonNWA Georgia Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Rocky JohnsonNWA Macon Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Rocky JohnsonDefiant Pro WrestlingDPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Afa Jr.European Wrestling AssociationEWA Intercontinental Championship (1 time) – SmoothEastern Wrestling FederationEWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) Samoan GangstasFlorida Championship WrestlingFCW 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) – NaomiFrontier Martial-Arts WrestlingWEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Matt Anoa'i and Eddie FatuGeorgia Championship WrestlingNWA National Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Sika and AfaGulf Coast Championship WrestlingNWA Gulf Coast Tag Team Championship (2 times) – Sika and AfaHawai'i Championship WrestlingHCW Kekaulike Heritage Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Eddie FatuHeartland Wrestling AssociationHWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Kimo and EkmoIndependent Superstars of Pro WrestlingISPW Heavyweight Championship (2 times) – SamulaISPW Tag Team Champion (1 time) – Smooth and Headshrinker SamuISPW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Afa Jr.International Wrestling AllianceIWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Sika and AfaInternational World Class Championship WrestlingIWCCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Samu and Mack Daddy KaneJersey Championship WrestlingJCW Television Championship (1 time) – Afa Jr.Lutte InternationaleCanadian International Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – SamulaMemphis Championship WrestlingMCW Southern Tag Team Championship (3 times) – Kimo and EkmoMid-Atlantic Championship WrestlingNWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship (2 times) – Rocky JohnsonMid-South Wrestling AssociationMid-South Tag Team Championship (3 times) – Sika and AfaNational Wrestling LeagueNWL Heavyweight Championship (6 times) – SamulaNWL Tag Team Championship (2 times) – SamulaNew England Pro Wrestling Hall of FameClass of 2011 – SamulaNew World WrestlingNWW Undisputed Brass Knuckles Championship (1 time) – SamulaNu-Wrestling EvolutionNWE World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Black PearlNWA All-Star WrestlingNWA Canadian Tag Team Championship (Vancouver version) (2 times) – Sika and Afa (1) and Rocky Johnson (1)NWA Australasian Heavyweight Championship (2 times) – Peter MaiviaNWA New Zealand Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Peter MaiviaNWA DetroitNWA Detroit World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – Sika and AfaNWA Big Time WrestlingNWA Brass Knuckles Championship (Texas version) (1 time) – Rocky JohnsonNWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (3 times) – Peter Maivia (1) and Rocky Johnson (2)NWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Rocky JohnsonNWA DetroitNWA World Tag Team Championship (Detroit version) (1 time) – Rocky JohnsonNWA Hollywood WrestlingNWA Americas Heavyweight Championship (2 times) – Peter Maivia (1) and Rocky Johnson (1)NWA Americas Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Rocky JohnsonNWA Beat the Champ Television Championship (2 times) – Rocky JohnsonNWA Mid-America/Continental Wrestling AssociationCWA/AWA International Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Rocky JohnsonNWA Southern Heavyweight Championship (Memphis version) (1 time) – Rocky JohnsonNWA Mid-Pacific PromotionsNWA Hawaii Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Peter MaiviaNWA Hawaii Tag Team Championship (4 times) – Peter MaiviaNWA New ZealandNWA New Zealand British Empire Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship (2 times) – Peter MaiviaNWA San FranciscoNWA 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 WrestlingNWA Polynesian Pacific Tag Team Championship (2 time) – Rocky JohnsonPacific Northwest WrestlingNWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Rocky JohnsonNWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Championship (2 times) – Rocky JohnsonPennsylvania Premiere WrestlingPPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Afa Jr.PPW No Limits Championship (1 time, current) – Afa Jr.Pittsburgh Wrestling LeaguePWL Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – SamulaPortland WrestlingPortland Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – RikishiPower Pro Wrestling (Memphis)PPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – RikishiPro Wrestling eXpressPWX Heavyweight Championship (4 times) – Samula (3) and Lance Anoa'i (1)PWX Circle of Respect (Hall of Fame) 2014 – SamulaPro Wrestling IllustratedComeback of the Year (2000) – RikishiMatch of the Year (1999) The Rock vs. Mankind in an "I Quit" match at Royal RumbleTag Team of the Year (2014)PWI ranked Reigns No. 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2016PWI ranked Jimmy No. 25 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2014PWI ranked Jey No. 26 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2014Match of the Year (2002) The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania X8Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1999, 2000) – The RockTag Team of the Year (2 times) (2013) – Roman Reigns (1) and (2014) The Usos (1)Wrestler of the Year (2000) – The RockProfessional Wrestling Hall of FameClass of 2012 – Afa and SikaRevolución Lucha LibreCampeonato Internacional Absoluto (1 time) – RikishiStampede WrestlingStampede International Tag Team Championship (3 times) – Sika and Afa (2) and Gary Albright (1)St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame(Class of 2008) – Rocky JohnsonTrans World Wrestling FederationTrans World Wrestling Championship (1 time) – SamulaUnited States Wrestling AssociationUSWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – Flex KavanaUniversal Wrestling AssociationUWA World Trios Championship (1 time) – Great Fokina, Fatu and Samoan SavageWorld Class Wrestling AssociationWCWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Samula & FatuWCWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – Samula and FatuWorld Wrestling CouncilWWC North American Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Sika and AfaWWC 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/WWEWCW Championship/World Championship (2 times) – The RockWWF/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 ReignsWWE 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 ReignsWWE 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) – RikishiSlammy Awards (15 times)New Sensation (1997) – Rocky MaiviaReturn of the year (2011) – The RockGame Changer of the year (2011) – John Cena vs. The Rock at WrestleMania XXVIIILOL! Moment of the Year (2012) – The Rock throws John Cena's things into the Boston Harbor"What a Manuver" (2013) – Roman Reigns' spearTwo-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 29Best 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 UsosSuperstar of the Year (2014) – Roman ReignsTag Team of the Year (2015) – The UsosWorld Xtreme WrestlingWXW 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'iWXW Ultimate Hybrid Championship (2 times) – Lance Anoa'iWXW Blast Television Championship (1 time) – Lance Anoa'iWXW Elite Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Lance Anoa'iWrestling Observer NewsletterBest Box Office Draw (2000, 2011, 2012) – The RockBest Gimmick (1999) – The RockBest on Interviews (1999–2000) – The RockMost Charismatic (1999–2002, 2011, 2012) – The RockMost Improved (1998) – The RockMost Improved (2013) – ReignsRookie of the Year (1988) – Gary AlbrightTag Team of the Year (2013) – ReignsWorst Feud of the Year (2015) Team PCB vs. Team B.A.D. vs. Team BellaWorst Tag Team (2002) – Rosey and Eddie FatuWorst 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 SeriesWorst 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 SeriesWrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2007) – The Rock.Other awards and honors
1991: NCAA National Championship – The Rock2001: Teen Choice Awards – Choice Movie Villain – The Rock2012: CinemaCon Action Star of the Year – The Rock2013: Kids Choice Awards – Favorite Male Butt Kicker – The Rock2016: People's Choice Award – Favorite Premium Cable TV Actor – The Rock2016: Mr. Olympia ICON Award – The Rock2016: People Magazine Sexiest Man Alive – The Rock2017: Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame – The Rock2017: People's Choice Award for Favorite Premium Series Actor – The Rock2017: NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year – The Rock
