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Lloyd Anoa'i
Born (1970-05-07) May 7, 1970 (age 54)
Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
FamilyAnoa'i
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Alofa
Headshrinker Alofa
Headshrinker Ruopa
L.A. Smooth
Lloyd Lanui
Ruopa
Tahiti
Tahitian Savage
Tahitian Warrior
Billed height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1]
Billed weight363 lb (165 kg)[1]
Billed fromSamoa
Tahiti
Trained byAfa Anoaʻi
Sika Anoaʻi
Debut1987

Lloyd Anoa'i (born May 7, 1970) is an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager and producer for Qatar pro wrestling ,and World of War wrestling in South Africa. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring names Tahitian Savage, Fred Williams, and Lloyd Lanui and for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) under the ring name L.A. Smooth. Making his acting debut in the movie The Wrestler and on the trailer commercial for Brisk Tea for his cousin Dwayne Johnson's movie Hobbs & Shaw and other movies. He is one of the three sons of professional wrestling patriarch Afa Anoaʻi and a member of the Anoaʻi family.[1]

Professional wrestling career

Anoa'i trained under his father Afa and his uncle Sika, making his wrestling debut in 1987.

Anoa'i appeared with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring names "Tahitian Savage", "Fred Williams", and "Lloyd Lanui" in the mid-1990s. In 1993 Anoa'i began wrestling for the Puerto Rican World Wrestling Council as "Tahitian Warrior". He formed a tag team with Mohammed Hussein, winning the WWC Tag Team Championship three times in 1994. He held the Championship on a fourth occasion in 2002, teaming with Tahitian Prince as "The Tahitians".

In 1996 and 1997 Anoa'i appeared with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) as "L.A. Smooth", one-half of The Samoan Gangster Party. After he went on to sign with the World Wrestling Federation in 1998. He then went on to wrestle on the American independent circuit, appearing with promotions such as World Xtreme Wrestling.

While Rikishi remained with the WWF in the early 2000s, Anoa'i tagged with Samu on the independent circuit as The Headshrinkers with Anoaʻi using the ring names "Headshrinker Alofa" and "Headshrinker Ruopa".

In addition to wrestling, Anoa'i acts as a trainer at his father's "Wild Samoan Training Center".

Championships and accomplishments

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Cagematch Bio". Cagematch. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "EWA Intercontinental Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  3. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "HW Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  4. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "ISPW Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  5. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NHPW Hybrid Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  6. ^ "QPW (The Official page)". www.facebook.com.
  7. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WWP World Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
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