Sika Anoa'i
| Birth name | Leati Sika Anoa'i Amituana'i |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 5, 1945 Leone, Tutuila, American Samoa, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Patricia Hooker |
| Children |
Rosey Roman Reigns |
| Family | Anoa'i |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | The Samoan #2 Sika Sika Anoa'i Sika Samoa Wild Samoan #2 |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Billed weight | 319 lb (145 kg) |
| Billed from | "The Isle of Samoa" |
| Trained by |
Afa Anoa'i Kurt Von Steiger |
| Debut | 1973 |
| Retired | 1988 |
Leati Sika Anoa'i Amituana'i (born April 5, 1945), better known as Sika Anoa'i or simply Sika, is an American Samoan retired professional wrestler. He is best known as one-half of the tag team The Wild Samoans with his brother Afa. Championships held by Anoa'i over the course of his career include the WWF World Tag Team Championship. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2012. He is a member of the Anoa'i family and the father of professional wrestlers Rosey and Roman Reigns.
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, working on ships sailing to the Philippines and Japan. Anoa'i left the Merchant Marine in 1969, working as a stevedore before deciding to become a professional wrestler like his older brother Afa.
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, NWA Mid-America, Stampede Wrestling, and the World Wrestling Council, winning multiple tag team championships.
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