Sonny Siaki
| Sonny Siaki | |
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Siaki (left) with Afa Jr. in August 2007
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| Born |
July 23, 1974 Pago Pago, American Samoa, United States |
| Residence | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Hawaiian GQ Money Cocky Siaki Sonny Siaki |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Billed weight | 242 lb (110 kg) |
| Billed from | Pago Pago, American Samoa |
| Trained by |
Paul Orndorff WCW Power Plant Dusty Rhodes |
| Debut | March 1998 |
| Retired | September 2008 |
Sonny Siaki (born July 23, 1974) is a retired American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he was a one-time TNA X Division Champion.
When Siaki was three, his family moved to Hawaii, then California in the United States of America before settling in Wilmington, North Carolina. Siaki graduated from New Hanover High, received a football scholarship to play at East Carolina University, and majored in Physical Education. He played inside linebacker until a serious stinger injury forced him to stop playing football, preventing him from pursuing a career within the National Football League.
After his school friend Brad Cain (Lodi) notified Siaki that the WCW Power Plant was holding tryouts in early 1999, Siaki attended the tryout and was awarded a WCW developmental contract. He graduated after seven months and wrestled his first televised match on WCW Saturday Night against Allan Funk. Siaki largely appeared on Saturday Night and faced other Power Plant graduates, though he did make several appearances on Thunder and Nitro. Siaki eventually left WCW, unhappy with the way he was being utilized.
Siaki moved on to the Urban Wrestling Alliance in California, where he was known as "Money". After nine months, the UWA folded and Siaki joined Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling where he received further training from the TCW owner, Dusty Rhodes.
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