Lloyd Anoaʻi

Lloyd Anoaʻi (born May 17, 1970) is a Samoan American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager who has performed under numerous ring names. He is one of the three sons of professional wrestling patriarch Afa Anoaʻi, and a member of the Anoaʻi family.

Career

Anoaʻi trained under his father and his uncle Sika, making his wrestling debut in 1986. Anoaʻi formed a tag team with his brother Samu known as "The Headshrinkers", with Anoaʻi wrestling under the ring names "Headshrinker Alofa" and "Headshrinker Ruopa".

Anoaʻi appeared, and worked with the World Wrestling Federation on their roster of talent under the ring names Tahitian Savage, Fred Williams, and Lloyd Lanui. In the mid-1990s. In 1993 Anoaʻi 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 Anoaʻi appeared with Extreme Championship Wrestling as "L.A. Smooth".In 1998 Anoaʻi signed with World Wrestling Entertainment along with cousin Rosey. After He went on to wrestle on the American independent circuit, appearing with promotions such as World Xtreme Wrestling. In addition to wrestling, Anoaʻi acts as a trainer at his father's "Wild Samoan Training Center".

They regained the titles again on November 16, 2013 at Crossfire.^[1] However, they lost the title ar Euphoria Day 2 against Xix Xavant and Chicano.^[2]

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • Samoan drop

Relatives in wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

• European Wrestling Association

• EWA Intercontinental Championship (1 time)

• Eastern Wrestling Federation/Hardaway Wrestling

• EWF/HW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Headshrinker Samu

• Independent Superstars of Pro Wrestling

• ISPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Headshrinker Samu

• Qatar Pro Wrestling
  • QPW Souq Waqif Championship (1 time)^[3]

• World Wrestling Council

• WWC World Tag Team Championship (9 times) - with Mohammed Hussein (3), Islander Kuhio (1), Tahitian Prince (1), Viper (1) and Afa Jr. (3)

• World Xtreme Wrestling

• WXW Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Matt E. Smalls (3) and Afa Jr. (1)

References

1. ↑ http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=81687
2. ↑ http://www.cagematch.de/?id=1&nr=106000
3. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1048520288511330&id=379605735402792

• Extreme Championship Wrestling results (July to September 1996)
• Lloyd Anoaʻi at Online World of Wrestling
• The WWC Tag Team Championship at Solie.org
• World Wrestling Federation house show results (1993)

External links

• Lloyd Anoaʻi at WildSamoan.com