Lloyd Anoaʻi
| Born |
May 7, 1970 Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States |
|---|---|
| Family | Anoaʻi |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Alofa Fred Williams Headshrinker Alofa Headshrinker Ruopa L.A. Smooth Lloyd Lanui Ruopa Tahiti Tahitian Savage Tahitian Warrior |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] |
| Billed weight | 363 lb (165 kg)[1] |
| Billed from | Samoa |
| Trained by |
Afa Anoaʻi Sika Anoaʻi |
| Debut | 1987 |
Lloyd Anoaʻi (born May 17, 1970) is an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager. 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. He is one of the three sons of professional wrestling patriarch Afa Anoaʻi and a member of the Anoaʻi family.[1]
Professional wrestling career
Anoaʻi trained under his father and his uncle Sika, making his wrestling debut in 1987. 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 (WWF) 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 (ECW) as "L.A. Smooth". 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. 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.[2] However, they lost the titles at Euphoria Day 2 against Xix Xavant and Chicano.[3]
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
Championships and accomplishments
- European Wrestling Association
- EWA Intercontinental Championship (1 time)[4]
- Eastern Wrestling Federation/Hardaway Wrestling
- EWF/HW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Headshrinker Samu[5]
- Independent Superstars of Pro Wrestling
- ISPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Headshrinker Samu[6]
- New Horizon Pro Wrestling
- NHPW Hybrid Championship (1 time)[7]
- Qatar Pro Wrestling
- QPW Souq Waqif Championship (1 time)[8]
- World Wrestling Council
- WWC World Tag Team Championship (9 times) – with Mohammed Hussein (3 times), Islander Kuhio (1 time), Tahitian Prince (1 time), Viper (1 time) and Afa Jr. (3 times)
- World Wrestling Professionals
- WWP World Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Afa Jr.[9]
- World Xtreme Wrestling
- WXW Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Matt E. Smalls (3 times) and Afa Jr. (1 time)
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Cagematch Bio". Cagematch. Archived from the original on 2015. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
- ↑ http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=81687
- ↑ http://www.cagematch.de/?id=1&nr=106000
- ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=337
- ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=1935
- ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=691
- ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=2834
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1048520288511330&id=379605735402792
- ↑ http://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=1262
External links
- Lloyd Anoaʻi on IMDb