Samula Anoa'i (born May 29, 1963 in Samoa) is a Samoan American professional wrestler best known as one half of The Headshrinkers/Samoan Swat Team under the name Samu. His father is Afa Anoa'i who trained Samula for his professional wrestling debut.
Samu is most well known for his 3 title reigns in the WWF as Tag Team Champion. Once with his father Afa, and twice with his cousin Rikishi Phatu.
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On why he left the WWF in 1994: Samu said he left the lucrative world of the WWF because it became "a headache". "I was just having my kids at the time, and the schedule was hectic". "It was 17 days on, three days off. And I fractured my hip, which kind of slowed me down."
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Years before he wrestled in the WWF as a member of the Headshrinkers tag team, he once doubled for the Tonga Kid during a Piper's Pit segment where the Tonga Kid surprised Piper by speaking fluent English.
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Samu appeared in the early 80s as a third member of the Wild Samoans with Afa & Sika.
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Paired up with Fatu (aka Rikishi) to form the Samoan Swat Team. later known in the WWF as the Headshrinkers.
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Is a member of a prominent family of Samoan professional wrestlers, including Rosey, Jamal, Rikishi (Fatu), The Rock, Yokozuna, Afa and Sika.
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Former WWF Tag Team Champion
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Professional wrestler
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
100 Acres of Hell
2016
Jeb Tucker
WXW: Terror Rising
2006
Video
Samu
WXW: The Night of Champions
2006
Video
Samu
WXW: Holiday Extravaganza
2005
Video
Samu
WXW: Fall Fever
2005
Video
Samu
MLW: War Games
2003
Video
Samu- The Samoan Island Tribe
Major League Wrestling: The Underground
2003
TV Series
Samu (2003)
Heroes of Wrestling
1999
TV Movie
Samu- The Samoan Swat Team
WXW: Sportsfest
1999
Video
Samu
WXW Rage TV
1996
TV Series
Headshrinker Samu
WWF Challenge
1993-1994
TV Series
Samu
Summerslam
1993
Video
Headshrinker Samu
WWF: U.K. Fan Favorites
1993
Video
Headshrinker Samu
King of the Ring
1993
Video
Headshrinker Samu
WrestleMania IX
1993
Video
Headshrinker Samu
WWF: UK Rampage 93
1993
Video
Samu
WWF Prime-Time Wrestling
1993
TV Series
Samu
Halloween Havoc
1989
TV Movie
Samu
Clash of the Champions VIII: Fall Brawl 89
1989
TV Movie
Samu
WCW/NWA the Great American Bash
1989
TV Movie
Samu
Clash of the Champions VII: Guts and Glory
1989
TV Movie
Samu
WCW/NWA WrestleWar
1989
TV Movie
Samu
WWF Superstars
1986
TV Series
Headshrinker Samu (1992-1994)
Best of the WWF Volume 5
1986
Video
Samu
Best of the WWF Volume 3
1985
Video
Wild Samoan Samu
Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongest!
1985
Video
Samoan 3
Roddy Piper's Greatest Hits
1985
Video
World Wrestling Federation
1984
TV Series
Samula
WWF Championship Wrestling
1984
TV Series
Samula
Spectrum Wrestling
1984
TV Series
Samula
Stunts
Title
Year
Status
Character
100 Acres of Hell
2016
stunt coordinator
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Wrestling with Disaster
Documentary completed
Himself
WWE Hall of Fame 2007
2007
TV Special
Samu
WXW: Sportsfest
2006
Video
Himself
WXW: Sportsfest
2005
Video
Himself
WWE Raw
1993-1996
TV Series
Samu / Sammy the Silk
King of the Ring
1994
TV Special
Headshrinker Samu
WrestleMania X
1994
TV Special
Headshrinker Samu
Royal Rumble
1994
TV Special
Headshrinker Samu
Survivor Series
1993
TV Special
Headshrinker Samu
Royal Rumble
1993
TV Special
Headshrinker Samu
Survivor Series
1992
TV Special
Samu
AWA Superclash III
1988
TV Special
Samu- The Samoan Swat Team
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
WWE: The Best of WarGames
2013
Video
Samu
Wrestling's Highest Flyers
2010
Video
Samu
WWE: Survivor Series Anthology, Vol. 2
2009
Video
Samu
The Spectacular Legacy of the AWA
2006
Video documentary
Samu
WWE WrestleMania: The Complete Anthology, Vol. 2
2005
Video
Samu
Tombstone: The History of the Undertaker
2005
Video documentary
Samu
Biography
1999
TV Series documentary
Samu
Best of Bret 'Hit Man' Hart
1993
Video
Samu
Known for movies
Heroes of Wrestling (1999) as Samu- The Samoan Swat Team
$700,000
