Sione Vailahi was born on September 8, 1958 in Nuku'alofa, Tonga as Sione Havea Vailahi. He is an actor, known for WCW Halloween Havoc (1992), WCW Uncensored (1996) and Body Slam (1986). He is married to Seini Tonga. They have seven children.
Was heavily criticized on Twitter by wrestler Shelton Benjamin for allegedly not paying wrestlers who traveled to Nigeria for a charity wrestling tour partly organized by Sione and his wife in 2011. The trouble stemmed from dishonest Nigerian promoters who stole the proceeds from ticket sales, leaving the Vailahis in a difficult situation.
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Uncle of women's wrestler Seini Draughn, a.k.a. Lei'D Tapa.
Is one of only two Tongans to have wrestled for both the WWF & WCW. The other is his former tag team partner Tonga Fifita (a.k.a. Haku/Meng). Coincidentally, both men trained in Japan as Sumo wrestlers, prior to their professional wrestling endeavors in the United States. They also attended the same all-boys high school in Tonga in the early 1970s.
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His son Peter Vailahi signed with the BYU Cougars in February 2005 as an offensive lineman, but mutually agreed to be released from his scholarship later that year to play closer to home. Peter was also named the 2004 Southwestern 4A defensive player of the year, while playing for E.E. Waddell High School in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Is Tongan, and -- contrary to popular belief -- is not a member of the Samoan Anoa'i wrestling family.
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Was trained for the pro-wrestling ring by Red Bastien.
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When he is not travelling or wrestling, he runs a small construction company in his home state of North Carolina.
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The Barbarian replaced Samu, and joined Fatu to form the tag team known as the Headshrinkers. Began wrestling under his real name - Sione.
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As the Powers of Pain, he and Terry Szopinski (aka "The Warlord") were managed by 'Mr. Fuji'. When the team broke up, The Warlord began being managed by Ken Johnson (aka "Slick") and The Barbarian was managed by Bobby Heenan, becoming a member of the Heenan Family.
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In WCW, he formed a tag team with Tonga Fifita (aka "Meng"), known as The Faces of Fear. The Faces of Fear became part of the Dungeon of Doom.
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As The Barbarian, was one half of the Powers of Pain tag team in the WWF, along with Terry Szopinski (aka "The Warlord").
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Before becoming a professional wrestler, competed in the sport of Sumo in Japan.
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Wrestler
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
XWW: Xtreme Warfare TV Show
2013
TV Series
The Barbarian
Cry for Blood
2011
Mr. Lazco
NWA Mountain State Wrestling
2011
TV Series
The Barbarian
NWA Pro/NWA NJ: Dennis Corraluzzo Invitational
2009
Video
The Barbarian
i-Generation Superstars of Wrestling: Rodman Downunder
2000
Video
Barbarian
WCW Thunder
1998-2000
TV Series
The Barbarian
WCW World Championship Wrestling
1985-2000
TV Series
The Barbarian
WCW Monday Nitro
1996-1999
TV Series
The Barbarian
The Barbarian- The Faces of Fear
Super Assassin #2
WCW/NWO Road Wild
1998
TV Movie
The Barbarian
WCW World War 3
1997
TV Movie
The Barbarian
WCW Fall Brawl: War Games
1997
TV Movie
The Barbarian
WCW SuperBrawl VII
1997
TV Movie
The Barbarian
WCW Starrcade 1996
1996
TV Movie
The Barbarian
WCW Halloween Havoc
1996
TV Movie
The Barbarian
WCW Slamboree '96: Lethal Lottery
1996
TV Movie
The Barbarian
WCW SuperBrawl VI
1996
TV Movie
The Barbarian
WCW World War 3
1995
TV Movie
Super Assassin #2
WWF Superstars
1988-1995
TV Series
The Barbarian
Headshrinker Sione
WWF Action Zone
1994
TV Series
Headshrinker Sione
Clash of the Champions XXI
1992
TV Movie
The Barbarian
WCW Halloween Havoc
1992
TV Movie
The Barbarian
Clash of the Champions XX: 20th Anniversary
1992
TV Movie
The Barbarian
WWF Prime-Time Wrestling
1991
TV Series
The Barbarian
Saturday Night's Main Event
1991
TV Series
The Barbarian
WWF UK Rampage '91
1991
TV Movie
The Barbarian
Royal Rumble
1991
Video
The Barbarian
Royal Rumble
1990
Video
The Barbarian
No Holds Barred: The Match/The Movie
1989
TV Movie
The Barbarian
WWF: Demolition - Witness the Power
1989
Video
The Barbarian
WWF Challenge
1989
TV Series
The Barbarian
Royal Rumble
1989
Video
The Barbarian
The Brains Behind the Brawn
1989
Video
The Barbarian
Summerslam
1988
TV Movie
The Barbarian
WWF: Wrestlefest 88
1988
TV Movie
The Barbarian
NWA Bunkhouse Stampede
1988
TV Movie
The Barbarian
Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup
1988
Video
The Barbarian
The Great American Bash
1987
TV Movie
The Barbarian
Body Slam
1986
Axe the Cannibal
Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Cup
1986
Video
The Barbarian
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Wrestling with Disaster
Documentary completed
WCW The Great American Bash
1996
TV Special
The Barbarian
WCW Uncensored
1996
TV Special
The Barbarian
WWE Raw
1994-1995
TV Series
Headshrinker Sione
Sione
Royal Rumble
1995
TV Special
Headshrinker Sione
Survivor Series
1994
TV Special
Headshrinker Sione - The Bad Guys
Starrcade
1992
TV Special
The Barbarian
Royal Rumble
1992
TV Special
The Barbarian
WWF Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
1991
TV Special
The Barbarian
WrestleMania VII
1991
TV Special
The Barbarian
Survivor Series
1990
TV Special
The Barbarian (The Natural Disasters)
WrestleMania VI
1990
TV Special
The Barbarian
Survivor Series
1989
TV Special
The Barbarian - The Million Dollar Team
WrestleMania V
1989
TV Special
The Barbarian
Survivor Series
1988
TV Special
The Barbarian- The Powers of Pain
Clash of the Champions
1988
TV Special
The Barbarian- The Powers of Pain
Starrcade
1986
TV Special
The Barbarian
Starrcade '85: The Gathering
1985
TV Special
The Barbarian
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Shawn Michaels: Mr Wrestlemania
2014
Video documentary
The Barbarian
WWE: Goldberg - The Ultimate Collection
2013
Video
The Barbarian
nWo: The Revolution
2012
Video documentary
The Barbarian
Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart
2011
Video
The Barbarian
WWE: Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan
2010
Video
The Barbarian
WWE: Survivor Series Anthology, Vol. 2
2009
Video
Headshrinker Sione
WWE: Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
2009
Video
The Barbarian
WWE: Greatest Stars of the '90s
2009
Video
The Barbarian
WWE: Summerslam - The Complete Anthology, Vol. 1
2009
The Barbarian
Starrcade: The Essential Collection
2009
The Barbarian
Nature Boy Ric Flair: The Definitive Collection
2008
Video
The Barbarian
WWE: Royal Rumble - The Complete Anthology, Vol. 1
2007
Video
The Barbarian
WWE Royal Rumble: The Complete Anthology, Vol. 2
2007
Video
Headshrinker Sione
The Shawn Michaels Story: Heartbreak and Triumph
2007
Video
Headshrinker Sione
The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers
2006
Video
The Barbarian
The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior
2005
Video documentary
The Barbarian
Road Warriors: The Life and Death of Wrestling's Most Dominant Tag Team