{"id":183257,"date":"2024-08-16T18:51:39","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T23:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=183257"},"modified":"2024-08-16T18:51:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T23:51:39","slug":"afa-anoai-half-of-the-wild-samoans-tag-team-dead-at-81-his-daughter-and-his-nephew-dwayne-johnson-pay-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/08\/16\/afa-anoai-half-of-the-wild-samoans-tag-team-dead-at-81-his-daughter-and-his-nephew-dwayne-johnson-pay-tribute\/","title":{"rendered":"Afa Anoa&#8217;i, half of the Wild Samoans tag team, dead at 81, his daughter and his nephew Dwayne Johnson pay tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3258241901\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Afa Anoa&#8217;i, known best in pro wrestling as one half of the Wild Samoans tag team, died today at age 81. His cause of death hasn&#8217;t been disclosed yet, although Anoa&#8217;i suffered two heart attacks in January. His daughter Vale Anoa&#8217;i wrote on Twitter\/X that her dad also broke his back in two places and needed major surgery as a result and he also had two heart valves replaced. He had been in hospice care.<\/p>\n<p>His brother, Sika Anoa&#8217;i died earlier this year. Dwayne &#8220;The Rock&#8221; Johnson <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WWERomanReigns\/status\/1824564918579843274\">posted<\/a> on Twitter\/X the following on the death of his uncle so shortly after the death of his father, Sika.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Our family has suffered another great loss with the passing of my uncle and WWE Hall of Famer, Gataivas\u0101 Afa Amituana&#8217;i Anoa&#8217;i. We thank everyone for their support and are comforted by the fact that he now rests in peace. Afa and my father, Pola\u2019ivao Leati Sika Anoa\u2019I were loving brothers, the greatest tag team of their generation, and now they\u2019re reunited together in heaven. Rest in Power Wild Samoans.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>https:\/\/x.com\/WWERomanReigns\/status\/1824564918579843274<\/p>\n<p>Paul Levesque <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TripleH\/status\/1824557025491292498\">also commented<\/a> on Twitter\/X:<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1s2bzr4\">\n<blockquote>\n<div id=\"id__kske3nq9mn8\" class=\"css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1inkyih r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-135wba7\" dir=\"auto\" lang=\"en\" data-testid=\"tweetText\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Afa was devoted to his family, dominant in the ring, and dedicated to building future generations of <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">WWE <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Superstars. My thoughts are with the entire Anoa\u2019i family as we remember the legendary Afa.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>https:\/\/x.com\/TripleH\/status\/1824557025491292498<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3031593155\"><div id=\"pwtor-711954729\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Afa Anoa&#8217;i, known best in pro wrestling as one half of the Wild Samoans tag team, died today at age 81. 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