Lloyd Anoa'i

American professional wrestler

Lloyd Anoaʻi
Born	(1970-05-07) May 7, 1970 (age 54) Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Family	Anoaʻi
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Alofa Headshrinker Alofa Headshrinker Ruopa L.A. Smooth Lloyd Lanui Ruopa Tahiti Tahitian Savage Tahitian Warrior
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)^[1]
Billed weight	363 lb (165 kg)^[1]
Billed from	Samoa Tahiti
Trained by	Afa Anoaʻi Sika Anoaʻi
Debut	1987

Lloyd Anoaʻi (born May 7, 1971) is an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager and producer for Qatar pro wrestling ,and World of War wrestling in South Africa. 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. Making his acting debut in the movie The Wrestler and on the trailer commercial for Brisk Tea for his cousin Dwayne Johnson's movie Hobbs & Shaw and other movies. 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 Afa and his uncle Sika, making his wrestling debut in 1987.

Anoaʻi appeared with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) 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", one-half of The Samoan Gangster Party. 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.

While Rikishi remained with the WWF in the early 2000s, Anoaʻi tagged with Samu on the independent circuit as The Headshrinkers with Anoaʻi using the ring names "Headshrinker Alofa" and "Headshrinker Ruopa".

In addition to wrestling, Anoaʻi acts as a trainer at his father's "Wild Samoan Training Center".

Championships and accomplishments

European Wrestling Association
- EWA Intercontinental Championship (1 time)^[2]
Eastern Wrestling Federation/Hardaway Wrestling
- EWF/HW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Headshrinker Samu^[3]
Independent Superstars of Pro Wrestling
- ISPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Headshrinker Samu^[4]
New Horizon Pro Wrestling
- NHPW Hybrid Championship (1 time)^[5]
Qatar Pro Wrestling
- QPW Souq Waqif Championship (1 time)^[6]
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 Wrestling Professionals
- WWP World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Afa Jr.^[7]
World Xtreme Wrestling
- WXW Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Matt E. Smalls (3) and Afa Jr. (1)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Cagematch Bio". Cagematch. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "EWA Intercontinental Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "HW Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "ISPW Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NHPW Hybrid Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
^ "QPW (The Official page)". www.facebook.com.
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WWP World Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.

External links

Lloyd Anoaʻi at IMDb
Lloyd Anoa'i's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database

Anoaʻi family

First generation

Second generation

Samu
Afa Anoa'i Jr.
Lloyd Anoaʻi
Rikishi
Rosey
Roman Reigns
Sam Fatu
Sean Maluta
Umaga
Yokozuna

Third generation

In-laws

Gary Albright
Naomi

Relatives

Category

v t e WWC World Tag Team Champions
1970s	The Fabulous Kangaroos (Al Costello and Don Kent) Los Dinámicos (Carlos Colón and José Rivera) Samoans (Afa and Sika) Invader I and José Rivera Huracán Castillo and Pierre Martel Kengo Kimura and Hiro Sasaki The Invaders (Invader I and Invader II) The Funk Brothers (Terry Funk and Dory Funk Jr.) Invader I and Pierre Martel The Moondogs (Moondog Rex and Moondog Spot) Gino de la Serra and Pierre Martel Los Mercenarios (Cuban Assassin and Jerry Morrow)
1980s	Gran Apolo and Pierre Martel Scorpio and Mr. Tempest Carlos Colón and Pedro Morales The Medics/The Super Médicos (Medic I and Medic II) Hercules Ayala and King Tonga The Invaders (Invader I and Invader III) Black Gordman and Medic I The New York Rockers (Al Perez and Joe Savoldi) Ángel Mexicano and Fidel Sierra The Rock 'n' Roll RPMs (Mike Davis and Tommy Lane) Los Pastores (Butch Miller and Luke Williams) The Starr Cousins (Chicky and Ron Starr) The Youngbloods (Chris Youngblood and Mark Youngblood) Mr. Pogo and TNT The Hunters (Bob Brown and Dale Veasey) Kendo Nagasaki and Mr. Pogo The Batten Twins (Bart Batten and Brad Batten) Dan Kroffat and Tama Jason the Terrible and Steve Strong Carlos Colón and Invader I Abudda Dein and Rip Rogers Puerto Rican Express (Huracán Castillo Jr. and Miguel Pérez Jr.)
1990s	Los Mercenarios (Cuban Assassin and Ron Starr) The Medics/The Super Médicos (Medic I and Super Medic III) The Continental Dream (Lance Idol and Rick Valentine) The Texas Hangmen (Killer and Psycho) El Bronco and Invader 1 El Gran Mendoza and Billy Travis The Heartbreakers (Heartbreaker Apollo and Heartbreaker Adonis) Rex King and Ricky Santana Heartbreaker Adonis and Doug Masters El Bronco and Ciclón Salvadoreño Doug Masters and Ron Starr The Southern Rockers (Steve Doll and Rex King) Ray González and Rex King Mohammed Hussein and El Vigilante Los Originales Nenes de las Nenas (Ray González and Ricky Santana) Mohammed Hussein and Dusty Wolfe Mohammed Hussein and Doug Sanders El Bronco and Ray González Huracán Castillo Jr. and Mohammad Hussein Mohammed Hussein and The Tahitian Warrior The Wildcats (Mike Anthony and Dobby Gillies) La Conexión Comunista (Mohammad Hussein and Fidel Sierra Huracán Castillo Jr. and Ray González The Canadian Glamour Boys (Sean and Shane) Huracán Castillo Jr. and Invader I The International Males (Christopher Daniels and Kevin Quinn) Ray González and Ricky Santana La Ley and Ricky Santana The Islanders (Kuhio and Tahiti) Glamour Boy Shane and Ricky Santana The Starr Corporation (Bouncer Bruno and Victor the Bodyguard) The Huertas Brothers/The Invaders (Maelo Huertas and Invader I)
2000s	Black Boy and José Rivera Jr. Bouncer Bruno and Dutch Mantel Artillería Pesada (Thunder and Lightning) Barry Windham and Kendall Windham Rico Suave and Eddie Watts Ricky Santana and Rico Suave The Rastamen (Rastaman and Mustafa Saed) El Bronco and Super Gladiador Carly Colón and Eddie Colón Carly Colón and Konnan The Tahitians (The Tahitian Prince and The Tahitian Warrior) Los Broncos (Bronco II and Bronco III) Brent Dail and Ricky Santana Super Gladiador and Vengador Boricua Super Gladiador and Brent Dail Agente Bruno and Rico Suave Los Nuevos Nenes de las Nenas (Chris Joel and Alex Montalvo) Diabólico and Rico Suave Delta Force (Cannon and Viper) Viper and El Rebelde The Starr Corporation (Huracán Castillo Jr. and Chicky Starr) The New Delta Force (The Tahitian Warrior and Viper) La Doble D Dominicana (Diabólico and Diamante Dominicano) El Bronco and Diamante Dominicano Alex Montalvo and Chicky Starr Joe Bravo and Vengador Boricua Eric Alexander and Rico Suave Salt 'n' Pepper (Derrick King and Stan Lee) Chris Joel and Demolition X Cassidy Riley and James Storm America's Most Wanted (James Storm and Chris Harris) El Poder Supremo (Tim Arson and Rico Suave) The New Starr Corporation (Huracán Castillo Jr. and Chris Joel) Terror, Inc. (Black Pain and Hannibal) Noriega and Jose Rivera Jr. Noriega and Chris Joel Los Compadres (El Bronco and Rico Suave) La Legion del Armagedon (Greco and Romano) Los Renegados del Infierno (Renegade del Infierno I and Renegade del Infierno II) The Texas Outlaws (Todd Dean and Brian Gamble) The New Texas Outlaws (Bad Boy Bradley and Todd Dean) D'Jour Twins (Dave D'Jour and David D'Jour) La Evolución Hardcore (Huracán Castillo Jr. and Rico Suave) The American Family (Idol Stevens and Shawn Spears)
2010s	La Amenaza Ilegal (Chicano and Bryan) Chicano and Idol Stevens The New American Family (Idol Stevens and King Tonga Jr.) Los Aéreos (Carlitos and Hiram Tua) Idol Stevens and Abbad Zona Urbana (BJ and Chicano) Los Rabiosos (Mr. Big and Blitz) Black Pain and Mad Man Manson BJ and Joe Bravo Los Fugitivos de la Calle (Niche and Lynx) Tommy Diablo and Johnny Ringo Los Dueños de la Malicia (Dennis Rivera and Noel Rodriguez) The Máximos Bros. (Joel Maximo and Wil Maximo) El Nuevo Mando (Bolo the Red Bulldog and Diabolico) Los Arcángeles (El Cuervo and Tommy Diablo) El Nuevo Mando (El Hombre Bestia Angel and Diabolico) The Sons of Samoa (Afa Jr. and L.A. Smooth) Andy Leavine and Samson Walker Zona 101 (Chicano and Abbad) Chicano and Xix Xavant Los Templarios (William de la Vega and Ash) Los Boricuas (Miguel Pérez Jr. and Huracán Castillo Jr.) La Revolución (La Revolucion II and La Revolucion III) El Hijo de Ray González and Mike Mendoza Juventud Extrema (El Cuervo and Mike Mendoza) La Revolución (La Revolucion I and La Revolucion II) El Cuervo and El Hombre Bestia Angel Khaos and Abaddon Gilbert and Pedro Portillo Doom Patrol (Cold and Death Warrant)
2020s	La Formula (Steve Joel and Jay Vélez) (current)