Samu | |
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Birth name | Samula Fred Anoaʻi[1] |
Born | [2] San Francisco, California, U.S.[3] | May 29, 1963
Spouse(s) | Melissa Fritz |
Children | 5 (including Lance Anoa'i) |
Family | Anoaʻi[3] |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | The Great Samu[4] Headshrinker Samu[3] Sam Anoaʻi[3] Sammy Silk[3] Sam the Samoan[3] Samu[3] Samula[3] Super Star Tiger[3] The Tahitian Prince[3] The Wild Samoan[3] |
Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[3][2] |
Billed weight | 260 lb (118 kg)[3][2] |
Billed from | "The Isle of Samoa" |
Trained by | Afa[3] Sika[3] |
Debut | 1981[3][2] |
Samula Fred Anoaʻi (born May 29, 1963) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Samu. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation, World Championship Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling, and New Japan Pro-Wrestling in the 1980s and 1990s.[2][3]