Samu (wrestler)

Samu
Samu in 2006
Birth nameSamula Fred Anoaʻi[1]
Born (1963-05-29) May 29, 1963 (age 61)[2]
San Francisco, California, U.S.[3]
Spouse(s)Melissa Fritz
Children5 (including Lance Anoaʻi)
FamilyAnoaʻi[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 height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[3][2]
Billed weight260 lb (118 kg)[3][2]
Billed from"The Isle of Samoa"
Trained byAfa[3]
Sika[3]
Debut1981[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]

  1. ^ "A Heartwarming Message From Samu Anoaʻi". 1Wrestling. February 8, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e Harris M. Lentz III (2003). Biographical Dictionary of Professional Wrestling, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 305. ISBN 978-1-4766-0505-0.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Samu". Cagematch.net. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  4. ^ Pat Laprade; Bertrand Hebert (2013). Mad Dogs, Midgets and Screw Jobs: The Untold Story of How Montreal Shaped the World of Wrestling. ECW Press. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-77090-296-1.