The Rock Shares Tribute To Afa Anoa’i
The Rock has paid tribute to his uncle Afa following the death of the WWE Hall of Famer.
There was sad news this week in the wrestling business because of the death of the Afa Anoa’i. The 81-year-old is a WWE Hall of Famer with his brother Sika, who passed away a few months earlier. Afa is a father is seven children with many grandchildren while Sika also has a big family and is the father of legendary WWE superstar Roman Reigns.
A lot of tributes have come out for Afa, including from Roman Reigns who posted a thoughtful message just hours before he appeared on WWE SmackDown.
During WWE SmackDown on Friday night, a graphic was shown for Afa followed by a touching video package as well.
Afa & Sika were known as the Wild Samoans tag team. After retiring as a wrestler, Afa opened up a wrestling school and helped to train many prominent names in pro wrestling, including former WWE Champion Batista (Dave Bautista), who spoke about the training the video package that aired on Smackdown.
The Wild Samoans Afa & Sika were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007.
The Rock Shares A Thoughtful Message About His Uncle Afa
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is also a part of the Anoa’i family. In a post on Instagram, The Rock shared a very thoughtful about his uncle Afa while including photos such as Afa holding The Rock’s version of a WWE Title. There’s also a photo of The Rock’s grandfather Peter Maivia along with Afa & Sika and Toru Tanaka.
Rest in Love Uncle Afa ❤️🕊️
Uncle Afa Anoa’i is finally at peace with his brother, Uncle Sika Anoa’i.“The Wild Samoans” were trailblazers in the world of professional wrestling.
Multi-time @WWE tag team champions and eventually, bestowed their rightful place in the WWE Hall of Fame.The last picture is one of my all time favorites- it’s my uncles Afa and Sika with my grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia – and I believe that’s Professor Toru Tanaka.
What I love about this picture is you can SEE & FEEL the LOVE & MANA amongst these smiling, loving men.
You can also see and feel that this wasn’t a table you wanted to f*ck with 😂💪🏾
I love you uncle and I’ll never forget what you did for our family in ‘87. “Come to me”
Nashville to Bethlehem.Give my grandpa and my dad a kiss and a hug from me.
❤️🕊️🥃
#restinlove
#uncleafa #anoai
While the likes of Rock & Reigns (and others in the family) have become major stars, it is their parents and grandparents who really helped them reach where they are in their lives, so it’s very touching to see that kind of message from The Rock.