Lloyd Anoaʻi

Lloyd Anoaʻi
Born (1970-05-07) May 7, 1970
Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
Family Anoaʻi
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Alofa
Fred Williams
Headshrinker Alofa
Headshrinker Ruopa
L.A. Smooth
Lloyd Lanui
Ruopa
Tahiti
Tahitian Savage
Tahitian Warrior
Billed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Billed weight 363 lb (165 kg)[1]
Billed from Samoa
Trained by Afa Anoaʻi
Sika Anoaʻi
Debut 1987

Lloyd Anoaʻi (born May 7, 1970) is an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager. 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. 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 and his uncle Sika, making his wrestling debut in 1987. Anoaʻi formed a tag team with his brother Samu known as "The Headshrinkers", with Anoaʻi wrestling under the ring names "Headshrinker Alofa" and "Headshrinker Ruopa".

Anoaʻi appeared, and worked with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) on their roster of talent 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". 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. In addition to wrestling, Anoaʻi acts as a trainer at his father's "Wild Samoan Training Center".

They regained the titles again on November 16, 2013 at Crossfire.[2] However, they lost the titles at Euphoria Day 2 against Xix Xavant and Chicano.[3]

Championships and accomplishments

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "WWC CROSSFIRE 2013: T.N.T. RETURNS!, CARLITO VS REY FENIX, TAG TEAM TITLE CHANGES HANDS AND MORE FROM PUERTO RICO - PWInsider.com". www.pwinsider.com.
  3. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WWC Euphoria - Tag 2 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.de.
  4. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "EWA Intercontinental Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  5. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "HW Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  6. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "ISPW Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  7. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NHPW Hybrid Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
  8. ↑ "QPW (The Official page)". www.facebook.com.
  9. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WWP World Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
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