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Explore Sam Fatu net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Professional wrestler who competed with the WWF and was a WWC World Tag Team Champion together with Dan Kroffat. He wrestled under the names “The Tonga Kid” and “Tama.” In this article, we will discover how old is Sam Fatu? Who is Sam Fatu dating now & how much money does Sam Fatu have?

Sam Fatu Biography

Sam Fatu is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on October 11, 1965 in California, United States. His uncle is actor and wrestler His cousin is former wrestler and actor Dwayne Johnson, a.k.a. “The Rock.”, a.k.a. “The Rock.”

Fatu debuted as a professional wrestler in 1983, after being trained by the Wild Samoans. Shortly after debuting he joined the World Wrestling Federation as “Samoan No. 4,” wrestling at untelevised house shows before making his television debut in the fall of 1983 as the Tonga Kid. Billed as the cousin of Superfly Jimmy Snuka, he entered into his first major feud with Snuka’s rival Roddy Piper.

Fatu appeared as “The Tonga Kid” in the opening scene of the 1986 film Highlander, where he was involved in a six-man tag team match with Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell against The Fabulous Freebirds at the Meadowlands Arena. He also starred as “Tonga Tom” in the 1987 wrestling film Body Slam, along with Dirk Benedict and Roddy Piper.

The brother of his, Eddie was killed by an attack on the heart in 1999.

He was the youngest wrestler to host a match in Madison Square Garden.

Samuel Larry Anoa’i Fatu (born October 11, 1965) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation under the ring names The Tonga Kid and Tama and with World Championship Wrestling as The Samoan Savage.

Sam Fatu Net Worth

Sam is one of the richest Wrestler from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sam Fatu's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

Born in San Francisco and made his wrestling debut in 1983.

In 1989, Fatu joined World Championship Wrestling, where he adopted the ring name “The Samoan Savage” and began teaming with his brother Fatu and his cousin Samu as The Samoan SWAT Team. The trio were managed by “The Big Kahuna” Oliver Humperdink. In late 1989, Samu withdrew from in-ring competition and The Samoan SWAT Team was renamed “The New Wild Samoans”. At Starrcade in December 1989, The New Wild Samoans competed in the Iron Team round-robin tournament, placing third.

After leaving the WWF, Fatu began performing for the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico as “Tama”. On January 6, 1989, he and Dan Kroffat defeated The Batten Twins to win the WWC World Tag Team Championship. The Batten Twins regained the championship on March 4, 1989.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In the fall of 1987, they began a feud with Strike Force, and while the two teams generally traded victories during the early part of the feud, once Strike Force won the WWF Tag Team Championship, the Islanders began finding themselves on the losing end, despite having several attempts. In early December 1987, the Islanders were disqualified from a match with the British Bulldogs when they kidnapped the Bulldogs’ dog, Matilda. The Islanders were indefinitely suspended in the storyline until Matilda was found. From late January 1988 until early February, the Islanders were consistently beaten by the British Bulldogs.

Who is Sam Fatu Dating?

According to our records, Sam Fatu is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of January 13, 2024, Sam Fatu’s is not dating anyone.

The New Wild Samoans left WCW in the summer of 1990.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Sam Fatu height 6 ft 0 in Sam weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

In late 1986, he teamed with Tonga Fifita, who was wrestling under the name King Tonga. Fatu was renamed to Tama, while Fifita was renamed to Haku. Together, they were christened The Islanders. The Islanders gained several key victories, including a tag team battle royal victory over Big John Studd and King Kong Bundy, but ultimately failed to gain the interest of fans. The two were eventually repackaged as villains in April 1987 after attacking The Can-Am Connection during a match; the team was now managed by Bobby Heenan, and used an aggressive, savage style of wrestling as opposed to a scientific style.

After leaving WCW, Fatu (wrestling as “The Samoan Savage”) journeyed to Mexico to perform for the Universal Wrestling Association along with his brother Fatu and his cousin, The Great Kokina. Billed as “The Hawaiian Beasts”, the trio won the UWA World Trios Championship from Los Villanos on April 7, 1991. Los Villanos regained the championship on May 31, 1991.

Facts & Trivia

Sam Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sam Fatu celebrates birthday on October 11 of every year.

Fatu is a member of the famous Anoaʻi family. He is the nephew of Sika Anoaʻi and Afa Anoaʻi, known as the Wild Samoans. He is the twin brother of Solofa Fatu Jr. (Headshrinker Fatu/Rikishi). Samuel is the father of Jacob Fatu, who currently wrestles for Major League Wrestling (MLW). In November 2008, Fatu’s wife, Theresa Fuavai-Fatu, went into cardiac arrest while giving birth. Her heart stopped completely before the twins, Marley and Myracle, could be delivered by Caesarean section, but she was spontaneously revived and eventually recovered. This type of incident is very rare, with one of the cardiac surgeons who was working on Theresa saying that he had never seen surviving mothers or babies. Sam is the older brother of Eddie Fatu (Umaga/Jamal), who died of a heart attack on December 4, 2009.

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