Actor

Matt Anoa'i

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Movies: 12Series: 3

TMDB ID: 1200117

IMDb ID: nm1254398

Known for: Acting

Born: April 7, 1970

Died: April 17, 2017

Age: 47

Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1993 - 2015

Years active: 23

Average TMDB rating: 7.35

Wikidata: Q2474413

Also known as

Rosey • Matty Smalls • S.H.I.T. • 3 Minute Warning • The Samoan Gangsta Party

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Biography

Matthew Anoa'i is a professional wrestler, best known for his time on the independent circuit under numerous ring names, and his time in WWE, where he competed as Rosey. Anoa'i, along with his late cousin Eddie Fatu, was trained at the Wild Samoan Training Facility headed by his uncle, Afa Anoa'i. Following his training, he competed in Afa's World Xtreme Wrestling (WXW) promotion. He began competing in tag team competition with Samu as the Samoan Gangsta Party. The team had a brief stint in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). Throughout the mid-1990s, Anoa'i competed in various independent promotions, winning various tag team championships. In 2001, Anoa'i signed with the WWE and was assigned to Heartland Wrestling Association (HWA) in Cincinnati, Ohio. While situated at HWA, he was placed in tag team competition, alongside Fatu, in which they won the HWA Tag Team Championship.