Lloyd Anoa'i

Infobox Wrestler
name=Lloyd Anoa'i


names=Alofa
Headshrinker Alofa
Headshrinker Ruopa
L.A. Smooth
Ruopa
Tahiti
Tahitian Savage
Tahitian Warrior
height=6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
weight=293 lb (133 kg)
birth_date =
death_date =
birth_place =Allentown, Pennsylvania
resides=
billed=Samoa
trainer=Afa Anoa'i
Sika Anoa'i
debut=1987
retired=|

Lloyd Anoa'i is a Samoan American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager who has performed under numerous ring names. He is one of the three sons of professional wrestling patriarch Afa Anoa'i, and a member of the Anoa'i family.

Career

Anoa'i trained under his father and his uncle Sika, making his wrestling debut in 1987.

Anoa'i formed a tag team with his brother Samu known as The Headshrinkers, with Anoa'i wrestling under the ring names Headshrinker Alofa and Headshrinker Ruopa.

In 1993, Anoa'i appeared with the World Wrestling Federation as a jobber under the ring name Tahitian Savage.

In the mid-1990s, Anoa'i 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, Anoa'i appeared with Extreme Championship Wrestling as L.A. Smooth. He went on to wrestle on the American independent circuit, appearing with promotions such as World Xtreme Wrestling.

In addition to wrestling, Anoa'i acts as a trainer at his father's Wild Samoan Training Center.

In wrestling

*Finishing and signature moves
**Samoan drop

Relatives in wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

*European Wrestling Association:*EWA Intercontinental Championship (1 time, current)
*Independent Superstars of Pro Wrestling:*ISPW Tag Team Champion (1 time) - with Headshrinker Samu
*World Wrestling Council:*WWC Tag Team Champion (4 times) - with Mohammed Hussein (3), and the Tahitian Prince (1)
*World Xtreme Wrestling:*WXW Tag Team Champion (2 times) - with Matt E. Smalls

References

* [http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/ecw/results/1996c.html Extreme Championship Wrestling results (July to September 1996)]
* [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/l/l-a-smooth.html Lloyd Anoa'i at Online World of Wrestling]
* [http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttwwcp.html The WWC Tag Team Championship at Solie.org]
* [http://www.100megsfree4.com/wiawrestling/pages/other/hou1993.htm World Wrestling Federation house show results (1993)]

External links

* [http://www.wildsamoan.com/LASmooth.htm Lloyd Anoa'i at WildSamoan.com]