Matt Anoa'i
Born: 1970-04-07 in San Francisco, California, USA
Died: 2017-04-17
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2015
- WWE 24 as Himself
2005
- WWE Unforgiven 2005 as Rosey
- WWE Backlash 2005 as Rosey
2004
- WWE WrestleMania XX as Rosey
- WWE Backlash 2004 as Rosey
2003
- WWE Royal Rumble 2003 as Rosey
- WWE Armageddon 2003 as Rosey
2002
- WWE Super Tuesday as Rosey
- WWE Survivor Series 2002 as Rosey
- WWE Unforgiven 2002 as Rosey
2001
2000
- FMW Final Encounter- Backdraft as Matty Smalls
1999
- WWE SmackDown as Rosey
1998
- The Best of The Eliminators as Matty Smalls
1996
- ECW Heat Wave 1996 as Matty Smalls
- ECW Ultimate Jeopardy 1996 as Matty Smalls
- ECW Fan Cam: August 17, 1996 as Matty Smalls
- ECW The Doctor is In as Mack Daddy Kaine
- ECW Hardcore Heaven 1996 as Matty Smalls
- ECW Fan Cam: October 18, 1996 as Matty Smalls (Ringside)
1993
- Raw as Rosey