00:00The WWE is saddened to learn of the passing of an influential patriarch of the legendary
00:07Onoahe family, Afa Onoahe.
00:13Alongside his brother Sika, Afa would rise to prominence as one half of the iconic tag
00:17team, the Wild Samoans.
00:24One of the greatest tag teams in WWE history, I love to watch Afa and Sika.
00:30The way they connect with an audience, it's just phenomenal.
00:33Throughout the 1970s and the 1980s, there was no tag team that held as many tag team
00:38championships as the Wild Samoans.
00:43Wanting to mentor the next generation of his lineage, Afa guided his son Samu and his nephew
00:48Rikishi toward even more tag team gold for the Onoahe family.
01:03Following an illustrious career, Afa and his brother Sika would have their names immortalized
01:08as members of the WWE Hall of Fame.
01:14Eager to give back to professional wrestling, Afa would open the Wild Samoan Training Center
01:19to help prepare future superstars.
01:22When I first showed up at Afa's, I think he was really excited to have me walk through
01:25the door and start training.
01:27And he actually took the time to get to know me.
01:32Along with the center, Afa and his wife Lynn established a foundation that awarded scholarships
01:37to disadvantaged youth, changing lives and helping to fulfill countless dreams.
01:45Through his numerous contributions in and out of the ring, Afa became a beloved role
01:50model for his family and peers.
01:54He will always be known as a pillar of the Onoahe legacy, whose passion and kind nature
02:01will live on through WWE forever.
02:04I'm going to say what my mother used to tell us.
02:10What that mean is, take care of each other and trust in God.
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