The Greatest Family In Wrestling: The Samoan Dynasty 👑☝🏾🩸
The Polynesian wrestlers in particular the Samoans have been stereotyped as savages and barbarians over the decades in wrestling. Many times they didn't even speak, they just grunted or yelled to reinforce those stereotypes. Even if they won Championships there was only a limit to their success.
Some people say the Rock changed that but even though the Rock was a Champion and arguably one of the biggest stars in WWE he wasn't perceived as Polynesian to the majority of fans.
In the beginning when his gear honored his grandfather Chief Peter Maivia he was booed and rejected.
Roman, Jimmy, Jey and later Solo changed the perception of the Polynesian wrestlers in WWE while honoring their heritage and family such as the Wild Samoans, Rikishi and Umaga. ( Their fathers and uncles)
Roman (Joe Anoa'i) said he wanted to elevate his family in the business and he's doing it now adding The Samoan Werewolf Jacob Fatu. Plus their play cousins Tama and Tanga. Who else will join? Possibly Lance and Zilla? Who knows? But I can't wait to see what happens next.
(Gotta give credit to Queen Nia Jax who honors Yokozuna (Rodney Anoa'i) with his move the Banzai Drop which she calls The Annihilator.)
The Anoa'i Family Legacy isn't just about wrestling and sports:
#Repost @renoanoai
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Growing up an Anoa’i I’ve seen so many fans butcher our family lineage and our history… I’ve never found it a priority to fix their ideas of who we are, as long as our family knew what’s right that’s all that mattered.
But seeing this today made me proud, and it made me think back to our humble beginnings as a family from Samoa, who migrated to America with a calling that one would never think could ever lead to the wrestling ring.
My great grandparents, the late Tama Toeaina Anoa’i Amituana’i & Tina Toeaina Tovaleomanaia Ripley Anoa’i Amituana’i migrated to San Francisco 4 generations ago as founding pastors to the First Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa in San Francisco, CA that still stands today at 260 Sagamore St, San Francisco.
Their children and grandchildren raised in San Francisco, as the Pastor’s kids. Tending to the duties of the ministry and strengthening our Samoan community through the church.
Here we are today, as their Grandson @romanreigns & Great Grandson @uceyjucey are headlining as the main event at @wwe Summerslam. Look how far we’ve come..
Anoa’i was once a household name in the Samoan community because of the ministry, now it is a household name worldwide because of the strength of the bloodline. This a beautiful legacy, traced back to two beautiful legends who were called to serve as faifeau and faletua over EFKAS San Francisco. This is our family, our history, our present and our future.
Our name carries a rich history, filled with beautiful stories, rooted in love, faith, family and in San Francisco by way of the villages of Fagatogo, Leone, Malaeloa, Lepa & more..
I’m honored.. a Proud Anoa’i. Proud Samoan. Proud legacy of the bloodline. From Fagatogo to San Francisco to the World. THIS IS THE TRUTH of OUR ROOTS, THE ROOTS OF THE BLOODLINE. THE BLESSED DESCENDANTS OF REVEREND ELDER ANOA’I AMITUANA’I & TOVALEOMANAIA RIPLEY ANOA’IS KIDS🩸
Can't get mad at Roman saying no when he was Superkicked by Jimmy twice. If Jimmy and Jey shouldn't take Roman's abuse why should Roman tolerate Jimmy's.
Solo really tricked me. Had me all tense thinking he was gonna Samoan Spike Roman but He Samoan Spiked Jimmy.
But I think in the end Solo isn't for his brothers or his cousin. Solo is for Solo.