Afa Anoa'i Jr.

Afa Anoa'i Jr. carries one of wrestling's most storied bloodlines, the legendary Samoan Anoa'i family, and that legacy could easily have defined him. Wrestling as Manu in WWE during the late 2000s, he had his run on the biggest stage. But what earns my respect is the second act: he founded and runs BattleField Pro Wrestling in Pennsylvania, building a home where younger wrestlers can chase their own dreams. Trading the spotlight for the unglamorous grind of running an independent promotion shows real love for the craft. He's honoring the family name while carving out something genuinely his own.

Name (English)

Afa Anoa'i Jr.

Name (Japanese)

アファ・アノアイ・ジュニア

Reading

あふぁ・あのあい・じゅにあ

Born

October 6, 1984 (age 41)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rat

Origin

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

Occupation

professional wrestler / American football player

High school

Freedom High School

• Official sitehttp://www.afajr.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afa%20Anoa%CA%BBi%20Jr.
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2733724

Tags

• Pennsylvania
• professional wrestler
• American football player

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.