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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.
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Matthew " Matt " Anoa ' i ( born April 7, 1970 ) is a professional wrestler, best known for his time on the independent circuit under numerous ring names, and his time in World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ), where he competed as Rosey.
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.
After signing with WWE in 2002, Anoa ' i and Fatu were called up to the Raw roster and were known as the 3-Minute Warning.
Following the release of Fatu in 2003, Anoa ' i was " discovered " by The Hurricane and from there on they would compete together as a team, known as Rosey and The Hurricane.
Anoa ' i was then released from his WWE contract in March 2006.
Following his stint with WWE, Anoa ' i continued his wrestling career, appearing at several independent promotions, including AJPW, Great Championship Wrestling, BAW Championship Wrestling, Appalachian Wrestling Federation, and Ohio Valley Wrestling.
Aside from professional wrestling, Anoa ' i was a featured contestant on the reality television series Fat March.
Anoa ' i trained with his cousin Eddie Fatu at the Wild Samoan professional wrestling school operated by members of their family.
He returned to WXW in 1997, where Anoa ' i held the WXW Tag Team Championship as one half of the Samoan Gangstas with his cousin L. A.
Anoa ' i, along with Fatu, signed developmental contracts with World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ), and were assigned to Heartland Wrestling Association ( HWA ), adopting the tag team name The Island Boyz, and with Anoa ' i using the ring name Kimo.
Anoa ' i ( renamed to Rosey ) and Ekmo ( renamed to Jamal ) made their WWE debut on the July 22, 2002 episode of Raw as 3-Minute Warning, a pair of villainous savages.
Their most notable event came when they attacked two lesbians, which Anoa ' i later cited as his favorite 3-Minute Warning run-in.
Anoa ' i began competing for All Japan Pro Wrestling ( AJPW ) in 2006, using the name RO-Z.
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Anoa ' i participated in the AJPW 2007 Champion's Carnival tournament as a member of Block B, but he finished with two points in the series, coming last in Block B.
Along with his cousin, Samula, Anoa ' i inducted The Wild Samoans into the WWE Hall of Fame the night before WrestleMania 23.
Anoa ' i began wrestling in Ohio Valley Wrestling ( OVW ) in September 2007, WWE's developmental territory, although he was not under contract with WWE.
He was a member of the Anoa ' i wrestling family and frequently worked as a part of a tag team – variously named The Island Boyz, the Samoan Gangstas, and 3-Minute Warning – with his cousin Matt Anoa ' i. During Fatu's first stint with WWE, he was known as Jamal and Matt was billed as Rosey.
Initial signs pointed to a reunion of 3-Minute Warning, with the former team of Matt Anoa ' i ( Rosey ) and Fatu ( Jamal ) wrestling in dark matches together before episodes of Raw.
After leaving WCW in the summer of 1990, the Samoan Swat Team worked for a number of independent promotions in the US, Europe, and Japan, often teaming up with family member Rodney Anoa ' i who competed as " Kokina Maximus ".
Rodney Anoa ' i also signed with the WWF but he was repackaged as " Yokozuna " and the family ties between him and the Samoans were not mentioned on air.
3-Minute Warning was a professional wrestling tag team consisting of cousins Matt Anoa ' i and Eddie Fatu, most notable for their time with WWE.
When their training was completed they debuted in their uncle Afa's World Xtreme Wrestling ( WXW ), where Matt held the WXW Tag Team Championship as one half of the Samoan Gangstas with another cousin, Lloyd Anoa ' i.
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During the late 70's, Afa Anoa ' i opened the Wild Samoans Training Center, and the school's graduates include Paul Orndorff, Junkyard Dog, Luna Vachon, Michael P. S.
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During their stay, they feuded with Eddie Fatu, Matt Anoa ' i, Joey Abs, Lance Cade, Spanky, Bryan Danielson, and The Haas Brothers ( Russ and Charlie ).
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Anoa ' i and Fatu trained together at the Wild Samoan professional wrestling school operated by members of their family.
Unlike many Samoans in professional wrestling, he is not part of the large Anoa ' i or Fatu family.
Samuel Larry Anoa ' i Fatu is a professional wrestler best known under the name of The Tonga Kid, or Tama.
** UWA World Trios Championship ( 1 time )-with Solofa Fatu and Rodney Anoa ' i
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It was once considered a subspecies of B. bubalis ( as Anoa bubalis ), Anoa bubalis mindorensis.
The tamaraw was originally described as Anoa mindorensis by the French zoologist Pierre Marie Heude in 1888.
In 1958, it was described as Anoa bubalis mindorensis, a subspecies of the then-water buffalo species ( Anoa bubalis ).
A little over a decade after, the tamaraw was elevated to species status as Anoa mindorensis in 1969.
Anoa ' i was a contestant in the ABC reality series, Fat March in 2007.
A press release for the show stated that Anoa ' i was participating because " it wasn't safe for him to compete " as a professional wrestler, and he needed to " lose weight to return to his career ".
His brother, Joe Anoa ' i, was the starting defensive tackle for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team.
Anoa ' i was the first wrestler of Samoan descent to hold the WWF Championship as well as the first Royal Rumble winner who as a result of a direct stipulation received a world title shot at WrestleMania.
For the first time ever, one half of the Samoan Swat Team / Headshrinkers was not a member of the Anoa ' i family nor a Samoan, as Sione was from the island of Tonga.
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