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8. He Teamed With Samu In ECW
Anoa'i's first big break came relatively early in his career. In 1996, he joined ECW as Mack Daddy Kane, forming a tag team with cousin Samula Anoa'i, who wrestled as Sammy Silk. Previously, Samula had competed for WWE as Samu, holding the WWE World Tag Team Championships twice - once with his father, Afa (substituting for Sika, who had suffered a broken leg) and once with Fatu (who would later be known as Rikishi).
The pair's ECW tenure was brief. Their first major match came at Hardcore Heaven 1996, where they faced off with Axl Rotten and Hack Myers and went to a no contest. After that, the tandem spent a few more months in the promotion, taking on the likes of Perry Saturn and John Kronus and challenging New Jack and Mustafa for the company's tag team championships. They were ultimately unsuccessful, and they would go on to leave the company before the end of 1996.