Tributes Pour In For WWE Great Afa Anoa'i

WWE legend Afa Anoa'i sadly passed away on Friday. The wrestling world has come together to mourn.

by Jamie Kennedy
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WWE legend Afa Anoa'i sadly passed away aged 81 on Friday, and tributes have been pouring in from all corners of the wrestling map ever since. The company even gave Jey Uso some time to reflect following a dark match after the latest episode of SmackDown went off-air.

Uso teamed with Damian Priest to beat GUNTHER and Ludwig Kaiser, then addressed the Afa news. Jey fired out a few "Yeets!" in honour of his fallen family member, and thanked the fans for their support.

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Others, including Triple H and Roman Reigns also paid tribute to Afa on social media. Hunter put over Anoa'i's dedication to his family and the pro wrestling industry, whilst Roman poignantly stated that Afa and his recently-passed father Sika would be reunited in heaven as The Wild Samoans.

This has obviously been a very tough time for the family at large.

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Various others in the biz, such as Dustin Rhodes, Adam Pearce and even TNA's official X account, all shared their condolences with the family at this sad time.

All here at WhatCulture would like to send our own condolences and well wishes to the entire Anoa'i family.

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