Roman Reigns Thankful For Outpouring Of Support Following The Death Of His Father

The wrestling community was deeply saddened on Tuesday by the news of Sika Anoaʻi’s passing at the age of 79. Known to many as one-half of the legendary Wild Samoans tag team, he was also famous for being Roman Reigns’s father. And now his WWE star son has taken to X to acknowledge his father’s death and thank everyone who has offered him and his family their support.

Sika broke into the pro wrestling business via Stampede Wrestling in 1973 and would go on to work for the NWA, New Japan, and WWE, winning 21 tag team championships alongside brother Afa, three of which were the WWF World Tag Team Championship. Then, after almost two decades in the ring, he retired from being a full-time performer in 1991. However, he stayed involved in the business by training wrestlers at the Wild Samoan Training Center alongside Afa, including names like Batista, Gene Snisky, and Chris Kanyon.