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Matthew Tapunu'u “Rosey” Anoa'i

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Matthew Tapunu'u “Rosey” Anoa'i Famous memorial

Birth
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Death
17 Apr 2017 (aged 47)
Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, USA
Burial
Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, USA Add to Map
Plot
Hedge Estate, Lot 12, Space 2
Memorial ID
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Professional Wrestler. He is most famous for his WWE run that lasted from 2002 to 2005. Upon getting into wrestling, he was trained by his uncle Afa Anoa'i & is a member of the famous Anoa'i wrestling family. He made his professional wrestling debut in 1995 for his father's WXW promotion based in Florida. In his early career days, he wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) along with "Smooth" Sammy Silk (best known as Samu), known as The Samoan Gangster Party. He wrestled on the independent circuit until he signed with World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E) in 2001. After going through Les Thatcher's HWA developmental system, he made his main roster debut for WWE, appearing on the RAW brand in 2002 until he was released in 2006. He debuted with his cousin Jamal (Eddie Fatu) as a tag team known as 3 Minute Warning, alongside Rico as their manager & occasional tag partner shortly after their debut. When 3 Minute Warning broke up, he turned babyface and was repackaged into a superhero gimmick. During the repackaging of his new gimmick, The Hurricane formed a tag team with him, referring to him as SHIT (Super Hero In Training); the duo was popular amongst fans & went on to win the World Tag Team Titles in mid-2005. After his WWE release in 2005, he went back to wrestling on the independent circuits & made tours for All Japan Pro Wrestling, replacing his real-life cousin Jamal in the RO&D faction. After he betrayed RO&D, he joined the newly formed faction of Voodoo Murderers before departing the promotion in 2007.
Professional Wrestler. He is most famous for his WWE run that lasted from 2002 to 2005. Upon getting into wrestling, he was trained by his uncle Afa Anoa'i & is a member of the famous Anoa'i wrestling family. He made his professional wrestling debut in 1995 for his father's WXW promotion based in Florida. In his early career days, he wrestled for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) along with "Smooth" Sammy Silk (best known as Samu), known as The Samoan Gangster Party. He wrestled on the independent circuit until he signed with World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E) in 2001. After going through Les Thatcher's HWA developmental system, he made his main roster debut for WWE, appearing on the RAW brand in 2002 until he was released in 2006. He debuted with his cousin Jamal (Eddie Fatu) as a tag team known as 3 Minute Warning, alongside Rico as their manager & occasional tag partner shortly after their debut. When 3 Minute Warning broke up, he turned babyface and was repackaged into a superhero gimmick. During the repackaging of his new gimmick, The Hurricane formed a tag team with him, referring to him as SHIT (Super Hero In Training); the duo was popular amongst fans & went on to win the World Tag Team Titles in mid-2005. After his WWE release in 2005, he went back to wrestling on the independent circuits & made tours for All Japan Pro Wrestling, replacing his real-life cousin Jamal in the RO&D faction. After he betrayed RO&D, he joined the newly formed faction of Voodoo Murderers before departing the promotion in 2007.

Bio by: David Heath


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  • Originally Created by: David Heath
  • Added: Apr 25, 2017
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178765714/matthew_tapunu'u-anoa'i: accessed ), memorial page for Matthew Tapunu'u “Rosey” Anoa'i (7 Apr 1970–17 Apr 2017), Find a Grave Memorial ID 178765714, citing Bayview Memorial Park, Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.