Papali'itele Taogaga

Biography

Papali'itele Max Amata Taogaga is a Samoan retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with WWE in the late-1980s under the ring name Sivi Afi. Early career (1974–1978)

After deciding to become a professional wrestler, Taogaga went to Steve Rickard and Peter Maivia who trained him for two years. In his debut match in 1974, Taogaga defeated one of New Zealand's top light heavyweights, Del Adams. For the next four years Taogaga continued to work his way up through the ranks, wrestling the majority of foreign visitors to the country. Finally in 1978 he earned his big break, defeating Big John Da Silva in the final of an elimination tournament to decide the new, New Zea...