What a disaster this was. No reaction other than booes, Afi throws a pretty crummy superfly splash, and the fan pulls his hand away from Afi on the post-match high-five.
I never knew he was a replacement for Jimmy snuka. Anyone who grew up in Nigeria in around 79/80 would know him as Siva Afi Taogaga in the New Zealand based ''ON THE MAT'' show on TV. We knew him before we ever heard of Hulk Hogan, Andre The Giant or Jimmy Snuka. When I first saw Snuka in 1983, he really reminded me of Afi, so to pass them off as cousins would be quite a good gimmick, I would have thought.
There was really nothing wrong with this match, it was very technically sound. The fans just didn't like being told "This is your new Superfly, enjoy!"
Best part of this match, besides Sammartino's commentating ( not ), is the one fan that goes to slap Afi's hand, pulls it back. LOL , Another McMahon replacement character fail.
@2507559168 Did Vince Mc Mahon honestly believe us fans were going to buy not only that Sivi Afi was supposedly Snuka's cousin,but that he was going to get over huge.
Either McMahon didn't know or didn't care that Shaft and Superfly are completely different movies; completely different performers (Isaac Hayes vs. Curtis Mayfield); fans very audible in their booing
lol
ricerust 2 months ago
hes real name is siva afi frm apia samoa....
Stunnahful6282 2 months ago
hes a samoa,hes my uncle..
Stunnahful6282 2 months ago
What a disaster this was. No reaction other than booes, Afi throws a pretty crummy superfly splash, and the fan pulls his hand away from Afi on the post-match high-five.
peterp21 3 months ago
No, asshole. This match was taped on January 28, 1986. Afi was wrestling as Sivi Afi in WWF for a while before this.
seikogoldwatch2009 3 months ago
I never knew he was a replacement for Jimmy snuka. Anyone who grew up in Nigeria in around 79/80 would know him as Siva Afi Taogaga in the New Zealand based ''ON THE MAT'' show on TV. We knew him before we ever heard of Hulk Hogan, Andre The Giant or Jimmy Snuka. When I first saw Snuka in 1983, he really reminded me of Afi, so to pass them off as cousins would be quite a good gimmick, I would have thought.
0004pedro 4 months ago
dat nigga came out to resovior dogs lol.
paulandj 4 months ago
he kind of looked like Jimmy
capucchan8 4 months ago
This wasn't Afi's debut. He was already wrestling with WWF as Sivi Afi before they re-packaged him as Superfly Afi.
seikogoldwatch2009 8 months ago
@seikogoldwatch2009 I think this is before his Sivi Afi run because this match had Bruno Sammartino at commentary and he was doing that what 84-85?
DaneFalco 3 months ago
Awesome porno music for Afi.
mgfanjpeep 9 months ago
@mgfanjpeep that's the Shaft theme
holdingholder 5 months ago
There was really nothing wrong with this match, it was very technically sound. The fans just didn't like being told "This is your new Superfly, enjoy!"
DaveInOCNJ 11 months ago
Superfly" Afi was shoved down our throats after Jimmy Snuka left WWF.
landrykkb 11 months ago
The "Afro Mullet". Crowd seems to hate him. Should have made him a heel maybe.
mikey777799 1 year ago
Best part of this match, besides Sammartino's commentating ( not ), is the one fan that goes to slap Afi's hand, pulls it back. LOL , Another McMahon replacement character fail.
2507559168 1 year ago
@2507559168 Did Vince Mc Mahon honestly believe us fans were going to buy not only that Sivi Afi was supposedly Snuka's cousin,but that he was going to get over huge.
landrykkb 11 months ago
Either McMahon didn't know or didn't care that Shaft and Superfly are completely different movies; completely different performers (Isaac Hayes vs. Curtis Mayfield); fans very audible in their booing
dynamo805 1 year ago
dam. this dude sucked. 5:10 "pysche". lol, that was awesum!
weedfan 1 year ago
@weedfan Wow, that was awesome funny. Afi looked so pissed. If it were Dick Murodch the fan embarrassed, Capt. Redneck would deck him.
dynamo805 1 year ago
@weedfan lmao
ricerust 1 month ago
a few months later he was jobbing to demolition....there is no shame in jobbing to Demolition dont get me wrong
y2ledgend 1 year ago
the crowd reaction is great! you hear nothing but boos and boring. lol superfly afi what a joke!
Steve1460 1 year ago
The Shaft theme? Really? Did Snuka ever use it??
JMFabianoRPL 1 year ago
i remember watching this match on tv.....it was the funniest thing !!
BARONBLOOD1970 1 year ago
Were Snuka and Afi real-life cousins?
zaius316 2 years ago
@zaius316 NO!!! Another con-job by MR. Vince McMahon.
toressm 4 months ago
That music suited a heel better
filthiestfish 2 years ago
Is that the music from Shaft?
LARRYTHEGOLDENVOICE 2 years ago 3
@LARRYTHEGOLDENVOICE How ironic that the theme from Shaft is used for a "Superfly".
zaius316 2 years ago