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* DoesNotLikeShoes: The Samu and Fatu version was this, but once Sionne came in after Samu quit, Fatu had to wear boots.



* HardHead: Goes with the territory with this gimmick.

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%% * HardHead: Goes with the territory with this gimmick.



** Sionne, in WWE.
* WildSamoan: You have to ask?

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%% ** Sionne, in WWE.
%% * WildSamoan: You have to ask?
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* WrestlingFamily: Samu and Fatu are the respective son and nephew of [[Wrestling/TheWildSamoans Wild Samoan Afa]]. Rikishi is the father of Wrestling/TheUsos, and it just goes on and on from there.

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* WrestlingFamily: Samu and Fatu are the respective son and nephew of [[Wrestling/TheWildSamoans Wild Samoan Afa]]. Rikishi is the father of Wrestling/TheUsos, and it just [[Wrestling/SamoanDynasty goes on and on from there.there]].
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: The Samu and Fatu version was this, but once Sionne came in, Fatu had to wear boots.

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* DoesNotLikeShoes: The Samu and Fatu version was this, but once Sionne came in, in after Samu quit, Fatu had to wear boots.
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* TheSixthRanger: The Samoan Savage (Sam "The Tonga Kid"/"Islander Tama Fatu) replaced Samu in late 1989, with the team being renamed The New Wild Samoans.

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* TheSixthRanger: The Samoan Savage (Sam ([[Wrestling/TheTongaKid Sam "The Tonga Kid"/"Islander Tama Fatu) Tama" Fatu]]) replaced Samu in late 1989, with the team being renamed The New Wild Samoans.
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* TheSixthRanger: The Samoan Savage (Sam "The Tonga Kid"/"Islander Tama Fatu) replaced Samu in late 1989, with the team being renamed The New Wild Samoans.
** Sionne, in WWE.

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[[quoteright:234:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/headshrinkers7.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:234:L-R, Samu, Fatu as [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Champions]]]]

Samu (Samula Anoa'i) and Fatu ([[Wrestling/{{Rikishi}} Solofa Fatu Jr.]]) were an American ProfessionalWrestling TagTeam as The Headshrinkers. They started in the UsefulNotes/{{Montreal}} territory in 1985 before moving to the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico. They went from there to World Class Championship Wrestling to Wrestling/{{WCW}} to Wrestling/{{WWE}} in 1992. They made their PPV debut at ''[[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]] [=SuperClash=] III'' in a victory over Michael Hayes and Steve Cox. Samu left in 1994 and was replaced by Sionne, better known as Wrestling/TheBarbarian.

Among their in-ring achievements, they are former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/pr/wwc/carib-t.html WWC Caribbean Tag Team Champions]], 3x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tx/wccw/wcwa-t.html World Class World Tag Team Champions]] and 1x WWE World Tag Team Champions.




* {{Acrofatic}}: Two big guys who could fly very well.



* HardHead
* WildSamoan
* WrestlingFamily: Samu and Fatu are the respective son and nephew of Wild Samoan Afa.

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* HardHead
FinishingMove: Diving headbutt, top rope splash.
* WildSamoan
HardHead: Goes with the territory with this gimmick.
* WildSamoan: You have to ask?
* WrestlingFamily: Samu and Fatu are the respective son and nephew of [[Wrestling/TheWildSamoans Wild Samoan Afa.Afa]]. Rikishi is the father of Wrestling/TheUsos, and it just goes on and on from there.
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!! "The Tropeshrinkers":
* DoesNotLikeShoes: The Samu and Fatu version was this, but once Sionne came in, Fatu had to wear boots.
* HardHead
* WildSamoan
* WrestlingFamily: Samu and Fatu are the respective son and nephew of Wild Samoan Afa.

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