Rosey

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rosey
Occupation	Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Apr 7, 1970(1970-04-07)
Age	54
Date Of Death	2017-04-17
Birthplace	San Francisco
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Aries

Rosey Biography

Rosey is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on April 7, 1970 in San Francisco, California, United States. A former professional wrestler who was a winner of a WWE World Tag Team Championship together with The Hurricane. He was the three-time Memphis Championship Wrestling Tag Team Champion.

One member of his extensive wrestling family is cousin Dwayne Johnson, a.k.a. “The Rock.” is one of his extended wrestling family members. “The Rock.”

Anoaʻi trained with his cousin Eddie Fatu at the Wild Samoan professional wrestling school operated by members of their family. When their training was completed, they debuted in their uncle Afa’s World Xtreme Wrestling (WXW) promotion. One of his first matches was for the World Wrestling Council (WWC) promotion in Puerto Rico. Competing under the name “Kuhio”, he had two matches for the promotion in November 1995. He first challenged Pulgarcito for the WWC Television Championship on November 24 and then took on future WWC Television Champion Jim Steele on November 25 but lost both. He later began teaming with Samu as the Samoan Gangsta Party, using the name Mack Daddy Kane. It was in The Samoan Gangsta Party where Anoa’i won his first title when he and Samu competed in International World Class Championship Wrestling where they won the vacant IWCCW Tag Team Championship in a tournament on December 26, 1995 and ultimately would be the last champions before the promotion shut down. They had a brief stint in ECW in the summer and fall of 1996, feuding with various tag teams, including The Gangstas, as well as the Eliminators and the Bruise Brothers. They debuted at Hardcore Heaven on June 22, 1996 taking on Axl Rotten and Hack Meyers which went to a No Contest. They returned on July 12, going a no contest with Big Dick Dudley and Buh Buh Ray Dudley. The following night at Heat Wave, they lost to The Gangstas. On August 3 at The Doctor Is In, Anoa’i and Samu took part in a four way for the ECW World Tag Team Championship against The Eliminators, The Gangstas, and The Bruise Brothers which was won by The Gangstas. From August to October, The Samoan Gangsta Party continued to get shots at the Tag Team Championship but were never able to win them. On September 20, Anoa’i would take on The Sandman but came up short.

He returned to WXW in 1997, where Anoaʻi held the WXW Tag Team Championship as one half of the Samoan Gangstas with his cousin L.A. Smooth on two occasions. They defeated the Love Connection to begin their first title reign on May 24, and the Mad Russian and the Russian Eliminator on September 17 to begin their second. He also returned to the WWC in Puerto Rico during 1997, winning the WWC World Tag Team Championship with Tahiti as The Islanders on June 22 defeating Le Ley and Ricky Santana. They held the titles for two months before losing them to The Youngbloods by forfeit on August 16. Anoa’i and Smooth then went to the National Wrestling League where they won the vacant NWL Tag Team Championship by defeated The Grungers on December 12, 1997. They held the belts for three months until they were vacant in March 1998

Matthew Anoa’i was his birth name. Sika Anoa’i, his uncle and father, founded the tag team Wild Somoans. He was diagnosed in 2014 with congestive cardiac failure and atrial fibrillation.

Rosey Net Worth

Rosey is one of the richest Wrestler from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rosey 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Before he started training at Wild Samoan, a family-run wrestling school, he was an NFL hopeful.

In 2007, he competed on the reality show Fat March about weight loss, but he was forced to withdraw after five episodes because of knee injuries.

Matthew Tapunu’u Anoaʻi (April 7, 1970 – April 17, 2017) was a Samoan-American professional wrestler, best known for his time on the independent circuit under numerous ring names, and his time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he competed as Rosey.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Rosey height 5 ft 8 in Rosey weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Rosey Dating?

According to our records, Rosey married to Mandy Vandeberg. As of December 1, 2023, Rosey’s is not dating anyone.

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Later in 2003, The Hurricane “discovered” Rosey’s potential as a superhero and christened him as “Rosey, the Super Hero in Training” (the S.H.I.T.). Rosey was involved in numerous sketches involving him training to be a superhero, including helping an old lady to cross the street and attempting to get changed into his superhero costume in a phonebox. Rosey and The Hurricane teamed regularly together during this time, wrestling against teams including Chris Jericho and Christian and Evolution. On the July 19, 2004, episode of Raw, Rosey appeared with a new costume, seemingly graduated to a full superhero, officially turning him into a fan favorite.

Facts & Trivia

Rosey Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Rosey celebrates birthday on April 7 of every year.

On May 1, 2005, at the Backlash pay-per-view, Rosey and Hurricane defeated La Résistance in the finals of a Tag Team Turmoil match to win the World Tag Team Championship. They were joined for a short while by WWE Diva Stacy Keibler, who they referred to as Super Stacy. Stacy, however, was then drafted to the SmackDown! brand. On September 5, 2005, Rosey and The Hurricane were defeated by Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch, during their debut match on Raw. This match earned the pair a tag team title shot at Unforgiven. During the title match, Murdoch delivered an elevated DDT on The Hurricane to the outside. The DDT caused Hurricane to suffer a storyline “stinger” and allowed Cade and Murdoch to beat the injured Hurricane later in the match to win the World Tag Team Title from him and Rosey.

How much does Le Rosey cost?

With fees of $130,000 per year , Le Rosey, on the edge of Lake Geneva is the most expensive school in the world.

Is Rosey dead?

April 17, 2017

Who owns Rosey?

In 1980, the current owners, Philippe and Anne Gudin de la Sablonnière , became the fourth generation of Directors at Le Rosey.

What is so special about Le Rosey?

Nestled in the Swiss Alps and alma mater of princes, shahs, and baby billionaires, Le Rosey has been educating the children of the global elite for more than a century. It may be 135 years old, but it’s more glamorous than ever— an exclusive magnet for royalty and the fabulously rich.

Is Le Rosey hard to get into?

According to Institut Le Rosey’s website, only one in three candidates are actually accepted and its roughly 400 students come from more than 60 countries with no more than 10 percent coming from a single nation. All students are also boarders, returning home to their families during school holidays.