His father Samula worked in the World Wrestling Federation under the ring name Samu as a member of The Wild Samoans and The Headshrinkers.
Anoaʻi debuted on April 3, 2010 winning a match for a show promoted by the National Wrestling League vs. Chrono Chris in Martinsburg, West Virginia.
[4] On March 3, 2018, he made his debut with Major League Wrestling (MLW) at their event "Spring Break".
[6] In July 2018 he participated in the first-ever Battle Riot at the namesake event, which was won by Tom Lawlor.
[8] In early 2019 he would feud with Rich Swann resulting in losses in singles and tag team matches.
[10] On July 8 at Never Say Never, Anoa'i and Finau lost the titles to The Calling (Akira and Rickey Shane Page), ending their reign at 182 days.
[4] Anoaʻi made another appearance on the May 27, 2019, show of WWE Raw, where he faced Shane McMahon, and eventually losing the match by submission after Drew McIntyre attacked him outside the ring, and was subsequently beaten down by McMahon and McIntyre after the match, until his cousin Roman Reigns made the save.