Cocoa Samoa

March 9th, 1945 - January 9th, 2007

Wrestler: Coco Samoa
Real Name: Onosa'i Ulualoaiga Emelio
Birthday: March 9, 1945
Hometown: Born in Pago Pago, American Samoa. Retired in Killeen, Texas
Marital Status: Married to Esperanza
Previous Gimmicks: Sabu the Wildman (Memphis), The Black Ninja, Jack Snuka (Puerto Rico)
Notable Feuds: Jerry Lawler, Rip Oliver, Abbuda Dein, Mike Miller

Titles Held:
# AWA Southern Heavyweight title -as Sabu The Wildman- defeating Jerry "The King" Lawler (November 15, 1982);
# NWA (Mid America) Heavyweight title -as Sabu The Wildman- defeating Jacques Rougeau (December 27, 1982);
# NWA (Pacfic Northwest) Tag Team titles w/Brady Boone defeating Bobby Jaggers & Assassin [David Sierra] (March 29, 1986);
# NWA (Pacfic Northwest) Heavyweight title defeating Rip Oliver (August 15, 1986);
# NWA (Pacfic Northwest) Tag Team titles w/Ricky Santana defeating Mike Miller & Abduda Dein (January 7, 1987);
# NWA (Pacfic Northwest) Tag Team titles w/Mike Miller defeating Rip Oliver & Moondog Moretti (May 23, 1987)

Career Highlights:
# November 27, 1980--Mid South Superdome Extravaganza: Coco Samoa defeated Mike Miller
# 1984: Coco Samoa wrestled in Memphis under the name "Sabu the Wildman"..
# September 2, 1985--NWA (Florida) Battle of the Belts: Coco Samoa defeated Rip Rogers...
# Jan. 9, 2007: Coco Samoa passed away at the age of 62 in Killeen, Texas

OBITUARY:

ULUALOAIGA ONOSAI TUAOLO EMELIO, 62, of Killeen, Texas, died Jan. 9, 2007. Born in Pago Pago, American Samoa. A professional wrestler and evangelist. Survived by wife, Esperanza; sons, Emelio, Maliuga, Tama, Onosai and Spencer; daughters, Tapuni Lualemana, Vinora Emelio and Lelani Momosea; brother, Amazon; sisters, Fiapaipai Fruean, Tusipasi Peneuta and Lotoleaga Emelio; 31 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Overnight vigil 6 p.m. Friday at the Waipahu Lighthouse Outreach Church. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the church; service 10 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

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