They moved to the United States to wrestle under the NWA banner in 1973, winning the NWA Florida Tag team Titles, the Detroit Tag Team Titles and the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Titles under their new name the Islanders and under the tutelage of the legendary manager Saul Weingeroff. They did a tour of Japan as well, winning the IWA Tag Team Titles before coming to their greatest fame. 

    They joined the World Wide Wrestling Federation in 1979 and took Captain Lou Albano as their manager. They initially competed under the name Albano's Wildmen before finally taking on the Wild Samoans name. Previously, the pair wrestled a more clean cut style but their WWWF debut signalled the debut of their trademark, wildman gimmicks that would become their hallmark. They began feuding with the WWWF's top talent including WWWF Champions Bruno Sammartino, Bob Backlund and Pedro Morales, while having classic tag team feuds with other legends like Ivan Putski, Dominic DeNucci and Tito Santana. They won their biggest title in April of 1980, becoming WWF Tag Team Champions in defeating Tito Santana and Ivan Putski. They went on to defend those belts against Backlund and Morales, who defeated them for the titles, however the belts were declared vacant because of a rule that prohibited Backlund from holding both titles at the same time. The Samoans regained those belts, defeating Tony Garea and Rene Goulet in September in the finals of a tournament. They finally lost those belts to Martel and Garea in November of 1980 and gradually phased out of the WWF. 

    They moved back to the NWA and took Ernie Ladd as their manager of sorts. They regained the Mid South tag team titles and turned on Ladd, joining General Skandar Akbar's Devestation INc before feuding with Ladd and the original Assassin, who defeated them in a loser leaves town match in 1982 after having helped Junk Yard Dog, Dick Murdoch and others raise to the main event in the region. The Samoans went to work for Jim Crockett in the Mid-Atlantic territory of the NWA. They became NWA Tag Team Champions, but vacated the titles to make their return to the nationally expanding World Wrestling Federation in 1983. They regained the WWF Tag Team Championship, defeating Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow for the gold in March of 1983. They quickly added Samula, the son of Afa, as the third member when Sika fell to an injury. When Sika returned, the trio of Samoans wreacked havoc on the WWF Champion Bob Backlund and began feuding with Jimmy Snuka and the team of Rocky Johnson and Tony Atlas, who defeated them for the gold in November of 1983. They finally  disbanded in 1984, leaving the WWF to wrestle on the independent scene as singles wrestlers after a falling out between Afa and Vince McMahon. 

    Sika ended up returning to the WWF in 1986 under the management of King Curtis Iaukea, who was going under the name of the Wizard. He began teaming with Kamala, whose manager Mr. Fugi eventaully replaced Iaukea. Sika began feuding with Hulk Hogan and then participated in the Wrestlemania IV battle royal. Meanwhile, Afa wrestled in Japan and for Herb Abrams short-lived UWF promotion with Samu at his side. In 1988, Sika formed the new Wild Samoans with his nephew, Kokina, who would go on to achieve great fame as Yokozuna. 

    Afa made his return to the World Wrestling Federation as the manager for son Samu and nephew Fatu, the Headshrinkers in late 1992. In 1994, Afa lead his team to the WWF World Tag Team Championship but soon withdrew from WWF television to open up the Wild Samoans Wrestling School in Pennsylvania along with his brother Sika. The two continue to teach the next generation of superstars including Gene Snitsky and Billy Kidman, among others. 

    What these two men did with such relatively short careers is remarkable. They set the tone for many future generations of Samoan stars, creating a lasting and timeless gimmick that works as well today as it did in the 1970s. Congratulations, Afa and Sika, you belong here as you do in the history books as the legendary Wild Samoans.