Sonny Siaki
| Sonny Siaki | |
|---|---|
 Siaki in August 2007 | |
| Born | July 23, 1974 Pago Pago, American Samoa |
| Alma mater | East Carolina University |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Cocky Siaki Hawaiian GQ Money Sonny Siaki |
| Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Billed weight | 242 lb (110 kg) |
| Billed from | Pago Pago, American Samoa |
| Trained by | Paul Orndorff WCW Power Plant Dusty Rhodes |
| Debut | March 1998 |
| Retired | January 9, 2009 |
Sonny Siaki (born July 23, 1974) is an American retired
Early life
When Siaki was three, his family moved to
Professional wrestling career
Early career (1998–2002)
After his school friend
Siaki moved on to the Urban Wrestling Alliance in California, where he was known as "Money". After nine months, the UWA folded and Siaki joined Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling where he received further training from the TCW owner, Dusty Rhodes.
NWA Total Nonstop Action (2002–2005)
On June 19, 2002, Siaki debuted on the first event of the
In April 2004 he and
World Wrestling Entertainment (2005–2007)
In late December 2005, Siaki signed a contract with
Late career (2007–2009)
After leaving WWE, Siaki returned to the independent circuit. On September 17, 2008, Siaki announced his intention to retire from professional wrestling because he planned to donate one of his kidneys to his brother. Siaki would only have one kidney remaining, and thus the doctor told him he could not wrestle anymore, effectively ending his ten-year career.[2] He wrestled his final match on January 9, 2009.
Personal life
He currently resides in
Siaki appeared on an episode of "Family Feud" with his family.[4]
Championships and accomplishments
- Deep South Wrestling
- Eric Perez
- Great Championship Wrestling
- GCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[5]
- GCW Interstate Championship (1 time)[6]
- GCW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with David Young[7] and The Wrestler
- NWA Wrestle Birmingham
- NWA Wrestle Birmingham Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Elix Skipper
- NWA Total Nonstop Action
References
- ^ WWE No Mercy Match Announced, Sonny Siaki Issues Statement Regarding WWE Release Archived 2007-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "411MANIA". Sonny Siaki Announces Retirement.
- ^ a b "Brother, daughter changed life, tone of Impact Wrestling original".
- ^ "Sonny Siaki says Jerry Jarrett wanted to fire him".
- ^ "GCW Heavyweight Championship History".
- ^ "GCW Interstate Championship History".
- ^ "Independent Wrestling Results - July 2004". onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ "TCW Tag Team Championship History".
External links
- Sonny Siaki at IMDb
- Sonny Siaki's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database
