Late professor American wrestler Sika Anoa’i and his wife Patricia Hooker had been together for decades.
American Samoan native Sika Anoa’i wife, Patricia Hooker, is of Italian descent.
Throughout their decade-long marriage, they had five children: Vanessa, Myritza, Matt, known as Rosey, Summer, and Joe, famous as Roman Reigns.
That's a pic of his uncle Afa & his wife. Actually…these are Joe Anoa'i's aka Roman Reigns' parents (mom Patricia on the left, dad Sika on the right): pic.twitter.com/KlhkudKq6C
— Brown&Proud Chicana Roman REIGNS (@cheweebushee1) August 20, 2019
Most of their children follow in their father’s footsteps by becoming professional wrestlers.
However, decades later, the couple decided to separate but did not mention any reason.
After the divorce, she got custody of her two children, Rosey and Roman Reigns (Matt Anoa’i and Joe Anoa’i), and raised them as a single mother.
Roman Reigns, who shares a close bond with his mother, says she is his “Personal Hero”
39-year-old wrestler Roman Reigns often appears talking about his mother, Patricia, in interviews and social media sites.
In 2015, the WWE legend wrote a Mother’s Day guest blog on The Rock Father Magazine, in which he mentioned that his mom is his ‘Personal Hero.’
Hi #RomanEmpire Good Morning & Everyone Good Morning! How are you doing today? I hope everyone has a great wonderful day, Happy Mother's day to all Mother's and to Roman Reigns mom & amazing man our gorgeous Tribal Chief Roman Reigns is today, stay safe, love you all ❤️ pic.twitter.com/c4nq1yyzJS
— ❤️🐐(Thank Roman 1316)🐐♥️ (@AngelicEmpire24) May 14, 2023
In the article, he explained how his mother was a one-woman support system, raising two children alone.
He further added, “Even though she was a single parent, I never felt a void. She was and is my mother, best friend, biggest supporter, and role model. One thing that I learned from my mother is that you have to love and respect yourself in order to love and respect others.“
Roman Reigns with his mom and sister. "The favorite is hugging his mother and his sibling is pissed"
— 𝚂𝙰𝚁𝙰𝙷 ᴿᴿ ¹³¹⁶ (@RoMoxSquad) March 15, 2024
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Patricia often supports her son by attending games and awards shows with him.
Similarly, there is a famous video on Twitter in which Roman Reigns appears hugging his mother for a long time while teasing his sister, just standing beside and watching mother-son love.
Additional Information
- Sika Anoa’i, whose real name is Leati Sika Amituana’i Anoaʻi, was born on April 5, 1945, and passed away on June 25, 2024, at the age of 79.
- He grew up in the village of Leone with his parents, Amituana and Tovale Anoaʻi, who had thirteen children. The whole family later moved to San Francisco, California.
- Most of his family members are into wrestling. After Sika and his brother Afa Anoa’i achieved massive success as professional wrestlers, their children followed the same career path.
- Subsequently, in 2007 and 2012, Sika won the title of WWE Hall of Famer and Professional Wrestling Hall of Famer.