" The Youth Of Today Are Our Leaders Of Tomorrow "

Founded by the Afa and Lynn Anoa'i

Founded in 1999,  USO's Foundation, Inc. a 501 C (3) non-profit organization, was founded to promote brotherhood.

The term USO's means  "Brotherly love" or "We are all brothers" in Samoan.

Founded by Lynn and Afa "The Wild Samoan" Anoa'i, the foundation seeks to  develop young people athletically in the field of wrestling, mentally in their schoolwork, and spiritually in the community work.

The foundation will provide after-school wrestling training in a professional school environment. The training will consist of emphasizing the importance of  good nutrition, exercise, positive self esteem, and the importance of  maintaining good health (i.e., drug free, smoke free, free of substance abuse).   Students who cannot afford full tuition because of age or financial reasons, will be offered scholarship assistance.

The school will emphasize the importance of a good academic education.   Students will learn writing, promotion, photography, computer and management skills: skills used not only in professional wrestling, but in the business world as well. Good academic grades will be required of all students receiving  scholarship assistance.

The Wild Samoan Training Center, Inc. was established fifteen years ago by  professional wrestler Afa Anoa'i a.k.a. "The Wild Samoan". His purpose was to give young men and women the best possible training in the field of pro wrestling. Throughout the years, Afa has earned the name "POPS" and the reputation to go with it. In the past 17 years, Afa has trained hundreds of  local area residents from the ages of 16 to 35 years old. The school receives  visits from many area teens who only wish they could afford the training.

As a way for Afa to better get to know his students, he asks them to write a brief biography on themselves and why they want to become wrestlers. To Afa's surprise, many of these kids were from broken homes, did not finish high school, are on elementary reading levels, used drugs and alcohol, and several even spent time in jail. Through his school, Afa gave them the chance to reach their dreams.

The training program requires complete dedication on the part of the student.

The school has served a purpose for many young men and women, who find it to be a place to channel their energies toward a more constructive use. Some of the students have expressed the opinion that the training has kept them out of jail or has saved their lives. Many discuss the school's ability to improve their personal self-esteem at a time when they are seeking to define their roles as young men and women.

Former students, those who have gone on to careers other than professional wrestling, often still support the school and its potential, citing that the guidance given by Afa and the other staff members helped them to build both body and mind.

The foundation seeks to further the training of all students that attend the training center to include: greater understanding of the role of promotion,  publicity, and management skills needed not only in the world of professional  wrestling, but many aspects of today's business as well. Through the skills learned from the Uso's Foundation, a student could become a manager or publicist rather than just a professional wrestler.

The after-school wrestling scholarship program is concerned with providing  "recreational needs of low and moderate income residents of the city" as  outlined in our eligibility criteria. It is important to point out, however, that our goals in training the students exceed that of recreation and include those of education and employment.

Afa feels that he can make a difference in the lives of our local residents. This is the critical age for our teenagers, and Afa can provide a supervised environment that will give kids a chance to reach their dreams through pro wrestling.

Afa hopes to use the drawing power of professional wrestling to give our youth a place to come to where they can learn many of the skills that can open the doors to opportunities that these kids might otherwise not have.

Please read Afa's mission statement to learn more about our program.