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Fanene Leifi Pita Maivia (born Fanene Pita Anderson; April 6, 1937 – June 13, 1982), better known as Peter Maivia, was a Samoan-American professional wrestler, actor and stunt coordinator. [3] Maivia was the grandfather of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson via adoption, and was also part of the famous Anoaʻi family via blood brother
Peter Maivia Jr., son of Peter Maivia, wrestled for NWA Polynesian Pro Wrestling. [6] [7] Hollywood stuntman Tanoai Reed (known as Toa on the American Gladiators) is the great nephew of Peter's wife Lia Maivia, [8] [9] while professional wrestler Lina Fanene (Nia Jax) is Dwayne Johnson's second cousin once removed. [10]
Ofelia "Lia" Maivia [1] (née Fuataga; August 6, 1931 [A] – October 19, 2008) [2] was a Samoan professional wrestling promoter.Maivia was the wife of Samoan professional wrestler Peter Maivia and the grandmother of actor and wrestler, Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock.
Johnson's grandfather was the High Chief Peter Maivia, a popular wrestler in the 1970s, and his father, Rocky Johnson, was part of the first black tag team to win the World Tag Team championship ...
Dwayne Johnson is reflecting on his late grandfather Peter Maivia's impact on his character in Moana and its soon-to-be-released sequel.. The wrestler-turned-actor reprises his voice role of Maui ...
Dwayne Johnson shared a throwback on Instagram of his grandfather hanging with fellow wrestling star Andre the Giant. Dwayne Johnson explains his grandfather's unique relationship with André the ...
[47] [48] Johnson's uncle Ricky was also a wrestler. [49] His mother is the adopted daughter of Peter Maivia, who was also a professional wrestler. [50] Johnson's maternal grandmother Lia was one of the first female pro wrestling promoters, taking over Polynesian Pacific Pro Wrestling after her husband's death in 1982 and managing it until 1988.
Dwayne Johnson, age 45, is one of ... He rose to fame as a professional wrestler and transitioned to acting more successfully than any wrestler in history. ... Both his maternal grandfather and ...