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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 AnoaŹ»i family via blood brother pact.
Peter Maivia and Steve Rickard feuded over the title during the mid-1960s with Maivia regaining the title in 1968 shortly before it was abandoned. Much of the title's history is unknown, however, there were 7 officially recognized champions during the three decades it was defended.
Ata met Rocky after Maivia and Johnson were tag team partners in a match on the independent circuit. Their son Dwayne was born May 2, 1972. Johnson stated that, in order to provide for his two families, he adopted a frugal lifestyle on the road; he subsisted on beer, sliced cheese, and bologna, and was not a "partier". [ 23 ]
From L: Peter Maivia; Dwayne Johnson; Maui from Moana 2 (2024) Dwayne Johnson is reflecting on his late grandfather Peter Maivia's impact on his character in Moana and its soon-to-be-released sequel.
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. Lia Maivia had an uncredited role in the Magnum, P.I. episode "Mr ...
Peter Maivia renamed the promotion "Polynesian Pro Wrestling". Following Maivia's death in June 1982, his wife Lia Maivia took over the promotion. In August 1985, Polynesian Pro Wrestling's " A Hot Summer Night " event drew thousands of fans to the Aloha Stadium , however " A Hot Summer Night II " the following August was markedly less successful.
In October 1978, Strongbow came to blows with his tag-team partner, 'High Chief' Peter Maivia in a match with The Yukon Lumberjacks, both of them feuding over who should start the match. When things seemed to settle, Maivia came up behind Strongbow and clubbed him on the back of the head before walking off back to the dressing room leaving ...
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