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Dwayne's father, Rocky Johnson. Johnson's father was a Black Nova Scotian with a small amount of Irish ancestry [41] [42] [43] and his mother is Samoan. [44] [45] [46] His father and Tony Atlas were the first black tag team champions in WWE history, in 1983. [47] [48] Johnson's uncle Ricky was also a wrestler. [49]
Dwayne Johnson's daughter Simone performs in WWE's developmental brand NXT as Ava (shortened from her previous ring name Ava Raine). She is the on-screen general manager of NXT. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] Afa Anoaʻi 's daughter, Lynn Toval Anoaʻi (Vale Anoaʻi), is an author and artist. [ 14 ]
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.
Maivia, Johnson’s grandmother, and his late grandfather, legendary wrestler Peter “High Chief” Maivia, established one of the most prominent families in the sport. They were both Samoan.
His mother, Ata Johnson, is the adopted daughter of “High Chief” Peter Maivia, a legendary Samoan wrestler. At a young age he moved around the world quite a bit.
The Rock’s mother was born in Samoa, and Johnson identifies strongly with his island heritage; he has many traditional tribal tattoos. ... Dwayne Johnson married Lauren Hashian in Hawaii in 2019 ...
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
Dwayne Johnson, also known as "The Rock," revealed why he used to wax his eyebrows for wrestling. ... Johnson, whose mother is Samoan, reflected on his connection to Polynesian culture after ...