Peter Maivia
Peter Maivia was a professional wrestler better known as High Chief Peter Maivia. He was father in law of former WWF/E wrestler Rocky Johnson, and the grandfather of former WWF/E Champion and current Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson aka "The Rock".
Outside of wrestling, Maivia is remembered as the henchman in the James Bond film You Only Live Twice. This was his only acting appearance.
Profile
- Real Name: Fanene Pita Maivia
- Birthday: 1935
- Death: 1982
- Hometown: Samoa
- Marital Status: Married to Lia (Daughter: Ata, who married Rocky Johnson)
- Debut: 1963
- Previous Gimmicks: Peter Fanene Maivia, The High Chief
Titles
- 1-Time NWA New Zealand Heavyweight Champion
- 2-Time NWA Australasian Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time NWA Beat the Champion Television Champion
- 2-Time NWA United States Heavyweight Champion (San Francisco version)
- 1-Time NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time NWA World Tag Team Champion (San Francisco version) (with Ray Stevens)
- 4-Time NWA Hawaii Tag Team Champion (with Jim Hady once and Billy White Wolf once and Sam Steamboat twice)
- 1-Time NWA Hawaii Heavyweight Champion
- 2-Time NWA New Zealand British Empire/Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion
- 1-Time NWA America's Heavyweight Champion
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) ranked him # 268 of the 500 best singles wrestlers during the "PWI Years" in 2003.