Tag: ata maivia

WWE Hall of Fame inductee Lia Maivia lived a colorful, controversial life

Posted by Greg Oliver | Apr 1, 2024 | Interviews, News, WrestleMania

Lia Maivia, who promoted in Hawaii under the Polynesian Pro Wrestling banner, from 1982 to roughly...

Ata Johnson in serious car accident

Posted by John Powell | Feb 3, 2023 | News

Dwayne Johnson’s mother Ata Johnson seems to be doing fine after a horrendous car accident...

Stacey Leilua sees opportunity and responsibility in playing Ata Johnson in ‘Young Rock’

Posted by Dave Hillhouse | Mar 16, 2021 | Hollywood Headlock, Hollywood Headlock Interviews

It’s not a stretch to say that pro wrestling is largely a macho, manly kind of world. This...

Singing a song of Ciclon Negro

Posted by Greg Oliver | Jul 24, 2013 | Interviews, Obituaries

The passing of Ciclon Negro on February 20, 2013, didn’t get the press a name of his stature...

Lia Maivia was a pioneering woman promoter

Posted by Greg Oliver | Oct 23, 2008 | Interviews, Obituaries

Lia Maivia, who died on Sunday, October 19, 2008, at the age of 81, was one of the first female...

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