Lia Maivia

Professional wrestling career Maivia took over Polynesian Pro Wrestling (PPW), a territory of the National Wrestling Alliance in Hawaii, following the death of her husband, "High Chief" Peter Maivia, in 1982. In the mid-1980s, her promotion ran a show called Polynesian Pacific Pro Wrestling on the Financial News Network. Her biggest card, A Hot Summer Night, occurred on 3 August 1985, and had a crowd of 20,000.

In April 2024, she was posthumously inducted into the 2024 WWE Hall of Fame by her grandson The Rock.

Personal life Maivia was born the daughter of Aulaumea Sanitoa Aulaumea and Talaleu Soesa Fuataga of Lalomanu, Samoa. Maivia had one daughter, Mataniu Feagaimaleata "Ata" Fitisemanu, with her first husband Sione Papali'i Fitisemanu. After she married her second husband Peter Maivia, he adopted her daughter Ata and changed Ata's last name to Maivia. Ata and her third husband Rocky Johnson are the parents of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. while The Miami Herald reported that she was 77. The Anoaʻi family established the "Lia Maivia Scholarship" in her honor.

Bill Apter, a writer and journalist who specializes in wrestling, wrote of Maivia following her death: "When my daughter Hailey, who is now 23, met Lia at a wrestling event in upper New York state, Lia went to a gift shop at a nearby hotel and bought Hailey a stuffed rabbit as a gift. She had never met her before this day, and this shows what a heart she had!" Greg Oliver, another professional wrestling journalist, wrote that Maivia "was considered a strong-willed businesswoman, demanding and challenging of her employees."

Her life is featured in most episodes of Young Rock, an autobiographical series based on the life of Dwayne Johnson. In the series, she's portrayed by Ana Tuisila.

Awards and accomplishments WWE WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2024)