Lia Maivia, who is The Rock's maternal grandmother, ran the Polynesian Pro Wrestling after the death of her husband, Peter Maivia, and ran it for a few years before it was shut down in 1988.

While the third-generation member of that family -- The Rock -- is the most well-known, it all started with his grandfather, the legendary High Chief Peter Maivia. Maivia, born in Samoa in the ...