[16], Antonio Inoki, the then IWGP Heavyweight Champion, faced Hacksaw Higgins in the next match. margin: 0 0 10px 80px; History of the Polynesian Pacific Junior Heavyweight Pro-Wrestling Title, recognized in the Hawaii territory of the National Wrestling Alliance. The next bout saw The Kinipopos (Kinipopo #1 and Kinipopo #2) versus the team of Keith and Smith Hart[a] in a tag team match. After a successful run in Hawaii, Polynesian Pacific Pro Wrestling quietly folded in 1988, after which WWE became a sports entertainment mega-machine that sold out countless concerts. He lost the NWA Polynesian Pacific Heavyweight Championship back to Superfly Tui at the "End of Summer Series" on August 20, 1986. Maivia was the wife of Samoan professional wrestler Peter Maivia and the grandmother of actor and wrestler, Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock. [3], Maivia died of a heart attack at her home in Davie, Florida, on 19 October 2008. The event was attended by only 1,900 people,[1] far less than the 12,500 which had turned out for the original show a year earlier,[5][6] and was among the lowest drawing supercards of the 1980s wrestling boom. Fans can watch past episodes on VICE's YouTube channel. The match ended when Madd Maxx was pinned by Farmer Boy Ipo after the Samoans performed a double splash. He spent the last years of his career wrestling in Hawaii for Polynesian Pacific Wrestling (PPW). } Unable to climb back into the ring, Schroeder was counted out by the referee. .ncmec-banner-horizontal #ncmec_container table { On the weekend of the event, the Japanese media captured an altercation between Antonio Inoki and Bruiser Brody that occurred on a Honolulu beach. Four championships were defended at A Hot Summer Night II: the Hollywood Stunt Girls Championship, NWA British Commonwealth Championship, NWA Polynesian Pacific Heavyweight Championship and the NWA Polynesian Pacific Tag Team Championship. This was one of the first shows that featured WWE, AWA, and New Japan talent on the same card. !Twitter - https://twitter.com/RatedR69Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RatedRWrestlingReport/Instagram - https://www.instagr. [4] He began to slide down the card, losing that spring to Bret Hart, Don Muraco, and Jake Roberts. }. A number of the TV episodes for A Hot Summer Night II were released on VHS and DVD in the early-2000s, however, the full show is not commercially available. Allen, an ex-judoka and Olympic medalist, had decided to take Smirnoff up on his challenge. color: #92D6E3; In May 2022, the event was depicted on the "Backyard Brawl-B-Q" episode of Young Rock.[18]. While the incident was used to generate publicity for an upcoming showdown in Osaka the following month, there was a legitimate dispute between the two men over money Brody felt Inoki owed him for a previous Japanese tour. Credits for information on this site are given Your email address will not be published. In January 1986, Taogaga signed with Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation (WWF), making his debut on 23 January at a house show in Anaheim, CA in a win over Tim Patterson. [1] It was the lowest attended supercard of the year and among the worst drawing NWA shows of the 1980s wrestling boom. The undercard included Lars Anderson winning the NWA Polynesian Pacific Heavyweight Championship from Bad News Allen,[10] defending NWA Polynesian Pacific Tag Team Champions The Soul Patrol (Rocky Johnson and Ricky Johnson) beating The Dirty White Boys (Len Denton and Tony Anthony),[11] and The Family (Andr the Giant, Angelo Mosca and Steve Collins) defeating Sullivan's Army (King Kong Bundy, Mark Lewin and Kevin Sullivan) in a six-man tag team match. 10.000. } Polynesian Pro Wrestling was formed by High Chief Peter Maivia, grandfather of Dwayne Johnson, and later run by his grandmother Lia, one of the first female . remained the premier wrestling promotion in Hawaii. His career spans over a decade of performing in National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) territories as well as the American Wrestling Association (AWA). The two men were locked inside by Joe Pedicino who held the keys for safekeeping while a guest commentator. [2] For the next four years Taogaga continued to work his way up through the ranks, wrestling the majority of foreign visitors to the country. It lasted 2 minutes and 36 seconds. Episode five focused on Calgary's Stampede Wrestling. Like the heavyweight title, the tag team championship was also retired when the promotion folded.[4]. Arena: Aloha Stadium. margin-right: 5px !important; The main attraction on the event card was Ric Flair defending the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Siva Afi, which ended in a double disqualification. He was used frequently as a substitute when other wrestlers could not make house shows, teaming with others such as Raymond Rougeau. A Hot Summer Night II was a professional wrestling supercard produced by NWA Polynesian Pro Wrestling (NWA-PPW), which took place on August9, 1986, at the Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The title bout ended after nearly 10 minutes when Lawler dropped Rickard onto the ring ropes with an atomic drop. Rickard maintained the previous groups TV contract with KGMB and, smartly, the highly popular announcer Lord James Blears. .ncmec-banner-horizontal #ncmec_container table #ncmec_td_two { She had to think about keeping all of the men on the roster in check and running a tight ship so that her authority was respected. As part of his gimmick, Taogaga had gotten his legs and abdomen heavily tattooed (ala High Chief Peter Maivia). In his debut match in 1974, Taogaga defeated one of New Zealand's top light heavyweights, Del Adams. Jones. Currently, the title is defended in the NWA affiliated promotion, Island Xtreme Wrestling Federation. } font-size: 11px; Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Privacy .ncmec-banner-horizontal #ncmec_container table #ncmec_td_two #ncmec_click_photo { And, as one of the most well-travelled performers of his era, he also provided excitement and thrills for fans in virtually every corner of pro wrestling's territorial globe. In his review of the initial preliminary bouts, which aired on Polynesian Pacific Pro Wrestling, Thomas Hall of KB's Wrestling Reviews called the supercard "one of weakest shows I've seen in a long time" and expressed surprise that it was presented as a major event. [8] Following a series of appeals against his original sentence, Taogaga was released from the North Central Correctional Institution in 2007 and deported back to Samoa. The Top Ten in All Areas of Pro Wrestling, The Longest Running Pro Wrestling Columnist, Dave Meltzer, Mike Mooneyham, Steve Yohe, Tim Hornbaker, Greg Oliver, Bill Apter, Karl Stern, Scott Teal, wrestlingclassics.com, wwe.com, kayfabememories.com, wrestling-titles.com, The Lapsed Fan podcast, 6:05 Superpodcast, Great Black Heroes Black History Moments Black Inventors Online Museum Great Female Inventors History of Spies Bad Fads Museum Professional Wrestling Online Museum, Copyright 2020 Adscape International, LLC - All Rights Reserved, Dr. George Zahorian Convicted Of Selling Steroids To WWF Wrestlers. Dwayne Johnson, former wrestler and grandson of Peter Maivia, spoke of Heiniemi in his 2000 autobiography, The Rock Says. Johnson described a scene where, as a teenager, he angrily confronted Heiniemi when he refused to drop the Polynesian Pacific Heavyweight title to Allen Coage, who was wrestling as Bad News Allen at the time. The #1 Women's Wrestling Show on the Planet! ! [1][3] Ata and her ex-husband Rocky Johnson are the parents of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Anderson moved out of the way at the last moment and pinned Tui to regain the heavyweight title for a record fifth time. } Your email address will not be published. Sixteen professional wrestling matches were set on the event's supercard, four of which were for championships. color: #92D6E3; [1] Sixty wrestlers from eight different countries were to appear on the card with fourteen of the matches being for championships. font-weight: normal; Nevertheless, she pushed ahead with ambitious plans to run shows in Calgary, Juneau, Seattle, and parts of the Midwestern U.S. in March and April 1986. Tales From The Territories S01E06 Polynesian Wrestling's Island DynastyPolynesian Pro Wrestling was formed by High Chief Peter Maivia, grandfather of Dwayne. OWNERS/PROMOTERS: Al Karasick (1936-1961) Ed Francis (1961-1979) Steve Rickard (1979-1980) Peter Maivia (1980-1982) Lia Maivia (1982-1988), STATES & PRIMARY CITIES: Hawaii (Honolulu, Hilo, Kahului, Lanai City, Kaunakakai, Kapaa, Puuwai, Kapaa, Waipahu, Pearl City), MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS: Hawaii Heavyweight title (1937-1979) Hawaii Tag Team title (1952-1979) United States Heavyweight title (1962-1968) North American Heavyweight title (1968-1978) Pacific International Heavyweight title (1978-1979) Polynesian Pacific Heavyweight title (1980-1988) Polynesian Pacific Tag Team title (1980-1988). According to the stipulations, Brody would receive $22,000 from the gate if he was able to bodyslam the 510 lbs. Championship vacated for undocumented reasons. Title awarded when it is revived by the NWA for use in the Island Xtreme Wrestling Federation. Another wrestler from Camp Moolah, Elizabeth Chase wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation, Jim Crockett Promotions, Portland Wrestling, Continental Wrestling Association, World Wrestling Council, St. Louis Wrestling Club, Polynesian Pro Wrestling and the independent circuit including National Wrestling Federation and Sunshine Wrestling Federation . Tui would go on to win the belt two more times before the promotion closed in mid-1988. [6], In 1988, after teaming for a short time with Haku as one half of The Islanders, he also wrestled in six-man tags with the original Islanders, Haku and Tama. Yet there was a time in the early 1960s when she wasn't smart to the business at all -- and an in-ring incident nearly proved the end of her husband "High The Stampede Wrestling episode was up against Game 3 of the World Series between the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies, Tales From The Territories Viewership History, Episode One (Memphis Wrestling) - 113,000 viewers, 0.05 rating [1] Polynesian Pro Wrestling TV (June 26th, 1986) 1,436 views Jun 19, 2020 1) Ric Flair vs Samu (NWA World Title) 2) Kamalamala vs Doug Stevens 20 Dislike Share Save RoyLucier WrestlingTerritories. } The Kinipopos (Kinipopo #1 and Kinipopo #2) vs. Richie Magnett defeated Super Samoan Sakalia by, Debbie the Killer Tomato defeated Spice Williams by submission, The Samoan Connection (Farmer Boy Ipo and Leroy Brown) defeated The Maxx Brothers (. The viewership numbers are in for the sixth episode of Tales From The Territories. In the build-up to this match, the Soviet wrestler had been claiming he could beat any American wrestler in this event. National Wrestling Alliance Polynesian Wrestling (NWA Polynesian) Inactive promotion in the Americas region Overview Events Event Statistics Results Titles All-Time Roster Matchguide Win/Loss Records Ratings Comments Results Displaying items 1 to 26 of total 26 items that match the search parameters. [11], The first match on the card was a standard singles match between "Jumping" Joe Solo and Robert Toronto. Upon his death in 1982, Lia Maivia took control of the company becoming one of the few female wrestling promoters in the United States. By the summer all momentum had ceased. Afi was undefeated initially, albeit against lower-level competition such as Rene Goulet, Barry O, Ron Shaw, and Matt Borne. New Zealands Steve Rickard, who also had years of experience promoting on an island, purchased the territory and began promoting weekly cards at Bloch Arena and monthly events at the Blaisdell Arena. Celebrity guests included powerlifting champion Jeff Magruder, television actor Al Harrington as ring announcer, and Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa Eni Faleomavaega. Lias run was shorter, but her effect on the Hawaii wrestling industry was recognized and respected to this day. Afi gained victories in April over Hercules Hernandez and Paul Roma. Maivia's promotion had the benefit of having their weekly television program Polynesian Pro Wrestling shown across the country on SCORE. She played herself in her real life job as a wrestling promoter. .ncmec-banner-horizontal #ncmec_container table #ncmec_td_two #ncmec_child_photo { Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. This page was last edited on 16 June 2023, at 04:33. margin-right: 20px; display: block; background: #404041; text-align: center; When Johnson's grandfather was in a match in San Francisco, and was getting beaten by his opponent, Lia Maivia came into the ring, and started beating her husband's opponent with her wooden clog shoe leading Peter Maivia to shout in Samoan to stop beating his opponent up and that the opponent was Maivia's friend. Smirnoff got the upper hand by attacking Allen before the start of the match. Like the original show, this was an interpromotional event and featured representatives from All Star Pro Wrestling, the Continental Wrestling Association, Championship Wrestling from Florida, New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Stampede Wrestling. [3] The Anoa'i family established the "Lia Maivia Scholarship" in her honor. } The Maxx Brothers (Madd Maxx and Super Maxx) had won the NWA Polynesian Tag Team Championship six weeks before A Hot Summer Night II from The Samoan Connection (Farmer Boy Ipo and Leroy Brown). Defeated Black Rain and Don Lee in a three-way match to win the vacant title. .ncmec-banner-horizontal #ncmec_container table #ncmec_td_two #ncmec_controls { In addition, Superstars of Wrestling was to air a live satellite feed on WATL, its home station, at 2:00 AM. Larry Heiniemi[2] (born March 14, 1939) is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Lars Anderson. Host John Poz and Kevin will also discuss learning from Leah Maivia, Lars Anderson, booking the territory, Andre The Giant, Ric Flair, Sivi Afi, and Dusty Rhodes. -Round Table: Rocky Iaukea, Kevin Sullivan, Bruno Lauer (Harvey Wippleman), and Lars Anderson -Sullivan tells us that people don't understand how influential Polynesian Pro. Polynesian Pacific Pro wrestlings biggest event was Hot Summer night on August 3, 1985, to a crowd of 20,000. } The womens champion Debbie Combs, The fallen angel, and Lady Maxine were brought in to spice up the card. [12][13] The first championship defense of A Hot Summer Night II was between Spice Williams and Debbie the Killer Tomato for the "Hollywood Stunt Girls Championship". [5], Toagaga entered 1987 firmly established as an upper-level enhancement star, losing regularly to Hercules and others but continuing to gain victories against other opening-level talent such as Frenchy Martin and Terry Gibbs. Let's get to it! Debbie won the match after putting a submission hold on Williams. This little known promotion consisted largely of wrestlers from his training school and former PPW talent. The Polynesian and Island wrestlers were great to watch. Her work, together with the rest of the Maivia family, has let the world notice the islands ability. In the summer of 1986, he was briefly referred to as "Toma". According to Wrestlenomics, episode six of Tales From The Territories drew 74,000 viewers, 28,000 of those viewers were between the ages of 18 and 49, scoring a 0.02 rating. According to Lia, the acceptance of her taking over the promotion came easy because the other promoters knew her. color: #404041; width: 100%; [1] In the mid-1980s, her promotion ran a show called Polynesian Pacific Pro Wrestling on the Financial News Network. Episode Four (CWF) - 101,000 viewers, 0.02 rating 0 comments. Polynesian: Wrestling's Island Dynasty. A Hot Summer Night: The '85 World Invitational Wrestling Spectacular[6] (also known as Polynesian Hot Summer Night[2]) was a professional wrestling supercard produced by NWA Polynesian Pro Wrestling (NWA-PPW), which took place on August3, 1985, at the Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was subsequently convicted of one count of aggravated burglary, two counts of aggravated robbery, and seven counts of kidnapping, and sentenced to 15 to 40 years' incarceration. On 6 March 1986 he gained his first significant victory when he pinned Bret Hart at a house show in Buffalo, NY. padding: 16px; Defeated Rusty Wescoatt to win the vacant title. [14] A second installment, A Hot Summers Night II, was held the following year but had a much smaller turnout due to a severe rainstorm. The "heel" wrestler, accompanied by "Maniac" Mark Lewin and Prince Kamalamala, demanded a chance to compete for the cash prize. } font-size: 13px; Required fields are marked *. Future episodes will look at AWA, Polynesian Pro Wrestling, Stampede Wrestling, Championship Wrestling from Florida, Portland Wrestling, Mid-South Wrestling and more. In March 1975, Heiniemi announced he was retiring from the ring, and after losing his last match to England's Billy Robinson, Larry left the AWA. He also pointed out obvious problems with the production values such as the announcers incorrectly referring to Keith Hart's tag team partner as "Owen", ill-timed commercial breaks, and the bad optics of a nearly-empty stadium.[13]. WWE Live Event Results From Newcastle (6/30): Seth Rollins vs. Damian Priest Headlines, WWE Live Event Results From Sheffield, England (6/29): Seth Rollins, Cody Rhodes In Action. Toronto won the match when he pinned Solo with a vertical suplex. [9] Within a few years, however, his son Vince Jr. had begun plans to expand the World Wrestling Federation across the United States. color: #fff; A technical glitch ended the broadcast and the Superstars showed highlights from the event the following week. .ncmec-banner-horizontal #ncmec_container table #ncmec_td_two #ncmec_child_info { The title, which is still currently defended, began in 1935. remained the premier wrestling promotion in Hawaii. font-family: 'Futura', 'Arial', sans-serif; .ncmec-banner-horizontal #ncmec_container table #ncmec_td_two #ncmec_controls img { line-height: 20px; However, that success was, ultimately, short-lived. Polynesian Pro Wrestling was founded by High Chief Peter Maivia, grandfather of Dwayne \"The Rock\" Johnson, and later run by his grandmother, Lia.In #TalesFromTheTerritories, we take a deep dive into its rich history. Tweet. Bruiser Brody in a post-match interview[3], A Hot Summer Night II featured two main event matches. This was one of several matches that were scrapped when Sullivan and Rich were unable to appear at the event. Policy, Polynesian Pacific Heavyweight max-width: 520px; The event was seen by local audiences on Honolulu's ABC affiliate KITV (Channel 4) and later throughout the United States via its syndicated television program Polynesian Pacific Pro Wrestling on SCORE. This page is not available in other languages. Other podcasts 1935. float: left; [8][9] In the other main event, Antonio Inoki wrestled Bruiser Brody in a standard wrestling match. } Papali'itele Max Amata Taogaga (born 28 April 1949) is a Samoan retired professional wrestler. In an interview with the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Lia Maivia touted a six-man tag team barbed wire match pitting Bruiser Brody, Tommy Rich and Jeff Magruder against Kevin Sullivan, Mark Lewin and Prince Kamalamala as the featured main event. However fans were unaccepting of Afi as the replacement for the departed Jimmy Snuka, and openly heckled him in matches. After she married Peter Maivia he adopted her daughter and changed her name to Ata Fitisemanu Maivia. [5][7], Lars Anderson's championship reign lasted only 11 days. Now billed as "Sivi Afi", he became a near enhancement talent and lost to the likes of Bret Hart, Randy Savage, Harley Race and Ted DiBiase. Lia Maivia had an uncredited role in the Magnum PI episode "Mr. White death". [12][13], Up next was a match between Uncle Elmer and Hans Schroeder. It was also thought that another big supercard at Aloha Stadium would bring a desperately needed boost to the company as well as added revenue for future mainland tours. The reviewer was particularly critical of the "low rent" storyline and what he felt were generally subpar performances. So, he made the last wish to his wife, Lia Maivia that she run the company after he passed. wrestler. [1] [2] Early life Max Taogaga was born in Samoa on 28 April 1949. The bout was apparently not taped for television but was later reported on by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin: When the flame went up Hart fell back, and his face was immediately covered with a towel by teammate Bruiser Brodie, as The Sheik fled from the ring and climbed a 50-foot TV tower where he lit more flames. Title vacated when Kamata was injured by the Samoans. } A Hot Summer Night: The '85 World Invitational Wrestling Spectacular [6] (also known as Polynesian Hot Summer Night [2]) was a professional wrestling supercard produced by NWA Polynesian Pro Wrestling (NWA-PPW), which took place on August 3, 1985, at the Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. Upon receiving a traditional pe'a Taogaga adopted the honorific Papali'itele. This number is up from episode five, which drew 34,000 viewers. Read update The number of Samoan wrestlers is so huge that limiting a best-of list to 10 leaves out so many great stars and tenured legends. She traveled the world with her husband and learned a lot about the business. margin: 0 0 5px; vertical-align: top; font-size: 16px; From February 1940 through 1942 the title was known as the Hawaii Junior Heavyweight Championship. In the series, she's portrayed by Ana Tuisila. Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is the executive producer of the series. [14] The next contest was a midget wrestling match which saw Chilly Bo Dilly defeat Little Kevin.
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