He is best remembered now as being the grandfather of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, with the Brahma Bull getting his first WWE name, Rocky Maivia, as a way to pay tribute to his grandfather ...

The Rock has named his 'Mount Rushmore' of WWE Superstars - and The Undertaker did not make the cut. The WWE icon - real name ...

He refused to acknowledge the “Rocky Maivia” name and started referring to himself in the third person as “The Rock.” Per WWE, the name came from his father, Rocky Johnson. In an interview ...

Courtesy] Early in The Rock's career, then known as Rocky Maivia, his father had an on-screen presence, jumping into the ring on his behalf after his son was attacked by The Sultan and The Iron ...

Before he became the Final Boss everyone knows today, the Rock was known as Rocky Maivia, and like many young wrestlers in the business, he started to get a little bit cocky backstage when things ...

Maivia and his wife, Ofelia "Lia" Fuataga, raised two children, including Ata, who married Rocky Johnson — father of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, once known as "Rocky Maivia." Reigns coined ...

The original ring name of his grandson, Rocky Maivia, was chosen partially in tribute to the High Chief; in 2008, The Rock paid an even greater tribute to his grandfather by inducting him into ...

Big pop for fans who were shocked that a young upstart rookie like Rocky Maivia didn't like hearing ... Overnight, The Rock elected to reject the same folks who had already rejected him, and ...

In 1985, Maivia was in charge of promoting A Hot Summer Night, which was an event that featured several WWE Hall of Famers including Andre the Giant, Ric Flair, Rocky Johnson (Maivia’s son-in ...