Cardboard poster measures standard 14x22, only minor toning and corner wear, with overall aesthetics very strong. Peter maivia was born as fanene leifi pita maivia on april 6, 1937 in the isle of samao. History of wrestling 1978 when it was cool retro pop. He belonged to the family of the alii lineage of malietoa. They defeated numerous combinations of chief jay strongbow, peter maivia, dominic denucci, tony garea, larry zybysko, sd special delivery jones, among other midcarders at house shows and on tv. April 6, 1937 june, 1982 was a samoanamerican professional wrestler better known as peter maivia.
Jun, 2019 strongbow really wants maivia to start the match, but maivia argues with him over it. Lessons and stories on life from wrestling legend bob backlund, was released on september 18, 2015. Maivia leaves strongbow to the wolves and walks out of the match. Two days before a big show in madison square garden, peter maivia turned on bob backlund in a match against spiros arion and victor rivera, both of whom. Heres a peek at the kind of historic mat memory youll enjoy as a gmc patron. Backlund comes back in and plants estrada with the. Oct 23, 2020 peter maivia and butcher vachon start the match.
One of two original posters in this auction from the lost archives of the pittsburgh civic arena. After violently betraying the new wwwf champion, maivia was scheduled to once again wrestle in. Dino bravo defeated johnny rodz peter maivia defeated strong kobayashi ken patera defeated gorilla monsoon via countout wwwf champion bob backlund defeated superstar billy graham via dq. World wide wrestling federationworld wrestling federation. Peter maivia vs bob backlund feud on gmcs patron page. Dec 14, 2017 it was the beginning of a new chapter in bob backlund s career, that of a heel. The turn came during a tag team match between regular partners wwwf champion bob backlund and maivia. Bobby duncum texas death match msg, 1279 bob backlund v.
But actually, the psychopathic side of backlunds personality one who becomes irrational and unpredictable when really angered was first seen in the fall of 1978, when his close friend, high chief peter maivia, attacked backlunds manager, arnold skaaland, during a tagteam match. From all reports this was a huge angle at the time and a rare big time turn during this era of the wwe. Wwe legends gives fans an inside look at more than fifty of the greatest wrestlers ever to slip between the ropes and enter the squared circle. Arnold skaaland won the manager of the year trophy. Robert louis backlund born august 14, 1949 is an american retired professional wrestler best. They really liked to work gorilla into these heel turn conversations. Bruno sammartino, as he disappears when backlund wins the title and reappears when the time is right. He was also part of the famous anoai family and was a promoter for the national wrestling alliance in hawaii. Victor rivera and sprios arion vs backlund and peter maivia this is the famous turn by maivia int backlund.
Jun 04, 2020 when graham lost his prized championship to bob backlund in february of 1978, the promotion went on to create a shocking angle in which maivia, a careerlong fan favorite, turned heel on the young champion and their shared manager, arnold skaaland. Bob backlund, and how he was a huge success as bruno sammartinos successor. Jones v baron mikel scicluna johnny rodz v jimmy raye. He does commentary on the matches and ruins them he also somehow has the video footage of ivan koloff beating bruno sammartino at msg and some other 1970s msg events as well. Bob backlund, superstar billy graham, and bruno sammartino. Heres a card from claws backlund record book i would love to see make it out of the vault one day. Early in his run, backlund and peter maivia formed a successful tag tea. Ivan putski beat the great sabu not terry brunk, lou albano brought in jimmy and johnny valiant, making their first return since 1974, who defeated sd jones and frankie williams in a tag team match.
Maivia turns heel leaving strongbow to take on the lumberjacks by himself. Bob backlund record book comments the clawmasters archives. Vince spends most of the match ignoring the match smart move and rather discussing peter maivias heel turn on bob backlund during a tag. Chief jay strongbow vs greg valentine 1979 valentine breaks strongbows leg 7. Yukon lumberjacks maivia seems reluctant to tag into the match at first, and then attacks strongbow from behind. Dwayne johnson spends alone time with grandparents. Peter maivia haystacks calhoun vs baron scicluna wwf house show vol. He was the pioneer who spearheaded the legacy of maivia johnson family in the arena of sports and entertainment. Jun 07, 2010 after finally winning the title, backlund would team with peter maivia to win the tag team championship. May 23, 2018 moose escapes a seated chinlock from backlund after working hard to trip bob up.
Bob backlund vs larry sharpe peter maivia vs george steele wwf house show vol. Chockfull of vince mcmahon melodrama and an unfortunate save from bob sparkplug holly. Ivan koloff, and why he was so valuable as a challenger. Sep 16, 2015 peter maivia turns on bob backlund 1978 this one if a little before my time yet it deserves a spot on the list. Bob backlund last of the old schoolers, last of an era. Peter maivia turns on bob backlund 1978 this one if a little before my time yet it deserves a spot on the list. Peter maivia vs bob backlund feud on gmcs patron page youtube.
Superfly jimmy snuka, chief jay strongbow, and andre the giant. Backlund results the clawmasters archives sports and. How did bob backlund vs peter maivia draw as a main event. Early in his run, backlund and peter maivia formed a successful tag team and. Bob backlund was put over strong at the beginning of his reign. Maivia takes him down with a side headlock, and i cant help but notice that. A wwe wrestler, maivia not just represented the samoan anoai dynasty at the southwestern united states, but also on the global front. Backlund had the opportunity at the end of the show, but instead put over the grahams, and himself being champion. Jan 07, 2018 peter maivia was diagnosed with inoperable cancer in 1981.
Remembering peter maivia on his birthday superfights. Again, the story is that that dirty fred blassie has turned another wrestler heel. Jan 01, 2021 bob backlund, and how he was a huge success as bruno sammartinos successor. His body, basically his abdomen and legs, are covered with traditional samoan tattoos symbolic of his high chief status. Bob backlund archives stick to wrestling with john mcadam. Apr 14, 2015 this episode we have a tag team match that pits the villains victor rivera and spiros arion as they take on peter maivia and bob backlund.
In hindsight, the affliction was all the more tragic because peter maivia reportedly ignored the symptoms and his friends and familys admonitions to see a doctor. Apr 26, 2019 maivia continues to get dominating wins as he comes after bob backlund and his title. History of the wwwf the year was 1978 tvofyourlife. Matches peter maivia wrestlers database cagematch the. One of two original posters in this auction from the lost available at sunday. Peter maivia defeated wwwf champion bob backlund by countout. He also went after the wwf world tag team championship with peter maivia but maivia turned on him and attacked backlund and skaaland, which led the usually even tempered backlund to go berserk in the post match interview, screaming to interviewer vince mcmahon that he was going to kill that son of a bitch. Top 10 best wwe heel turns in history camel clutch blog. Oh, so bob was a guy other promoters would actually book. He also went after the wwf world tag team championship with peter maivia but maivia turned on him and attacked backlund and skaaland, which led the usually even tempered backlund to go berserk in the post match interview, screaming to interviewer vince mcmahon that. The fans finally had an excuse to hate bob backlund. It was insane when peter maivia turned heel on backlund, boston got to see a.
After maivia was separated from backlund and hustled back to the locker room, backlund. Peter maivia was diagnosed with inoperable cancer in 1981. For today we will still inside the large wwe universe and look back at close to forty years of great heel turns. Claw if you need to kill these non backlund record book posts, feel free he rocky is the guy that has all of that 8 mm footage of the 1970s boston garden shows. The mountain of a man passed away on june, 1982 at age 45, leaving behind his wife and two children. Arnold skaaland won the manager of the year trophy only to have lou albano hit him over the head with it.
Bob backlund defeated superstar billy graham in february of 1978, this was a controversial victory as graham had his foot on the rope. I saw the heel turn on tv when it happened but what was the build up to it or was. Peter maivia turns on bob backlund 1978 this one if a little. During a television taping in october 1978, maivia turned on and attacked him. Moose and jose double team backlund, with estrada coming off the top on the champ. Peter maivia, and the turn that made him a main eventer. Maivia is the latest of fan favorites to turn on the baby face world champion. Two days before a big show in madison square garden, peter maivia turned on bob backlund in a match against spiros arion and victor rivera, both of whom where former faces who turned heel on their tag team partners bruno in the case of arion and strongbow in the case of rivera and ended up being managed by classy freddie blassie, who also, surprise, ends up managing peter maivia. Superstar billy graham bullrope match stan stasiak vs. Early in his run, backlund and peter maivia formed a successful tag team and challenged for the wwf world tag team championship, then held by the yukon lumberjacks. Peter comes in and lights up estrada for a moment before tagging right back to bob. Heel turns are expected by fans today, but not too long ago, in 1986, paul orndorff perpetuated a heel turn that still makes little hulkamaniacs cringe to this day. The fans were booing, screaming and going crazy as if this is what they had been waiting for for the last 20 years from him. The heat for the heel turn was so impressiveit sparked an idea from mcmahon.
Jul 10, 2018 maivia has just recently turned heel on both bob backlund and chief jay strongbow. During a television taping in october 1978, maivia turned on and attacked him and skaaland. Fanene leifi pita maivia born fanene pita anderson. The backlund maivia feud ends in a steel cage match at msg. Jun 15, 2010 wwe legends gives fans an inside look at more than fifty of the greatest wrestlers ever to slip between the ropes and enter the squared circle. He is the maternal grandfather of dwayne the rock johnson. Maivia slaps vachon a few times to the delight of the fans. The crowd cheers for backlund to come out and cheers strongbow as well. Peter maivia was a professional wrestler who died in 1982 before being inducted posthumously into the wwe hall of fame by his grandson, dwayne johnson. Blassie seems to have the market cornered on getting guys to turn heel on the champ.
But actually, the psychopathic side of backlund s personality one who becomes irrational and unpredictable when really angered was first seen in the fall of 1978, when his close friend, high chief peter maivia, attacked backlund s manager, arnold skaaland, during a tagteam match. Miller, includes interviews with roddy piper, ric flair, the iron sheik and vince mcmahon. Maivia would end up turning on backlund and costing the duo the titles in the process. I was a little surprised with backlund on the same show that neither man had any words to say about the other. May 30, 2018 during the match, gorilla monsoon joins vince mcmahon on commentary to discuss last weeks heel turn by high chief peter maivia on his partner bob backlund and manager arnold skaaland. Once strongbow turns his back on maivia, he gets jumped. The tag team match where peter maivia turned on bob backlund was shown.
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