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Lu Leota II
Hometown: Apia, Western Samoa
Previous Gimmicks: Afioga Lu Leota, Lui Leota
# Early 1970s: Leota Lu II was a well known professional wrestler in New Zealand, Australia and Asia..
# September 20, 1977: Lu Leota defeated John Garcia..
# Early 1980s: Leota Lu II quit professional wrestling to enter the world of politics in Samoa
According to Samoan Custom Leota which his family name would come before his given name of Lu, in English his name would be written Lu Leota however in the Samoan way it is proper to say Afioga Leota Lu. * Another former HRPP MP, Leota Lu II also lost his seat following the recount after he had initially won the seat in the provisional count. Leota was a Minister of Sport in the HRPP government during 1996-2001 and was first elected in 1991. * Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture ........ Leota Lu II * Leota Lu II is now a veteran Member of Parliament in Samoa. He has been selected as the personality of the week however for his contribution to inspiring the young Samoan wrestlers and sportsmen to move into the professional stage. Leota Lu II was a well known professional wrestler in New Zealand, Australia and Asia in the early 1970s whilst the use of the word professional sports person was not popular. Some have even referred to Leota as the original "Rock". The question that has been often asked is where would Leota Lu be if he was to peak in his wrestling career in the 1990s. Some say, if that was case Leota Lu would be somewhere in the USA earning top money. * Afioga Leota Lu II when asked about his professional sports achievements is very modest. As a senior member of the HRPP party he is now very reserved but has still the bubbly personality that makes him a popular man around the kava bowls of Apia. Leota Lu II may have been the first professional wrestler in world to switch to politics in the early 1980s .Jesse "The Ventura" only made the move into politics in the USA in the mid-1990s * Vacations Beach Fale is a family owned business located in the village of Manase on the big island of Savaii. Owned by Samoan member of parliament, Leota Lu II, and managed by his wife Elaine, Vacations Beach Fale has been one of the big islands' best kept secrets since it began operating in 2001.
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"The Ambling Alp" Primo Carnera
Hometown: Sequals, Udine, Italy
Height & Weight: 6'7" - 270 lbs
World Heavyweight Boxing title (1933-1934);
Boxing:
# Primo Carnera toured with a circus in Europe, as a strongman and a wrestler, and was discovered by French boxing promoter Leon See..
# September 12, 1928 in Paris, France: Primo Carnera (debut) gets a second round KO victory over Leon Sebilo..
# 1930: Primo Carnera moved to the United States and won his first 17 matches in the United States by KO..
# October 7,1930 in Boston, MA: Primo Carnera suffers first US loss to Jimmy Maloney after a 10 round decision..
# 1930: Primo Carnera went 7-1; his only loss was to future Champion Jack Sharkey..
# 1932: Primo Carnera went 23-2; winning 17 of the 23 by KO..
# February 10, 1933: Primo Carnera boxed Earnie Schaff; Schaff died 2 days later from an injury agitated in the match..
# June 29, 1933: Primo Carnera defeated Jack Sharkey by KO in Round 6 to become World Champion..
# June 19, 1934: After only 2 title defenses, Primo Carnera lost the title to Max Baer in the 11th round..
# June 25, 1935: Primo Carnera was KO'ed by Joe Louis in the 6th round..
# Primo Carnera retired with a professional boxing record of 87-14-1 (69 by KO)..
# 1938: Primo Carnera (a diabetic) had a kidney removed and was forced out of action until 1944..
Wrestling:
# August 29, 1941: Primo Carnera announces that he'll become a professional wrestler..
# October 4, 1946 - Georgia Championship Wrestling: Primo Carnera beat Chief Saunooke..
# October 11, 1946 - Georgia Championship Wrestling: Primo Carnera beat Jules Strongbow..
# March 24, 1947: Primo Carnera defeated George Macricostas..
# March 25, 1947: Primo Carnera defeated Babe Sharkey..
# December 7, 1947: Primo Carnera defeated Ed "Strangler" Lewis..
# January 2, 1948 - Georgia Championship Wrestling: Primo Carnera beat Roland Kirchmeyer..
# January 7, 1948 in Jacksonville,FL: defeats Pete Managoff
# March 19, 1948: Primo Carnera defeated Kola Kwariani in Miami, FL..
# April 20, 1949: Antonio Rocca defeated Primo Carnera to end his amazing winning streak of 321 wins..
# October 19, 1949: Primo Carnera defeated Vic Christy in Miami, FL..
# 1951: Primo Carnera wrestles Jim Londos to a 60-minute draw (Max Baer was the special referee)..
# December 1951: Primo Carnera defeated Red Menace in Miami, FL..
# March 21, 1952: Primo Carnera wrestled Buddy Rogers to a NO CONTEST in Miami Beach, FL
# July 20, 1954: Primo Carnera defeated Fred Von Schacht in Tampa, FL..
# July 22, 1954: Primo Carnera defeated Clyde Steeves in Jacksonville, FL..
# July 23, 1954: Primo Carnera defeated Clyde Steeves in Miami, FL..
# March 28, 1955: Primo Carnera vs Buddy Rogers was postponed due to weather in Tampa, FL..
# May 2, 1955: Don Leo Jonathan defeated Primo Carnera in Omaha..
# March 23, 1956: Primo Carnera vs Don Leo Jonathan went to a NO CONTEST in Santa Monica, CA..
# June 29, 1967: Primo Carnera died from liver disease & diabetes complications in his hometown..
# ~~~Primo had two kids with Guiseppina Kovacic; one of which became a medical doctor..
# ~~~Primo Carnera was once the owner of a liquor store and a restaurant in Los Angeles, CA..
# Primo Carnera appeared in over 15 films, including:
# ~~~1955's "A Kid For Two Farthings"; 1954's "Prince Valiant"; and 1949's "Mighty Joe Young".
# 1990: Primo Carnera was inducted into the World Boxing Hall Of Fame.
In 1957, he beat King Kong, to claim wrestling's world heavyweight championship and become the first, and thus far only man in history to win both boxing's and wrestling's world heavyweight championships.
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