bigmackdaddy
Don Corleone
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Post by bigmackdaddy on Jan 22, 2013 17:34:09 GMT -5
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Post by Lance Uppercut on Jan 22, 2013 17:36:56 GMT -5
from what I gather... The Maivia's and Anoia's are seperate families. Rock's Grandfather and Granpa Anoia are "blood brothers" and so the two families consider themselves loosely related. So he's not from THAT family of Somoans in wrestling that are all related to each other. I think Snuka (and also Sim/Tamina) are in similar situation. I'm not sure about Haku and Barbarian.
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Post by AnActualBear on Jan 22, 2013 17:54:02 GMT -5
from what I gather... The Maivia's and Anoia's are seperate families. Rock's Grandfather and Granpa Anoia are "blood brothers" and so the two families consider themselves loosely related. So he's not from THAT family of Somoans in wrestling that are all related to each other. I think Snuka (and also Sim/Tamina) are in similar situation. I'm not sure about Haku and Barbarian. Haku and Barbarian are both from Tonga, so they're completely unrelated.
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Post by Evilution E5150 on Jan 22, 2013 18:43:07 GMT -5
yeah because with the whole Shield attack im like Dwayne got beat up by his cousin? that aint right
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Post by PTBartman on Jan 22, 2013 18:51:21 GMT -5
yeah because with the whole Shield attack im like Dwayne got beat up by his cousin? that aint right You must've had nicer cousins than I did.
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skulldouggory
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Post by skulldouggory on Jan 24, 2013 10:51:41 GMT -5
from what I gather... The Maivia's and Anoia's are seperate families. Rock's Grandfather and Granpa Anoia are "blood brothers" and so the two families consider themselves loosely related. So he's not from THAT family of Somoans in wrestling that are all related to each other. I think Snuka (and also Sim/Tamina) are in similar situation. I'm not sure about Haku and Barbarian. Haku and Barbarian are both from Tonga, so they're completely unrelated. Yeah, I really get irritated when people call Barbarian or Haku Samoan. I know Jimmy Snuka is referred to as "Uncle" or "Cousin" by the Samoans. Going by that logic, anyone who was billed as having a hard head is related to each other, so i guess that includes JYD & DJ Hyde.
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Post by RowdyRobbyPiper on Jan 24, 2013 12:07:07 GMT -5
yeah because with the whole Shield attack im like Dwayne got beat up by his cousin? that aint right You were probably distraught when Bret wrestled Owen then.
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Crappler El 0 M
Dalek
Never Forgets an Octagon
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Jan 24, 2013 12:16:30 GMT -5
Peter Maivia may have been related to Afa and Sika, but they considered themselves family and 'Blood brothers.' They treated each other like family and this tradition is still honored through the descendants of Peter Maivia and the Anoia' family.
Snuka is from the Fiji Islands. I am guessing they consider him a close family friend and "like family." They worked in the same territory with Jimmy Snuka and were probably close to him.
I think Haku and Barbarian were friends in Tonga, but I can't recall if they were related. I think there is an interview Haku gave to Arda Ocal where he talks about his childhood and knowing Barbarian.
Haku teamed with Tama (brother of Rikishi and Umaga) as the Islanders, but they aren't related as far as I know. Barbarian teamed with Fatu (Rikishi) as well, but I don't think they are related.
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Post by crowwreak was WRONG on Jan 24, 2013 14:05:09 GMT -5
Sonny Siaki and Samoa Joe are pretty much the only Samoans who aren't considered to be part of the family
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