| ]was a member of the famous Anoa'i wrestling family, which includes cousin Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, his two uncles, who wrestled as The Wild Samoans in the 1980s, and brothers, Sam "Tonga Kid" and Solofa Jr | Zauzmer, Emily December 17, 2018 |
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| Maivia, born in Samoa in the 1930s, was a "blood brother" of the Anoa'i family |
"Rikishi," according to Wrestlers Rescue, a support group for retired professional wrestlers.
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