Johnson shared the encounter on Instagram, expressing his gratitude for the meaningful gift. He noted that his grandfather was the inspiration behind the character Maui in the Moana film.

INCREDIBLY COOL gift from an awesome fan, a vintage wrestling magazine with my grandfather on the cover. As you see by his pictures, my grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia was the inspiration behind my character MAUI from MOANA. Thank you Steven. I got the best fans in the world!!!

In a shared Instagram clip, Johnson is seen stopping his departure to examine the magazines. Steven explained that one magazine was from New Zealand and the other from Britain, noting his grandfather's wrestling history in London.

Steven revealed that the magazines were a gift for Johnson's mother, whom he had met previously at WrestleMania in Dallas. He had spoken with Johnson's mother about the magazines, and she had expressed interest in seeing them.

Yeah, my grandfather used to wrestle here, man. In London…This is crazy. He's the inspiration for Maui.

These are for me?

I'll personally deliver the magazines to my mother. I'm gonna make it very ceremonial. This is gonna mean so much to her. It means so much to me. Thank you.

The encounter concluded with a handshake and a video recording on Steven's phone.

Peter Maivia's Wrestling Legacy

Peter Maivia, known as High Chief Peter Maivia was a prominent figure in professional wrestling and a Samoan native. According to WWE, Maivia was born in Samoa in the 1930s and began his wrestling career in the early 1960s after relocating to New Zealand. He achieved success across the South Pacific and Hawaii before moving to California in the 1970s, where he secured multiple championships.

Maivia joined the World Wide Wrestling Federation in the late 1970s, establishing a reputation as a Samoan High Chief. He also had a role in the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice. Following his departure from the WWWF, Maivia remained connected to professional wrestling, taking on responsibilities with the National Wrestling Alliance's Hawaiian operations in 1980. His life was cut short when he passed away in June 1982 at the age of 45 after battling cancer.

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