He also tweeted in 2017 that In April this year, Johnson shared a photo of Maivia's tombstone in Hawaii, where he was spending some "alone time" with him and his grandmother, captioning the image: "Alofa forever in our hearts."
But before that let's take a look at some of the nostalgic picture of Dwayne's grandfather.In his recent social media post, he shared a throwback picture of his grandfather. He plays Spencer Strasmore, a retired NFL player-turned-financial manager who tries to look out for younger players like John David Washington's Ricky Jerret.Johnson cradles co-star Kevin Hart in 2016's 'Central Intelligence.' Read more about Johnson’s life and career. "André the Giant, a.k.a. Would’ve loved to have raised a tequila with these men. Here’s the “8th Wonder of the World” André the Giant, using my 315lb grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia as a booster seat and making my granddad look like a little boy. His grandfather is of Samoan heritage and considered a member of the Anoa’i Family. Somehow, in between shooting and producing blockbusters, meeting fans, making media appearances and paying a visit to his old WWE stomping grounds, he's found time to get in the weight room and lift some 175 lb. It looks like André is actually sitting on him. dumbbells (or as he calls them, "Kevin Harts.") #grateful"Johnson concluded his Friday post by reflecting on his relationship with his famous grandfather. "Here’s the '8th Wonder of the World' André the Giant, using my 315lb grandfather, High Chief Peter Maivia as a booster seat and making my granddad look like a little boy," he wrote.André the Giant, whose real name is André Roussimoff, Johnson wrote his grandfather and Roussimoff were close friends, even though they faced off in the ring. In the picture, Andre is seen seated on Dwayne's Grandfather.As per Dwayne's post, they both were best of friends who would practice wrestling with each other. Talk about legends supporting legends. Men's Health participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. "a lil’ @Disney gem of a secret," he wrote. Dwayne lived in the Britton area his entire life and purchased the family home place which was homesteaded by his grandfather, Martin Johnson during the mid 1800’s. After his football career, Johnson decided to pursue a career as a professional wrestler. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson decided to take his fans on a little time machine ride by sharing quite the photo of his grandfather High Chief Peter Maivia and the … He wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) for eight years prior to pursuing an acting career. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson just shared a photo of his grandfather, wrestler High Chief Peter Maivia, with his friend the French wrestling legend André the Giant. (Literally. Amazon Prime Video release a new posterAmazon Prime Video dropped the trailer of “Welcome to the Blumhouse”, for four feature films releasing from the program of eight unsettling, horror genre movies produced by Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Television and Amazon Studios.Fashion designer Masaba Gupta says she has two personalities, one where she is a social butterfly and the other when she is at ease with her motherActor Sharman Joshi feels there is less comic content available on OTT platforms.Mumbai, Sep 3 (IANS) Shrey Mittal, who shot to fame after winning the reality show Spiltsvilla 12, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.The...After Kangana Ranaut alleged that 99 per cent of Bollywood consumes narcotic substances, actor Anup Soni has expressed his viewsShrenu Parikh shared a photo on her Instagram story. 'In 2014, Johnson showed USA TODAY everything he ate while training for 'Hercules.