Polynesian Pacific Championship Wrestling was a Territory pro wrestling promotion operating in the United States, based in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The PPW promotion was founded on January 2, 1980 by Peter Maivia, and it ceased operations on May 17, 1988.
Polynesian Pacific Championship Wrestling would be the successor to the original Big Time Wrestling promotion of Hawaii’s past, retaining the original’s claim to homegrown fame. After the death of Peter Maivia in 1982 due to cancer, his wife Lia Maivia would take over the promotion, becoming one of very few women wrestling promoters in NWA history, running PPW until its demise in 1988. Lia’s tenure would be marred by the increased struggles of territory wrestling in the 1980s, citing high costs of bringing in star wrestlers, geographic isolation, and a lawsuit against a rival promoter as reason for why the promotion ultimately folded. "A Hot Summer Night" in 1985 would be its most notable show, drawing around 15000 in the Aloha Stadium, with the following year's edition unfortunately proving to be much less successful.
Polynesian Pacific Championship Wrestling: Info
- Promotion TypeTerritory
- Continent
North & Central America, 
Oceania - Date EstablishedJanuary 2, 1980
- Country
United States - LocationHonolulu, Hawaii
- Date RetiredMay 17, 1988
- FounderPeter Maivia
- Owners
- Real NameLia Maivia (July 14, 1982 - May 17, 1988)
- Real NamePeter Maivia (January 2, 1980 - July 13, 1982)
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Promotion Names
- Polynesian Pacific Championship Wrestling - PPW (January 2, 1980 - May 17, 1988)
- Logo History
- Original logoJanuary 2, 1980May 17, 1988
- NWA Affiliation
- LocationHawaii (January 2, 1980 - May 17, 1988)