Tui Fau was born on the 26th of July 1928 in Lepea, Upolu, Western Samoa. He arrived in New Zealand in 1953 and took up boxing in Auckland. He started working at Whakatu freezing works in 1964. It was here that he met professional wrestler, referee and coach, Bomba Wells, who was looking for new amateur wrestlers. After 3 years of amateur wrestling under Bomba Wells, Tui Fau turned professional. He won his debut match against Lofty Houghton in Napier. Tui Fau had the distinction of being the first professional wrestler to return home to Western Samoa to fight. He wrestled Steve Rickard on the 12th of March 1969 at the Savalalo Grand in Western Samoa. Tui Fau rated Steve Rickard as the most accomplished New Zealand wrestler. Tui Fau became a TV Star in the late 60's and early 70's on the shows 'Big Time Wrestling' and 'On the Mat'. He starred alongside Steve Rickard, Ricky Rickard, John DeSilva, Lou Leota, King Curtis, Samoan Joe, Abdullah the Butcher, Rick Martel and Mark Lewen to name a few. After he stopped wrestling, he turned his attention to Powerlifting. He won many titles, most notably was first place in the Masters class at the NZ Champs, and setting a NZ Masters bench press record with 172.5kg. This was at 63 years of age, 13 years older than his nearest competitor. He continued to coach many young lifters and have an influence on many people. Phil Rowden, Tui Rangahuna and Queenie Buckley were 3 such trainees who went on to become NZ champion powerlifters. He was also looked up to and an inspiration to Derek Pomana, who was to become 3 times World Powerlifting Champion. Another was Norm Hewitt, who after some coaching with weights, was to make it into the All Black Squad. Tui Fau currently lives in Napier and continues to assist people in the art of weight training. Many thanks to Shana Fau for the info and picture.