Power Uti

Power Uti
Personal information
BornJohn Eke Uti
c. 1962 (age 63–64)
Nigeria
Samuel Peter
Professional wrestling career
Ring namePower Uti
Billed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Billed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Debut1976

John Eke Uti (born c. 1962), better known by the ring name Power Uti, is a Nigerian retired professional wrestler.[1][2]

Uti is the uncle of professional boxer Samuel Peter.[3]

Career

Born c. 1962, Uti was active in Nigeria during the 1970s to the 2010s, having local matches against American wrestlers including, Mr. Fuji, Luiz Martinez and Luke Gallows.[4][5][6]

In 1986, Uti was involved in a riot after losing to Mick Foley in Lagos, Nigeria. Afterwards, Foley was reportedly "stitched up on a dirt floor with sewing thread and sent home".[7] Years later, Foley criticized the Nigerian champion in Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (1999) which included calling him "as rude and untalented as he was muscular".[8]

2017 arrest

On October 2017, Uti was arrested in Lagos for the alleged murder of his wife, Toyin.[9][10]

Championships and accomplishments

  • Continental Wrestling Alliance / Nigeria Wrestling Federation
    • CWA/NWF Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[11][12]

References

  1. ^ Foley, Mick (2010-10-01). Countdown to Lockdown: A Hardcore Journal. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 978-0-446-57406-8.
  2. ^ New Times. New Breed Organisation Limited. 1981.
  3. ^ "Great Power Uti on Twitter: "I am proud of my nephew god bless him in his challenge"". Twitter.com. May 30, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  4. ^ Brila (2017-08-18). "Shocking! Former Wrestler Power Uti Reveals Drug-tainted Past". Latest Sports News In Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  5. ^ Bills, John (2016-04-20). "8 Things We Learned From Luke Gallows And Karl Anderson On Talk Is Jericho". WhatCulture.com. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  6. ^ "Former WWE wrestler Cliff "Domino" Compton on the Nigeria tour from hell, and facing the country's legend Great Power Uti". prowrestling.net. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  7. ^ Hofstede, David (1999). Slammin': Wrestling's Greatest Heroes and Villains. Toronto: ECW Press. p. 40. ISBN 1-55022-370-4. Three years later, Foley began wrestling in the independent circuits under his real name, then as Jack Manson, then as "Cactus" Jack Manson. He wrestled for any federation, anywhere, that would allow him on the card. In 1986, he incited a riot in Lagos, Nigeria, after beating Power Uti, the local favorite. After the match, he was stitched up on a dirt floor with sewing thread and sent home.
  8. ^ Foley, Mick (1999). Have a Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks. New York: ReganBooks. pp. 130, 133, 138–140, 145. ISBN 978-0-06-039299-4.
  9. ^ vanguard (2017-10-24). "Famous wrestler, Power Uti, faces trial for allegedly killing wife, locking up corpse to decompse". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  10. ^ "Police arrest Nigerian wrestling champion, Power Uti, over wife's Death". Premium Times. October 12, 2017. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  11. ^ Royal Duncan; Gary Will (2000). "PENNSYLVANIA: ECWF/CWA Junior Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 64. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
  12. ^ Royal Duncan; Gary Will (2000). "NIGERIA: NWF CWA Junior Heavyweight Title". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. p. 428. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.

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