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Power Uti
Nigerian professional wrestler (born c.1962) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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]
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2017 arrest
On October 2017, Uti was arrested in Lagos for the alleged murder of his wife, Toyin.[9][10]
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