Age, Biography and Wiki
Prince Iaukea (Michael Laauli Hayner) was born on 1 August, 1964 in Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S., is an American professional wrestler. Discover Prince Iaukea's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 59 years old?
Popular As |
Michael Laauli Hayner |
Occupation |
N/A |
Age |
59 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
Born |
1 August 1964 |
Birthday |
1 August |
Birthplace |
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
Nationality |
HI
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He is a member of famous Wrestler with the age 59 years old group.
Prince Iaukea Height, Weight & Measurements
At 59 years old, Prince Iaukea height is 5ft 11in and Weight 219 lb.
Physical Status |
Height |
5ft 11in |
Weight |
219 lb |
Body Measurements |
Not Available |
Eye Color |
Not Available |
Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Prince Iaukea's Wife?
His wife is Georgette Hayner
Family |
Parents |
Not Available |
Wife |
Georgette Hayner |
Sibling |
Not Available |
Children |
Nick Primo |
Prince Iaukea Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Prince Iaukea worth at the age of 59 years old? Prince Iaukea’s income source is mostly from being a successful Wrestler. He is from HI. We have estimated Prince Iaukea's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
House |
Not Available |
Cars |
Not Available |
Source of Income |
Wrestler |
Prince Iaukea Social Network
Timeline
Michael Laauli Hayner (born August 1, 1964) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler.
He is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling from 1995 to 2000 under the ring name Prince Iaukea and later The Artist Formerly Known as Prince Iaukea or simply The Artist.
After being trained by Dean Malenko and Rico Federico, Hayner made his first appearance in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) at the 1995 Fall Brawl pay-per-view as a cadet delivering papers to Cobra for Craig Pittman.
Later, Kevin Sullivan brought him to some television tapings and was so impressed by his professionalism, overall attitude, and respect for the business that Sullivan gave him the "Iaukea" name taken from King Curtis Iaukea, a good friend of Sullivan.
Hayner was thus given the ring name "Prince Iaukea".
Hayner made his WCW debut in 1996 and mainly competed as a fan favorite underdog.
Hayner made his first appearance in WCW on the May 18, 1996 episode of Saturday Night, where he teamed with Rick Fargo as enhancement talents against Chris Benoit and Kevin Sullivan.
He made his official television debut as the fan favorite "Prince Iaukea" on the June 1 episode of Saturday Night, where he defeated The Gambler.
Two days later, Iaukea made his Monday Nitro debut with a loss to Kevin Sullivan and then remained a jobber to the stars for the remainder of the year.
He made his pay-per-view debut at November's World War 3 as a participant in the World War 3 battle royal for a future title shot at the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, but failed to win.
He quickly made a name for himself with his unique Samoan persona and real submission wrestling skills along with solid pro wrestling ability.
The common pronunciation of his ring name came about by the mispronunciation from WCW announcer Tony Schiavone.
Prince Iaukea also received blessing from King Curtis Iaukea during a phone conversation with King Curtis telling him that "he was family" and that he enjoyed the work that Prince was doing.
He was utilized as an enhancement talent during the early months of his career before winning the World Television Championship in 1997 and holding the title for nearly two months.
Hayner then fell in the ranks due to some issues with management before being repackaged as "The Artist".
On the February 17, 1997 episode of Nitro, Iaukea captured the World Television Championship by defeating Lord Steven Regal after capitalizing on a distraction caused by Regal's scheduled pay-per-view opponent Rey Misterio, Jr. Iaukea successfully defended the title against Misterio, six days later at February's SuperBrawl VII and Uncensored.
Iaukea began feuding with Regal and made a successful title defense against Regal at Spring Stampede, but was assaulted by Regal after the match.
The following night, on Nitro, Iaukea attempted to rescue Misterio from an assault by Regal but ended up suffering a Regal Stretch and suffered a rib injury, leading him to drop the title to Último Dragón later that night.
After his title loss, Iaukea received a title shot against Syxx for the Cruiserweight Championship and unsuccessfully tried to regain the World Television Championship from Lord Steven Regal on the May 19 episode of Nitro and Último Dragón on the July 28 episode of Nitro.
Hayner continued to compete as a mid-carder before going on tour with WCW's working partner New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) during the month of October, where he competed with established greats such as Shinjiro Otani and Koji Kanemoto.
NJPW booker Riki Choshu was a huge supporter of Hayner.
Hayner returned to WCW television as a participant in the World War 3 at the eponymous pay-per-view on November 23.
He would then float around the lower mid-card for several years, mainly because of an alleged romantic link between Hayner and the wife of an upper level WCW executive.
Hayner denied the allegations, but the rumor persisted.
He briefly feuded with Chris Jericho in early 1998 due to Jericho degrading Hayner's trainer Dean Malenko and Hayner stepped in to defend Malenko's honor.
He unsuccessfully challenged Jericho for the Cruiserweight Championship at Spring Stampede.
After the match, Jericho stole Iaukea's Hawaiian dress.
He went on a hiatus and returned to the company on the October 8 episode of Thunder against Kanyon in a losing effort.
He then lost to Norman Smiley at the company's premier pay-per-view Starrcade on December 27, 1998.
After spending most of 1999 as a low-carder and being left off pay-per-view events, Hayner was repackaged as a villain on the December 6, 1999 episode of Monday Nitro as "The Artist Formerly Known as Prince Iaukea", a character based on singer Prince.
He was soon then given a valet named Paisley and his ring name was shortened to simply "The Artist".
He dominated the cruiserweight division during the first half of 2000, winning the company's Cruiserweight Championship twice before departing the company later that year.
In 2000, Artist entered a tournament for the vacant Cruiserweight Championship.
Artist successfully defended the title against Psychosis at the following month's Uncensored pay-per-view, before losing the title to Billy Kidman at a live event on March 30, only to regain it from Kidman on March 31.
All the WCW titles were vacated by Vince Russo on April 10 when Russo and Eric Bischoff "re-launched" WCW.
The Artist was then placed in a six-way match for the vacant title at Spring Stampede, in which he was pinned by Chris Candido.
As a result, Artist began a rivalry with Candido and received a title shot at Slamboree, where he failed to win the title.
This would be Hayner's last pay-per-view appearance in the company.
Hayner was released in August 2000, his last televised match being a loss to Big Vito on the August 19 episode of WorldWide.