| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | John Eke Uti c. 1962 (age 63–64) |
| Samuel Peter | |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name | Power Uti |
| Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Billed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Debut | 1976 |
John Eke Uti (born c. 1962), better known by the ring name Power Uti, is a Nigerian retired professional wrestler.
Uti is the uncle of professional boxer Samuel Peter.
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.
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". 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".
On October 2017, Uti was arrested in Lagos for the alleged murder of his wife, Toyin.
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.