However, all of that would only be possible if WWE comes to an agreement for a working relationship with NJPW. At the G1 Special in San Francisco, Tama, Loa, King Haku, Chase Owens, and Yujiro Takahashi defeated CHAOS members Gedo, Yoshi-Hashi, and Roppongi 3K (Rocky Romero, Sho and Yoh), with Tama pinning Gedo after a Tongan Death Grip by Haku to Gedo followed by a Gun Stun. Later that night, Haku appeared with Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa after Kenny Omega successfully defended the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Cody. Your login session has expired. would end up dropping the tag team titles at Wrestle Kingdom 13 to Sanada and EVIL in a 3 Way Match for the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship that also included The Young Bucks. [15] At The New Beginning in Sapporo later that month, Koloamatangi changed his ring name to "Hikuleo". Tevita Tu'amoeloa Fetaiakimoeata Fifita (born May 7, 1983) is an American professional wrestler, currently working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), under the ring name Tanga Loa ( Tanga Roa) (originally Tanga Roa).. Fifita started his wrestling career in WWE's farm territory Florida Championship Wrestling in 2009. He was referred to as The Samoan Savage, The Tonga Kid, and Tama. Tama Tongaclaimed just his second singles gold by regaining the NEVER Openweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom on Jan. 4, but speculation about his future lying outside NJPW has picked up.. His last night as a bodyguard was at SuperBrawl V when Hacksaw Jim Duggan wrestled Bunkhouse Buck; after the match, Meng attacked Duggan. Just after WrestleMania, Haku became the first wrestler to challenge the new WWF champion, The Ultimate Warrior, but he lost the match. 2008. They have a daughter, Vika; a son, Tevita who is also a wrestler; and two adopted sons, Alipate and Taula. 40. 46: 29.10.2021: Leone and his brother, Taula Fifita, were adopted from Tonga by his maternal aunt and her husband, pro-wrestler Tonga Fifita. On April 10 at Invasion Attack 2016, G.O.D. 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Fresh off his victory over El Phantasmo at NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka, Tama Tonga is ready for new challenges. His dad, Rocky Johnson, was married to Ata Maivia, who is Peter Maivias adoptive daughter. On 14 September, the team was eliminated from the tournament in the first round by Team ROH (Mike Bennett and Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson).[15][16]. Meng appeared at Chikara's King of Trios 2012 tournament, held on 1416 September in Easton, Pennsylvania, teaming with The Barbarian and The Warlord under the team name the Faces of Pain. He has been vocal about his dislike for the Bullet Club reunion on AEW and Impact Wrestling. [50] They lost the title to Jay and Mark Briscoe on June 19 at Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall. Tama Tonga confirmed this week he has re-signed with New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Bullet Club (2013-present) He later teamed with Idol Stevens, billed as The New American Family they briefly held the WWC World Tag Team Championship. From then on, Tonga and his associates would be announced during their entrances as members of Bullet Club OG, while the rest would be known as Bullet Club Elite. [1] He is also known for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he wrestled under the name Meng. [33], Tonga returned to NJPW in early 2013, just in time to compete in Wrestle Kingdom 7 on January 4 where he teamed up with Captain New Japan and Wataru Inoue to defeat Jado, Tomohiro Ishii and Yoshi-Hashi by pinning Jado. At the age of 15, he was part of a group of six teenagers and young men sent by the king of Tonga to Japan to study Sumo. Tama Tonga says he feels conflicted over the role of kayfabe in modern pro wrestling. We need to confirm your email address. To me, it's nothing. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. They were in the NJPW dojo at the same time and realised they were related when a relative commented on a photo Fale had posted on social media. Views. He's currently active in IMPACT Wrestling where he's teaming with Tanga Loa and feuding with THe Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson). Tama Tonga is the son of Haku. Meng made a cameo appearance in the 1978 Sylvester Stallone movie Paradise Alley along with many other professional wrestlers. The team was named "Guerrillas of Destiny" (G.O.D.). The reigning IWGP Tag Team Champion put Roman Reigns and The Usos on notice in one of his latest tweets. You can read more about our . [29] Later in the Burning Spirit tour on September 25, Hikuleo betrayed Bullet Club by attacking Jay White along with Tama Tonga, turning face and joining the Guerillas of Destiny stable with his brothers Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa along with Jado.[30]. [86] He lost the title to Karl Anderson at Dominion 6.12 in Osaka-jo Hall, ending his reign at 42 days. Tama Tonga Also known as King Tonga Jr., Kava, Pate Fifita Overview News and Rumors Career Career highlights Titles Matches Match Statistics Matchguide Tournaments Tag Teams & Stables Awards Themes Wrestling Games Ratings Comments Matches Displaying items 1 to 100 of total 1126 items that match the search parameters. Tevita Fifita (May 7, 1983) is a Tongan-American professional wrestler, currently working for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) under the ring name Tanga Loa. [9], After graduating from Poinciana High School high-school, he joined the United States Air Force and was stationed for six years at Whiteman Air Force Base, serving as a B-2 Spirit mechanic. Roman Reigns was born Leati Joseph Joe Anoaiand is a member of the Anoai family. The former seven-time IWGP Tag Team Champion and founding member of Bullet Club stirred up speculation about his. [50], On 3 March 1989, Haku got into an altercation with some men at a Baltimore Airport bar who called wrestling "fake", and during the fight, Haku bit off the nose of one of the men. Afterwards, White, Chris Bey, and the Good Brothers all gave the 'too sweet' hand gesture in the middle of the ring signalling that Tonga and Loa had been kicked out of the group. He attended Florida's Webber International University, majoring in sport management and playing basketball as a center for the Webber International Warriors. [35] Later on, Meng had a short-lived feud with Sting and occasionally faced top stars like Lex Luger and WCW Champion Bret Hart. Jay's recent promo on NJPW Strong is openly critical of the brotherhood he left behind in New Japan. At the same time, his brother Tevita was playing college football with the UTEP Miners. Sullivan said that as they drove from the bar he saw police cars pulling into the parking lot, but authorities didn't pursue them and no charges were ever filed. [58] On January 4, 2017, Tonga and Loa lost the IWGP Tag Team Championship to Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano in a three-way match, also involving Makabe and Honma. He has also worked with NJPW's partner promotion in Mexico, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) where he has held the CMLL World Tag Team Championship twice. By: Caroline John - Published: August 2, 2018 at 9:21 am, Tama Tonga (Left) and Roman Reigns (Right) (Photo: Twitter/Tama_Tonga, Jon Kopaloff/Stringer). While stranded on Tama's Island, the rest of the world hasn't stopped spinning around Bullet Club OG Tama Tonga. You've got the upper hand there, definitely you can say that. [21][22] In August, Hikuleo was defeated by Juice Robinson at NJPW Resurgence. It isn't a diss to Tonga at all. He would later lose the crown to Hacksaw Jim Duggan[7] who himself was crowned as "King Duggan". [52] Heenan also praised Haku as a good-hearted family man. Indonesian live rock is back after years and is considered to be the PREMIER display live rock on the market. [90] Due to knocking White out of the tournament, Tonga earned an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match on October 10 at Declaration of Power, however failed to capture the title from White at the event. [4] In 2016, he travelled to Japan, where he became a student at the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) dojo. An angle with implications for NJPW and AEW took place Saturday night on Impact Wrestling 's No Surrender PPV. Since then, social media users are wondering if this is actually a family feud. [59] On June 11 at Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall, Tonga and Loa defeated War Machine to win the IWGP Tag Team Championship for the third time. You can follow Tama Tonga here, and the Tama's Island podcast here. [1] He is also known for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he wrestled under the name Meng. The family also boasts a former wrestling champion, Sam Fatu, who went by several stage names. With SWS closing, King Haku wrestled for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in Mexico and New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Wrestle Association R in Japan, before finally joining World Championship Wrestling. He talks about what the Bullet Club was almost called before they changed the name. [13], Alipate continued wrestling as Kava in WXW during the year, winning the WXW Television Championship on 20 June 2009 though he lost it the same day. Andr's face turn meant that the team had split. But these two dont have legitimate blood ties. The fake wrestlers on TV?' With this victory, Tonga became the first four-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion in NJPW history, and later that night, the Guerrillas of Destiny declared their intention to challenge the Young Bucks for the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships as well. Gimmick: Year: Promotion: Thank you so much to Tama Tonga for taking the time to chat with myself. [14] On January 4, 2018, Koloamatangi appeared at Wrestle Kingdom 12, the 27th annual January 4 Tokyo Dome Show (NJPW's annual flagship event), taking part in a New Japan Rumble. In. 1998 TAMA RockStar Used Acoustic Battery. Did a WWE legend just take a shot at Sami Zayn's physique right here? Tonga and Fale would team up again in the 2015 World Tag League for a worse result, picking up two wins for four losses to finish penultimate with four points. [27] Despite this, Hikuleo appeared at the event in the corner of Bullet Club. 316K subscribers NJPW star Tama Tonga sits down with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Tampa, FL. Also in November 2008, they took part in a WWE tryout camp, two months later they were told that Tevita would be offered a contract by the company (he would later appear on television as Camacho) while Alipate would not. Alipate and Tevita live together in Orlando, Florida, commuting to Japan for tours of between a couple of weeks to three months.[10]. After dragging Omega and the Young Bucks back to the ring to attack them further, fellow Bullet Club members Hangman Page, Marty Scurll, Yujiro Takahashi, and Chase Owens all attempted to come to The Elite's defence, but were summarily beaten down. Kevin Sullivan told a story to WWE Classics about the time when he and Haku went to a tavern to grab a few beers before heading to their hotel. The latest Twitter feud stems from wrestling heavyweights Tama Tonga and Roman Reigns beefing online. On July 5, Tonga and El Terrible lost the CMLL World Tag Team Championship to Tanahashi and Jyushin Thunder Liger. So, you can see where Reigns connection to someone named Tama Tonga comes from. 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Fifita wrestled under the names Haku or Meng and was close to the Anoai Family, even forming a tag team with Rikishi. The New Japan Cup in the USA tournament gives him the. [14] [43], On 4 January 2016, at Wrestle Kingdom 10, Tonga teamed with Fale and Yujiro Takahashi to take part in a match to determine the inaugural NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions, they were defeated by Jay Briscoe, Mark Briscoe and Toru Yano when Jay pinned Tonga. Here is what Tama Tonga wrote on Twitter: For months, Tama and Tanga (Guerrillas of Destiny) have been feuding with the Suzuki Gun duo of Zack Sabre Jr. and Taichi (Dangerous Tekkers). He is currently wrestling for the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), and the U.S. promotion Impact Wrestling under the ring name Hikuleo ( Hikureo), he is a former member of Bullet Club. The likes of Ric Flair and Edge are well known for being incredibly successful when it comes . Of course, the same thing came out. Tevita and Alipate currently wrestle as Tanga Loa and Tama Tonga in New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Tama Tonga is ready to open new doors. Be the first one to comment on this story. At The New Beginning in Sapporo, Bullet Club stablemate Cody turned on the leader of the stable, Kenny Omega. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Did a WWE legend just take a shot at Sami Zayn's physique right here? Tonga is the nephew and adopted son of professional wrestler Haku and forms the tag team Guerrillas of Destiny (G.O.D) with his cousin/adoptive brother Tanga Loa. The 40-year-old hails from a wrestling family, much like Reigns, as he is the adopted son. The four of them founded a new villainous stable named Bullet Club under Devitt's leadership.[36]. In 1986, King Tonga, in his rookie year in the World Wrestling Federation, became a star by bodyslamming Big John Studd on Championship Wrestling, though predictably Studd's manager Bobby "The Brain" Heenan didn't pay him the US$15,000 he promised to anyone who could do so. defeated Makabe and Honma to become the new IWGP Tag Team Champions. "I . Earlier in the show heel manager Bobby Heenan had announced he would have a new tag team that night and everyone thought he was going to introduce a new team to the WWF. Peter Maivia wasnt biologically an Anoai, but the patriarch, Reverend Amituanai Anoai, considered Johnsons grandfather a brother. Tama Tonga, the most intriguing star athlete in New Japan Pro Wrestling. . [15] Tonga was one of sixteen wrestlers who competed in the 2010 Best of the Super Juniors tournament. When it comes to professional wrestling, there are plenty of wrestlers who have been able to pick up loads of titles across their careers. [82][83][84] They lost the belts back to the Dangerous Tekkers on June 1. [68], G.O.D. He is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is the current NEVER Openweight Champion in his second reign. He is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is the current NEVER Openweight Champion in his second reign. Theres no evidence that Tama Tonga and Roman Reigns are even distantly related. [30] His debut match for CMLL saw him participate in the 2012 edition of CMLL's Leyenda de Azul tournament. On 28 July 2021, Haku made a surprise appearance at All Elite Wrestling's (AEW) Fight for the Fallen event where he accompanied his son Hikuleo to the ring for his IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship match, where he faced Lance Archer in a losing effort. In a shoot interview Bobby Heenan talked extensively about Meng and referred to him as the toughest man he has ever met. Late in the match Andr attempted to interfere, but Haku accidentally struck him with a savate kick which left Andr tied in the ropes; Haku was pinned shortly after this. If the fans think so, OK, great. Tama Tonga has announced that he has signed a new deal with New Japan Pro Wrestling, after recently teasing an AEW debut. "Tama & Tonga: pic.twitter.com/mfbzeFBN6n. [81] They would go on to win an IWGP Tag Team Title match at the Tokyo Dome for the first time, defeating champions Dangerous Tekkers (Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr.) after Tanga Loa hit 'ApeSh*t' (a Sitout Reverse Piledriver) on Taichi after 19 minutes & 18 seconds. This led to there being two sides to Bullet Club; Team Cody and Team Kenny. Tama Tonga, one of the groups found members alongside Anderson, Bad Luck Fale and Prince Devitt (Finn Balor), shared his thoughts on the situation during the latest episode of Tama's Island. Karl Anderson [6] Debut. Please logout and login again. [53] NJPW's most prestigious tournament, it entitles its winner to an IWGP Heavyweight Championship title match at the next Wrestle Kingdom., Tonga's participation in the G1 was seen as a major step-up. 88 talking about this. It's said the interest "isn't new", and . We asked one half of the Guerrillas of Destiny all about the current happenings in NJPW, the Good Brothers making moves, EVIL's dominance, and, of course, about those comparisons to Roman Reigns! [19] In March of the following year, Hikuleo competed in the New Japan Cup USA tournament, defeating Jordan Clearwater to qualify for the tournament. At Wrestling Dontaku, Tonga defeated EVIL to win the NEVER Openweight Championship, his first New Japan singles championship. According to the report, WWE has . Find out here! [57] They reached the final of the 2016 World Tag League but lost to Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma on December 10. He is currently wrestling for the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), and the U.S. promotion Impact Wrestling under the ring name Hikuleo ( Hikureo), he is a former member of Bullet Club.He has joined his brothers of the Guerrillas of Destiny as of September. See you down the road Next stop: Birmingham, Alabama for @wwe Monday Night Raw, January 9. Meng finally won the title at the Sin pay-per-view on 14 January 2001. People used to always compared Tama Tonga and Roman Reigns. Like bragging about being a bigger star as a WWE wrestler than a non-WWE wrestler actually means nothing at all and is a really weak insult. Winless in these matches, he then became part of the Heenan Family feud against The Big Boss Man and participated in the 1990 Survivor Series. And we had a lot of spat, back and forth but he knows now I ain't one to back down. All it means is that WWE is much bigger than NJPW. [49], In March 2016, Tonga announced he would reform his tag team with Tevita in NJPW, recruiting him into the Bullet Club as Tanga Loa. Haku was left to wrestle on the lower card shows like Sunday Night Heat. Cookie Notice The Firing Squad attempted to make peace with Cody, but Cody refused, and was also attacked. Goldberg won and retained his title that night and thus added another wrestler in his winning streak, making it 1600. He defeated Nobuo Yoshihashi,[16] and Akira,[17] but lost to Ryusuke Taguchi,[18] Fujita Hayato,[19] Kenny Omega,[20] Koji Kanemoto,[21] and Taiji Ishimori, ending with four points, second to last his group. Bocchi the Rock! And weirdly, many are asking if this is an internal family war. The most extreme story he shared was in regards to a bar fight in which he claimed Meng "took his two fingers on his right hand, his index finger and trigger finger, and he reached into the guy's mouth and he broke off the guy's bottom teeth." [18] Hikuleo was absent from NJPW for a year from September 2019; he returned in September 2020 on the NJPW's United States show, NJPW Strong, defeating Brody King. With the Bullet Club currently being stacked with talents such as Jay White, KENTA, and EVIL, it shouldn't be too hard for Guerrillas of Destiny to find a third man for a match against The Bloodline. [23], Following The Guerillas of Destiny's ejection from Bullet Club at No Surrender Hikuleo began to become more aggressive to stable leader Jay White, who was responsible for kicking out Hikuleo's brothers. [38] Tonga returned to CMLL with Bucanero in early October. was a surprise hit anime series from the Fall 2022 anime season. Quote Tweets. [17] The following day, Haku teamed with his son and fellow Bullet Club members Doc Gallows, Karl Anderson and Yujiro Takahashi in a ten-man tag team match, where they defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Kushida, Satoshi Kojima, Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma. Tonga himself lost the strap to Anderson at last year's Dominion event. He made his debut in November 1974 and reached the rank of Makushita 27. You can check out the entire video interview below, read the full interview here, or read on for Tama Tonga's thoughts on Roman Reigns. On the first night of the Wrestling Dontaku 2018 shows, G.O.D and Fale lost the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship to the Super Villains (Marty Scurll and the Young Bucks). And then the banter escalated. Tama Tonga vs Jay White LIVE IN ENGLISH on NJPW World! One week after Sin, Fifita returned to the WWF as Haku and made a surprise appearance at the 2001 Royal Rumble. Tama Tonga Looking to Prove He Can Win As a Singles Competitor A featured part of Bullet Club, Tama Tonga is a six-time IWGP tag champ. Tama Tonga was adopted by his maternal aunt and her husband Haku, who are the parents of Tanga Loa. [72][73][74][75] They would soon immediately regain the belts at The New Beginning in the USA event in Atlanta, before again losing them without a defence to Golden*Ace (Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kota Ibushi) on a New Japan Road show in Korakuen Hall.[76][77][78][79][80]. The Anoai family (Samoan pronunciation: [a.noa.i] ah-no-AH ee) is a family of professional wrestlers originating from American Samoa.Family members have comprised several tag teams and stables within a variety of promotions.Famous members of the family include WWE Hall of Famers Rikishi, Yokozuna, and brothers the Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika Anoai). Archived post. Love it. [31] Following the tournament Tonga worked with a number of CMLL's top stars, including the Leyenda de Azul tournament winner Diamante Azul. On a match that aired on 8 June 1990 MSG Network, Hercules defeated Haku. Fans around the world have also made it vocal that they are quite invested in a potential dream tag team match between The Guerrillas of Destiny and The Usos. [64] Six days later, Guerrillas of Destiny and Bad Luck Fale defeated Evil, Sanada and Bushi to become the new NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions. He spoke about an incident when he witnessed several cops trying to hold Haku down and one of them struck Haku with a baton on his face while the others emptied their cans of mace on him but nothing seemed to faze Haku. Alipate Aloisio Leone, popularly known as Tama Tonga, is often linked with WWE Champion Roman Reigns. Since 2003, Fifita has been essentially retired, returning to the wrestling ring on a few occasions over the years. [46] During February, Tonga accepted an offer to join WWE. Dwayne The Rock Johnson comes from the Anoai family. Tama Tonga (@Tama_Tonga) February 7, 2022 Tama has been with NJPW since 2010. And he shared it while taking a jab at the Tonga, alleging his rant came from a Drake album. Civil Unrest. During the appearance he represented his son Tama Tonga's Bullet Club stable. Tama Tonga may have been on a briefly enforced Twitter hiatus after chirping with a fan. [12][13] He joined the gaijin heel stable Bullet Club alongside his brothers Tanga Loa and Tama Tonga and his cousin Bad Luck Fale, substituting for the injured Kenny Omega. "It was fast and furious. He rejoined the active NJPW roster in September 2017, taking part in the Destruction tour under the ring name "Leo Tonga". NJPW star Tama Tonga returned to the ring this past week at NJPW Strong after a lengthy spell on the sidelines due to travel restrictions, but The Bullet Club OG has kept himself very busy by. Published Aug 14, 2021. He also. After being left off of SummerSlam 90, Haku was first to be granted a series of matches against new Intercontinental Champion Kerry Von Erich in a series of house show matches in September. They then left the ring declaring that they were the true Bullet Club. [62] In December, Guerrillas of Destiny won their block in the 2017 World Tag League with a record of five wins and two losses, advancing to the finals of the tournament. He attended Tonga College, an all-boys school, where the top sport was rugby. Later in the event when Blacktop Bully was scheduled to wrestle Dustin Rhodes, WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel came out and escorted Meng back to the dressing room because of the attack on Duggan earlier in the show. Hikuleo returned to AEW on the June 1 episode of AEW Dynamite teaming with Undisputed Elite members The Young Bucks and reDRagon to defeat the Jurassic Express, Christian Cage, Matt Hardy and Darby Allin in a ten-man tag-team match. 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