And weirdly, many are asking if this is an internal family war. The heel Tonga was managed by former wrestler Tarzan "The Boot" Tyler. [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. Haku's last matches were against WWF European Champion Diamond Dallas Page at house shows in February and March 2002 losing to all of them in Texas, New Mexico, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia. 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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. Tama Tonga confirmed this week he has re-signed with New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Later that night, Haku appeared with Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa after Kenny Omega successfully defended the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Cody. Published Nov 22, 2016. By continuing to use our site you consent to use our cookies. #theOC. Fifita wrestled under the names Haku or Meng and was close to the Anoai Family, even forming a tag team with Rikishi. [18] Haku next appeared at NJPW's G1 Special in USA on 2 July 2017, alongside his sons.[19]. 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. [54][unreliable source] In his third tournament match on 25 July, he scored the biggest win of his career by defeating Hiroshi Tanahashi (who had won the previous year's G1). They come from two distinctive indigenous communities. The feud has been quite entertaining to wrestling watchers. [53], Wrestler Shane Douglas said in a shoot interview that one would be better off fighting the US Army than fighting Haku. 28. The verbal sparring between Jay and Tama is passive-aggressive at best, but it exists nonetheless. After the 2020 Pandemic, Guerrillas of Destiny would make their return to Japan as participants of the World Tag League. Then he told NJPW about it which caused them to bring in Tanga Loa. Kindly help Sportskeeda's WWE section improve. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. He was initially portrayed as the mysterious and intimidating bodyguard of Col. Under the guidance of two other former sumotori who had turned to puroresu, Genichiro Tenryu and Takashi Ishikawa, he joined their home promotion, All Japan Pro Wrestling. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Thank U. You can follow Tama Tonga here, and the Tama's Island podcast here. [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. [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. "Standing behind [The] Rock at Mania" - Wrestling fans react to Triple H reportedly bringing in WWE legend's adopted son Triple H. On November 13, Tonga and El Terrible won the CMLL World Tag Team Championship from Atlantis and Diamante Azul. [2][11], Koloamatangi continued his training throughout 2017, serving as a young lion. He needs to stop lying, I know damn well that's Roman reigns. [23] Among Fifita's cousins are former New England Patriots defensive tackle Steve Fifita[24] and Australian Wallabies rugby international player Tatafu Polota-Nau. 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. The reigning IWGP Tag Team Champion put Roman Reigns and The Usos on notice in one of his latest tweets. [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. Did a WWE legend just take a shot at Sami Zayn's physique right here? The family also boasts a former wrestling champion, Sam Fatu, who went by several stage names. And I reached over without thinking there are four other guys there (laughs) grabbed his face, and bit his nose off. He was promoted to the main roster in 2011, where he worked . They lost the championship on 16 April when they lost them to George and Shunji Takano but would regain them on 18 April, holding them until 19 June when SWS closed. [47] On March 3, Tonga scored the biggest singles win of his career by defeating former IWGP Heavyweight Champion and reigning IWGP Tag Team Champion Togi Makabe in the first round of the 2016 New Japan Cup. Tama Tonga is the son of Haku. Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa are currently in their seventh reign as IWGP Tag Team Champions. Heenan was also close friends with Andre the Giant and claimed that the only two men in the world that Andre feared were Meng and Harley Race. See details. A face turn appeared to be in the offing, as Tonga interfered in a tag match, attacking Road Warrior Animal and Paul Ellering during a bout with Jos LeDuc and Jacques Rougeau, Jr. A miscommunication in another tag match with partner Butch Reed led to Reed and Tyler attacking Tonga. Cookie Notice Meng finally won the title at the Sin pay-per-view on 14 January 2001. No returns accepted. At the same time, his brother Tevita was playing college football with the UTEP Miners. And then the banter escalated. [86] He lost the title to Karl Anderson at Dominion 6.12 in Osaka-jo Hall, ending his reign at 42 days. Tama Tonga is ready to open new doors. [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. NJPW star Tama Tonga is a member of the original Bullet Club in the promotion. Indonesian live rock is back after years and is considered to be the PREMIER display live rock on the market. Haku ended the year mired in a lengthy losing streak. Bullet Clubs Tama Tonga tweeted a video of himself cursing at Internet nerds during the New Japan Pro-Wrestling promotions last week. In March Tonga, Loa and Jado formed an alliance with Ryusuke Taguchi and Master Wato and later Hiroshi Tanahashi and joined the Hontai stable which represents New Japan.[85]. Tonga collected a net worth of $5 million and an average salary of $ 500,000 at an important event. His distraction seemed to irritate both Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa. His finishing hold is the camel clutch, and he has been known to use the poison mist. 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[57] They reached the final of the 2016 World Tag League but lost to Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma on December 10. . Haku stated, "Yeah. Tama Tonga (Alipate Aloisio Leone) was born on 1982 in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, is a Tongan professional wrestler. Also Read: Is Tama Tonga Related to Roman Reigns? [89] In the semi-finals match, Tonga was defeated by A Block winner Kazuchika Okada, therefore failing to make the finals. In the early 1980s, Fifita, taking the name King Tonga, wrestled in Canada for Frank Valois' International Wrestling promotion based in Montreal. Originally a fan-favorite team, The Islanders had mixed success, though they did win a $50,000 tag team Battle Royal at Madison Square Garden in October 1986. [31] Following the tournament Tonga worked with a number of CMLL's top stars, including the Leyenda de Azul tournament winner Diamante Azul. Returning to Japan in 2014, Tonga participated almost exclusively in tag matches the next two years,[12] He also participated in matches for the newly introduced WCW Hardcore Championship toward the end of 1999. Even in a competitive anime season like that one, Bocchi stood out with its wacky humor, cool rock 'n roll music, relatable dandere protagonist and "cute girls doing cute things" factor. The 40-year-old hails from a wrestling family, much like Reigns, as he is the adopted son. In a shoot interview Bobby Heenan talked extensively about Meng and referred to him as the toughest man he has ever met. So, you can see where Reigns connection to someone named Tama Tonga comes from. Discover Tama Tonga's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Of course, the same thing came out. Fifita appeared on multiple pay-per-view events for the WWF and WCW and is a former WWF World Tag Team Champion. defeated Makabe and Honma to become the new IWGP Tag Team Champions. Sione Vailahi, who would later become better known as pro-wrestler "The Barbarian", was also a part of this group. [20] In the first round, Hikuleo defeated Fred Rosser, but lost in the semi-final round to eventual tournament winner Tom Lawlor. I'll never forget it."[51]. Tautuiaki Taula Koloamatangi (born February 7, 1991) is an American professional wrestler of Tongan descent. For some reason, social media users believe that Tama Tonga and Roman Reigns are related. On January 30, 2019, they lost the Never Openweight 6-Man Championship against Taguchi, Makabe, and Yano. [22], He teamed up with Hirooki Goto, calling themselves Ara-tonga (a pun on Goto's nickname "Aramusha/Daredevil" and Tama's last name) to compete in the 2010 G1 Tag League tournament. After the Rumble, he formed a tag team with Rikishi, but the team did not last long due to Rikishi suffering an injury. [55] Tonga finished the tournament on August 12 with a record of four wins and five losses. By fall, he would become listed as a member of the Impact roster,[34] and he, Chris Bey, and El Phantasmo established themselves as a U.S. based branch of Bullet Club in Impact Wrestling. [1] He is also known for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he wrestled under the name Meng. 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. He worked in Puerto Rico for the World Wrestling Council where he feuded with Invader 1 and won many titles such as the WWC North American Tag Team Championship with El Gran Apolo, The WWC World Tag Team Championship with Hercules Hernandez and the WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship. 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