Roman Reigns' tweet about getting so many views for Tama doesn't mean Reigns > Tonga like he intended it to mean. The 'fake' stuff. [15] Tonga was one of sixteen wrestlers who competed in the 2010 Best of the Super Juniors tournament. 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. [1] He is also known for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he wrestled under the name Meng. 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. Tama Tonga (@Tama_Tonga) May 28, 2021 For months, Tama and Tanga (Guerrillas of Destiny) have been feuding with the Suzuki Gun duo of Zack Sabre Jr. and Taichi (Dangerous Tekkers). All this made Bocchi the Rock!far more than the sum of its parts, and music lovers may want to know what kind of instruments . was a surprise hit anime series from the Fall 2022 anime season. He was referred to as The Samoan Savage, The Tonga Kid, and Tama. [8][9] He was raised in Kissimmee, Florida, attending Osceola High School. Sione Vailahi, who would later become better known as pro-wrestler "The Barbarian", was also a part of this group. People used to always compared Tama Tonga and Roman Reigns. And he shared it while taking a jab at the Tonga, alleging his rant came from a Drake album. "Standing behind [The] Rock at Mania" - Wrestling fans react to Triple H reportedly bringing in WWE legend's adopted son Triple H. Rhodes and Omega would feud in both ROH and New Japan for a chunk of 2018 before Tama Tonga led the charge against all members of The Elite. /ppThe . Image Credit: NJPW. [4][11], The brothers made their professional debut in November 2008, wrestling as a tag team under the name The Sons of Tonga (referencing their father) in Southern Championship Wrestling (Florida). Or, maybe its because Reigns is related to someone with a similar name as Tama Tongas. When they were ready to close, we had a few drinks, and on our way out there were five guys just sitting there. One week after Sin, Fifita returned to the WWF as Haku and made a surprise appearance at the 2001 Royal Rumble. [12] Despite interfering in the match, Bullet Club was defeated by Sting, Allin, and Takagi at the event. At the event, The Good Brothers retained the championships. On January 30, 2019, they lost the Never Openweight 6-Man Championship against Taguchi, Makabe, and Yano. Me and Siva kind of cleaned house there and left. You can follow Tama Tonga here, and the Tama's Island podcast here. Do check the Promotions tab if you cannot find it in the Primary Inbox. Haku stated, "Yeah. Your login session has expired. [39] On October 18, Tonga and Bucanero were stripped of the CMLL World Tag Team Championship when they were unable to defend the title against La Mscara and Rush due to Bucanero being sidelined with an injury. In the early 1980s, Fifita, taking the name King Tonga, wrestled in Canada for Frank Valois' International Wrestling promotion based in Montreal. While stranded on Tama's Island, the rest of the world hasn't stopped spinning around Bullet Club OG Tama Tonga. I'll show you.' BULLET CLUB (Jado, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) defeat Kazuchika Okada & TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) (13:04) NJPW Road To Power Struggle 2021 - Tag 6 - Event @ Iwate Industrial Cultural Center Apio in Takizawa, Iwate, Japan. [54], Sansh key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=TechniqueAlso shown: =Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) He was promoted to the main roster in 2011, where he worked . [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. Love it. "I . Kindly help Sportskeeda's WWE section improve. New Japan Pro-Wrestling has revealed the full lineup for its upcoming 51st Anniversary event to take place at the Ota Ward General Gymnasium on March 6th. 2008. In the past, Tama Tonga has made it known that he is willing to share the ring with The Usos. And I reached over without thinking there are four other guys there (laughs) grabbed his face, and bit his nose off. 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After moving to Japan in 1974, he competed under the shikona (sumo name) of Fukunoshima (). On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [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. [1] He is also known for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he wrestled under the name Meng. [2][4][7], Koloamatangi and his elder brother Alipate were adopted by their maternal aunt, Dorothy Koloamatangi, and her husband Tonga Fifita, who brought them to the United States. On AXS TV Tapings January 21 & 22 IMPACT Wrestling", "Guerrillas of Destiny, big in Japan, look for even more success", "NJPW 40th Anniversary Tour ~ Wrestle Kingdom VI In Tokyo Dome", "Noticias: Tama Tonga, Un imponente Samoano llega a nuestro pas! In 1988, following King Harley Race's legitimate stomach injury sustained in a match against Hulk Hogan, Haku was given Race's crown and robe and was rechristened King Haku during a coronation ceremony. The team also had a classic feud with The British Bulldogs that was started when the Islanders, along with Bobby Heenan, kidnapped the Bulldogs' mascot, a bulldog named Matilda. Alipate Aloisio Leone, popularly known as Tama Tonga, is often linked with WWE Champion Roman Reigns. Quote Tweets. While its pretty obvious that Tama Tonga and Roman Reigns arent related, their beef has sparked some hilarious reactions. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. A feud thus broke out between the Islanders and the Connection; when Zenk left the WWF, Martel and replacement partner Tito Santana, as Strike Force continued the war, with the Islanders challenging Strike Force for the WWF World Tag Team Championship after the latter team won the belts. Fifita appeared on multiple pay-per-view events for the WWF and WCW and is a former WWF World Tag Team Champion. [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. NJPW star Tama Tonga is a member of the original Bullet Club in the promotion. Also Read: Everything You Need to Know About Dwayne Johnsons Partner, Lauren Hashian. "Standing behind [The] Rock at Mania" - Wrestling fans react to Triple H reportedly bringing in WWE legend's adopted son. Tonga has spent his entire career in New Japan, but he does have some ties to WWE. [39], A second generation professional wrestler, Koloamatangi is the nephew and adopted son of professional wrestler Haku and his wife Dorothy Koloamatangi. Since then, social media users are wondering if this is actually a family feud. Divisions: Makuuchi Jry Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi. Other well-known wrestlers from the Anoai family include Rikishi, Umaga, Yokozuna, and The Usos. Although they are both apart of the Anoai family, Johnson and Reigns arent biologically related. [36] On the October 21st episode of Impact!, Hikuleo and Bey faced off in a #1 contendership match for the Impact World Tag Team Championship, but the match ended in a no contest. The family also boasts a former wrestling champion, Sam Fatu, who went by several stage names. 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. In that time, Anderson made successful defenses against former NJPW ace Hiroshi Tanahashi and rising star Hikuleo. He made a name for himself as Haku in the WWF as half of "The Islanders" with Tama. Alipate Aloisio Leone [7] (born October 15, 1982) is a Tongan-American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Tama Tonga ( Tama Tonga ). EUR 30.00Spedizione internazionale economica. [26] Hikuleo was scheduled to compete in an 8-man tag-team match at AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door, teaming with Bullet Club stablemate El Phantasmo and one night only members The Young Bucks against Darby Allin, Sting and Los Ingobernables de Japon members, Hiromu Takahashi and Shingo Takagi, however it was announced that Takahashi wouldn't be able to compete at the event, due to suffering from a fever, so the match was made a six-man tag-team match, without Hikuleo. It has for years been associated with reef tanks but we know now that every marine aquarium will benefit from the addition of live rock. It's all good. The likes of Ric Flair and Edge are well known for being incredibly successful when it comes . Andr's face turn meant that the team had split. 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 starting up his own podcast, Tama's Island, among others things. [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. 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. 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[44] On February 11 at The New Beginning in Osaka, Tonga, Fale and Takahashi defeated the Briscoes and Yano in a rematch to win the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship. [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. He's currently active in IMPACT Wrestling where he's teaming with Tanga Loa and feuding with THe Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson). A new episode drops every Friday Morning! He also. #theOC. Maivia's daughter, Ata Maivia-Johnson, is Jax's aunt. In. He defeated Davey Richards and Nobuo Yoshihashi but lost to Fujita Hayato, Kenny Omega, Koji Kanemoto, Ryusuke Taguchi and Taiji Ishimori and ended up with just four points, second to last his group. Karl Anderson [6] Debut. Also Tama Tonga commom uses the Face Paint like the Usos, uses the same outfit Roman uses and stuff.And for the great finale, we had a twitt from tama tonga saying he was the spiritual son from Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns, but he could be actually his lost 3 grade nephew if you analize the Anoa'i family tree. Bocchi the Rock! [18] Haku next appeared at NJPW's G1 Special in USA on 2 July 2017, alongside his sons.[19]. Thank You @Tama_Tonga , thank you @njpw1972 . He is an expert in pro-wrestling and mixed martial arts, and has been featured on numerous high-profile websites and magazines. At Wrestling Dontaku, Tonga defeated EVIL to win the NEVER Openweight Championship, his first New Japan singles championship. Is Tama Tonga related to Roman Reigns? According to the report, WWE has . First off, Tama Tonga is the son of Haku, a Wrestler that in Kayfabe was in a tag team with a Samoan and presented as such.He had the same moves, the same headbutt no selling spot and stuff, also had the same outfits the samoan used. [68], G.O.D. They defeated the teams of Togi Makabe/Tomoaki Honma,[23] and King Fale/Super Strong Machine,[24] but lost to the teams of Manabu Nakanishi/Strong Man,[25] Masato Tanaka/Tomohiro Ishii,[26] and Yuji Nagata/Wataru Inoue,[27] which meant they finished fourth in their group with four points. All positive for me. [2][11], Koloamatangi continued his training throughout 2017, serving as a young lion. In the first part of 2010 he returned to WWC, first as a singles wrestler with the moniker King Tonga Jr. (his father had also wrestled in Puerto Rico as King Tonga). The match was a 16-man torneo cibernetico elimination match, from which Tonga was eliminated when Atlantis and Shocker double teamed him. ", "La Copa Jr. 2012 es para La Sombra! "Meng bit through the guy's shirt like a wolf, bit a chunk out of the guy's back, then spit it on the floor," he said. Meng's finishing maneuver was the Tongan Death Grip, a nerve grip on the Adam's apple applied to a standing victim who would drop into a supine position. [37] Tonga regained the title from Tanahashi and Liger on September 14 with new partner Rey Bucanero. In January 2021, Guerrillas of Destiny won the IWGP Tag Team Championships from Dangerous Tekkers. Following that, Hikuleo debuted in The European promotion Revolution Pro Wrestling for his excursion to gain more experience and training, losing to Dan Magee in his first match on June 29. The two teams are set to collide at IMPACT No Surrender. Indonesian live rock is back after years and is considered to be the PREMIER display live rock on the market. 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. Japanese pro-wrestling star, Tama Tonga, broke out of Twitter Jail and ignited a feud with Roman Reigns, famous for being the current face of the WWE. 402. Goldberg, too, had an impressive winning streak. Tautuiaki Taula Koloamatangi (born February 7, 1991) is an American professional wrestler of Tongan descent. They are the fourth largest Pacific Islander American group while the Samoans are second in population. 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. January 4, 2023. [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. He became the final WCW Hardcore Champion. Fightful Select reports that WWE is interested in Tama Tonga, who recently competed at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 and defeated WWE's Karl Anderson. 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. [65] They lost the title to Chaos (Beretta, Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano) in a five-team gauntlet match on January 4, 2018, at Wrestle Kingdom 12 in Tokyo Dome. Later that night, Haku appeared with Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa after Kenny Omega successfully defended the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Cody. He was initially portrayed as the mysterious and intimidating bodyguard of Col. He made his debut in November 1974 and reached the rank of Makushita 27. On April 10 at Invasion Attack 2016, G.O.D. Ahead of Wednesday's episode of AEW Dynamite, the Bullet Club original revealed that he was a free agent, fuelling speculation that he would appear for the US-promotion.As Tama Tonga's original tweet featured a 'misinformation' hashtag, many fans questioned whether . The brothers are active in New Japan Pro-Wrestling with the Bullet Club. 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. Tonga feuded with the top stars of the promotion, including Dino Bravo. [9], In early 1991 he formed a tag team shortly after this with fellow Heenan Family member The Barbarian. Tonga 'Uli'uli Fifita (born 10 February 1959) is a Tongan professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as Haku. This article is about the professional wrestler. Take a 30sec survey now! [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. One of the wrestlers who teased the idea of a dream match-up was Tama Tonga. What do you think of being compared to Roman Reigns? To complete the subscription process, please click the link in the email we just sent you. Is Tama Tonga related to WWE megastar 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. Later that month he was programmed into a house show program with Hercules. It's said the interest "isn't new", and . 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. Haku tried to ambush Andr; however, The Giant blocked Haku's kick and struck him repeatedly before leaving the ring alone to a standing ovation. The Guerrillas of Destiny were challenging the Good Brothers for the Impact World Tag Team Championships when Chris Bey came to ringside. He wrestles under the ring name Hikuleo[22] previously, Leo Tonga. Fifita wrestled under the names Haku or Meng and was close to the Anoai Family, even forming a tag team with Rikishi. He was touted as being a former bodyguard to the Emperor of Japan and was initially called The Monster. 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. Goldberg won and retained his title that night and thus added another wrestler in his winning streak, making it 1600. On 4 January 2012, Tonga appeared in a dark match during Wrestle Kingdom VI (considered as NJPW's most important show), teaming with Captain New Japan to defeat Kyosuke Mikami and Tomoaki Honma. Haku was left to wrestle on the lower card shows like Sunday Night Heat. Be the first one to comment on this story. Then the fight started. Link copied to clipboard. He later teamed with Idol Stevens, billed as The New American Family they briefly held the WWC World Tag Team Championship. Few will understand the love and admiration I have for the country, fans and the people of Japan. Tama Tonga is one of the most decorated tag team wrestlers never to sign with a major United States wrestling company. 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. 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. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. He, alongside "Tama & Tonga: pic.twitter.com/mfbzeFBN6n. Later, it was announced that Tama will be competing in the G1 Climax 28. [50] They lost the title to Jay and Mark Briscoe on June 19 at Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall. According to Sullivan, it was obvious that he and Meng weren't locals, so when they walked into the bar, a guy playing pool insulted Meng. [55] Tonga finished the tournament on August 12 with a record of four wins and five losses. "I said, 'It's time to go.'" pLive rock is the basis for most aquaria today. Early in his career, he also refereed matches in the Amarillo territory. 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