[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. [15] Tonga was one of sixteen wrestlers who competed in the 2010 Best of the Super Juniors tournament. 'Hey, are you guys with those guys wrestlers? Tama Tonga (@Tama_Tonga) October 10, 2021. And weirdly, many are asking if this is an internal family war. Other well-known wrestlers from the Anoai family include Rikishi, Umaga, Yokozuna, and The Usos. 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. During the appearance he represented his son Tama Tonga's Bullet Club stable. WWE has interest in longtime New Japan Pro-Wrestling superstar Tama Tonga, according to a recent report from Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp.. [38], Hikuleo returned to Impact programming in November at Emergence, teaming with Bullet Club stablemates to lose to Honor No More in a 12-man tag-team match. He also entered the 2011 G1 Tag League tournament, this time teaming up with Strong Man, calling themselves Muscle Pavilion. defeated Makabe and Honma to become the new IWGP Tag Team Champions. This led to there being two sides to Bullet Club; Team Cody and Team Kenny. [21][22] In August, Hikuleo was defeated by Juice Robinson at NJPW Resurgence. 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. Instead he showed up at ringside during the match where it became known his "new" team was in fact The Islanders. 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We use cookies to improve user experience. In the summer of 1990 Haku transitioned to an opening card wrestler on the house show circuit. Then he told NJPW about it which caused them to bring in Tanga Loa. And he shared it while taking a jab at the Tonga, alleging his rant came from a Drake album. 316K subscribers NJPW star Tama Tonga sits down with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Tampa, FL. He would return to semi retirement after his stint. While its pretty obvious that Tama Tonga and Roman Reigns arent related, their beef has sparked some hilarious reactions. They initially congratulated Omega, but suddenly turned and attacked Omega and the Young Bucks as they were celebrating on the ramp while wearing T-shirts referring to themselves as the "BC Firing Squad". [14] An angle with implications for NJPW and AEW took place Saturday night on Impact Wrestling 's No Surrender PPV. After Archer's victory, Hikuleo entered the ring staring off with Archer, hinting at a future match between the two for the title. More viewing suggestions and links to movie trailers can be found with this story online at inland360.com. Love it. Alipate Aloisio Leone [7] (born October 15, 1982) is a Tongan-American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Tama Tonga ( Tama Tonga ). It was in Baltimore Airportme and Siva Afi went over and there were lots of babyfaces there at the bar. [6] In one of his first big matches after becoming King Haku, he would face Hulk Hogan with Miss Elizabeth in Hogan's corner on Saturday Night's Main Event in October 1988. After the 2020 Pandemic, Guerrillas of Destiny would make their return to Japan as participants of the World Tag League. Roman Reigns' tweet about getting so many views for Tama doesn't mean Reigns > Tonga like he intended it to mean. No returns accepted. On January 30, 2019, they lost the Never Openweight 6-Man Championship against Taguchi, Makabe, and Yano. The Firing Squad attempted to make peace with Cody, but Cody refused, and was also attacked. 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. 247.4K. In the 2022 New Japan Cup, Tonga faced Evil in the second round; during the match House of Torture attacked Tonga only to briefly be saved by the Japanese division of Bullet Club only to have them also turned on Guerrillas of Destiny and Jado. We recently caught up with Tama ahead of his return to the ring, and of course, we had to ask about those comparisons with WWE Superstar Roman Reigns! [31] Following the tournament Tonga worked with a number of CMLL's top stars, including the Leyenda de Azul tournament winner Diamante Azul. 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. 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. Tama Tonga confirmed this week he has re-signed with New Japan Pro-Wrestling. I have no negativity with it. Fifita appeared on multiple pay-per-view events for the WWF and WCW and is a former WWF World Tag Team Champion. Roman to GOD: "You boys will Acknowledge me as your tribal chief. "I said, 'It's time to go.'" Tama Tonga may have been on a briefly enforced Twitter hiatus after chirping with a fan. [45] After a three-day reign, the three lost the title back to the Briscoes and Yano at The New Beginning in Niigata. [33], In the summer of 2021, Hikuleo would begin to make appearances in another NJPW partner promotion in the U.S., Impact Wrestling. Did a WWE legend just take a shot at Sami Zayn's physique right here? All it means is that WWE is much bigger than NJPW. Archived post. and our Tama's Island Tama Tonga Sports 4.8 234 Ratings OCT 21, 2022 Orange Juice and Red Wine Orange Juice and Red Wine 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. Please logout and login again. He is an expert in pro-wrestling and mixed martial arts, and has been featured on numerous high-profile websites and magazines. Take a 30sec survey now! 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. In the 2018 G1 Climax, Tonga participated in the B Block, where he tied for last place with 6 points, down from the 8 he posted in the previous two years. Bocchi the Rock! Most live rock is sold in two basic categories: base live rock and display quality live rock. Did a WWE legend just take a shot at Sami Zayn's physique right here? So far, Tonga is leading 1-0 with his last jab at Reigns tendency to appear scripted on camera. "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. Cookie Notice Haku is somehow related to the Rock and Romans branches of the family. On a match that aired on 8 June 1990 MSG Network, Hercules defeated Haku. Hence, Jax and Snuka are not related to each other by blood. Bullet Club member Tama Tonga recently took to Twitter to call out Roman Reigns and his faction, The Bloodline. 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On July 5, Tonga and El Terrible lost the CMLL World Tag Team Championship to Tanahashi and Jyushin Thunder Liger. He had less success than the previous year with a solitary victory over the team of King Fale/Yuji Nagata,[28] and losses against the other teams. He has a half-brother, Tama Tonga, and is the cousin and adopted brother of Tanga Loa and Vika. 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. So, you can see where Reigns connection to someone named Tama Tonga comes from. They then left the ring declaring that they were the true Bullet Club. 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. [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]. 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. [31] The match was scheduled for the following week at Fight for the Fallen, where Hikuleo, who was accompanied to the ring by his father King Haku, lost to Archer. Thank you so much to Tama Tonga for taking the time to chat with myself. [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. If the fans think so, OK, great. By continuing to use our site you consent to use our cookies. After moving to Japan in 1974, he competed under the shikona (sumo name) of Fukunoshima (). His dad, Rocky Johnson, was married to Ata Maivia, who is Peter Maivias adoptive daughter. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Yujiro Takahashi and Chase Owens defeated Chaos members Yoshi-Hashi, Gedo, Rocky Romero, Yoh and Sho, after making Gedo submit to the Tongan Death Grip. [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. 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! Upon winning the ROH World Tag Team Championship at G1 Supercard, he became the third wrestler to have won a championship in NJPW, CMLL, and ROH, behind Rocky Romero and Matt Taven. Gentleman Ian (113 Articles Published) Jeff Sharp is a freelance writer from Parts Unknown. The latest Twitter feud stems from wrestling heavyweights Tama Tonga and Roman Reigns beefing online. 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. Bullet Club and Guerrillas of Destiny (20132018), Seven-time IWGP Tag Team Champion (2019-present), Bullet Club departure and Hontai (2022present), MSG Tag/IWGP Tag Title/Japan Cup Tag/Super Grade Tag/G1 Tag/World Tag League, NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions, NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship, "Tama Tonga finally getting a shot in North America with ROH", "Tama's Island: Tama's Time As A Young Boy At The NJPW Dojo on Apple Podcasts", "Seven in the chamber: Tama Tonga on BULLET CLUB's 7 years (1/2) | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING", "G.O.D. On November 13, Tonga and El Terrible won the CMLL World Tag Team Championship from Atlantis and Diamante Azul.Tonga next made it to the finals of the 2012 La Copa Junior Tournament, where, on December 14, he was defeated by La Sombra in the main event of CMLL's 2012 Sin Piedad ("No Mercy") show. The second night, Tama debuted the newest member to Bullet Club, Taiji Ishimori. Image Credit: NJPW. The reigning IWGP Tag Team Champion put Roman Reigns and The Usos on notice in one of his latest tweets. At No Surrender, Jay White interfered in the Guerrillas of Destiny's match against former Bullet Club stablemates Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows by hitting his finishing move Bladerunner on Tonga causing them to lose the match. ", "La Copa Jr. 2012 es para La Sombra! He's up there a level with exposure and all it does it is put me out there with him. But Twitter cracked the whip on him for his foul language and locked his account for violating their guidelines. While stranded on Tama's Island, the rest of the world hasn't stopped spinning around Bullet Club OG Tama Tonga. [25] Hikuleo teamed with White, to defeat Kazuchika Okada and Rocky Romero of Chaos at Capital Collision in May. In WCW, (because the name Haku was trademarked by the WWF) Fifita wrestled as Meng. 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. Meng spent much of 1997 facing lower and mid-card performers before starting a small winning streak in the summer of 1998. When they were ready to close, we had a few drinks, and on our way out there were five guys just sitting there. [48] The following day, he was eliminated from the tournament in the second round by Hirooki Goto. On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Tama Tonga, with his Career History, Real Name, Age, Height and Weight, all the Face/Heel Turns, the Championship Titles he won, Finishers, Theme Songs, the Tag Teams and Stables he is been a part of, his appearance changes through the years, and more. [87] Also at the event, Tonga was announced to be a part of the G1 Climax 32 tournament in July, where he would compete in the B Block. Tautuiaki Taula Koloamatangi (born February 7, 1991) is an American professional wrestler of Tongan descent. Born in the South Pacific island which shares his first name, Tonga Uliuli Fifita was entrenched in athletic competition from an early age. Rob Parker,[13] wearing business suits and shades while maintaining a quiet demeanor. PS. This American-Samoa family is pretty distinguished in wrestling circles for blessing the sport with some of the greatest pros. [92], In addition to his adoptive brother Tevita with whom he wrestles in NJPW as the Guerrillas of Destiny, Leone's younger (biological) brother Taula is also part of NJPW under the name Hikuleo. Returning to Japan in 2014, Tonga participated almost exclusively in tag matches the next two years,[12] [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. So we went and sat in the other corner away from them. [51] In the WWF, he also wrestled under the names King Tonga and King Haku. 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. By Gentleman Ian. [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. Views. 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. He's currently active in IMPACT Wrestling where he's teaming with Tanga Loa and feuding with THe Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson). 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. He was initially portrayed as the mysterious and intimidating bodyguard of Col. Tonga, born Alipate Aloisio Leone, is Tongan American and not Samoan. Fresh off his victory over El Phantasmo at NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka, Tama Tonga is ready for new challenges. 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. 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). Fightful Select reports that WWE is interested in Tama Tonga, who recently competed at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 and defeated WWE's Karl Anderson. Later that month he was programmed into a house show program with Hercules. 40. 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. Over the years, wrestlers like Tama Tonga have won way more titles than most fans realize. The feud has been quite entertaining to wrestling watchers. 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. Haku would work in WWF's developmental territory Heartland Wrestling Association. [20], Fifita is married to Dorothy Koloamatangi. Tonga, playing off his heel persona, got into an interaction that escalated quite quickly. I'll never forget it."[51]. 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. As soon as Tama Tongas Twitter lockdown was lifted, he was quick to respond and accused Reigns of snitching him to the Twitter police. You can follow Tama Tonga here, and the Tama's Island podcast here. While speaking on the. [37] Tonga regained the title from Tanahashi and Liger on September 14 with new partner Rey Bucanero. [86] He lost the title to Karl Anderson at Dominion 6.12 in Osaka-jo Hall, ending his reign at 42 days. was a surprise hit anime series from the Fall 2022 anime season. 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. Later, it was announced that Tama will be competing in the G1 Climax 28. Haku on The Rock & Rocky JohnsonWWE/WCW/New Japan Pro Wrestling Superstar Haku aka Meng aka King Tonga talks about Hollywood Megastar Dwayne "The Rock" Johns. However, in 1975 the stablemaster who recruited him died, and he and the other five Tongan wrestlers got entangled in a dispute with his successor, which led to him being forced to retire by the Japan Sumo Association in 1976.[4]. [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. [88] He finished with 10 points, defeating IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jay White to advance to the semi-finals. He was promoted to the main roster in 2011, where he worked . [68], G.O.D. Hikuleo appeared in the crowd on Night 2 of Fyter Fest, watching the IWGP United States Championship match between Jon Moxley and Lance Archer, thus making his All Elite Wrestling (AEW) debut. 46: 29.10.2021: News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. He rejoined the active NJPW roster in September 2017, taking part in the Destruction tour under the ring name "Leo Tonga". [70][71] After defending the championships seven times, their reign would end when G.O.D lost to FinJuice (Juice Robinson & David Finlay) at Wrestle Kingdom 14. [56], Returning to tag team competition with G.O.D., he and his brother regained the IWGP Tag Team Championship from the Briscoe Brothers on October 10 at King of Pro-Wrestling. 330 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003, The Heartbreakers (Heartbreaker Apollo and Heartbreaker Adonis), The Wildcats (Mike Anthony and Dobby Gillies), The Starr Corporation (Bouncer Bruno and Victor the Bodyguard), The Huertas Brothers/The Invaders (Maelo Huertas and, Salt 'n' Pepper (Derrick King and Stan Lee), The Texas Outlaws (Todd Dean and Brian Gamble), D'Jour Twins (Dave D'Jour and David D'Jour), This page was last edited on 24 February 2023, at 15:13. The former seven-time IWGP Tag Team Champion and founding member of Bullet Club stirred up speculation about his. And we had a lot of spat, back and forth but he knows now I ain't one to back down. But it's all good, we have that understanding. 15 Things You Didn't Know About The Anoa'i Family, 10 Wrestlers From The 1990s Who Are Only Remembered For One Storyline, 10 "So-Bad-They're-Good" WWE Storylines That Were Wildly Entertaining, 10 AEW Wrestlers We Hope Will Never Return To The Company, 10 Feel-Good WCW Stories That Made Fans Emotional, 10 Wrestlers Whose Ring Names Are Tributes (To Other Wrestlers), 5 Best WWE Tag Team Champions Of The Golden Era (& 5 Worst), 10 WCW Character Transformations That Made No Sense, 5 Wrestling Valets & Managers That Were Helpful (& 5 That Were Just Eye Candy). So there is definitely a relation there, although not blood relatives since I think Tama Tonga is Haku's adopted son. [24] At Windy City Riot, Hikuleo teamed with his Bullet Club stablemates and Scott Norton, losing to United Empire. Divisions: Makuuchi Jry Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi. Prior to this, Meng had faced Goldberg (before he won the World Championship) on WCW Saturday Night and despite the loss had pushed Goldberg for longer than anyone had until that point. Theres no evidence that Tama Tonga and Roman Reigns are even distantly related. 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