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. I'll show you.' Leone is the cousin of Bullet Club member Bad Luck Fale, they both spent their early childhoods in Mua, Tonga without meeting. It isn't a diss to Tonga at all. 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.. 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 . Is Tama Tonga related to WWE megastar Roman Reigns? Other well-known wrestlers from the Anoai family include Rikishi, Umaga, Yokozuna, and The Usos. Growing up on the main island of the South Pacific island-kingdom of Tonga, Fifita attended Tonga College, where he played rugby union. [12] While its pretty obvious that Tama Tonga and Roman Reigns arent related, their beef has sparked some hilarious reactions. Haku stated, "Yeah. [1][3], Koloamatangi was trained to wrestle by Bully Ray and Devon at the Team 3D Academy in Florida. Entdecke STMM22) Werbung 10x7" Shure Modell 565D Unisphere 1 Mikrofon - verwendet von The Who in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! So that's all positive. However he would cement his position as king by successfully defending his crown against the returning Race in a match at the 1989 Royal Rumble at The Summit in Houston. 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. As soon as Tama Tongas Twitter lockdown was lifted, he was quick to respond and accused Reigns of snitching him to the Twitter police. [40][41] Tonga remained in CMLL until the end of the year. The team was named "Guerrillas of Destiny" (G.O.D.). This led to Hikuleo answering White's "U.S of Jay" open challenge at Mutiny in April 2022, however White defeated Hikuleo, who gave White the "too sweet" gesture post-match, confirming his loyalty to Bullet Club. Please logout and login again. [35] [2][11], Koloamatangi continued his training throughout 2017, serving as a young lion. Tama Tonga was adopted by his maternal aunt and her husband Haku, who are the parents of Tanga Loa. Although they are both apart of the Anoai family, Johnson and Reigns arent biologically related. Of course, the same thing came out. But after Taichi and Sabre Jr. defeated the champions in two separate singles matches earlier this month, they are expected to challenge for the IWGP Tag Team Championships once again. He made his NJPW debut in May 2010 under the name "Tama Tonga". Their feud ended after a 6-man tag team match at WrestleMania IV where The Islanders and Heenan (wearing an attack dog outfit) defeated the Bulldogs and Koko B. Ware when Heenan pinned Koko. 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). [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]. [12], Leone went to Japan in 2010, initially going to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) to train, he impressed enough to be hired by the company. [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. [35] Hikuleo teamed with Bey in his Impact debut, defeating FinJuice at Victory Road. They are the fourth largest Pacific Islander American group while the Samoans are second in population. He has joined his brothers of the Guerrillas of Destiny as of September. The reigning IWGP Tag Team Champion put Roman Reigns and The Usos on notice in one of his latest tweets. [82][83][84] They lost the belts back to the Dangerous Tekkers on June 1. [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). 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. [5] They turned heel in 1987 during a match on the WWF Superstars of Wrestling with The Can-Am Connection (Tom Zenk and Rick Martel). Maivia's daughter, Ata Maivia-Johnson, is Jax's aunt. 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. 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. [17], After recuperating and spending six months training at the NJPW Dojo in Los Angeles, Hikuleo returned at Honor Rising: Japan in February 2019, accompanying his brothers to ringside. [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. On July 5, Tonga and El Terrible lost the CMLL World Tag Team Championship to Tanahashi and Jyushin Thunder Liger. [60] They lost the title back to War Machine in a no disqualification match on July 1 at G1 Special in USA. He was initially portrayed as the mysterious and intimidating bodyguard of Col. While speaking on the. [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. Tama Tonga (Alipate Aloisio Leone) was born on 1982 in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, is a Tongan professional wrestler. Fifita, under the name Meng, wrestled for World League Wrestling winning the WLW Heavyweight Championship on two occasions in 2000. He, alongside 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! Tevita and Alipate currently wrestle as Tanga Loa and Tama Tonga in New Japan Pro-Wrestling. 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. Retweets. 316K subscribers NJPW star Tama Tonga sits down with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Tampa, FL. The family also boasts a former wrestling champion, Sam Fatu, who went by several stage names. 2008. 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. [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. Also Read: Everything You Need to Know About Dwayne Johnsons Partner, Lauren Hashian. [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. Hikuleo competed in the 2019 New Japan Cup for the first time in his career, in which he was eliminated in the first round by Mikey Nicholls. [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. [19] In March of the following year, Hikuleo competed in the New Japan Cup USA tournament, defeating Jordan Clearwater to qualify for the tournament. In the summer of 1990 Haku transitioned to an opening card wrestler on the house show circuit. and our His distraction seemed to irritate both Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa. 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. He would return in 2003 to win the championship for the third time. 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. Dwayne Johnson refers to Haku as an uncle. 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. [24] At Windy City Riot, Hikuleo teamed with his Bullet Club stablemates and Scott Norton, losing to United Empire. You can read more about our . Be the first one to comment on this story. Since 2003, Fifita has been essentially retired, returning to the wrestling ring on a few occasions over the years. Meng later joined the Dungeon of Doom under the name "Face of Terror" and forming a tag team named the Faces of Fear with his previous WWF tag team partner The Barbarian, with the pair being managed by another former WWF alumnus, Jimmy Hart. 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. Tama Tonga Defeats Karl Anderson, Wins NEVER Openweight Title At NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Colin Tessier Wednesday, January 04, 2023 Image Credit: NJPW Tama Tonga has won the NEVER Openweight. The likes of Ric Flair and Edge are well known for being incredibly successful when it comes . Be the first one to comment on this story. [37] Tonga regained the title from Tanahashi and Liger on September 14 with new partner Rey Bucanero. Instead he showed up at ringside during the match where it became known his "new" team was in fact The Islanders. To me, it's nothing. 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. At Wrestling Dontaku, Tonga defeated EVIL to win the NEVER Openweight Championship, his first New Japan singles championship. Haku is somehow related to the Rock and Romans branches of the family. For some reason, social media users believe that Tama Tonga and Roman Reigns are related. I said, 'Yeah. 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. Is Tama Tonga related to WWE megastar Roman Reigns? 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. The fake wrestlers on TV?' During a phone call in 2004 they decided they would become professional wrestlers once they had finished their respective obligations three years later. Coming towards the end of Fifita's WWF career, he would wrestle under the name King Haku for Japanese promotion Super World of Sports. Fifita wrestled under the names Haku or Meng and was close to the Anoai Family, even forming a tag team with Rikishi. Roman Reigns' tweet about getting so many views for Tama doesn't mean Reigns > Tonga like he intended it to mean. [30] His debut match for CMLL saw him participate in the 2012 edition of CMLL's Leyenda de Azul tournament. 6 of the top 50 tag teams in the, WC Big Top Tag Team Championship (1 time) Tanga Loa, 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 13 February 2023, at 23:19. I'll never forget it."[51]. Love it. 28. However, all of that would only be possible if WWE comes to an agreement for a working relationship with NJPW. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. They then left the ring declaring that they were the true Bullet Club. The feud has been quite entertaining to wrestling watchers. Sione Vailahi, who would later become better known as pro-wrestler "The Barbarian", was also a part of this group. In the WWF, he also wrestled under the names King Tonga and King Haku. 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 rejoined the active NJPW roster in September 2017, taking part in the Destruction tour under the ring name "Leo Tonga". [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. Tonga collected a net worth of $5 million and an average salary of $ 500,000 at an important event. He is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is the current NEVER Openweight Champion in his second reign. 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. Roman Reigns, whos gearing up for the anticipated SummerSlam, managed to get a screenshot of Tongas tweet before that though. [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. [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. Tama Tonga says he feels conflicted over the role of kayfabe in modern pro wrestling. 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. The brothers are active in New Japan Pro-Wrestling with the Bullet Club. Link copied to clipboard. 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). Tama Tonga has announced that he has signed a new deal with New Japan Pro Wrestling, after recently teasing an AEW debut. The professional wrestler, the Tongan warrior, is an original member of the Bullet Club with fellow non-Japanese wrestlers - Prince . So, you can see where Reigns connection to someone named Tama Tonga comes from. Tama Tonga may have been on a briefly enforced Twitter hiatus after chirping with a fan. [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. You've got the upper hand there, definitely you can say that. He needs to stop lying, I know damn well that's Roman reigns. New Japan. This is the official feed of New Japan Pro Wrestling Athlete Tama Tonga's podcast, Tama's Island! 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. In the course of their conversation, Tonga revealed that he met with Triple H in 2016 and verbally agreed to join WWE. And then the banter escalated. Alipate Aloisio Leone [7] (born October 15, 1982) is a Tongan-American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Tama Tonga ( Tama Tonga ). Haku then delivered a piledriver to Omega onto a steel chair, leaving the Firing Squad standing tall at the end as they declared themselves to be the real Bullet Club. [51] [28] In September, Hikuleo made his return to Japan at NJPW Burning Spirit teaming with Kenta and Taiji Ishimori to defeat Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma and Kushida. So far, Tonga is leading 1-0 with his last jab at Reigns tendency to appear scripted on camera. Haku was left to wrestle on the lower card shows like Sunday Night Heat. Thank You @Tama_Tonga , thank you @njpw1972 . 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). This led to there being two sides to Bullet Club; Team Cody and Team Kenny. They finished at the bottom of their block with a record of three wins and four losses. 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. An NJPW wrestler defeated a WWE wrestler at Wrestle Kingdom 17, as Tama Tonga pinned Karl Anderson to win the NEVER Openweight title. [1] He is also known for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he wrestled under the name Meng. . The next week, Col. Parker announced that Meng will no longer be a bodyguard, but will be a wrestler from now on, winning his first match against a jobber with one fast high kick. 15 Things You Didn't Know About The Anoa'i Family. 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. He then grabbed another guy who tried to get involved and knocked him unconscious." In a shoot interview Bobby Heenan talked extensively about Meng and referred to him as the toughest man he has ever met. They took him back to Poinciana, Florida where he grew up with his biological cousin and adoptive brother, fellow professional wrestler Tevita, and his older sister Vika. 1998 TAMA RockStar Used Acoustic Battery. 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. 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. 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! 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