Tonga was under a 24-hour Twitter lockout, due to his recent posts having violated Twitters rules. With his finger now pointed firmly at Roman Reigns, the two have engaged in an online war. [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. ", "La Copa Jr. 2012 es para La Sombra! 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. 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". [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. After the Rumble, he formed a tag team with Rikishi, but the team did not last long due to Rikishi suffering an injury. 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. The professional wrestler, the Tongan warrior, is an original member of the Bullet Club with fellow non-Japanese wrestlers - Prince . [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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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, the most intriguing star athlete in New Japan Pro Wrestling. They come from two distinctive indigenous communities. 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. 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. Tonga is the reigning NEVER Openweight Champion, winning the belt from Karl Anderson at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17. People used to always compared Tama Tonga and Roman Reigns. At the end of the night, following Kenny's victory over Cody in the main event, Tama, Loa, and Haku came out to seemingly celebrate with Kenny and the Young Bucks in a show of loyalty, only to attack The Elite, as well as fellow Bullet Club members Hangman Page, Marty Scurll, even Chase and Takahashi, and finally Cody, when they tried to intervene. 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. Rob Parker,[13] wearing business suits and shades while maintaining a quiet demeanor. 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]. [15] At The New Beginning in Sapporo later that month, Koloamatangi changed his ring name to "Hikuleo". The New Japan Cup in the USA tournament gives him the. One week after Sin, Fifita returned to the WWF as Haku and made a surprise appearance at the 2001 Royal Rumble. Jay's recent promo on NJPW Strong is openly critical of the brotherhood he left behind in New Japan. The latest Twitter feud stems from wrestling heavyweights Tama Tonga and Roman Reigns beefing online. Although they are both apart of the Anoai family, Johnson and Reigns arent biologically related. 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]. Other well-known wrestlers from the Anoai family include Rikishi, Umaga, Yokozuna, and The Usos. Then the fight started. 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. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Divisions: Makuuchi Jry Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi. Haku, once again representing Bullet Club, returned at the G1 Special in San Francisco. 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. The heel Tonga was managed by former wrestler Tarzan "The Boot" Tyler. He was eventually released from the WWF in April 2002. 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. NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING 417K subscribers Subscribe 439 16K views 3 months ago #njpower IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Jay White vs. [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. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Roman to GOD: "You boys will Acknowledge me as your tribal chief. [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. [37] Tonga regained the title from Tanahashi and Liger on September 14 with new partner Rey Bucanero. His son Tevita played football as a defensive end for the University of Texas at El Paso and was on the WWE roster from 2009 until 2014, as Camacho, and was also known as Micah in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. EUR 30.00Spedizione internazionale economica. Retweets. On 4 January 2016, Fifita, as King Haku, made a surprise return to New Japan Pro-Wrestling, taking part in the New Japan Rumble on the Wrestle Kingdom 10 pre-show. 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. Find out here! Tama Tonga was adopted by his maternal aunt and her husband Haku, who are the parents of Tanga Loa. They have a daughter, Vika; a son, Tevita who is also a wrestler; and two adopted sons, Alipate and Taula. 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. The Guerrillas of Destiny were challenging the Good Brothers for the Impact World Tag Team Championships when Chris Bey came to ringside. 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. [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. Archived post. Over the years, wrestlers like Tama Tonga have won way more titles than most fans realize. Alipate Aloisio Leone, popularly known as Tama Tonga, is often linked with WWE Champion Roman Reigns. He's up there a level with exposure and all it does it is put me out there with him. On November 13, Tonga and El Terrible won the CMLL World Tag Team Championship from Atlantis and Diamante Azul. [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. Image Credit: NJPW. Later, he faced Sting in a losing effort for the vacated United States title at the 1995 Great American Bash. And then the banter escalated. 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. To me, it's nothing. His dad, Rocky Johnson, was married to Ata Maivia, who is Peter Maivias adoptive daughter. 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. Jeff Sharp is a freelance writer from Parts Unknown. In the WWF, he also wrestled under the names King Tonga and King Haku. In matches through April and May, the former Heenan family member won most of his matches against Haku. He took part in the 2014 World Tag League with Bad Luck Fale in November of that year. He later teamed with Idol Stevens, billed as The New American Family they briefly held the WWC World Tag Team Championship. He was eliminated from the match after submitting to Hiroyoshi Tenzan. In the summer of 1990 Haku transitioned to an opening card wrestler on the house show circuit. [51] #theOC. They are the fourth largest Pacific Islander American group while the Samoans are second in population. 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. The duo has already established their place as one of the most successful tag teams in NJPW history. [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. [11] Shortly after competing in the Royal Rumble in 1992, Haku left the WWF to compete exclusively in SWS.[12]. His adoptive father, Haku, competed for WWE on two occasions, wrestling for the then-WWF in the 1980s and early. [52] Heenan also praised Haku as a good-hearted family man. 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! 247.4K. While their banter is entertaining, wrestling fans cant help but notice how the two could really pass as brothers! 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. [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]. [4] In 2016, he travelled to Japan, where he became a student at the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) dojo. Nevertheless, this merely served as a springboard for him to wrestle all over the world. Tonga was under a 24-hour Twitter lockout, due to his recent posts having "violated Twitter's rules." With his finger now pointed firmly at Roman Reigns, the two have engaged in an online war. Since 2003, Fifita has been essentially retired, returning to the wrestling ring on a few occasions over the years. Take a 30sec survey now! The likes of Ric Flair and Edge are well known for being incredibly successful when it comes . [45] After a three-day reign, the three lost the title back to the Briscoes and Yano at The New Beginning in Niigata. [82][83][84] They lost the belts back to the Dangerous Tekkers on June 1. Or, maybe its because Reigns is related to someone with a similar name as Tama Tongas. They would win the tournament for the first time after defeating FinJuice in the finals. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. 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. 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. As one half of the Guerrillas of Destiny with Tanga Loa, the Bullet Club. [53], Wrestler Shane Douglas said in a shoot interview that one would be better off fighting the US Army than fighting Haku. 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]. At The New Beginning in Sapporo, Bullet Club stablemate Cody turned on the leader of the stable, Kenny Omega. Tama Tonga (@Tama_Tonga) October 10, 2021. [10][4], In January 2008, the brothers approached the Dudley Boyz to use the ring they had at the Team 3D Academy of Professional Wrestling and Sports Entertainment training school they operated in Kissimmee, Florida. 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. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. Leone and his younger brother Taula were adopted by their maternal aunt and her husband, professional wrestler Tonga Fifita better known as Haku or Meng from his native island of Tonga while they were visiting in 1991. Andr's face turn meant that the team had split. I have no negativity with it. Thank you so much to Tama Tonga for taking the time to chat with myself. [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. He wrestles under the ring name Hikuleo[22] previously, Leo Tonga. He rejoined the active NJPW roster in September 2017, taking part in the Destruction tour under the ring name "Leo Tonga". Haku would later go on to form the tag team known as The Colossal Connection with Andr the Giant and win the WWF Tag Team Championship from Demolition on 30 December edition of Superstars (taped on 13 December). 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. [25] Hikuleo teamed with White, to defeat Kazuchika Okada and Rocky Romero of Chaos at Capital Collision in May. [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). [9], In early 1991 he formed a tag team shortly after this with fellow Heenan Family member The Barbarian. 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. Haku was left to wrestle on the lower card shows like Sunday Night Heat. The verbal sparring between Jay and Tama is passive-aggressive at best, but it exists nonetheless. All it means is that WWE is much bigger than NJPW. Link copied to clipboard. Coming towards the end of Fifita's WWF career, he would wrestle under the name King Haku for Japanese promotion Super World of Sports. See details. [27] Despite this, Hikuleo appeared at the event in the corner of Bullet Club. It's said the interest "isn't new", and . And I reached over without thinking there are four other guys there (laughs) grabbed his face, and bit his nose off. And he shared it while taking a jab at the Tonga, alleging his rant came from a Drake album. It isn't a diss to Tonga at all. 94 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the, Ranked No. [40][41] Tonga remained in CMLL until the end of the year. He has joined his brothers of the Guerrillas of Destiny as of September. It was in Baltimore Airportme and Siva Afi went over and there were lots of babyfaces there at the bar. He was initially portrayed as the mysterious and intimidating bodyguard of Col. Tama Tonga is ready to open new doors. Bullet Clubs Tama Tonga tweeted a video of himself cursing at Internet nerds during the New Japan Pro-Wrestling promotions last week. This led to a main event WCW World Championship match with Bill Goldberg on 10 August edition of Monday Nitro. [54], Sansh key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=TechniqueAlso shown: =Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) Growing up on the main island of the South Pacific island-kingdom of Tonga, Fifita attended Tonga College, where he played rugby union. This is the official feed of New Japan Pro Wrestling Athlete Tama Tonga's podcast, Tama's Island! The family also boasts a former wrestling champion, Sam Fatu, who went by several stage names. [48] The following day, he was eliminated from the tournament in the second round by Hirooki Goto. Published Nov 22, 2016. [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. Tonga has spent his entire career in New Japan, but he does have some ties to WWE. Bocchi the Rock! Tama Tonga was one of 16 wrestlers that competed in the 2010 Best of the Super Juniors tournament. "It was fast and furious. Tama Tonga vs Jay White LIVE IN ENGLISH on NJPW World! 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. See you down the road Next stop: Birmingham, Alabama for @wwe Monday Night Raw, January 9. The team's manager, Bobby Heenan, blamed Andr for the loss and even slapped the Giant, who retaliated by "paint-brushing" Heenan. [32] Hikuleo appeared on the August 11th episode of AEW Dark, defeating Thad Brown. By continuing to use our site you consent to use our cookies. In the spring of 1999, when Ric Flair was the (kayfabe) president on WCW programming, the barbaric Meng would often annihilate Flair's enemies per his instructions. He also participated in matches for the newly introduced WCW Hardcore Championship toward the end of 1999. was a surprise hit anime series from the Fall 2022 anime season. They finished at the bottom of their block with a record of three wins and four losses. 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. 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. 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). Returning to Japan in 2014, Tonga participated almost exclusively in tag matches the next two years,[12] [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. [89] In the semi-finals match, Tonga was defeated by A Block winner Kazuchika Okada, therefore failing to make the finals. [57] They reached the final of the 2016 World Tag League but lost to Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma on December 10. [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. What do you think of being compared to Roman Reigns? After six long months, Karl Anderson's polarizing NEVER Openweight Title run came to an end against Tama Tonga today at Wrestle Kingdom 17. [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. 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. Karl Anderson [6] Debut. [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]. At Wrestling Dontaku, Tonga defeated EVIL to win the NEVER Openweight Championship, his first New Japan singles championship. bishop vesey's grammar school fees. [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]. Dwayne The Rock Johnson comes from the Anoai family. [5][16] In March 2018, Hikuleo sustained an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. 92 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the, Ranked No. Fifita, under the name Meng, wrestled for World League Wrestling winning the WLW Heavyweight Championship on two occasions in 2000. So far, Tonga is leading 1-0 with his last jab at Reigns tendency to appear scripted on camera. You've got the upper hand there, definitely you can say that. He was referred to as The Samoan Savage, The Tonga Kid, and Tama. [42] Fifita's youngest son Taula[21] made his professional wrestling debut in November 2016. The two teams are set to collide at IMPACT No Surrender. [31] Following the tournament Tonga worked with a number of CMLL's top stars, including the Leyenda de Azul tournament winner Diamante Azul. He would later lose the crown to Hacksaw Jim Duggan[7] who himself was crowned as "King Duggan". Roman Reigns, whos gearing up for the anticipated SummerSlam, managed to get a screenshot of Tongas tweet before that though. Tama Tonga (Alipate Aloisio Leone) was born on 1982 in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, is a Tongan professional wrestler. 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. Belts back to the WWF, he faced Sting in a losing effort for the then-WWF in WWF... 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