[50] They lost the title to Jay and Mark Briscoe on June 19 at Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall. [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). For some reason, social media users believe that Tama Tonga and Roman Reigns are related. On November 13, Tonga and El Terrible won the CMLL World Tag Team Championship from Atlantis and Diamante Azul. [35] Hikuleo teamed with Bey in his Impact debut, defeating FinJuice at Victory Road. Thank you so much to Tama Tonga for taking the time to chat with myself. After the 2020 Pandemic, Guerrillas of Destiny would make their return to Japan as participants of the World Tag League. 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. Bullet Club (2013-present) The professional wrestler, the Tongan warrior, is an original member of the Bullet Club with fellow non-Japanese wrestlers - Prince . 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. He attended Florida's Webber International University, majoring in sport management and playing basketball as a center for the Webber International Warriors. 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. [38] Tonga returned to CMLL with Bucanero in early October. Dwayne The Rock Johnson comes from the Anoai family. [14] [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. Dwayne Johnson refers to Haku as an uncle. [12][13] He joined the gaijin heel stable Bullet Club alongside his brothers Tanga Loa and Tama Tonga and his cousin Bad Luck Fale, substituting for the injured Kenny Omega. [23] Among Fifita's cousins are former New England Patriots defensive tackle Steve Fifita[24] and Australian Wallabies rugby international player Tatafu Polota-Nau. 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. 247.4K. 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. So that's all positive. Gentleman Ian (113 Articles Published) Jeff Sharp is a freelance writer from Parts Unknown. Love it. 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The following night, after losing to Bullet Club in a six-man tag team match, Tonga announced that Guerrillas of Destiny would become a stable. He wrestles under the ring name Hikuleo[22] previously, Leo Tonga. Returning to Japan in 2014, Tonga participated almost exclusively in tag matches the next two years,[12] Tautuiaki Taula Koloamatangi (born February 7, 1991) is an American professional wrestler of Tongan descent. They continued wrestling under the same name in World Xtreme Wrestling (WXW) and Puerto Rico's World Wrestling Council (WWC) until early 2009. On January 30, 2019, they lost the Never Openweight 6-Man Championship against Taguchi, Makabe, and Yano. Be the first one to comment on this story. Haku ended the year mired in a lengthy losing streak. [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. [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. The verbal sparring between Jay and Tama is passive-aggressive at best, but it exists nonetheless. His adoptive father, Haku, competed for WWE on two occasions, wrestling for the then-WWF in the 1980s and early. The likes of Ric Flair and Edge are well known for being incredibly successful when it comes . Quote Tweets. In 2009, as King Haku, he would wrestle regularly for World Xtreme Wrestling where he won the WXW Hardcore Championship twice. But thats where the connection of the Tonga wrestlers and the Anoai ends. The Firing Squad attempted to make peace with Cody, but Cody refused, and was also attacked. He challenged Randy Savage for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship on December 17 at The Spectrum but failed to win the title. The heel Tonga was managed by former wrestler Tarzan "The Boot" Tyler. Later on, Meng had a short-lived feud with Sting and occasionally faced top stars like Lex Luger and WCW Champion Bret Hart. He was touted as being a former bodyguard to the Emperor of Japan and was initially called The Monster. 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. After being left off of SummerSlam 90, Haku was first to be granted a series of matches against new Intercontinental Champion Kerry Von Erich in a series of house show matches in September. Tonga formed a team with his until-then rival Dino Bravo, and the two became successful, including a win over The Road Warriors at the Montreal Forum. As soon as Tama Tongas Twitter lockdown was lifted, he was quick to respond and accused Reigns of snitching him to the Twitter police. [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. [10] The team was short lived and Haku returned to singles competition, facing the newly returned Ricky Steamboat on house shows the spring of 1991. On a match that aired on 8 June 1990 MSG Network, Hercules defeated Haku. [61], Tonga participated in his second G1 Climax by entering the 2017 edition in July. [55] Tonga finished the tournament on August 12 with a record of four wins and five losses. It's all good. Civil Unrest. This is the official feed of New Japan Pro Wrestling Athlete Tama Tonga's podcast, Tama's Island! Most live rock is sold in two basic categories: base live rock and display quality live rock. Later, it was announced that Tama will be competing in the G1 Climax 28. 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'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. In the WWF, he also wrestled under the names King Tonga and King Haku. Alipate Aloisio Leone[7] (born October 15, 1982) is a Tongan-American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Tama Tonga (Tama Tonga). However, all of that would only be possible if WWE comes to an agreement for a working relationship with NJPW. Secretly, so are we! After a troupe of Japanese sumo wrestlers visited the island kingdom in an attempt to drum up local interest in the sport . Thank U. [60] They lost the title back to War Machine in a no disqualification match on July 1 at G1 Special in USA. On 14 February 1992, Haku and Yoshiaki Yatsu became the first SWS Tag Team Champions. The 'fake' stuff. While Tama stayed neutral at Strong Style Evolved before a tag team match against Marty Scurll and Cody, Tama stated if he were to be on a team it wouldn't be Team Cody. was a surprise hit anime series from the Fall 2022 anime season. 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. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Tama Tonga is one of the most decorated tag team wrestlers never to sign with a major United States wrestling company. 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 made his NJPW debut in May 2010 under the name "Tama Tonga". Haku is somehow related to the Rock and Romans branches of the family. Just after WrestleMania, Haku became the first wrestler to challenge the new WWF champion, The Ultimate Warrior, but he lost the match. [5][16] In March 2018, Hikuleo sustained an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament. [66] The following day at New Year's Dash, they would regain the title from Chaos.[67]. Home; News; Reviews; Humor; Mechanics; You are here: Home / anoa'i family tree 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. Early in his career, he also refereed matches in the Amarillo territory. Tonga is the reigning NEVER Openweight Champion, winning the belt from Karl Anderson at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17. [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. [2][11], Koloamatangi continued his training throughout 2017, serving as a young lion. [88] He finished with 10 points, defeating IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jay White to advance to the semi-finals. Roman to GOD: "You boys will Acknowledge me as your tribal chief. This American-Samoa family is pretty distinguished in wrestling circles for blessing the sport with some of the greatest pros. He was promoted to the main roster in 2011, where he worked . While their banter is entertaining, wrestling fans cant help but notice how the two could really pass as brothers! [40][41] Tonga remained in CMLL until the end of the year. Also Read: Everything You Need to Know About Dwayne Johnsons Partner, Lauren Hashian. [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. Tonga was under a 24-hour Twitter lockout, due to his recent posts having violated Twitters rules. 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