pLive rock is the basis for most aquaria today. He wrestles under the ring name Hikuleo[22] previously, Leo Tonga. He was referred to as The Samoan Savage, The Tonga Kid, and Tama. While stranded on Tama's Island, the rest of the world hasn't stopped spinning around Bullet Club OG Tama Tonga. [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. For exclusive Tama's Island content please visit the Tama's Island Patreon page! Cookie Notice However, NJPW retained him when they offered a new contract and hired his brother. [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. 316K subscribers NJPW star Tama Tonga sits down with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Tampa, FL. 402. Find out here! As one half of the Guerrillas of Destiny with Tanga Loa, the Bullet Club. Later in the event when Blacktop Bully was scheduled to wrestle Dustin Rhodes, WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel came out and escorted Meng back to the dressing room because of the attack on Duggan earlier in the show. Tongan ancestry can be traced to the Kingdom of Tonga, and the U.S. considers them Pacific Islanders. 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 . [42] 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]. Civil Unrest. 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). They are the fourth largest Pacific Islander American group while the Samoans are second in population. [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. The World's Most Entertaining Car Website. [33], In the summer of 2021, Hikuleo would begin to make appearances in another NJPW partner promotion in the U.S., Impact Wrestling. Also Read: Is Tama Tonga Related to Roman Reigns? comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment Pumpkin-Bomb Of course, the same thing came out. [15] Tonga was one of sixteen wrestlers who competed in the 2010 Best of the Super Juniors tournament. 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. Tama Tonga (Alipate Aloisio Leone) was born on 1982 in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, is a Tongan professional wrestler. The reigning IWGP Tag Team Champion put Roman Reigns and The Usos on notice in one of his latest tweets. One of the wrestlers who teased the idea of a dream match-up was Tama Tonga. Roman to GOD: "You boys will Acknowledge me as your tribal chief. Despite interfering in the match, Bullet Club was defeated by Sting, Allin, and Takagi at the event. 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. For more information, please see our That . The professional wrestler, the Tongan warrior, is an original member of the Bullet Club with fellow non-Japanese wrestlers - Prince . [40][41] Tonga remained in CMLL until the end of the year. Tonga, born Alipate Aloisio Leone, is Tongan American and not Samoan. 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. 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). Did a WWE legend just take a shot at Sami Zayn's physique right here? They would win the tournament for the first time after defeating FinJuice in the finals. Haku would work in WWF's developmental territory Heartland Wrestling Association. [52] Heenan also praised Haku as a good-hearted family man. Alipate and Tevita live together in Orlando, Florida, commuting to Japan for tours of between a couple of weeks to three months.[10]. [51] [35] 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]. Tama Tonga was adopted by his maternal aunt and her husband Haku, who are the parents of Tanga Loa. The verbal sparring between Jay and Tama is passive-aggressive at best, but it exists nonetheless. In the course of their conversation, Tonga revealed that he met with Triple H in 2016 and verbally agreed to join WWE. [62] In December, Guerrillas of Destiny won their block in the 2017 World Tag League with a record of five wins and two losses, advancing to the finals of the tournament. [29], In September 2012 it was announced that Tonga would go to Mexico from 10 October 2012 and work for NJPW's partner promotion, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). 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! 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. [20] In the first round, Hikuleo defeated Fred Rosser, but lost in the semi-final round to eventual tournament winner Tom Lawlor. "The next thing I know is that Meng goozles the guy like Mr. Spock," Sullivan said. [31] Following the tournament Tonga worked with a number of CMLL's top stars, including the Leyenda de Azul tournament winner Diamante Azul. [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. I have no negativity with it. PS. Retweets. [63] On December 11, they were defeated in the finals of the tournament by Los Ingobernables de Japn (Evil and Sanada). On a match that aired on 8 June 1990 MSG Network, Hercules defeated Haku. WWE has interest in longtime New Japan Pro-Wrestling superstar Tama Tonga, according to a recent report from Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp.. 94 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the, Ranked No. [61], Tonga participated in his second G1 Climax by entering the 2017 edition in July. On April 7, Tonga and El Terrible successfully defended the CMLL World Tag Team Championship against La Mscara and Valiente at New Japan's Invasion Attack event. The second night, Tama debuted the newest member to Bullet Club, Taiji Ishimori. An NJPW wrestler defeated a WWE wrestler at Wrestle Kingdom 17, as Tama Tonga pinned Karl Anderson to win the NEVER Openweight title. Be the first one to comment on this story. Fightful Select reports that WWE is interested in Tama Tonga, who recently competed at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 and defeated WWE's Karl Anderson. [23] Among Fifita's cousins are former New England Patriots defensive tackle Steve Fifita[24] and Australian Wallabies rugby international player Tatafu Polota-Nau. In the early 1980s, Fifita, taking the name King Tonga, wrestled in Canada for Frank Valois' International Wrestling promotion based in Montreal. [27] Despite this, Hikuleo appeared at the event in the corner of Bullet Club. But thats where the connection of the Tonga wrestlers and the Anoai ends. [82][83][84] They lost the belts back to the Dangerous Tekkers on June 1. Discover Tama Tonga's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. [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. [32] Hikuleo appeared on the August 11th episode of AEW Dark, defeating Thad Brown. 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. Me and Siva kind of cleaned house there and left. Thank You @Tama_Tonga , thank you @njpw1972 . bishop vesey's grammar school fees. [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. More viewing suggestions and links to movie trailers can be found with this story online at inland360.com. After the 2020 Pandemic, Guerrillas of Destiny would make their return to Japan as participants of the World Tag League. Is Tama Tonga related to WWE megastar Roman Reigns? Teaming with Kurasawa, he feuded against Sting and Road Warrior Hawk after the feud he was called "The Monster" Meng.[14]. [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. His debut match came as part of the 2010 Super Junior Tag Tournament, where he teamed up with Davey Richards, losing in the first round to El Samurai and Koji Kanemoto. [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. 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.. Tautuiaki Taula Koloamatangi (born February 7, 1991) is an American professional wrestler of Tongan descent. 92 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the, Ranked No. 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. He was touted as being a former bodyguard to the Emperor of Japan and was initially called The Monster. [21][22] In August, Hikuleo was defeated by Juice Robinson at NJPW Resurgence. Set for the Fort Lauderdale IMPACT! If the fans think so, OK, great. Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa are currently in their seventh reign as IWGP Tag Team Champions. See details. In the WWF, he also wrestled under the names King Tonga and King Haku. Later on, Meng had a short-lived feud with Sting and occasionally faced top stars like Lex Luger and WCW Champion Bret Hart. Tama Tonga vs Jay White LIVE IN ENGLISH on NJPW World! He also. Maivia's daughter, Ata Maivia-Johnson, is Jax's aunt. During the appearance he represented his son Tama Tonga's Bullet Club stable. While its pretty obvious that Tama Tonga and Roman Reigns arent related, their beef has sparked some hilarious reactions. [57] They reached the final of the 2016 World Tag League but lost to Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma on December 10. [60] They lost the title back to War Machine in a no disqualification match on July 1 at G1 Special in USA. Alipate Aloisio Leone is a professional heavyweight wrestler, Tama lives a luxurious and luxurious lifestyle. 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). 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. He, alongside Thank U. His dad, Rocky Johnson, was married to Ata Maivia, who is Peter Maivias adoptive daughter. He is also known as a founding member of Bullet Club; he also makes appearances for Impact Wrestling in the United States.[8]. 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. He's currently active in IMPACT Wrestling where he's teaming with Tanga Loa and feuding with THe Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson). When they were ready to close, we had a few drinks, and on our way out there were five guys just sitting there. Quote Tweets. The match was a 16-man torneo cibernetico elimination match, from which Tonga was eliminated when Atlantis and Shocker double teamed him. 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. [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. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Goldberg won and retained his title that night and thus added another wrestler in his winning streak, making it 1600. 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. ", "La Copa Jr. 2012 es para La Sombra! Tama Tonga, the most intriguing star athlete in New Japan Pro Wrestling. Your login session has expired. [25] Hikuleo teamed with White, to defeat Kazuchika Okada and Rocky Romero of Chaos at Capital Collision in May. Tautuiaki Taula Koloamatangi (born February 7, 1991) is an American professional wrestler of Tongan descent. 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. For some reason, social media users believe that Tama Tonga and Roman Reigns are related. [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. [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. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. [12] Bocchi the Rock! [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. [50], On 3 March 1989, Haku got into an altercation with some men at a Baltimore Airport bar who called wrestling "fake", and during the fight, Haku bit off the nose of one of the men. [50] They lost the title to Jay and Mark Briscoe on June 19 at Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall. Tonga, playing off his heel persona, got into an interaction that escalated quite quickly. 46: 29.10.2021: 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. Heenan said that if he hadn't been there and seen it himself, he wouldn't believe it. At inland360.com movie trailers can be traced to the Dangerous Tekkers on June 19 Dominion... As the Samoan Savage, the Tonga Kid, and the U.S. considers them Pacific Islanders group the. 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