Fightful Select reports that WWE is interested in Tama Tonga, who recently competed at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 and defeated WWE's Karl Anderson. 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. 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. Growing up on the main island of the South Pacific island-kingdom of Tonga, Fifita attended Tonga College, where he played rugby union. Is Tama Tonga related to WWE megastar Roman Reigns? Haku ended the year mired in a lengthy losing streak. But thats where the connection of the Tonga wrestlers and the Anoai ends. [51] Divisions: Makuuchi Jry Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi. [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. He was eventually released from the WWF in April 2002. They are the fourth largest Pacific Islander American group while the Samoans are second in population. [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. An NJPW wrestler defeated a WWE wrestler at Wrestle Kingdom 17, as Tama Tonga pinned Karl Anderson to win the NEVER Openweight title. Discover Tama Tonga's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. The Guerrillas of Destiny were challenging the Good Brothers for the Impact World Tag Team Championships when Chris Bey came to ringside. [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. He needs to stop lying, I know damn well that's Roman reigns. 'Hey, are you guys with those guys wrestlers? See details. [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. [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. 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! [32] 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. [23] Among Fifita's cousins are former New England Patriots defensive tackle Steve Fifita[24] and Australian Wallabies rugby international player Tatafu Polota-Nau. He made his debut in November 1974 and reached the rank of Makushita 27. And then the banter escalated. An angle with implications for NJPW and AEW took place Saturday night on Impact Wrestling 's No Surrender PPV. 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. 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. [33], In the summer of 2021, Hikuleo would begin to make appearances in another NJPW partner promotion in the U.S., Impact Wrestling. [1] He is also known for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he wrestled under the name Meng. Please logout and login again. Views. Tonga feuded with the top stars of the promotion, including Dino Bravo. "Standing behind [The] Rock at Mania" - Wrestling fans react to Triple H reportedly bringing in WWE legend's adopted son Triple H. [18] Haku next appeared at NJPW's G1 Special in USA on 2 July 2017, alongside his sons.[19]. Teaming with Kurasawa, he feuded against Sting and Road Warrior Hawk after the feud he was called "The Monster" Meng.[14]. They finished at the bottom of their block with a record of three wins and four losses. January 4, 2023. 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. 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. Tonga collected a net worth of $5 million and an average salary of $ 500,000 at an important event. [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. Also Tama Tonga commom uses the Face Paint like the Usos, uses the same outfit Roman uses and stuff.And for the great finale, we had a twitt from tama tonga saying he was the spiritual son from Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns, but he could be actually his lost 3 grade nephew if you analize the Anoa'i family tree. In matches through April and May, the former Heenan family member won most of his matches against Haku. After a troupe of Japanese sumo wrestlers visited the island kingdom in an attempt to drum up local interest in the sport . News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. Since 2003, Fifita has been essentially retired, returning to the wrestling ring on a few occasions over the years. In 2009, as King Haku, he would wrestle regularly for World Xtreme Wrestling where he won the WXW Hardcore Championship twice. [53], Wrestler Shane Douglas said in a shoot interview that one would be better off fighting the US Army than fighting Haku. Tama Tonga vs Jay White LIVE IN ENGLISH on NJPW World! Cookie Notice In that time, Anderson made successful defenses against former NJPW ace Hiroshi Tanahashi and rising star Hikuleo. [5][16] In March 2018, Hikuleo sustained an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament. Haku, once again representing Bullet Club, returned at the G1 Special in San Francisco. He would return in 2003 to win the championship for the third time. Andr's face turn meant that the team had split. [20], Fifita is married to Dorothy Koloamatangi. And he shared it while taking a jab at the Tonga, alleging his rant came from a Drake album. After the Rumble, he formed a tag team with Rikishi, but the team did not last long due to Rikishi suffering an injury. 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. and our At the event, The Good Brothers retained the championships. His dad, Rocky Johnson, was married to Ata Maivia, who is Peter Maivias adoptive daughter. 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. 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! 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. [55] Tonga finished the tournament on August 12 with a record of four wins and five losses. Find out here! The duo has already established their place as one of the most successful tag teams in NJPW history. After that, things got even crazier. To practice more frequently they eventually joined the academy proper and were partly trained by Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley. Please logout and login again. The 'fake' stuff. [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. Heenan said that if he hadn't been there and seen it himself, he wouldn't believe it. 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. [82][83][84] They lost the belts back to the Dangerous Tekkers on June 1. [60] They lost the title back to War Machine in a no disqualification match on July 1 at G1 Special in USA. [37] At Turning Point in November, Bey and Hikuleo were once again unsuccessful in capturing the Impact World Tag Team Championships from The Good Brothers. It isn't a diss to Tonga at all. 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. All positive for me. [66] The following day at New Year's Dash, they would regain the title from Chaos.[67]. 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