In the 2022 New Japan Cup, Tonga faced Evil in the second round; during the match House of Torture attacked Tonga only to briefly be saved by the Japanese division of Bullet Club only to have them also turned on Guerrillas of Destiny and Jado. [53], Wrestler Shane Douglas said in a shoot interview that one would be better off fighting the US Army than fighting Haku. [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]. [5][16] In March 2018, Hikuleo sustained an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament. Hence, Jax and Snuka are not related to each other by blood. [27] Despite this, Hikuleo appeared at the event in the corner of Bullet Club. /ppThe . Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Haku ended the year mired in a lengthy losing streak. Hikuleo returned to AEW on the June 1 episode of AEW Dynamite teaming with Undisputed Elite members The Young Bucks and reDRagon to defeat the Jurassic Express, Christian Cage, Matt Hardy and Darby Allin in a ten-man tag-team match. The latest Twitter feud stems from wrestling heavyweights Tama Tonga and Roman Reigns beefing online. NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING 417K subscribers Subscribe 439 16K views 3 months ago #njpower IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Jay White vs. 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. Bullet Clubs Tama Tonga tweeted a video of himself cursing at Internet nerds during the New Japan Pro-Wrestling promotions last week. His distraction seemed to irritate both Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa. Tama Tonga confirmed this week he has re-signed with New Japan Pro-Wrestling. He attended Tonga College, an all-boys school, where the top sport was rugby. The team also had a classic feud with The British Bulldogs that was started when the Islanders, along with Bobby Heenan, kidnapped the Bulldogs' mascot, a bulldog named Matilda. He is an expert in pro-wrestling and mixed martial arts, and has been featured on numerous high-profile websites and magazines. This is the official feed of New Japan Pro Wrestling Athlete Tama Tonga's podcast, Tama's Island! Alipate Aloisio Leone, popularly known as Tama Tonga, is often linked with WWE Champion Roman Reigns. I'll never forget it."[51]. This article is about the professional wrestler. The heel Tonga was managed by former wrestler Tarzan "The Boot" Tyler. [54], Sansh key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=TechniqueAlso shown: =Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) He has a half-brother, Tama Tonga, and is the cousin and adopted brother of Tanga Loa and Vika. 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. "The next thing I know is that Meng goozles the guy like Mr. Spock," Sullivan said. [91] Tonga later defeated Anderson to regain the NEVER Openweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom 17, becoming the first to win a NJPW title from a WWE contracted wrestler since the two companies' past partnership ended in 1985. He also participated in matches for the newly introduced WCW Hardcore Championship toward the end of 1999. On a match that aired on 8 June 1990 MSG Network, Hercules defeated Haku. But Twitter cracked the whip on him for his foul language and locked his account for violating their guidelines. Even though Anderson attacked him before the match began,. Tautuiaki Taula Koloamatangi (born February 7, 1991) is an American professional wrestler of Tongan descent. To practice more frequently they eventually joined the academy proper and were partly trained by Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley. 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. It's all good. WWE has interest in longtime New Japan Pro-Wrestling superstar Tama Tonga, according to a recent report from Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp.. Early in his career, he also refereed matches in the Amarillo territory. He challenged Randy Savage for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship on December 17 at The Spectrum but failed to win the title. His dad, Rocky Johnson, was married to Ata Maivia, who is Peter Maivias adoptive daughter. #theOC. [61], Tonga participated in his second G1 Climax by entering the 2017 edition in July. Following that, Hikuleo debuted in The European promotion Revolution Pro Wrestling for his excursion to gain more experience and training, losing to Dan Magee in his first match on June 29. They have a daughter, Vika; a son, Tevita who is also a wrestler; and two adopted sons, Alipate and Taula. He has joined his brothers of the Guerrillas of Destiny as of September. 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! 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. A new episode drops every Friday Morning! Since 2003, Fifita has been essentially retired, returning to the wrestling ring on a few occasions over the years. A face turn appeared to be in the offing, as Tonga interfered in a tag match, attacking Road Warrior Animal and Paul Ellering during a bout with Jos LeDuc and Jacques Rougeau, Jr. A miscommunication in another tag match with partner Butch Reed led to Reed and Tyler attacking Tonga. 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. and our Ahead of Wednesday's episode of AEW Dynamite, the Bullet Club original revealed that he was a free agent, fuelling speculation that he would appear for the US-promotion.As Tama Tonga's original tweet featured a 'misinformation' hashtag, many fans questioned whether . He has also worked with NJPW's partner promotion in Mexico, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) where he has held the CMLL World Tag Team Championship twice. 247.4K. [25] Hikuleo teamed with White, to defeat Kazuchika Okada and Rocky Romero of Chaos at Capital Collision in May. Gentleman Ian (113 Articles Published) Jeff Sharp is a freelance writer from Parts Unknown. After Archer's victory, Hikuleo entered the ring staring off with Archer, hinting at a future match between the two for the title. [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. In the summer of 1991 Haku began to appear in Super World Sports in Japan for joint WWF/SWS cards. 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. 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). And weirdly, many are asking if this is an internal family war. In January 2021, Guerrillas of Destiny won the IWGP Tag Team Championships from Dangerous Tekkers. After the Rumble, he formed a tag team with Rikishi, but the team did not last long due to Rikishi suffering an injury. [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. As one half of the Guerrillas of Destiny with Tanga Loa, the Bullet Club. 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. In that time, Anderson made successful defenses against former NJPW ace Hiroshi Tanahashi and rising star Hikuleo. 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. [66] The following day at New Year's Dash, they would regain the title from Chaos.[67]. In the early 1980s, Fifita, taking the name King Tonga, wrestled in Canada for Frank Valois' International Wrestling promotion based in Montreal. Instead he showed up at ringside during the match where it became known his "new" team was in fact The Islanders. The team was named "Guerrillas of Destiny" (G.O.D.). He is also the adopted cousin of Bad Luck Fale.[8][9]. [38] Tonga returned to CMLL with Bucanero in early October. 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. Fresh off his victory over El Phantasmo at NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka, Tama Tonga is ready for new challenges. He is also known as a founding member of Bullet Club; he also makes appearances for Impact Wrestling in the United States.[8]. Hikuleo appeared in the crowd on Night 2 of Fyter Fest, watching the IWGP United States Championship match between Jon Moxley and Lance Archer, thus making his All Elite Wrestling (AEW) debut. For exclusive Tama's Island content please visit the Tama's Island Patreon page! They defeated the teams of Togi Makabe/Tomoaki Honma,[23] and King Fale/Super Strong Machine,[24] but lost to the teams of Manabu Nakanishi/Strong Man,[25] Masato Tanaka/Tomohiro Ishii,[26] and Yuji Nagata/Wataru Inoue,[27] which meant they finished fourth in their group with four points. While its pretty obvious that Tama Tonga and Roman Reigns arent related, their beef has sparked some hilarious reactions. He attended Florida's Webber International University, majoring in sport management and playing basketball as a center for the Webber International Warriors. 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. And I reached over without thinking there are four other guys there (laughs) grabbed his face, and bit his nose off. [19] In March of the following year, Hikuleo competed in the New Japan Cup USA tournament, defeating Jordan Clearwater to qualify for the tournament. Take a 30sec survey now! 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. [55] Tonga finished the tournament on August 12 with a record of four wins and five losses. 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. 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. [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]. They would win the tournament for the first time after defeating FinJuice in the finals. He would later lose the crown to Hacksaw Jim Duggan[7] who himself was crowned as "King Duggan". 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