[25], Many former wrestling personalities have described Haku as the toughest or greatest legitimate fighter in wrestling, including Stone Cold Steve Austin,[26] Road Warrior Animal,[27] Perry Saturn,[28][29] Barbarian and Warlord,[30] Hulk Hogan,[31] Rocky Johnson,[32] The Rock,[33] Rick Steiner,[34] Arn Anderson,[35] Goldberg,[36] Big Van Vader,[37] Fit Finlay,[38] Mean Gene Okerlund,[39] Ric Flair,[40] Stu Hart,[41] Rikishi,[42] Frenchy Martin,[43] Jim Cornette,[44] Bob Holly,[45] Dave Penzer,[46] Gino Brito,[47] J. J. Dillon,[48] Sonny Onoo,[49] and Hillbilly Jim. All it means is that WWE is much bigger than NJPW. 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". He attended Florida's Webber International University, majoring in sport management and playing basketball as a center for the Webber International Warriors. [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. Haku, once again representing Bullet Club, returned at the G1 Special in San Francisco. [40][41] Tonga remained in CMLL until the end of the year. [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. February 21, 2022. 88 talking about this. 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. The second night, Tama debuted the newest member to Bullet Club, Taiji Ishimori. What do you think of being compared to Roman Reigns? [9], After graduating from Poinciana High School high-school, he joined the United States Air Force and was stationed for six years at Whiteman Air Force Base, serving as a B-2 Spirit mechanic. That's a match I would love to see, but we know that if anything ever came of it, you've got the military background which is why I believe you'll wear the military attire. [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. In a shoot interview Bobby Heenan talked extensively about Meng and referred to him as the toughest man he has ever met. "Tama & Tonga: pic.twitter.com/mfbzeFBN6n. [61], Tonga participated in his second G1 Climax by entering the 2017 edition in July. 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. [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. Jay's recent promo on NJPW Strong is openly critical of the brotherhood he left behind in New Japan. 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Thank you so much to Tama Tonga for taking the time to chat with myself. Dwayne Johnson refers to Haku as an uncle. During the appearance he represented his son Tama Tonga's Bullet Club stable. [35] Hikuleo teamed with Bey in his Impact debut, defeating FinJuice at Victory Road. He was eliminated from the match after submitting to Hiroyoshi Tenzan. He would return in 2003 to win the championship for the third time. 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. Love it. Bullet Clubs Tama Tonga tweeted a video of himself cursing at Internet nerds during the New Japan Pro-Wrestling promotions last week. To practice more frequently they eventually joined the academy proper and were partly trained by Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley. Image Credit: NJPW. You can read more about our . Despite interfering in the match, Bullet Club was defeated by Sting, Allin, and Takagi at the event. Alipate Aloisio Leone, popularly known as Tama Tonga, is often linked with WWE Champion Roman Reigns. He made his NJPW debut in May 2010 under the name "Tama Tonga". Is Tama Tonga related to WWE megastar Roman Reigns? [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. /ppThe . 1998 TAMA RockStar Used Acoustic Battery. He made a name for himself as Haku in the WWF as half of "The Islanders" with Tama. See details. [38] Tonga returned to CMLL with Bucanero in early October. Tongan ancestry can be traced to the Kingdom of Tonga, and the U.S. considers them Pacific Islanders. Amid rumors of WWE potentially building a working relationship with New Japan Pro Wrestling, several NJPW talent took to social media to further tease the possibility of working with WWE. And he shared it while taking a jab at the Tonga, alleging his rant came from a Drake album. Haku would work in WWF's developmental territory Heartland Wrestling Association. On November 13, Tonga and El Terrible won the CMLL World Tag Team Championship from Atlantis and Diamante Azul. A new episode drops every Friday Morning! Fifita appeared on multiple pay-per-view events for the WWF and WCW and is a former WWF World Tag Team Champion. So we went and sat in the other corner away from them. This led to a main event WCW World Championship match with Bill Goldberg on 10 August edition of Monday Nitro. Retweets. While their banter is entertaining, wrestling fans cant help but notice how the two could really pass as brothers! He was named Webber International University's junior varsity men's basketball most valuable player for 20092010. 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. 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. I have no negativity with 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. Nevertheless, this merely served as a springboard for him to wrestle all over the world. [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. Dwayne The Rock Johnson comes from the Anoai family. On the first night of the Wrestling Dontaku 2018 shows, G.O.D and Fale lost the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship to the Super Villains (Marty Scurll and the Young Bucks). 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. 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. 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. The reigning IWGP Tag Team Champion put Roman Reigns and The Usos on notice in one of his latest tweets. They would win the tournament for the first time after defeating FinJuice in the finals. He rejoined the active NJPW roster in September 2017, taking part in the Destruction tour under the ring name "Leo Tonga". [66] The following day at New Year's Dash, they would regain the title from Chaos.[67]. Tama's Island Tama Tonga Sports 4.8 234 Ratings OCT 21, 2022 Orange Juice and Red Wine Orange Juice and Red Wine Tama Tonga (Alipate Aloisio Leone) was born on 1982 in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, is a Tongan professional wrestler. For exclusive Tama's Island content please visit the Tama's Island Patreon page! Be the first one to comment on this story. [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). [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. After moving to Japan in 1974, he competed under the shikona (sumo name) of Fukunoshima (). [6] In one of his first big matches after becoming King Haku, he would face Hulk Hogan with Miss Elizabeth in Hogan's corner on Saturday Night's Main Event in October 1988. [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. [60] They lost the title back to War Machine in a no disqualification match on July 1 at G1 Special in USA. 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. 247.4K. EUR 30.00Spedizione internazionale economica. Of course, the same thing came out. 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. [4] In 2016, he travelled to Japan, where he became a student at the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) dojo. Link copied to clipboard. But thats where the connection of the Tonga wrestlers and the Anoai ends. "Standing behind [The] Rock at Mania" - Wrestling fans react to Triple H reportedly bringing in WWE legend's adopted son. 92 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the, Ranked No. His dad, Rocky Johnson, was married to Ata Maivia, who is Peter Maivias adoptive daughter. 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. 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! [46] During February, Tonga accepted an offer to join WWE. [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. [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. An NJPW wrestler defeated a WWE wrestler at Wrestle Kingdom 17, as Tama Tonga pinned Karl Anderson to win the NEVER Openweight title. [88] He finished with 10 points, defeating IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jay White to advance to the semi-finals. Roman Reigns was born Leati Joseph Joe Anoaiand is a member of the Anoai family. 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