[88] He finished with 10 points, defeating IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jay White to advance to the semi-finals. 15 Things You Didn't Know About The Anoa'i Family. Later, it was announced that Tama will be competing in the G1 Climax 28. Privacy Policy. After moving to Japan in 1974, he competed under the shikona (sumo name) of Fukunoshima (). Tongan ancestry can be traced to the Kingdom of Tonga, and the U.S. considers them Pacific Islanders. When it comes to professional wrestling, there are plenty of wrestlers who have been able to pick up loads of titles across their careers. New Japan Pro-Wrestling has revealed the full lineup for its upcoming 51st Anniversary event to take place at the Ota Ward General Gymnasium on March 6th. Part of that is because he has seen the different roles kayfabe plays in Japan compared to the United States. Roman Reigns, whos gearing up for the anticipated SummerSlam, managed to get a screenshot of Tongas tweet before that though. They did not join the school at the time as they were being trained directly by their father and Ricky Santana, a family friend. Please logout and login again. Tonga collected a net worth of $5 million and an average salary of $ 500,000 at an important event. defeated Makabe and Honma to become the new IWGP Tag Team Champions. The duo has already established their place as one of the most successful tag teams in NJPW history. 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. 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. [60] They lost the title back to War Machine in a no disqualification match on July 1 at G1 Special in USA. 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. Tonga is the reigning NEVER Openweight Champion, winning the belt from Karl Anderson at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17. Image Credit: NJPW. 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. According to the report, WWE has . Nevertheless, this merely served as a springboard for him to wrestle all over the world. The 40-year-old hails from a wrestling family, much like Reigns, as he is the adopted son. After six long months, Karl Anderson's polarizing NEVER Openweight Title run came to an end against Tama Tonga today at Wrestle Kingdom 17. 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. But Twitter cracked the whip on him for his foul language and locked his account for violating their guidelines. Please logout and login again. He wrestles under the ring name Hikuleo[22] previously, Leo Tonga. Bocchi the Rock! He challenged Randy Savage for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship on December 17 at The Spectrum but failed to win the title. [35] Hikuleo teamed with Bey in his Impact debut, defeating FinJuice at Victory Road. He is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is the current NEVER Openweight Champion in his second reign. [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). Tama Tonga has announced that he has signed a new deal with New Japan Pro Wrestling, after recently teasing an AEW debut. First off, Tama Tonga is the son of Haku, a Wrestler that in Kayfabe was in a tag team with a Samoan and presented as such.He had the same moves, the same headbutt no selling spot and stuff, also had the same outfits the samoan used. [51] In January 2021, Guerrillas of Destiny won the IWGP Tag Team Championships from Dangerous Tekkers. 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An NJPW wrestler defeated a WWE wrestler at Wrestle Kingdom 17, as Tama Tonga pinned Karl Anderson to win the NEVER Openweight title. Fightful Select reports that WWE is interested in Tama Tonga, who recently competed at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 and defeated WWE's Karl Anderson. [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. [46] During February, Tonga accepted an offer to join WWE. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. [12] Leone and his younger brother Taula were adopted by their maternal aunt and her husband, professional wrestler Tonga Fifita better known as Haku or Meng from his native island of Tonga while they were visiting in 1991. [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. [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. Tautuiaki Taula Koloamatangi (born February 7, 1991) is an American professional wrestler of Tongan descent. Tama Tonga (Alipate Aloisio Leone) was born on 1982 in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, is a Tongan professional wrestler. [20], Fifita is married to Dorothy Koloamatangi. He became the final WCW Hardcore Champion. [17], After recuperating and spending six months training at the NJPW Dojo in Los Angeles, Hikuleo returned at Honor Rising: Japan in February 2019, accompanying his brothers to ringside. Indonesian live rock is back after years and is considered to be the PREMIER display live rock on the market. But thats where the connection of the Tonga wrestlers and the Anoai ends. So there is definitely a relation there, although not blood relatives since I think Tama Tonga is Haku's adopted son. [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. 316K subscribers NJPW star Tama Tonga sits down with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Tampa, FL. 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Since 2003, Fifita has been essentially retired, returning to the wrestling ring on a few occasions over the years. Although they are both apart of the Anoai family, Johnson and Reigns arent biologically related. On November 13, Tonga and El Terrible won the CMLL World Tag Team Championship from Atlantis and Diamante Azul. 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. The family also boasts a former wrestling champion, Sam Fatu, who went by several stage names. [37] Tonga regained the title from Tanahashi and Liger on September 14 with new partner Rey Bucanero. Roman Reigns himself has been on a tear in WWE for months and it would certainly be a fascinating scenario to have the reigning Universal Champion share the ring with Bullet Club members. "Meng bit through the guy's shirt like a wolf, bit a chunk out of the guy's back, then spit it on the floor," he said. Dwayne Johnson refers to Haku as an uncle. On the night of the G1 Climax finals, Tama, Loa, and Ishimori won the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championships from the Super Villains in what was originally scheduled to be a showcase match but became a title match after Matt Jackson accepted a challenge from Loa to put the belts on the line. Earlier in the show heel manager Bobby Heenan had announced he would have a new tag team that night and everyone thought he was going to introduce a new team to the WWF. Views. It was in Baltimore Airportme and Siva Afi went over and there were lots of babyfaces there at the bar. 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). He defeated Davey Richards and Nobuo Yoshihashi but lost to Fujita Hayato, Kenny Omega, Koji Kanemoto, Ryusuke Taguchi and Taiji Ishimori and ended up with just four points, second to last his group. Prior to this, Meng had faced Goldberg (before he won the World Championship) on WCW Saturday Night and despite the loss had pushed Goldberg for longer than anyone had until that point. It's said the interest "isn't new", and . On May 3 at Wrestling Dontaku 2013, Tonga followed Prince Devitt and Bad Luck Fale ringside after Karl Anderson's loss to Hiroshi Tanahashi where they all attacked Tanahashi. Roman to GOD: "You boys will Acknowledge me as your tribal chief. He was named Webber International University's junior varsity men's basketball most valuable player for 20092010. By: Caroline John - Published: August 2, 2018 at 9:21 am, Tama Tonga (Left) and Roman Reigns (Right) (Photo: Twitter/Tama_Tonga, Jon Kopaloff/Stringer). [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. Jan 5, 2023. And I reached over without thinking there are four other guys there (laughs) grabbed his face, and bit his nose off. In the early 1980s, Fifita, taking the name King Tonga, wrestled in Canada for Frank Valois' International Wrestling promotion based in Montreal. [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. They are the fourth largest Pacific Islander American group while the Samoans are second in population. He was touted as being a former bodyguard to the Emperor of Japan and was initially called The Monster. You can read more about our . 92 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the, Ranked No. Haku was left to wrestle on the lower card shows like Sunday Night Heat. And then the banter escalated. He was eliminated from the match after submitting to Hiroyoshi Tenzan. He rejoined the active NJPW roster in September 2017, taking part in the Destruction tour under the ring name "Leo Tonga". 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. Fifita, under the name Meng, wrestled for World League Wrestling winning the WLW Heavyweight Championship on two occasions in 2000. The 'fake' stuff. 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. [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. [49], In March 2016, Tonga announced he would reform his tag team with Tevita in NJPW, recruiting him into the Bullet Club as Tanga Loa. A week later, he left WCW just weeks before it was bought by WWF in March 2001. He attended Florida's Webber International University, majoring in sport management and playing basketball as a center for the Webber International Warriors. Haku never legally tagged Andre into the match (due to Andr's poor health). Fifita appeared on multiple pay-per-view events for the WWF and WCW and is a former WWF World Tag Team Champion. [34] 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. [68], G.O.D. To complete the subscription process, please click the link in the email we just sent you. 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! He defeated Nobuo Yoshihashi,[16] and Akira,[17] but lost to Ryusuke Taguchi,[18] Fujita Hayato,[19] Kenny Omega,[20] Koji Kanemoto,[21] and Taiji Ishimori, ending with four points, second to last his group. 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. Alipate Aloisio Leone[7] (born October 15, 1982) is a Tongan-American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Tama Tonga (Tama Tonga). [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. [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). "I . Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? [32] Hikuleo appeared on the August 11th episode of AEW Dark, defeating Thad Brown. In the summer of 1990 Haku transitioned to an opening card wrestler on the house show circuit. [39], A second generation professional wrestler, Koloamatangi is the nephew and adopted son of professional wrestler Haku and his wife Dorothy Koloamatangi. "The next thing I know is that Meng goozles the guy like Mr. Spock," Sullivan said. 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]. [54][unreliable source] In his third tournament match on 25 July, he scored the biggest win of his career by defeating Hiroshi Tanahashi (who had won the previous year's G1). Discover Tama Tonga's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Tama Tonga vs Jay White LIVE IN ENGLISH on NJPW World! [5][16] In March 2018, Hikuleo sustained an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament. [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. 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. [18] Haku next appeared at NJPW's G1 Special in USA on 2 July 2017, alongside his sons.[19]. [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. 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). After dragging Omega and the Young Bucks back to the ring to attack them further, fellow Bullet Club members Hangman Page, Marty Scurll, Yujiro Takahashi, and Chase Owens all attempted to come to The Elite's defence, but were summarily beaten down. He would return to semi retirement after his stint. [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. 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. PS. After the 2020 Pandemic, Guerrillas of Destiny would make their return to Japan as participants of the World Tag League. [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. [1] He is also known for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he wrestled under the name Meng. [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. 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. [24] At Windy City Riot, Hikuleo teamed with his Bullet Club stablemates and Scott Norton, losing to United Empire. During the appearance he represented his son Tama Tonga's Bullet Club stable. 2008. Meng finally won the title at the Sin pay-per-view on 14 January 2001. He was eventually released from the WWF in April 2002. Roman Reigns was born Leati Joseph Joe Anoaiand is a member of the Anoai family. Goldberg won and retained his title that night and thus added another wrestler in his winning streak, making it 1600. He has been vocal about his dislike for the Bullet Club reunion on AEW and Impact Wrestling. By fall, he would become listed as a member of the Impact roster,[34] and he, Chris Bey, and El Phantasmo established themselves as a U.S. based branch of Bullet Club in Impact Wrestling. However, in 1975 the stablemaster who recruited him died, and he and the other five Tongan wrestlers got entangled in a dispute with his successor, which led to him being forced to retire by the Japan Sumo Association in 1976.[4]. Sullivan said that as they drove from the bar he saw police cars pulling into the parking lot, but authorities didn't pursue them and no charges were ever filed. pLive rock is the basis for most aquaria today. The team's manager, Bobby Heenan, blamed Andr for the loss and even slapped the Giant, who retaliated by "paint-brushing" Heenan. Home; News; Reviews; Humor; Mechanics; You are here: Home / anoa'i family tree That . Tonga, playing off his heel persona, got into an interaction that escalated quite quickly. On January 30, 2019, they lost the Never Openweight 6-Man Championship against Taguchi, Makabe, and Yano. However, Tonga did manage to defeat the IWGP United States Champion, Juice Robinson, as well as that year's B Block winner, Kota Ibushi. "Tama & Tonga: pic.twitter.com/mfbzeFBN6n. 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. [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. He attended Tonga College, an all-boys school, where the top sport was rugby. 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. [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. [48] The following day, he was eliminated from the tournament in the second round by Hirooki Goto. [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. Even though Anderson attacked him before the match began,. 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. Tama Tonga, one of the groups found members alongside Anderson, Bad Luck Fale and Prince Devitt (Finn Balor), shared his thoughts on the situation during the latest episode of Tama's Island. 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. Tama Tonga is one of the most decorated tag team wrestlers never to sign with a major United States wrestling company. Of course, the same thing came out. Fans around the world have also made it vocal that they are quite invested in a potential dream tag team match between The Guerrillas of Destiny and The Usos. 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. 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. He has joined his brothers of the Guerrillas of Destiny as of 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. By continuing to use our site you consent to use our cookies. 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! If the fans think so, OK, great. He also entered the 2011 G1 Tag League tournament, this time teaming up with Strong Man, calling themselves Muscle Pavilion. The latest Twitter feud stems from wrestling heavyweights Tama Tonga and Roman Reigns beefing online. 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tama tonga related to the rock
tama tonga related to the rock