So we went and sat in the other corner away from them. At The New Beginning in Sapporo, Bullet Club stablemate Cody turned on the leader of the stable, Kenny Omega. 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. The likes of Ric Flair and Edge are well known for being incredibly successful when it comes . The team was named "Guerrillas of Destiny" (G.O.D.). He is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is the current NEVER Openweight Champion in his second reign. Haku never legally tagged Andre into the match (due to Andr's poor health). He has joined his brothers of the Guerrillas of Destiny as of September. And weirdly, many are asking if this is an internal family war. NJPW star Tama Tonga is a member of the original Bullet Club in the promotion. He was named Webber International University's junior varsity men's basketball most valuable player for 20092010. 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. Fifita, under the name Meng, wrestled for World League Wrestling winning the WLW Heavyweight Championship on two occasions in 2000. This American-Samoa family is pretty distinguished in wrestling circles for blessing the sport with some of the greatest pros. Tama Tonga is one of the most decorated tag team wrestlers never to sign with a major United States wrestling company. 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. In the course of their conversation, Tonga revealed that he met with Triple H in 2016 and verbally agreed to join WWE. It was in Baltimore Airportme and Siva Afi went over and there were lots of babyfaces there at the bar. In a shoot interview Bobby Heenan talked extensively about Meng and referred to him as the toughest man he has ever met. So there is definitely a relation there, although not blood relatives since I think Tama Tonga is Haku's adopted son. You can follow Tama Tonga here, and the Tama's Island podcast here. Divisions: Makuuchi Jry Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi. More viewing suggestions and links to movie trailers can be found with this story online at inland360.com. Rhodes and Omega would feud in both ROH and New Japan for a chunk of 2018 before Tama Tonga led the charge against all members of The Elite. Theres no evidence that Tama Tonga and Roman Reigns are even distantly related. I'll never forget it."[51]. 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. The fake wrestlers on TV?' Since 2003, Fifita has been essentially retired, returning to the wrestling ring on a few occasions over the years. You can check out the entire video interview below, read the full interview here, or read on for Tama Tonga's thoughts on Roman Reigns. Alipate Aloisio Leone is a professional heavyweight wrestler, Tama lives a luxurious and luxurious lifestyle. 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. Peter Maivia wasnt biologically an Anoai, but the patriarch, Reverend Amituanai Anoai, considered Johnsons grandfather a brother. So that's all positive. See you down the road Next stop: Birmingham, Alabama for @wwe Monday Night Raw, January 9. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. 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. [2][11], Koloamatangi continued his training throughout 2017, serving as a young lion. However he would cement his position as king by successfully defending his crown against the returning Race in a match at the 1989 Royal Rumble at The Summit in Houston. He attended Tonga College, an all-boys school, where the top sport was rugby. He has a half-brother, Tama Tonga, and is the cousin and adopted brother of Tanga Loa and Vika. BULLET CLUB (Jado, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) defeat Kazuchika Okada & TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) (13:04) NJPW Road To Power Struggle 2021 - Tag 6 - Event @ Iwate Industrial Cultural Center Apio in Takizawa, Iwate, Japan. At the event, The Good Brothers retained the championships. In 2009, as King Haku, he would wrestle regularly for World Xtreme Wrestling where he won the WXW Hardcore Championship twice. In the past, Tama Tonga has made it known that he is willing to share the ring with The Usos. 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. Few will understand the love and admiration I have for the country, fans and the people of Japan. Thank You @Tama_Tonga , thank you @njpw1972 . The family also boasts a former wrestling champion, Sam Fatu, who went by several stage names. 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. "Standing behind [The] Rock at Mania" - Wrestling fans react to Triple H reportedly bringing in WWE legend's adopted son. 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. [4] In 2016, he travelled to Japan, where he became a student at the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) dojo. You know. 40. Haku ended the year mired in a lengthy losing streak. Haku would work in WWF's developmental territory Heartland Wrestling Association. Later that month he was programmed into a house show program with Hercules. The feud has been quite entertaining to wrestling watchers. Tama Tonga (@Tama_Tonga) February 7, 2022 Tama has been with NJPW since 2010. 88 talking about this. 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. [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. [2][6] Koloamatangi, under the ring name Hikule'o (a reference to the Tongan god[10]), made his professional wrestling debut on November 12, 2016, in Auckland, New Zealand at NJPW's On the Mat Internet pay-per-view, losing to Henare. 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. While speaking on the. In the WWF, he also wrestled under the names King Tonga and King Haku. His distraction seemed to irritate both Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa. It's said the interest "isn't new", and . He talks about what the Bullet Club was almost called before they changed the name. WWE has interest in longtime New Japan Pro-Wrestling superstar Tama Tonga, according to a recent report from Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp.. 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. /ppThe . The New Japan Cup in the USA tournament gives him the. [33], Tonga returned to NJPW in early 2013, just in time to compete in Wrestle Kingdom 7 on January 4 where he teamed up with Captain New Japan and Wataru Inoue to defeat Jado, Tomohiro Ishii and Yoshi-Hashi by pinning Jado. He was promoted to the main roster in 2011, where he worked . While stranded on Tama's Island, the rest of the world hasn't stopped spinning around Bullet Club OG Tama Tonga. [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. Tevita and Alipate currently wrestle as Tanga Loa and Tama Tonga in New Japan Pro-Wrestling. After Archer's victory, Hikuleo entered the ring staring off with Archer, hinting at a future match between the two for the title. 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. 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Fifita wrestled under the names Haku or Meng and was close to the Anoai Family, even forming a tag team with Rikishi. [33], In the summer of 2021, Hikuleo would begin to make appearances in another NJPW partner promotion in the U.S., Impact Wrestling. He finished with a record of four wins and five losses. Tama Tonga Also known as King Tonga Jr., Kava, Pate Fifita Overview News and Rumors Career Career highlights Titles Matches Match Statistics Matchguide Tournaments Tag Teams & Stables Awards Themes Wrestling Games Ratings Comments Matches Displaying items 1 to 100 of total 1126 items that match the search parameters. They come from two distinctive indigenous communities. After that, things got even crazier. Maivia's daughter, Ata Maivia-Johnson, is Jax's aunt. Haku would later go on to form the tag team known as The Colossal Connection with Andr the Giant and win the WWF Tag Team Championship from Demolition on 30 December edition of Superstars (taped on 13 December). Heenan said that if he hadn't been there and seen it himself, he wouldn't believe it. [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. [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. [52] Heenan also praised Haku as a good-hearted family man. The duo has already established their place as one of the most successful tag teams in NJPW history. [60] They lost the title back to War Machine in a no disqualification match on July 1 at G1 Special in USA. [40][41] Tonga remained in CMLL until the end of the year. He was initially portrayed as the mysterious and intimidating bodyguard of Col. After a troupe of Japanese sumo wrestlers visited the island kingdom in an attempt to drum up local interest in the sport . Please logout and login again. For more information, please see our 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. He was referred to as The Samoan Savage, The Tonga Kid, and Tama. After moving to Japan in 1974, he competed under the shikona (sumo name) of Fukunoshima (). 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. For exclusive Tama's Island content please visit the Tama's Island Patreon page! He then grabbed another guy who tried to get involved and knocked him unconscious." TAMA offers Drum Kits, Snare Drums, Original Percussion, Hardware, Microphone Stands and Sticks, plus drum accessories like bags, cases and practice goods. Coming towards the end of Fifita's WWF career, he would wrestle under the name King Haku for Japanese promotion Super World of Sports. defeated Makabe and Honma to become the new IWGP Tag Team Champions. "The next thing I know is that Meng goozles the guy like Mr. Spock," Sullivan said. Even in a competitive anime season like that one, Bocchi stood out with its wacky humor, cool rock 'n roll music, relatable dandere protagonist and "cute girls doing cute things" factor. Tonga is the nephew and adopted son of professional wrestler Haku and forms the tag team Guerrillas of Destiny (G.O.D) with his cousin/adoptive brother Tanga Loa. Again winless, he moved on that fall to feud with the newly returned Davey Boy Smith. When it comes to professional wrestling, there are plenty of wrestlers who have been able to pick up loads of titles across their careers. [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 attended Florida's Webber International University, majoring in sport management and playing basketball as a center for the Webber International Warriors. An angle with implications for NJPW and AEW took place Saturday night on Impact Wrestling 's No Surrender PPV. On July 5, Tonga and El Terrible lost the CMLL World Tag Team Championship to Tanahashi and Jyushin Thunder Liger. Fresh off his victory over El Phantasmo at NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka, Tama Tonga is ready for new challenges. Nevertheless, this merely served as a springboard for him to wrestle all over the world. 402. To me, it's nothing. Gimmick: Year: Promotion: They are the fourth largest Pacific Islander American group while the Samoans are second in population. 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