[46] During February, Tonga accepted an offer to join WWE. On November 13, Tonga and El Terrible won the CMLL World Tag Team Championship from Atlantis and Diamante Azul.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. 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. He was eliminated from the match after submitting to Hiroyoshi Tenzan. The family also boasts a former wrestling champion, Sam Fatu, who went by several stage names. Thank You @Tama_Tonga , thank you @njpw1972 . At the G1 Special in San Francisco, Tama, Loa, King Haku, Chase Owens, and Yujiro Takahashi defeated CHAOS members Gedo, Yoshi-Hashi, and Roppongi 3K (Rocky Romero, Sho and Yoh), with Tama pinning Gedo after a Tongan Death Grip by Haku to Gedo followed by a Gun Stun. [25] Hikuleo teamed with White, to defeat Kazuchika Okada and Rocky Romero of Chaos at Capital Collision in May. 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. [81] They would go on to win an IWGP Tag Team Title match at the Tokyo Dome for the first time, defeating champions Dangerous Tekkers (Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr.) after Tanga Loa hit 'ApeSh*t' (a Sitout Reverse Piledriver) on Taichi after 19 minutes & 18 seconds. See you down the road Next stop: Birmingham, Alabama for @wwe Monday Night Raw, January 9. Bocchi the Rock! 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. Late in the match Andr attempted to interfere, but Haku accidentally struck him with a savate kick which left Andr tied in the ropes; Haku was pinned shortly after this. The Firing Squad attempted to make peace with Cody, but Cody refused, and was also attacked. He is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is the current NEVER Openweight Champion in his second reign. On November 13, Tonga and El Terrible won the CMLL World Tag Team Championship from Atlantis and Diamante Azul. 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. Jan 5, 2023. 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. Although they are both apart of the Anoai family, Johnson and Reigns arent biologically related. Haku was left to wrestle on the lower card shows like Sunday Night Heat. 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. 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. Tama Tonga may have been on a briefly enforced Twitter hiatus after chirping with a fan. Jay's recent promo on NJPW Strong is openly critical of the brotherhood he left behind in New Japan. And then the banter escalated. He's currently active in IMPACT Wrestling where he's teaming with Tanga Loa and feuding with THe Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson). Published Nov 22, 2016. 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. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment Pumpkin-Bomb Is Tama Tonga related to WWE megastar Roman Reigns? They then left the ring declaring that they were the true Bullet Club. 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. One of the wrestlers who teased the idea of a dream match-up was Tama Tonga. Or, maybe its because Reigns is related to someone with a similar name as Tama Tongas. Upon winning the ROH World Tag Team Championship at G1 Supercard, he became the third wrestler to have won a championship in NJPW, CMLL, and ROH, behind Rocky Romero and Matt Taven. Speaking to Tokyo Sports, Tonga said WWE is currently knocking at his door. [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. It was in Baltimore Airportme and Siva Afi went over and there were lots of babyfaces there at the bar. He made a name for himself as Haku in the WWF as half of "The Islanders" with Tama. He was referred to as The Samoan Savage, The Tonga Kid, and Tama. Tonga, playing off his heel persona, got into an interaction that escalated quite quickly. Fightful Select reports that WWE is interested in Tama Tonga, who recently competed at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 and defeated WWE's Karl Anderson. Find out here! Coming towards the end of Fifita's WWF career, he would wrestle under the name King Haku for Japanese promotion Super World of Sports. In the first part of 2010 he returned to WWC, first as a singles wrestler with the moniker King Tonga Jr. (his father had also wrestled in Puerto Rico as King Tonga). Your login session has expired. [14] [15] At The New Beginning in Sapporo later that month, Koloamatangi changed his ring name to "Hikuleo". His last night as a bodyguard was at SuperBrawl V when Hacksaw Jim Duggan wrestled Bunkhouse Buck; after the match, Meng attacked Duggan. In late June 2016, Tonga returned to CMLL with his brother for a month-long excursion and the two competed in the 2016 International Gran Prix, where Tonga was the last eliminated, losing to winner Volador Jr.[52], Tonga was announced as one of the participants of the 2016 G1 Climax from 18 July 2016. For more information, please see our ", "La Copa Jr. 2012 es para La Sombra! He would return to semi retirement after his stint. 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). 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. Haku tried to ambush Andr; however, The Giant blocked Haku's kick and struck him repeatedly before leaving the ring alone to a standing ovation. In that time, Anderson made successful defenses against former NJPW ace Hiroshi Tanahashi and rising star Hikuleo. Haku ended the year mired in a lengthy losing streak. [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. If the fans think so, OK, great. [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. 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. [66] The following day at New Year's Dash, they would regain the title from Chaos.[67]. Haku would work in WWF's developmental territory Heartland Wrestling Association. Is Tama Tonga related to Roman Reigns? Tama Tonga vs Jay White LIVE IN ENGLISH on NJPW World! He became the final WCW Hardcore Champion. 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. What do you think of being compared to Roman Reigns? As one half of the Guerrillas of Destiny with Tanga Loa, the Bullet Club. Later, it was announced that Tama will be competing in the G1 Climax 28. [20] In the first round, Hikuleo defeated Fred Rosser, but lost in the semi-final round to eventual tournament winner Tom Lawlor. So that's all positive. Cookie Notice He had less success than the previous year with a solitary victory over the team of King Fale/Yuji Nagata,[28] and losses against the other teams. In the early 1980s, Fifita, taking the name King Tonga, wrestled in Canada for Frank Valois' International Wrestling promotion based in Montreal. When they were ready to close, we had a few drinks, and on our way out there were five guys just sitting there. We need to confirm your email address. 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