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. Speaking to Tokyo Sports, Tonga said WWE is currently knocking at his door. 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. Or, maybe its because Reigns is related to someone with a similar name as Tama Tongas. Then the fight started. [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. Meng finally won the title at the Sin pay-per-view on 14 January 2001. On 14 September, the team was eliminated from the tournament in the first round by Team ROH (Mike Bennett and Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson).[15][16]. 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. I'll show you.' [23] Among Fifita's cousins are former New England Patriots defensive tackle Steve Fifita[24] and Australian Wallabies rugby international player Tatafu Polota-Nau. 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. An NJPW wrestler defeated a WWE wrestler at Wrestle Kingdom 17, as Tama Tonga pinned Karl Anderson to win the NEVER Openweight title. [4][11], The brothers made their professional debut in November 2008, wrestling as a tag team under the name The Sons of Tonga (referencing their father) in Southern Championship Wrestling (Florida). A new episode drops every Friday Morning! Andr's face turn meant that the team had split. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. Archived post. 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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. 15 Things You Didn't Know About The Anoa'i Family. Later on, Meng had a short-lived feud with Sting and occasionally faced top stars like Lex Luger and WCW Champion Bret Hart. 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]. [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. During a phone call in 2004 they decided they would become professional wrestlers once they had finished their respective obligations three years later. To practice more frequently they eventually joined the academy proper and were partly trained by Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley. After moving to Japan in 1974, he competed under the shikona (sumo name) of Fukunoshima (). The verbal sparring between Jay and Tama is passive-aggressive at best, but it exists nonetheless. He would return to semi retirement after his stint. Tama Tonga has announced that he has signed a new deal with New Japan Pro Wrestling, after recently teasing an AEW debut. Set for the Fort Lauderdale IMPACT! [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. But Twitter cracked the whip on him for his foul language and locked his account for violating their guidelines. 2008. He is currently wrestling for the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), and the U.S. promotion Impact Wrestling under the ring name Hikuleo ( Hikureo), he is a former member of Bullet Club. 'Hey, are you guys with those guys wrestlers? Alipate Aloisio Leone [7] (born October 15, 1982) is a Tongan-American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Tama Tonga ( Tama Tonga ). At the end of the night, following Kenny's victory over Cody in the main event, Tama, Loa, and Haku came out to seemingly celebrate with Kenny and the Young Bucks in a show of loyalty, only to attack The Elite, as well as fellow Bullet Club members Hangman Page, Marty Scurll, even Chase and Takahashi, and finally Cody, when they tried to intervene. Gimmick: Year: Promotion: [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). According to the report, WWE has . 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. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. 1998 TAMA RockStar Used Acoustic Battery. [48] The following day, he was eliminated from the tournament in the second round by Hirooki Goto. And he shared it while taking a jab at the Tonga, alleging his rant came from a Drake album. February 21, 2022. This article is about the professional wrestler. TAMA offers Drum Kits, Snare Drums, Original Percussion, Hardware, Microphone Stands and Sticks, plus drum accessories like bags, cases and practice goods. [63] On December 11, they were defeated in the finals of the tournament by Los Ingobernables de Japn (Evil and Sanada). [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. Lets break down these pro-wrestlers family trees to find out. [61], Tonga participated in his second G1 Climax by entering the 2017 edition in July. It's said the interest "isn't new", and . He wrestles under the ring name Hikuleo[22] previously, Leo Tonga. Tama Tonga says he feels conflicted over the role of kayfabe in modern pro wrestling. Instead he showed up at ringside during the match where it became known his "new" team was in fact The Islanders. Over the years, wrestlers like Tama Tonga have won way more titles than most fans realize. 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. Haku never legally tagged Andre into the match (due to Andr's poor health). No returns accepted. [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. He has a half-brother, Tama Tonga, and is the cousin and adopted brother of Tanga Loa and Vika. [24] At Windy City Riot, Hikuleo teamed with his Bullet Club stablemates and Scott Norton, losing to United Empire. Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa are currently in their seventh reign as IWGP Tag Team Champions. Indonesian live rock is back after years and is considered to be the PREMIER display live rock on the market. At Wrestling Dontaku, Tonga defeated EVIL to win the NEVER Openweight Championship, his first New Japan singles championship. So far, Tonga is leading 1-0 with his last jab at Reigns tendency to appear scripted on camera. 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. Thank you so much to Tama Tonga for taking the time to chat with myself. 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. He attended Florida's Webber International University, majoring in sport management and playing basketball as a center for the Webber International Warriors. They continued wrestling under the same name in World Xtreme Wrestling (WXW) and Puerto Rico's World Wrestling Council (WWC) until early 2009. Nevertheless, this merely served as a springboard for him to wrestle all over the world. With SWS closing, King Haku wrestled for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre in Mexico and New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Wrestle Association R in Japan, before finally joining World Championship Wrestling. He was referred to as The Samoan Savage, The Tonga Kid, and Tama. Later, he faced Sting in a losing effort for the vacated United States title at the 1995 Great American Bash. One of the wrestlers who teased the idea of a dream match-up was Tama Tonga. Haku's last matches were against WWF European Champion Diamond Dallas Page at house shows in February and March 2002 losing to all of them in Texas, New Mexico, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia. We use cookies to improve user experience. They finished at the bottom of their block with a record of three wins and four losses. Tonga himself lost the strap to Anderson at last year's Dominion event. [46] During February, Tonga accepted an offer to join WWE. 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He was eliminated from the match after submitting to Hiroyoshi Tenzan. An angle with implications for NJPW and AEW took place Saturday night on Impact Wrestling 's No Surrender PPV. Retweets. 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). Bullet Club (2013-present) Tama's Island Tama Tonga Sports 4.8 234 Ratings OCT 21, 2022 Orange Juice and Red Wine Orange Juice and Red Wine [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. NJPW star Tama Tonga is a member of the original Bullet Club in the promotion. [50] They lost the title to Jay and Mark Briscoe on June 19 at Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall. Most live rock is sold in two basic categories: base live rock and display quality live rock. [2][11], Koloamatangi continued his training throughout 2017, serving as a young lion. The Guerrillas of Destiny were challenging the Good Brothers for the Impact World Tag Team Championships when Chris Bey came to ringside. [39] On October 18, Tonga and Bucanero were stripped of the CMLL World Tag Team Championship when they were unable to defend the title against La Mscara and Rush due to Bucanero being sidelined with an injury. 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. Their most notable match was a defeat in the opening match of WrestleMania VII against The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty). Sione Vailahi, who would later become better known as pro-wrestler "The Barbarian", was also a part of this group. The Firing Squad attempted to make peace with Cody, but Cody refused, and was also attacked. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Yujiro Takahashi and Chase Owens defeated Chaos members Yoshi-Hashi, Gedo, Rocky Romero, Yoh and Sho, after making Gedo submit to the Tongan Death Grip. On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Tama Tonga, with his Career History, Real Name, Age, Height and Weight, all the Face/Heel Turns, the Championship Titles he won, Finishers, Theme Songs, the Tag Teams and Stables he is been a part of, his appearance changes through the years, and more. Haku was left to wrestle on the lower card shows like Sunday Night Heat. In the early 1980s, Fifita, taking the name King Tonga, wrestled in Canada for Frank Valois' International Wrestling promotion based in Montreal. Take a 30sec survey now! [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. NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING 417K subscribers Subscribe 439 16K views 3 months ago #njpower IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Jay White vs. Since then, social media users are wondering if this is actually a family feud. 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. [54], Sansh key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=TechniqueAlso shown: =Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) The Anoai family (Samoan pronunciation: [a.noa.i] ah-no-AH ee) is a family of professional wrestlers originating from American Samoa.Family members have comprised several tag teams and stables within a variety of promotions.Famous members of the family include WWE Hall of Famers Rikishi, Yokozuna, and brothers the Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika Anoai). He's currently active in IMPACT Wrestling where he's teaming with Tanga Loa and feuding with THe Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson). and our [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. [42] The brothers are active in New Japan Pro-Wrestling with the Bullet Club. 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. During the appearance he represented his son Tama Tonga's Bullet Club stable. I said, 'Yeah. At The New Beginning in Sapporo, Bullet Club stablemate Cody turned on the leader of the stable, Kenny Omega. 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