When it comes to professional wrestling, there are plenty of wrestlers who have been able to pick up loads of titles across their careers. [12] He is also the adopted cousin of Bad Luck Fale.[8][9]. 15 Things You Didn't Know About The Anoa'i Family. [89] In the semi-finals match, Tonga was defeated by A Block winner Kazuchika Okada, therefore failing to make the finals. Hikuleo competed in the 2019 New Japan Cup for the first time in his career, in which he was eliminated in the first round by Mikey Nicholls. 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. Haku then delivered a piledriver to Omega onto a steel chair, leaving the Firing Squad standing tall at the end as they declared themselves to be the real Bullet Club. The heel Tonga was managed by former wrestler Tarzan "The Boot" Tyler. [36] On the October 21st episode of Impact!, Hikuleo and Bey faced off in a #1 contendership match for the Impact World Tag Team Championship, but the match ended in a no contest. And we had a lot of spat, back and forth but he knows now I ain't one to back down. Instead he showed up at ringside during the match where it became known his "new" team was in fact The Islanders. Haku was left to wrestle on the lower card shows like Sunday Night Heat. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. 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. 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. The professional wrestler, the Tongan warrior, is an original member of the Bullet Club with fellow non-Japanese wrestlers - Prince . 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. [10] The team was short lived and Haku returned to singles competition, facing the newly returned Ricky Steamboat on house shows the spring of 1991. Karl Anderson vs. Tama Tonga Announced For NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17, Full Card Confirmed Image Credit: NJPW Karl Anderson will officially compete at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17. The latest Twitter feud stems from wrestling heavyweights Tama Tonga and Roman Reigns beefing online. [66] The following day at New Year's Dash, they would regain the title from Chaos.[67]. [52] Heenan also praised Haku as a good-hearted family man. 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. [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. They have a daughter, Vika; a son, Tevita who is also a wrestler; and two adopted sons, Alipate and Taula. EUR 30.00Spedizione internazionale economica. [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. [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). This American-Samoa family is pretty distinguished in wrestling circles for blessing the sport with some of the greatest pros. Following that, Hikuleo debuted in The European promotion Revolution Pro Wrestling for his excursion to gain more experience and training, losing to Dan Magee in his first match on June 29. He is an expert in pro-wrestling and mixed martial arts, and has been featured on numerous high-profile websites and magazines. In January 2021, Guerrillas of Destiny won the IWGP Tag Team Championships from Dangerous Tekkers. Home; News; Reviews; Humor; Mechanics; You are here: Home / anoa'i family tree Lets break down these pro-wrestlers family trees to find out. Tama Tonga (@Tama_Tonga) October 10, 2021. 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. You can read more about our . 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. He has joined his brothers of the Guerrillas of Destiny as of September. Thank You @Tama_Tonga , thank you @njpw1972 . He was initially portrayed as the mysterious and intimidating bodyguard of Col. He was named Webber International University's junior varsity men's basketball most valuable player for 20092010. The team's manager, Bobby Heenan, blamed Andr for the loss and even slapped the Giant, who retaliated by "paint-brushing" Heenan. "Standing behind [The] Rock at Mania" - Wrestling fans react to Triple H reportedly bringing in WWE legend's adopted son. So far, Tonga is leading 1-0 with his last jab at Reigns tendency to appear scripted on camera. It was in Baltimore Airportme and Siva Afi went over and there were lots of babyfaces there at the bar. Is Tama Tonga related to WWE megastar Roman Reigns? He was eliminated from the match after submitting to Hiroyoshi Tenzan. Tonga and Fale would team up again in the 2015 World Tag League for a worse result, picking up two wins for four losses to finish penultimate with four points. [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. [20] In the first round, Hikuleo defeated Fred Rosser, but lost in the semi-final round to eventual tournament winner Tom Lawlor. [87] Also at the event, Tonga was announced to be a part of the G1 Climax 32 tournament in July, where he would compete in the B Block. Tama Tonga, the most intriguing star athlete in New Japan Pro Wrestling. [48] The following day, he was eliminated from the tournament in the second round by Hirooki Goto. Tevita Fifita (May 7, 1983) is a Tongan-American professional wrestler, currently working for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) under the ring name Tanga Loa. See details. [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. 'Hey, are you guys with those guys wrestlers? One of the wrestlers who teased the idea of a dream match-up was Tama Tonga. The 'fake' stuff. Your login session has expired. Roman Reigns' tweet about getting so many views for Tama doesn't mean Reigns > Tonga like he intended it to mean. [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. Haku never legally tagged Andre into the match (due to Andr's poor health). comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment Pumpkin-Bomb Leone and his brother, Taula Fifita, were adopted from Tonga by his maternal aunt and her husband, pro-wrestler Tonga Fifita. 2008. He is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is the current NEVER Openweight Champion in his second reign. Or, maybe its because Reigns is related to someone with a similar name as Tama Tongas. NJPW star Tama Tonga returned to the ring this past week at NJPW Strong after a lengthy spell on the sidelines due to travel restrictions, but The Bullet Club OG has kept himself very busy by. 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. For some reason, social media users believe that Tama Tonga and Roman Reigns are related. [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. 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. NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING 417K subscribers Subscribe 439 16K views 3 months ago #njpower IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Jay White vs. The reigning IWGP Tag Team Champion put Roman Reigns and The Usos on notice in one of his latest tweets. 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. [19] In March of the following year, Hikuleo competed in the New Japan Cup USA tournament, defeating Jordan Clearwater to qualify for the tournament. Jay's recent promo on NJPW Strong is openly critical of the brotherhood he left behind in New Japan. He finished with a record of four wins and five losses. In. While their banter is entertaining, wrestling fans cant help but notice how the two could really pass as brothers! 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. He is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is the current NEVER Openweight Champion in his second reign. [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. January 4, 2023. Quote Tweets. Tama Tonga vs Jay White LIVE IN ENGLISH on NJPW World! [61], Tonga participated in his second G1 Climax by entering the 2017 edition in July. 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. 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. [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. After that, things got even crazier. Take a 30sec survey now! [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. 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Therefore, at Bound for Glory, a three-way tag-team match was set up between the two teams and Tag Team Champions, The Good Brothers with the titles on the line. However, all of that would only be possible if WWE comes to an agreement for a working relationship with NJPW. Views. Bullet Club (2013-present) And I reached over without thinking there are four other guys there (laughs) grabbed his face, and bit his nose off. Image Credit: NJPW. However, NJPW retained him when they offered a new contract and hired his brother. Many wonder if the Bullet Club star is somehow related to Reigns. Growing up on the main island of the South Pacific island-kingdom of Tonga, Fifita attended Tonga College, where he played rugby union. Bullet Club member Tama Tonga recently took to Twitter to call out Roman Reigns and his faction, The Bloodline. Bocchi the Rock! New Japan. 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