Most live rock is sold in two basic categories: base live rock and display quality live rock. [38] Tonga returned to CMLL with Bucanero in early October. 46: 29.10.2021: and our 92 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the, Ranked No. They finished at the bottom of their block with a record of three wins and four losses. [37] Tonga regained the title from Tanahashi and Liger on September 14 with new partner Rey Bucanero. Theres no evidence that Tama Tonga and Roman Reigns are even distantly related. Quote Tweets. He is also known as a founding member of Bullet Club; he also makes appearances for Impact Wrestling in the United States.[8]. Heenan was also close friends with Andre the Giant and claimed that the only two men in the world that Andre feared were Meng and Harley Race. [82][83][84] They lost the belts back to the Dangerous Tekkers on June 1. [40][41] Tonga remained in CMLL until the end of the year. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment Pumpkin-Bomb January 4, 2023. Bocchi the Rock! The four of them founded a new villainous stable named Bullet Club under Devitt's leadership.[36]. See details. [27] Despite this, Hikuleo appeared at the event in the corner of Bullet Club. Like bragging about being a bigger star as a WWE wrestler than a non-WWE wrestler actually means nothing at all and is a really weak insult. [90] Due to knocking White out of the tournament, Tonga earned an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match on October 10 at Declaration of Power, however failed to capture the title from White at the event. Fifita appeared on multiple pay-per-view events for the WWF and WCW and is a former WWF World Tag Team Champion. 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. 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. [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. 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. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. All this made Bocchi the Rock!far more than the sum of its parts, and music lovers may want to know what kind of instruments . 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. [1] He is also known for his time in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he wrestled under the name Meng. [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). That . 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. So far, Tonga is leading 1-0 with his last jab at Reigns tendency to appear scripted on camera. Thank You @Tama_Tonga , thank you @njpw1972 . We use cookies to improve user experience. 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. [35] Hikuleo teamed with Bey in his Impact debut, defeating FinJuice at Victory Road. He would return in 2003 to win the championship for the third time. Home; News; Reviews; Humor; Mechanics; You are here: Home / anoa'i family tree Despite interfering in the match, Bullet Club was defeated by Sting, Allin, and Takagi at the event. Roman Reigns, whos gearing up for the anticipated SummerSlam, managed to get a screenshot of Tongas tweet before that though. And I reached over without thinking there are four other guys there (laughs) grabbed his face, and bit his nose off. This American-Samoa family is pretty distinguished in wrestling circles for blessing the sport with some of the greatest pros. But thats where the connection of the Tonga wrestlers and the Anoai ends. Civil Unrest. Their most notable match was a defeat in the opening match of WrestleMania VII against The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty). New Japan. You know. Tonga 'Uli'uli Fifita (born 10 February 1959) is a Tongan professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as Haku. Be the first one to comment on this story. Tautuiaki Taula Koloamatangi (born February 7, 1991) is an American professional wrestler of Tongan descent. 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. Divisions: Makuuchi Jry Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi. 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. [15] Tonga was one of sixteen wrestlers who competed in the 2010 Best of the Super Juniors tournament. He is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is the current NEVER Openweight Champion in his second reign. It isn't a diss to Tonga at all. [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. 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. Later on, Meng had a short-lived feud with Sting and occasionally faced top stars like Lex Luger and WCW Champion Bret Hart. If the fans think so, OK, great. Haku was left to wrestle on the lower card shows like Sunday Night Heat. Leone is the cousin of Bullet Club member Bad Luck Fale, they both spent their early childhoods in Mua, Tonga without meeting. 316K subscribers NJPW star Tama Tonga sits down with Chris Van Vliet from his home in Tampa, FL. The brothers are active in New Japan Pro-Wrestling with the Bullet Club. bishop vesey's grammar school fees. Set for the Fort Lauderdale IMPACT! 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.He has joined his brothers of the Guerrillas of Destiny as of September. Meng appeared at Chikara's King of Trios 2012 tournament, held on 1416 September in Easton, Pennsylvania, teaming with The Barbarian and The Warlord under the team name the Faces of Pain. 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. Find out here! 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! 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He was named Webber International University's junior varsity men's basketball most valuable player for 20092010. [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. He then grabbed another guy who tried to get involved and knocked him unconscious." [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. [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 was eventually released from the WWF in April 2002. [69], On February 23, 2019, they would regain the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Titles by defeating Sanada & Evil at Honor Rising 2019: Day 2, starting their fifth reign. His finishing hold is the camel clutch, and he has been known to use the poison mist. The 'fake' stuff. [1][3], Koloamatangi was trained to wrestle by Bully Ray and Devon at the Team 3D Academy in Florida. It's said the interest "isn't new", and . [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. Is Tama Tonga related to Roman Reigns? He is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is the current NEVER Openweight Champion in his second reign. Originally a fan-favorite team, The Islanders had mixed success, though they did win a $50,000 tag team Battle Royal at Madison Square Garden in October 1986. 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 is also the adopted cousin of Bad Luck Fale.[8][9]. Coming towards the end of Fifita's WWF career, he would wrestle under the name King Haku for Japanese promotion Super World of Sports. [54], Sansh key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=TechniqueAlso shown: =Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) Did a WWE legend just take a shot at Sami Zayn's physique right here? Tama Tonga was adopted by his maternal aunt and her husband Haku, who are the parents of Tanga Loa. [60] They lost the title back to War Machine in a no disqualification match on July 1 at G1 Special in USA. Although they are both apart of the Anoai family, Johnson and Reigns arent biologically related. The most extreme story he shared was in regards to a bar fight in which he claimed Meng "took his two fingers on his right hand, his index finger and trigger finger, and he reached into the guy's mouth and he broke off the guy's bottom teeth." Alipate Aloisio Leone is a professional heavyweight wrestler, Tama lives a luxurious and luxurious lifestyle. Hikuleo appeared in the crowd on Night 2 of Fyter Fest, watching the IWGP United States Championship match between Jon Moxley and Lance Archer, thus making his All Elite Wrestling (AEW) debut. 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. But it's all good, we have that understanding. At the same time, his brother Tevita was playing college football with the UTEP Miners. Amid rumors of WWE potentially building a working relationship with New Japan Pro Wrestling, several NJPW talent took to social media to further tease the possibility of working with WWE. Please logout and login again. . 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. He was victorious against the returning Brady Boone, Jim Brunzell, Barry O, and the newly arrived Shane Douglas. [8] Haku and Andr lost the titles at WrestleMania VI, when Demolition defeated the Colossal Connection to regain the titles. On January 30, 2019, they lost the Never Openweight 6-Man Championship against Taguchi, Makabe, and Yano. Published Aug 14, 2021. Do check the Promotions tab if you cannot find it in the Primary Inbox. Growing up on the main island of the South Pacific island-kingdom of Tonga, Fifita attended Tonga College, where he played rugby union. 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