Jax is a part of the Anoa'i family because of their "blood brother" relationship with the legendary High Chief Peter Maivia. Haku would work in WWF's developmental territory Heartland Wrestling Association. His last night as a bodyguard was at SuperBrawl V when Hacksaw Jim Duggan wrestled Bunkhouse Buck; after the match, Meng attacked Duggan. We asked one half of the Guerrillas of Destiny all about the current happenings in NJPW, the Good Brothers making moves, EVIL's dominance, and, of course, about those comparisons to Roman Reigns! To me, it's nothing. [88] He finished with 10 points, defeating IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jay White to advance to the semi-finals. He is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is the current NEVER Openweight Champion in his second reign. The brothers are active in New Japan Pro-Wrestling with the Bullet Club. At Wrestling Dontaku, Tonga defeated EVIL to win the NEVER Openweight Championship, his first New Japan singles championship. [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). Despite interfering in the match, Bullet Club was defeated by Sting, Allin, and Takagi at the event. During the appearance he represented his son Tama Tonga's Bullet Club stable. His dad, Rocky Johnson, was married to Ata Maivia, who is Peter Maivias adoptive daughter. 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. In that time, Anderson made successful defenses against former NJPW ace Hiroshi Tanahashi and rising star Hikuleo. He was initially portrayed as the mysterious and intimidating bodyguard of Col. Love it. Thank You @Tama_Tonga , thank you @njpw1972 . Tonga collected a net worth of $5 million and an average salary of $ 500,000 at an important event. ", "La Copa Jr. 2012 es para La Sombra! After the 2020 Pandemic, Guerrillas of Destiny would make their return to Japan as participants of the World Tag League. When they were ready to close, we had a few drinks, and on our way out there were five guys just sitting there. Tonga was under a 24-hour Twitter lockout, due to his recent posts having violated Twitters rules. With his finger now pointed firmly at Roman Reigns, the two have engaged in an online war. Tama Tonga (@Tama_Tonga) May 28, 2021 For months, Tama and Tanga (Guerrillas of Destiny) have been feuding with the Suzuki Gun duo of Zack Sabre Jr. and Taichi (Dangerous Tekkers). He is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is the current NEVER Openweight Champion in his second reign. They took him back to Poinciana, Florida where he grew up with his biological cousin and adoptive brother, fellow professional wrestler Tevita, and his older sister Vika. [31] Following the tournament Tonga worked with a number of CMLL's top stars, including the Leyenda de Azul tournament winner Diamante Azul. Goldberg won and retained his title that night and thus added another wrestler in his winning streak, making it 1600. 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. 94 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the, Ranked No. Also Read: Details on the Net Worth of Ric Flair in 2018, Everything You Need to Know About Dwayne Johnsons Partner, Lauren Hashian, Details on the Net Worth of Ric Flair in 2018. 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. The duo has already established their place as one of the most successful tag teams in NJPW history. and our Winless in these matches, he then became part of the Heenan Family feud against The Big Boss Man and participated in the 1990 Survivor Series. Of course, the same thing came out. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Nevertheless, this merely served as a springboard for him to wrestle all over the world. You know. would end up dropping the tag team titles at Wrestle Kingdom 13 to Sanada and EVIL in a 3 Way Match for the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship that also included The Young Bucks. In the past, Tama Tonga has made it known that he is willing to share the ring with The Usos. And then the banter escalated. defeated Makabe and Honma to become the new IWGP Tag Team Champions. An NJPW wrestler defeated a WWE wrestler at Wrestle Kingdom 17, as Tama Tonga pinned Karl Anderson to win the NEVER Openweight title. Many wonder if the Bullet Club star is somehow related to Reigns. 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. 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. [61], Tonga participated in his second G1 Climax by entering the 2017 edition in July. 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. Views. What do you think of being compared to Roman Reigns? Their feud ended after a 6-man tag team match at WrestleMania IV where The Islanders and Heenan (wearing an attack dog outfit) defeated the Bulldogs and Koko B. Ware when Heenan pinned Koko. He was named Webber International University's junior varsity men's basketball most valuable player for 20092010. [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. 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. Civil Unrest. The team's manager, Bobby Heenan, blamed Andr for the loss and even slapped the Giant, who retaliated by "paint-brushing" Heenan. Tonga himself lost the strap to Anderson at last year's Dominion event. When it comes to professional wrestling, there are plenty of wrestlers who have been able to pick up loads of titles across their careers. But it's all good, we have that understanding. Meng made a cameo appearance in the 1978 Sylvester Stallone movie Paradise Alley along with many other professional wrestlers. Haku is somehow related to the Rock and Romans branches of the family. [33], In the summer of 2021, Hikuleo would begin to make appearances in another NJPW partner promotion in the U.S., Impact Wrestling. [51] After a troupe of Japanese sumo wrestlers visited the island kingdom in an attempt to drum up local interest in the sport . Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa are currently in their seventh reign as IWGP Tag Team Champions. [72][73][74][75] They would soon immediately regain the belts at The New Beginning in the USA event in Atlanta, before again losing them without a defence to Golden*Ace (Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kota Ibushi) on a New Japan Road show in Korakuen Hall.[76][77][78][79][80]. "It was fast and furious. Fightful Select reports that WWE is interested in Tama Tonga, who recently competed at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 and defeated WWE's Karl Anderson. Their most notable match was a defeat in the opening match of WrestleMania VII against The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty). Haku, once again representing Bullet Club, returned at the G1 Special in San Francisco. [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. [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. 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. [55] Tonga finished the tournament on August 12 with a record of four wins and five losses. The latest Twitter feud stems from wrestling heavyweights Tama Tonga and Roman Reigns beefing online. On AXS TV Tapings January 21 & 22 IMPACT Wrestling", "Guerrillas of Destiny, big in Japan, look for even more success", "NJPW 40th Anniversary Tour ~ Wrestle Kingdom VI In Tokyo Dome", "Noticias: Tama Tonga, Un imponente Samoano llega a nuestro pas! Kevin Sullivan told a story to WWE Classics about the time when he and Haku went to a tavern to grab a few beers before heading to their hotel. The fake wrestlers on TV?' The verbal sparring between Jay and Tama is passive-aggressive at best, but it exists nonetheless. Those who believe they are related are hoping for one badass matchup between these supposed relatives. [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. Tonga, born Alipate Aloisio Leone, is Tongan American and not Samoan. He is also known as a founding member of Bullet Club; he also makes appearances for Impact Wrestling in the United States.[8]. Divisions: Makuuchi Jry Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi. Haku on The Rock & Rocky JohnsonWWE/WCW/New Japan Pro Wrestling Superstar Haku aka Meng aka King Tonga talks about Hollywood Megastar Dwayne "The Rock" Johns. Later, it was announced that Tama will be competing in the G1 Climax 28. It's said the interest "isn't new", and . He attended Tonga College, an all-boys school, where the top sport was rugby. TAMA offers Drum Kits, Snare Drums, Original Percussion, Hardware, Microphone Stands and Sticks, plus drum accessories like bags, cases and practice goods. To complete the subscription process, please click the link in the email we just sent you. 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. 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. 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. [29], In September 2012 it was announced that Tonga would go to Mexico from 10 October 2012 and work for NJPW's partner promotion, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Privacy Policy. Your login session has expired. A new episode drops every Friday Morning! [45] After a three-day reign, the three lost the title back to the Briscoes and Yano at The New Beginning in Niigata. [86] He lost the title to Karl Anderson at Dominion 6.12 in Osaka-jo Hall, ending his reign at 42 days. [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. Also Read: Everything You Need to Know About Dwayne Johnsons Partner, Lauren Hashian. On April 10 at Invasion Attack 2016, G.O.D. A feud thus broke out between the Islanders and the Connection; when Zenk left the WWF, Martel and replacement partner Tito Santana, as Strike Force continued the war, with the Islanders challenging Strike Force for the WWF World Tag Team Championship after the latter team won the belts. Again winless, he moved on that fall to feud with the newly returned Davey Boy Smith. 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