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. [12], Leone went to Japan in 2010, initially going to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) to train, he impressed enough to be hired by the company. WWE has interest in longtime New Japan Pro-Wrestling superstar Tama Tonga, according to a recent report from Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp.. [20] In the first round, Hikuleo defeated Fred Rosser, but lost in the semi-final round to eventual tournament winner Tom Lawlor. His son Tevita played football as a defensive end for the University of Texas at El Paso and was on the WWE roster from 2009 until 2014, as Camacho, and was also known as Micah in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. By continuing to use our site you consent to use our cookies. [2][4][7], Koloamatangi and his elder brother Alipate were adopted by their maternal aunt, Dorothy Koloamatangi, and her husband Tonga Fifita, who brought them to the United States. Later on, Meng had a short-lived feud with Sting and occasionally faced top stars like Lex Luger and WCW Champion Bret Hart. Of course, the same thing came out. 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. In January 2021, Guerrillas of Destiny won the IWGP Tag Team Championships from Dangerous Tekkers. On July 5, Tonga and El Terrible lost the CMLL World Tag Team Championship to Tanahashi and Jyushin Thunder Liger. [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. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Goldberg, too, had an impressive winning streak. Prior to this, Meng had faced Goldberg (before he won the World Championship) on WCW Saturday Night and despite the loss had pushed Goldberg for longer than anyone had until that point. 28. Please logout and login again. It isn't a diss to Tonga at all. The match was a 16-man torneo cibernetico elimination match, from which Tonga was eliminated when Atlantis and Shocker double teamed him. When it comes to professional wrestling, there are plenty of wrestlers who have been able to pick up loads of titles across their careers. 88 talking about this. 1998 TAMA RockStar Used Acoustic Battery. He needs to stop lying, I know damn well that's Roman reigns. 94 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the, Ranked No. Tama Tonga Looking to Prove He Can Win As a Singles Competitor A featured part of Bullet Club, Tama Tonga is a six-time IWGP tag champ. He was eliminated from the match after submitting to Hiroyoshi Tenzan. They would win the tournament for the first time after defeating FinJuice in the finals. After moving to Japan in 1974, he competed under the shikona (sumo name) of Fukunoshima (). [13], Alipate continued wrestling as Kava in WXW during the year, winning the WXW Television Championship on 20 June 2009 though he lost it the same day. [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. He was victorious against the returning Brady Boone, Jim Brunzell, Barry O, and the newly arrived Shane Douglas. [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. [34] Born in the South Pacific island which shares his first name, Tonga Uliuli Fifita was entrenched in athletic competition from an early age. He made a name for himself as Haku in the WWF as half of "The Islanders" with Tama. People used to always compared Tama Tonga and Roman Reigns. The New Japan Cup in the USA tournament gives him the. [9], In early 1991 he formed a tag team shortly after this with fellow Heenan Family member The Barbarian. Tautuiaki Taula Koloamatangi (born February 7, 1991) is an American professional wrestler of Tongan descent. [17], After recuperating and spending six months training at the NJPW Dojo in Los Angeles, Hikuleo returned at Honor Rising: Japan in February 2019, accompanying his brothers to ringside. His last night as a bodyguard was at SuperBrawl V when Hacksaw Jim Duggan wrestled Bunkhouse Buck; after the match, Meng attacked Duggan. 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. If the fans think so, OK, great. Bullet Club member Tama Tonga recently took to Twitter to call out Roman Reigns and his faction, The Bloodline. 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. 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). Tonga collected a net worth of $5 million and an average salary of $ 500,000 at an important event. He defeated Nobuo Yoshihashi,[16] and Akira,[17] but lost to Ryusuke Taguchi,[18] Fujita Hayato,[19] Kenny Omega,[20] Koji Kanemoto,[21] and Taiji Ishimori, ending with four points, second to last his group. The two teams are set to collide at IMPACT No Surrender. [92], In addition to his adoptive brother Tevita with whom he wrestles in NJPW as the Guerrillas of Destiny, Leone's younger (biological) brother Taula is also part of NJPW under the name Hikuleo. And then the banter escalated. The next week, Col. Parker announced that Meng will no longer be a bodyguard, but will be a wrestler from now on, winning his first match against a jobber with one fast high kick. The team's manager, Bobby Heenan, blamed Andr for the loss and even slapped the Giant, who retaliated by "paint-brushing" Heenan. [32] Hikuleo appeared on the August 11th episode of AEW Dark, defeating Thad Brown. Quote Tweets. [33], In the summer of 2021, Hikuleo would begin to make appearances in another NJPW partner promotion in the U.S., Impact Wrestling. But Twitter cracked the whip on him for his foul language and locked his account for violating their guidelines. During a phone call in 2004 they decided they would become professional wrestlers once they had finished their respective obligations three years later. To complete the subscription process, please click the link in the email we just sent you. 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! 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. 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On 14 February 1992, Haku and Yoshiaki Yatsu became the first SWS 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. PS. After six long months, Karl Anderson's polarizing NEVER Openweight Title run came to an end against Tama Tonga today at Wrestle Kingdom 17. Bocchi the Rock! 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. For more information, please see our 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. They finished at the bottom of their block with a record of three wins and four losses. [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. On November 13, Tonga and El Terrible won the CMLL World Tag Team Championship from Atlantis and Diamante Azul. While stranded on Tama's Island, the rest of the world hasn't stopped spinning around Bullet Club OG Tama Tonga. And weirdly, many are asking if this is an internal family war. Haku was left to wrestle on the lower card shows like Sunday Night Heat. 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. He spoke about an incident when he witnessed several cops trying to hold Haku down and one of them struck Haku with a baton on his face while the others emptied their cans of mace on him but nothing seemed to faze Haku. Published Aug 14, 2021. [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. They come from two distinctive indigenous communities. February 21, 2022. He was named Webber International University's junior varsity men's basketball most valuable player for 20092010. [27] Despite this, Hikuleo appeared at the event in the corner of Bullet Club. 2008. Also Read: Everything You Need to Know About Dwayne Johnsons Partner, Lauren Hashian. Did a WWE legend just take a shot at Sami Zayn's physique right here? [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. 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. The family also boasts a former wrestling champion, Sam Fatu, who went by several stage names. But these two dont have legitimate blood ties. More viewing suggestions and links to movie trailers can be found with this story online at inland360.com. 40. Tautuiaki Taula Koloamatangi (born February 7, 1991) is an American professional wrestler of Tongan descent. "Meng bit through the guy's shirt like a wolf, bit a chunk out of the guy's back, then spit it on the floor," he said. TAMA offers Drum Kits, Snare Drums, Original Percussion, Hardware, Microphone Stands and Sticks, plus drum accessories like bags, cases and practice goods. Tama Tonga (@Tama_Tonga) October 10, 2021. 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). He took part in the 2014 World Tag League with Bad Luck Fale in November of that year. Link copied to clipboard. Tama Tonga was adopted by his maternal aunt and her husband Haku, who are the parents of Tanga Loa. You can read more about our . Even though Anderson attacked him before the match began,. Lets break down these pro-wrestlers family trees to find out. Tonga, playing off his heel persona, got into an interaction that escalated quite quickly. 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. When they were ready to close, we had a few drinks, and on our way out there were five guys just sitting there. One week after Sin, Fifita returned to the WWF as Haku and made a surprise appearance at the 2001 Royal Rumble. Few will understand the love and admiration I have for the country, fans and the people of Japan. He's up there a level with exposure and all it does it is put me out there with him. 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. And I reached over without thinking there are four other guys there (laughs) grabbed his face, and bit his nose off. Then he told NJPW about it which caused them to bring in Tanga Loa. Be the first one to comment on this story. Tonga was under a 24-hour Twitter lockout, due to his recent posts having "violated Twitter's rules." With his finger now pointed firmly at Roman Reigns, the two have engaged in an online war. Jeff Sharp is a freelance writer from Parts Unknown. [35] They lost the championship on 16 April when they lost them to George and Shunji Takano but would regain them on 18 April, holding them until 19 June when SWS closed. [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. I have no negativity with it. So there is definitely a relation there, although not blood relatives since I think Tama Tonga is Haku's adopted son. He is an expert in pro-wrestling and mixed martial arts, and has been featured on numerous high-profile websites and magazines. 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]. 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. His adoptive father, Haku, competed for WWE on two occasions, wrestling for the then-WWF in the 1980s and early. By: Caroline John - Published: August 2, 2018 at 9:21 am, Tama Tonga (Left) and Roman Reigns (Right) (Photo: Twitter/Tama_Tonga, Jon Kopaloff/Stringer). "Standing behind [The] Rock at Mania" - Wrestling fans react to Triple H reportedly bringing in WWE legend's adopted son. After a troupe of Japanese sumo wrestlers visited the island kingdom in an attempt to drum up local interest in the sport . 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. [42] 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." [2][6] Koloamatangi, under the ring name Hikule'o (a reference to the Tongan god[10]), made his professional wrestling debut on November 12, 2016, in Auckland, New Zealand at NJPW's On the Mat Internet pay-per-view, losing to Henare. Haku stated, "Yeah. Later in the event when Blacktop Bully was scheduled to wrestle Dustin Rhodes, WCW Commissioner Nick Bockwinkel came out and escorted Meng back to the dressing room because of the attack on Duggan earlier in the show. Alipate Aloisio Leone, popularly known as Tama Tonga, is often linked with WWE Champion Roman Reigns. In 2009, as King Haku, he would wrestle regularly for World Xtreme Wrestling where he won the WXW Hardcore Championship twice. [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. Leone is the cousin of Bullet Club member Bad Luck Fale, they both spent their early childhoods in Mua, Tonga without meeting. In March Tonga, Loa and Jado formed an alliance with Ryusuke Taguchi and Master Wato and later Hiroshi Tanahashi and joined the Hontai stable which represents New Japan.[85]. 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! [10][4], In January 2008, the brothers approached the Dudley Boyz to use the ring they had at the Team 3D Academy of Professional Wrestling and Sports Entertainment training school they operated in Kissimmee, Florida. He rejoined the active NJPW roster in September 2017, taking part in the Destruction tour under the ring name "Leo Tonga". [12] Haku ended the year mired in a lengthy losing streak. [5][16] In March 2018, Hikuleo sustained an injury to his anterior cruciate ligament. EUR 30.00Spedizione internazionale economica. Leone and his younger brother Taula were adopted by their maternal aunt and her husband, professional wrestler Tonga Fifita better known as Haku or Meng from his native island of Tonga while they were visiting in 1991. 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. Growing up on the main island of the South Pacific island-kingdom of Tonga, Fifita attended Tonga College, where he played rugby union. [40][41] Tonga remained in CMLL until the end of the year. [28] In September, Hikuleo made his return to Japan at NJPW Burning Spirit teaming with Kenta and Taiji Ishimori to defeat Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma and Kushida. For the Tongan god, see, "Taula Koloamatangi - 2012-13 Men's Basketball", "NJPW 'The New Beginning in Sapporo' 1.28.18 preview & predictions", "Guerrillas of Destiny, big in Japan, look for even more success", "9 wrestlers you didn't know were adopted and 6 who adopted children of their own", "Update on availability of New Japan New Zealand iPPV", "Kenny Omega injures knee, still set for Kobe Destruction show", "NJPW announces Omega to miss several dates with injury, latest MLW One Shot w/Ricochet and Strickland", "NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 live results: Okada-Naito, Omega-Jericho", "Kitamura, Hikuleo out of New Japan Cup tour due to injuries", "Revolution Pro Wrestling's Ungovernable Card", https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/79781?showResult=1, https://www.njpw.co.jp/tornament/286762?showResult=1, https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/results/njpw-strong-results-49-new-japan-cup-usa-first-round-action, https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/results/njpw-strong-results-new-japan-cup-usa-2021-semifinals-338961, https://www.forbes.com/sites/alfredkonuwa/2021/08/15/njpw-resurgence-results-winners-news-and-notes-as-will-ospreay-returns-is-medically-cleared/, https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/results/njpw-strong-results-jay-white-vs-hikuleo, https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/results/njpw-windy-city-riot-live-results-jon-moxley-vs-will-ospreay, https://www.wrestlezone.com/news/1295808-njpw-capital-collision-results-new-iwgp-united-states-heavyweight-champion-crowned-5-14, https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/hiromu-takahashi-aew-x-njpw-forbidden-door-due-fever, https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/06/26/aew-njpw-forbidden-door-results-powells-live-review-of-jon-moxley-vs-hiroshi-tanahashi-for-the-interim-aew-world-title-jay-white-vs-kazuchika-okada-vs-hangman-page-vs-adam-cole-for-the-iw/, https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/123838?showResult=1, https://www.sportskeeda.com/aew/bullet-club-member-betrays-faction-leader-jay-white-aligns-12-time-champion, https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/07/21/7-21-aew-dynamite-results-barnetts-live-review-of-fyter-fest-night-two-with-jon-moxley-vs-lance-archer-in-a-texas-deathmatch-for-the-iwgp-u-s-championship-britt-baker-vs-nyla-rose-for-the/, https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/07/28/7-28-aew-dynamite-results-powells-live-review-of-fight-for-the-fallen-with-the-painmaker-chris-jericho-vs-nick-gage-in-a-no-dq-match-adam-page-and-dark-order-vs-the-elite-in-an-elimination-m/, https://www.cagesideseats.com/aew/2022/6/1/23148924/aew-dynamite-results-live-blog-june-1-2022-double-or-nothing-fallout-los-angeles-cm-punk, https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/results/impact-wrestling-presents-victory-road-results-live-coverage-christian-cage-vs-ace-austin, https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/10/23/10-23-moores-impact-wrestling-bound-for-glory-live-review-christian-cage-vs-josh-alexander-for-the-impact-world-championship-deonna-purrazzo-vs-mickie-james-for-the-knockouts-title-steve-maclin/, https://impactwrestling.com/2021/11/20/turning-point-2021-live-results/, https://impactwrestling.com/2022/08/12/emergence-2022-live-results/, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hikuleo_(wrestler)&oldid=1137090935, Expatriate professional wrestlers in Japan, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 2 February 2023, at 19:21. "The next thing I know is that Meng goozles the guy like Mr. Spock," Sullivan said. But after Taichi and Sabre Jr. defeated the champions in two separate singles matches earlier this month, they are expected to challenge for the IWGP Tag Team Championships once again. 6 of the top 50 tag teams in the, WC Big Top Tag Team Championship (1 time) Tanga Loa, The Heartbreakers (Heartbreaker Apollo and Heartbreaker Adonis), The Wildcats (Mike Anthony and Dobby Gillies), The Starr Corporation (Bouncer Bruno and Victor the Bodyguard), The Huertas Brothers/The Invaders (Maelo Huertas and, Salt 'n' Pepper (Derrick King and Stan Lee), The Texas Outlaws (Todd Dean and Brian Gamble), D'Jour Twins (Dave D'Jour and David D'Jour), This page was last edited on 13 February 2023, at 23:19. It's all good. 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. In matches through April and May, the former Heenan family member won most of his matches against Haku. 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. Fifita wrestled under the names Haku or Meng and was close to the Anoai Family, even forming a tag team with Rikishi. Tama Tonga, the most intriguing star athlete in New Japan Pro Wrestling. Fifita appeared on multiple pay-per-view events for the WWF and WCW and is a former WWF World Tag Team Champion. He challenged Randy Savage for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship on December 17 at The Spectrum but failed to win the title. Maivia's daughter, Ata Maivia-Johnson, is Jax's aunt. 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. 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. They have a daughter, Vika; a son, Tevita who is also a wrestler; and two adopted sons, Alipate and Taula. 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. After the Rumble, he formed a tag team with Rikishi, but the team did not last long due to Rikishi suffering an injury. Roman to GOD: "You boys will Acknowledge me as your tribal chief. 330 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003, The Heartbreakers (Heartbreaker Apollo and Heartbreaker Adonis), The Wildcats (Mike Anthony and Dobby Gillies), The Starr Corporation (Bouncer Bruno and Victor the Bodyguard), The Huertas Brothers/The Invaders (Maelo Huertas and, Salt 'n' Pepper (Derrick King and Stan Lee), The Texas Outlaws (Todd Dean and Brian Gamble), D'Jour Twins (Dave D'Jour and David D'Jour), This page was last edited on 24 February 2023, at 15:13. The former seven-time IWGP Tag Team Champion and founding member of Bullet Club stirred up speculation about his. was a surprise hit anime series from the Fall 2022 anime season. [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. [37] Tonga regained the title from Tanahashi and Liger on September 14 with new partner Rey Bucanero. The team was named "Guerrillas of Destiny" (G.O.D.). Later that night, Haku appeared with Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa after Kenny Omega successfully defended the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Cody. [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. The Guerrillas of Destiny were challenging the Good Brothers for the Impact World Tag Team Championships when Chris Bey came to ringside. 46: 29.10.2021: He worked in Puerto Rico for the World Wrestling Council where he feuded with Invader 1 and won many titles such as the WWC North American Tag Team Championship with El Gran Apolo, The WWC World Tag Team Championship with Hercules Hernandez and the WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship. [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. [50] They lost the title to Jay and Mark Briscoe on June 19 at Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall. 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. Alipate and Tevita live together in Orlando, Florida, commuting to Japan for tours of between a couple of weeks to three months.[10]. He is also known as a founding member of Bullet Club; he also makes appearances for Impact Wrestling in the United States.[8]. However, NJPW retained him when they offered a new contract and hired his brother. Set for the Fort Lauderdale IMPACT! 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. We use cookies to improve user experience. The reigning IWGP Tag Team Champion put Roman Reigns and The Usos on notice in one of his latest tweets. Meng made a cameo appearance in the 1978 Sylvester Stallone movie Paradise Alley along with many other professional wrestlers. 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. He finished with a record of four wins and five losses. Part of that is because he has seen the different roles kayfabe plays in Japan compared to the United States. [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). By Gentleman Ian. NJPW star Tama Tonga is a member of the original Bullet Club in the promotion. Returning to Japan in 2014, Tonga participated almost exclusively in tag matches the next two years,[12] Those who believe they are related are hoping for one badass matchup between these supposed relatives. [66] The following day at New Year's Dash, they would regain the title from Chaos.[67]. Tama Tonga (@Tama_Tonga) February 7, 2022 Tama has been with NJPW since 2010. Privacy Policy. Jay's recent promo on NJPW Strong is openly critical of the brotherhood he left behind in New Japan. 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