Tama Tonga
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Tama Tonga | |
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Birth name | Alipate Aloisio Leone |
Born | [1] Nukuʻalofa, Tonga[2] | October 15, 1982
Family | Haku (uncle/adoptive father) Hikuleo (brother) Tanga Loa (cousin/adoptive brother) Bad Luck Fale (cousin) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Kava King Tonga Jr.[3] Pate Fifita Tama Tonga Tonga Strong Machine[4] |
Billed height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] |
Billed weight | 95 kg (209 lb)[2] |
Trained by | The Dudley Boyz[2] Ricky Santana[5] Haku[5] Jado[6] Karl Anderson[7] |
Debut | 2008 |
Alipate Aloisio Leone[8] (born October 15, 1982), better known by his ring name Tama Tonga (Japanese: タマ・トンガ), is a Tongan professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand as a member of The Bloodline. He is one half of the current WWE Tag Team Champions with Jacob Fatu in their first reign.
Tonga previously wrestled in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) from 2010 to 2024, where he was a founding member of Bullet Club and Guerrillas of Destiny (G.O.D.). He and his brother Tanga Loa won the IWGP Tag Team Championship seven times, the 2020 edition of the World Tag League tournament and the ROH World Tag Team Championship once. As a singles wrestler, he won the NEVER Openweight Championship four times.
On the April 12, 2024 episode of SmackDown, Tonga made his debut for WWE, and joined the Bloodline stable.[9] He had his first WWE TV match at Backlash France on May 4, where he and Solo Sikoa defeated Kevin Owens and Randy Orton.[10]
His uncle and adoptive father also worked for WWE (then WWF) under the ring name Haku.
Championships and accomplishments
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- CMLL World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with El Terrible (1) and Rey Bucanero (1)
- Jersey Championship Wrestling
- JCW Championship (1 time)[11]
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- IWGP Tag Team Championship (7 times) – with Tanga Loa[12]
- NEVER Openweight Championship (4 times)[13]
- NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (4 times)[14] – with Bad Luck Fale and Yujiro Takahashi (1), Bad Luck Fale and Tanga Loa (2), Taiji Ishimori and Tanga Loa (1)
- World Tag League (2020) – with Tanga Loa
- Peachstate Wrestling Alliance
- PWA Heritage Championship (1 time)[15]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ring of Honor
- ROH World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tanga Loa[18]
- World Wrestling Council
- WWC World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Idol Stevens[3]
- World Xtreme Wrestling
- WXW Television Championship (1 time)[19]
- WrestleCircus
- WWE
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Tama Tonga". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 タマ・トンガ. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 12, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ↑ "「J Sports Crown」 ~無差別級6人タッグトーナメント~". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved July 3, 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Oliver, Greg (April 24, 2016). "Tama Tonga finally getting a shot in North America with ROH". Slam! Sports. Canadian Online Explorer. Archived from the original on November 26, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Tama's Island: Tama's Time As A Young Boy At The NJPW Dojo on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ↑ NJPW. "Seven in the chamber: Tama Tonga on BULLET CLUB's 7 years (1/2) | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Archived from the original on 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ↑ "Tama Tonga - Trademark Details". Justia Trademarks. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ Barnett, Jake (April 12, 2024). "WWE Friday Night Smackdown results (4/12): Barnett's review of the appearances of new champs Cody Rhodes and Bayley, Triple Threats for a shot at the WWE Universal Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ↑ Powell, Jason (May 4, 2024). "WWE Backlash France results: Powell's live review of Cody Rhodes vs. AJ Styles for the WWE Championship, Damian Priest vs. Jey Uso for the World Hvt. Title, Bayley vs. Naomi vs. Tiffany Stratton for the WWE Women's Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ↑ "JCW 06/13/15 Six Flags Event Results". Archived from the original on June 16, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 10, 2016). "IWGP Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 12, 2022). "NEVER Openweight Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 17, 2017). "NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ↑ "Peachstate Wrestling Alliance". www.facebook.com.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2019 - the Internet Wrestling Database".
- ↑ Middleton, Marc (November 18, 2020). "FTR Takes Top Spot On The Inaugural PWI Tag Team 50 List". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 6, 2019). "ROH World Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ↑ "WXW Television Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ↑ "WC Big Top Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ↑ "02/19/2017 - WrestleCircus Presents: Taking Center Stage". WrestleCircus. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave (February 20, 2017). "Daily Update: The Rock at Raw, Pete Dunne, Payback". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ↑ "The Bloodline Wins WWE Tag Team Titles On 8/2 WWE SmackDown | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
Other websites
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- Tama Tonga on WWE.com
- Tama Tonga on IMDb
- NJPW profile Archived 2024-02-27 at the Wayback Machine