Tama Tonga

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Tama Tonga
Tonga in 2023
Birth name	Alipate Aloisio Leone
Born	(1982-10-15) October 15, 1982 (age 42)[1] Nukuʻalofa, Tonga[2]
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.

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] Tonga is a former one-time WWE Tag Team Champion.

His uncle and adoptive father also worked for WWE (then WWF) under the ring name Haku.

1. ↑ "Tama Tonga". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
2. ↑ ^{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. ↑ Cite error: The named reference WWC was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
4. ↑ "「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. ↑ ^{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.
6. ↑ "Tama's Island: Tama's Time As A Young Boy At The NJPW Dojo on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
7. ↑ 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.
8. ↑ "Tama Tonga - Trademark Details". Justia Trademarks. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
9. ↑ 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.
10. ↑ 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.