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What is Tama Tonga’s Net Worth?

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6 months ago

January 8, 2024

Tama Tonga, born on 15 October 1982, is a wrestler affiliated with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and holds the Never Openweight championship for the fourth time. He is a key figure in the Bullet Club and Impact Wrestling in the US. Tama is a founding member of Bullet Club and Impact Wrestling in the US and is the nephew and adopted son of professional wrestler Haku.

He forms the tag team Guerrillas of Destiny (G.O.D) with his cousin/adoptive brother Tanga Loa. Leone has worked with NJPW's partner promotion, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), where he has held the CMLL World Tag Team Championship twice. He became the third wrestler to win a championship in NJPW, CMLL, and ROH, behind Rocky Romero and Matt Taven.

Leone and his brother Taula were adopted by their maternal aunt and her husband, Haku or Meng, from Tonga. After graduating from Poinciana High School, he joined the United States Air Force and served as a B-2 Spirit mechanic at Whiteman Air Force Base. In 2004, they decided to become professional wrestlers after finishing their respective obligations three years later.

Tama Tonga, a former US Air Force mechanic, began his wrestling career in 2004 with his brother Tevita, who was playing college football. They began their professional wrestling career in November 2008 as The Sons of Tonga, initially wrestling in Southern Championship Wrestling (Florida) and later in World Xtreme Wrestling (WXW) and Puerto Rico's WWC. Despite a WWE tryout in 2008, only Tevita was offered a contract, leading Alipate to continue wrestling under the name Kava in WXW.

Tonga's wrestling career evolved through various promotions, eventually becoming a prominent member of the Bullet Club. He faced challenges within the group, leading to the formation of the Guerrillas of Destiny stable and their alignment with other wrestlers in the Hontai stable in New Japan.

Tonga's journey in NJPW included winning the NEVER Openweight Championship at Wrestling Dontaku, which he later lost to Karl Anderson. He regained the championship but lost it to David Finlay and reclaimed it for the fourth time at Wrestle Kingdom 18 in 2024. Tonga announced his departure from NJPW in a post-match press conference, citing the expiration of his contract.