Andrew fifita says hes played his last game for nsw and australia after electing to represent tonga over the blues in this years state of origin period. An emotional andrew fifita has spoken about the pride he feels in playing a role in tongas remarkable win over australia in auckland on saturday night. Tonga uliuli fifita is a semiretired tongan professional wrestler, known for his appearances in both world championship wrestling and the world wrestling federation. Join to listen to great radio shows, dj mix sets and podcasts. List of hakumengs toughness confirmed through other wrestlers so ive been kind of enamored with the legend of haku for quite a while now. The third result is tonga fifita age 40s in denver, co in the northeast denver neighborhood. Tonga uliuli fifita is a semiretired tongan professional wrestler, known for his appearances in both world championship wrestling wcw and the world wrestling federation wwf. Very few men in the history of pro wrestling has garnered fearlegitimate fear for a single individual than tonga fifita. Tonga was selected and he went to japan to learn sumo. He studied at an allboys school named tonga college, where he excelled in sports. He played rugby while attending tonga college, a tongan middle school, and turned to sumo wrestling after a troupe of japanese sumo wrestlers toured the island kingdom.
If the name doesnt sound familiar, he was also known as meng in wcw and haku in the wwf. Search our database of over 100 million company and executive profiles. At age 14, fifita was chosen to be part of a group of tongan. Tongauliuli fifita february 3, 1959 is a semiretired tongan professional wrestler, known for his appearances in both world championship wrestling wcw and the world wrestling federation wwf. The rock gifted his uncle tonga with a wonderful christmas present. The name tonga is composed of to to plant and nga a place. Tonga uliuli fifita was born in the south pacific island of tonga. Tonga uliuli fifita born 3 february 1959 is a tongan semiretired professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in the world wrestling federation wwf and new japan prowrestling njpw as haku. Tonga fifitamerchandise facebook to connect with tonga fifita and others you may know.
Alipate aloisio leone, popular with the ring name tama tonga, is a tongan american professional wrestler. The king of tonga was a big fan of the sport, and encouraged the training of his people in sumo. Login to add information, pictures and relationships, join in discussions and get credit for your contributions. The final story involves a little bit of urban legend as it pertains to tonga fifita gouging a wrestlers eye out of its socket. Andrew fifita chooses tonga over nsw origin and kangaroos. He is currently signed to japanese professional wrestling promotion new japan prowrestling njpw, where he is a founding member of bullet club. As the legend goes, jesse barr aka jimmy jack funk was being very difficult and it angered fifita. When he was a teenager, a group of japanese sumo wrestlers visited the island in order to drum up people for the sport.
After this fight, fifita had a reputation that steered wrestlers away from backstage confrontations. Tonga fifita biography facts, childhood, family life. Tonga uliuli fifita born february 3, 1959 is a retired professional wrestler and actor, known for his appearances in both world championship wrestling wcw and the world wrestling federation wwf. Better known to wwe fans as haku and wcw fans as meng, tonga s stories of his aggression and toughness have grown into locker room legend. Tonga fifita is wellknown for his contributions to the pro wrestling community, and has appeared in both world championship. Alipate aloisio leone born october 15, 1982 is a tongan american professional wrestler better known by the ring name tama tonga. Father of two bullet club members, his legacy will live on for quite some time. List of hakumengs toughness confirmed through other. In the wwf, he also wrestled under the names king tonga and king haku.
The two got into a fight in which fifita ripped out jimmy jacks eye. Ive watched, read and heard countless shoot interviews, and in the popular discussion of who was the toughest wrestler of alltime, i dont see how anyone deserves that distinction more than meng. He is the nephew and adopted son of professional wrestler hakumeng and forms the tag team guerrillas of destiny g. Stories from the caribbean, mediterranean, indian ocean and pacific by ni. Growing up in the south pacific island of tonga, fifita attended tonga college, and. Born in the south pacific island which shares his first name, tonga uliuli fifita was entrenched in athletic competition from an early age. Fifita pledges his future with tonga by peter badel. Also in there are legitimate tough guys and this top five looks at those superstars. Tonga fifita interesting stories about famous people.
Select this result to view tonga fifitas phone number, address, and more. Culture of tonga history, people, women, beliefs, food. According to the most recent archaeological findings, people arrived in the archipelago from fiji around 1500 b. Im here with tonga now, said fifita in the wake of tongas gutwrenching 2018 semifinal loss to england at mt smart stadium. After a troupe of japanese sumo wrestlers visited the island kingdom in an attempt to drum up local interest in the sport, fifita. Tonga fifita born february 3, 1959 is a tonganamerican professional wrestler, also known by the ring names meng, haku, king haku and king tonga. He attended tonga college, an allboys school, where the top sport was rugby. Tonga uliuli fifita was born on 3rd february 1959 in the kingdom of tonga. Tonga uliuli fifita born 10 february 1959 is a tongan semiretired professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in the world wrestling federation wwf and new japan prowrestling njpw as haku.
Tonga invitational day 3 ft andrew fifita and the boys. Discover book depositorys huge selection of tonga tonga books online. Prepare to be fascinated by the early observations of europeans, and the struggle of the. After a troupe of japanese sumo wrestlers visited the island kingdom in an attempt to drum up local interest in the sport. In a touching clip, fifitas father asks his grandfather what it means to see andrew about to take the field for tonga, forcing his elder breaks down in his arms as he is overwhelmed with emotion. Tonga uliuli fifita is a tongan semiretired professional wrestler, known for his appearances in both world championship. Thus, it is appropriate to translate the nations name as land lying in the south. View tonga fifitas profile for company associations, background information, and partnerships. Top 15 insane stories that prove menghaku was the toughest wrestler ever. After a troupe of japanese sumo wrestlers visited the island kingdom in an. He wrestled under the name king haku for japanese promotion super world of sports towards the end of. Whether its haku and his gauging out of jesse barrs eye or steve williams wrestling.
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