Tama Tonga
| Tama Tonga | |
|---|---|
Tonga in 2023 | |
| Birth name | Alipate Aloisio Fifita Leone |
| Born | October 15, 1982 Nukuʻalofa, Tonga |
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| Website | tamatonga |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Kava King Tonga Jr. Pate Fifita Tama Tonga Tonga Strong Machine |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Billed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Trained by | (The)Dudley Boyz Ricky Santana Haku Jado Karl Anderson |
| Debut | 2008 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 2000–2005 |
| Rank | Technical sergeant |
Alipate Aloisio Fifita Leone (born October 15, 1982), better known by his ring name Tama Tonga (Japanese: タマ・トンガ), is a Tongan-American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand where he is a former WWE Tag Team Champion. Leone is the adopted son of professional wrestler Haku. He is currently inactive due to an undisclosed injury.
From 2010 to 2024 he was in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was a founding member of Bullet Club alongside Bad Luck Fale, Karl Anderson and Prince Devitt. He was also a founding member of Guerrillas of Destiny (G.O.D.) alongside his brother Tanga Loa. The Guerrillas of Destiny won the IWGP Tag Team Championship seven times, the 2020 edition of the World Tag League tournament and, due to the collaboration between NJPW and Ring of Honor, the ROH World Tag Team Championship. Leone made his WWE debut as a member of The Bloodline following WrestleMania XL.
As a singles wrestler, Leone held the NEVER Openweight Championship four times. He has also worked with NJPW's partner promotion in Mexico, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) where he has held the CMLL World Tag Team Championship twice.