Tama Tonga Alipate " Pate " Fifita ( September 26 , 1982 ) is a Tonga n professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling ( NJPW ) . He is the adopted son of professional wrestler Tonga Fifita , better known under the ring names Haku and Meng , the adopted brother of World Wrestling Entertainment worker Camacho and the brother of professional wrestler Taula Fifita . He wrestles barefoot like his father and other famous islanders from Tonga and Samoa and uses the same type of " Island Savage " ring character that his father used as well . Fifita is under contract with NJPW , but has also worked with NJPW ' s partner Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ( CMLL ) . He currently works under the name Tama Tonga , a name used by his father early in his career . Personal life . Alipate and his brother Taula were adopted by professional wrestler Tonga Fifita , better known as Haku , and raised along Fifita ' s biological son Tevita and a daughter . Fifita spent six years in the United States Air Force , which taught him self - discipline that has helped him in his wrestling career . Once his Air Force career ended he was inspired by his father to become a professional wrestler . Professional wrestling career . Early career ( 2008 - 2010 ) . Fifita began his professional wrestling career in 2008 , working on the independent circuit after graduating from Bully Ray and Devon Team 3D Academy of Professional Wrestling and Sports Entertainment . He worked for World Xtreme Wrestling and even held the WXW Television Championship for seven days . He also worked in Puerto Rico for the World Wrestling Council , where he and Idol Stevens held the WWC World Tag Team Championship for 20 days . Early in his career he worked under various ring names such as Kava ; King Tonga , Jr . ; and Pate Fifita New Japan Pro Wrestling . Debut ( 2010 – 2012 ) . Fifita began working for the Japanese wrestling promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling ( NJPW ) in May , 2010 under the name " Tama Tonga " ( A name also used by his father ) . His debut match came as part of the 2010 Super Junior Tag Tournament where he teamed up with Davey Richards , but lost in the first round to El Samurai and Koji Kanemoto . Tama Tonga was one of 16 wrestlers that competed in the 2010 Best of the Super Juniors tournament . He defeated Davey Richards and Nobuo Yoshihashi but lost to Fujita Hayato , Kenny Omega , Koji Kanemoto , Ryusuke Taguchi and Taiji Ishimori and ended up with just four points , second to last his group . He teamed up with Hirooki Goto to compete in the 2010 G1 Tag League tournament . The team earned four points for victories over King Fale and Super Strong Machine and the team of Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma . The two lost to the teams of Yuji Nagata and Wataru Inoue , Manabu Nakanishi and Strong Man and finally Masato Tanaka and Tomohiro Ishii , ending fourth in their group . He also entered the 2011 G1 Tag League tournament , this time teaming up with Strong Man . Tonga ' s success in the 2011 league was even less than his first league showing , winning only one match over the team of King Fale and Yuji Nagata but being defeated by the rest of the teams in his group . On January 4 , 2012 Tonga worked on NJPW ' s biggest show of the year as he appeared in a dark matches before NJPW ' s Wrestle Kingdom VI show . The match saw Tama Tonga and Captain New Japan defeat Kyōsuke Mikami and Tomoaki Honma . Excursion to CMLL ( 2012 ) . In September 2012 it was announced that Tama Tonga would visit Mexico and work for NJPW ' s Mexican partner , Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ( CMLL ) for an extended trip to expose him to other styles of wrestling . His debut match for CMLL saw him participate in the 2012 version of CMLL ' s " Leyenda de Azul " ( " Legend of the Blue " ) tournament . The match was a 16 - man " torneo cibernetico " elimination match that saw Tonga eliminated when Atlantis and Shocker double teamed him . Following the tournament Tama Tonga has worked with a number of CMLL ' s top starts , including the " Leyenda de Azul " tournament winner Diamante Azul . On November 13 , 2012 Tama Tonga and El Terrible won the CMLL World Tag Team Championship from Atlantis and Diamante Azul . Tonga next made it to the finals of the 2012 " La Copa Junior " Tournament , where , on December 14 , he was defeated by La Sombra in the main event of CMLL ' s 2012 " Sin Piedad " ( " No Mercy " ) show . Return to New Japan Pro Wrestling ( 2013 – present ) . Bullet Club ( 2013 – present ) . Tonga returned to NJPW in early 2013 , just in time to compete on NJPW ' s January 4 Wrestle Kingdom 7 in Tokyo Dome where he teamed up with Captain New Japan and Wataru Inoue to defeat Jado , Tomohiro Ishii and Yoshi - Hashi when Tonga pinned Jado . On April 7 , Tonga and El Terrible successfully defended the CMLL World Tag Team Championship against La Máscara and Valiente at New Japan ' s Invasion Attack event . On May 3 at Wrestling Dontaku 2013 , Tonga formed a new villainous alliance named Bullet Club with Prince Devitt , Bad Luck Fale and Karl Anderson as the four attacked Hiroshi Tanahashi . On July 5 , Tonga and El Terrible lost the CMLL World Tag Team Championship to Tanahashi and Jushin Liger . Tonga regained the title from Tanahashi and Liger on September 14 with new partner Rey Bucanero . Tonga returned to CMLL with Bucanero in early October . On October 18 , Tonga and Bucanero were stripped of the CMLL World Tag Team Championship , when they were unable to defend the title against La Máscara and Rush due to Bucanero being sidelined with an injury . Tonga remained in CMLL until the end of the year .