Tama

## Tama/The Tonga Kid

 Roster
 2-Defeating Meng to win the ECW Heaviweight Championship
 3-Refusing to lay down for Haku at Wrestlemania 4

## Championship pursuits(1985-1987)

Tama’s first canon match was at Superstars 5 teaming up with Haku losing to British Bulldogs by countout.

Tama was inserted into the fatal 5 way loser gets suspended match at Summerslam after being eliminated in King of the Ring’s first round but at Summerslam 1985 The Iron Sheik pinned Haku so Tama’s partner was suspended until after Survivor Series. Tama didn’t do much until Haku returned only teaming up with Davey Boy Smith, Iron Sheik and Jim Neidhart losing against Dynamite Kid, Tito Santana, Brutus Beefcake and Jim Duggan at Survivor Series.

Haku returned at Superstars 31 and on the Superstars after, he turned on his partner Tama wanting nothing to do with him as he wanted to write a new chapter in his career.

Tama continued working on his singles career challenging Intercontinental champion Ricky Steamboat but losing to him at SNME June, at Summerslam 1986 in a 10 men battle royal Tama shockingly eliminated Andre The Giant which got Haku’s attention, Tama was the runner up being eliminated by Don Muraco, Tama managed to get enough points to enter the G1 and was the third man eliminated by Mike Rotundo.

## The Islanders reunion(1987-1988)

The vacant tag titles were put up to grabs in a 10 team battle royal, Haku asked Tama if he wanted to reunite The Islanders for this match as Tama had improved massively since their breakup, Tama agreed. At Wrestlemania 4, Tama was the eliminated by Bam Bam in the final 3 but then Haku was also eliminated as Bam Bam Bigelow and Billy Jack Haynes won the tag titles.

Haku blamed Tama for this loss as they started feuding, this feud gave Haku’s nickname “Samoan Psycho” as he kept brutally attacking Tama and even the ref when he lost at SNME May, at SNME June he got his revenge as he destroyed Tama and put him on a choke that lasted 2 minutes, Tama passed out and the ref called off the match.

At Summerslam 1987, Jim Duggan and Haku had a match with the loser being forced to retire, Tama returned during this helping Haku win turning heel and joining forces

This reunion was clearly Tama being scared of what Haku can do so he decided to become his bitch, at Survivor Series they won the tag titles from Snake’s Pit but quickly lost it 3 weeks later to Hart Foundation. Tama was in the final 4 of 1988’s Royal Rumble before being eliminated by Bret Hart. At Wrestlemania 4, Haku and Tama faced each other in the first round of a 16 men tournament for the WWF Championship, Haku demanded for Tama to get down and give him the win but Tama refused as he turned on Haku yet again and tried to win but failed as Haku proceeded to the next round, Tama was released after this due to “attitude problems”

## WCW and Samoan Swat Team(1989-1991)

At Saturday Night 16, The Tonga Kid debuted announcing his new team that he would be managing, Samoan Swat Team consisting of Fatu and Samu. They weren’t featured that much but always won the matches where they were involved.

Samoan Swat Team began a feud against Four Horsemen, at Capital Combat 1990 SST lost to Ole Anderson, Sting and Barry Windham(this was also Tonga’s first WCW match). Tonga Kid had his first singles match at Saturday Night 59 being defeated by Sting. At Great American Bash SST were involved in the first ever Cash in the Ladder Tag Team match which was won by Fabulous Freebirds.

Samoan Swat Team challenged Stan Hansen and Lex Luger for their first ever tag team match and more experienced teamwork gained them the victory, they became NO1 contenders to the tag titles after defeating Midnight Express, Tonga Kid constantly sent the 2 men to beat down Steiner Brothers at any chance they got. At Starrcade, Steiner Brothers retained the WCW Tag Team Championships against Samoan Swat Team. They got another title match at Wrestlewar 1991, this time against Freebirds which they also lost.

## Trying to take down Haku(1991)

At RAW 6, WWF Champion Haku was proclaiming that he had beaten pretty much everyone and there isn’t 1 worthy challenge out there, Tama made a shocking return challenging Haku to a ladder match at G1 Finals. The match was completely insane, full of spots and weapons used and it was this match that gave Paul Heyman the idea to create ECW, in the end Haku decided to jump off a 20 foot ladder to the outside onto Tama who was on a table with barbed wire, Tama’s signing was just for this match as he was released after this again.

## ECW debut, Samoan Killers and best of seven(1995-1996)

Meng and Tama’s match at G1 Finals 1991 was the reason ECW was created in the first place so Paul Heyman had always wanted to get both men signed to the company but it was always hard as Meng had a very prominent role in the big companies. After feeling disrespected by his booking, Meng managed to resign with WCW in early 1995 but in a non exclusive deal so he managed to sign with ECW as well.

At New Dudleyz 1995, after Shane Douglas retained the ECW Heaviweight Championship against The Sandman and Tommy Dreamer in a triple threat, “welcome to the jungle” started playing as Meng and Tama made their ECW debut, they both do Canadian destroyers off the top rope onto a table outside of the ring to Taz and Sabu and then start taking turns at headbutts to Shane Douglas with the total being 65. They introduced themselves as Samoan Killers immediately challenging Douglas for a title shot, his manager Paul Heyman respected them but they have done nothing to deserve a title shot. They managed to get a handicap match at November to Remember between them and Dangerous Alliance where if DA lost, Shane Douglas would be forced to vacate the title and they did lose but after the match both Tama and Meng stared each other down with both wanting the title. At December to Dismember, they had the first ever ECW 5 star match in a ladder match with Tama managing to get the win and become ECW Heaviweight champion.

Meng challenged Tama to a best of seven series spanning from now to July with different stipulations every time. At Hardcore Heaven, they created a new stipulation, the First Blood match where Meng won after a hard hitting headbutt busted open Tama. At Cyberslam, they had a scaffold match where Tama tried to spear Meng off there and get a draw but Meng ducked and Tama went flying alone for Meng to win again, Tama started becoming more aggressive trying to legitimately injure his friend which got Meng more pissed. At A Matter of Respect, Tama defeated Meng in a steel cage match after a Canadian destroyer from top of the cage through tables, these 2 are now trying to kill each other. At Fuck Mania 2, Meng defeated Tama in an inferno match. At Heatwave, they have a stretcher match, Meng tries to luck out on his win and do this fast to win the title but as he’s about to win, he stops himself and continues beating up Tama to make sure he’s getting a real win, they start headbutting each other until Tama is the last man standing and wins the stretcher match. At Extreme Countdown, Tama defeated Meng in a 30 minute iron man match with only 1 fall from a quick headbutt 12 seconds into the match. Their final match was a tables match at The Culmination as they break ten tables during the match but in the end Tama just barely manages to win the Best of Seven. Right after this match, Paul Heyman came out and said Tama would now have to defend it against Taz as Taz choked out Tama and defeated him for the ECW Heaviweight Championship.

## Championship Pursuits(1996-1997)

Tama wanted revenge on Dangerous Alliance and tried attacking Paul Heyman but Shane Douglas made the save, at Wrestlepalooza Douglas defeated Tama. Tama won a NO1 Contendership match at November to Remember to face Meng at December to Dismember, it was a boxing match and received awfully by the crowd and they realized that as in the finish of the match they took off their boxing gloves and did an actual wrestling match. At Hardcore TV 103, they had their last ever match, a ladder match that took 56 minutes and the whole show which ended with Meng retaining.

Tama started going for the ECW TV Champion Taz but was defeated by him at Cyberslam

## The OG’S(1997-1998)

At Hardcore TV 120, Dudley Bros were about to attack Sandman and Sabu when Tama returns and saves them both forming a new group, at Fuck Mania 3 this new group beat Dudley Bros to win the 6 men tag team titles. They started calling themselves “The OG’s” of ECW, at Wrestlepalooza they lost the titles to Douglas’s new group Triple Threat, the feud didn’t end there as Whipwreck was attacked by a mystery man and Douglas and Credible were convinced that this was The OG’s doing as they challenged them to a match where the pinned guy has to leave ECW by November to Remember, at Hardcore TV 145, Douglas DDT’s Whipwreck and lets him be pinned losing the 6 men tag titles in the process.

Tama reunited with Meng saving him from being crucified by Raven’s Cult but they were more distant continuing their own thing while also being allies of each other whenever needed.

In the first Hardcore TV of 1998, Triple Threat defeated The OGs to win back the 6 men tag titles. Jerry Lynn and RVD interrupted a promo of theirs saying people are tired of the same old shit with people like The OGs and it’s time for a new breed, Taz beat them up but The OG’s saved Lynn and RVD even after their comments. At Hardcore TV 161, they shockingly beat up Jerry Lynn and Rob Van Dam and joined up with Taz as they’ve been on ECW forever and they don’t wanna see a new breed of wrestlers take over what is “theirs”. During the Extreme Rumble, Tama and Taz started beating each other up with Tama eliminating Taz and then Taz chairshotting him putting him out of action, they both had the same goal of taking down New Breed but they couldn’t get along. This led to a match at Heatwave where Taz beat Tama.

In the last ever ECW show, Wrestlepalooza, Tama managed Sandman and Sabu in a ladder match fatal 4 way for the tag titles which was won by Rob Van Dam and Jerry Lynn in a match that also involved Dudley Boyz and Tajiri and Super Crazy.

## Championships and Accomplishments

* World Wrestling Federation
* World Tag Team Championships(1 time) - with Haku
* Shocking Moment of the Year(1991) Haku falling from the 20 foot ladder onto Tama in a table with barbed wire on it

* Extreme Championship Wrestling
* ECW Heaviweight Championship(1 time)
* 6-Men Tag Team Championships(2 times) - with The Sandman and Sabu
* Match of the Year(1995) vs Meng at December to Dismember
* Match of the Year(1996) vs Meng at Hardcore TV 103
* Shocking Moment of the Year(1995) Meng and Tama debut in ECW