Things went topsy turvy in Lyon, France when the duo of Randy Orton and Kevin Owens was completely eclipsed by the emergence of the newest Bloodline member, Tanga Loa. He joined hands with his brother Tama Tonga and wreaked absolute havoc, eventually handing over a win to MFT and Solo Sikoa, while petrifying Paul Heyman in the process.
So who exactly is Tanga Loa? Is he new to WWE? Actually not. His history goes way back with WWE but then back then, he couldn’t hit the stride at the earliest. He had to take a few detours to eventually make the gigantic strides for himself and now he is a superstar whom WWE are absolutely loving.
Tevita Tu’amoeloa Fataiakimoeta Fifita or better known as Tanga Loa is the brother of Tama Tonga, the man who took out Jimmy Uso after Solo Sikoa felt that there must be repercussions following a defeat at the hands of Cody Rhodes in WrestleMania XL.
Tanga Loa's debut on Backlash has garnered over 50,000,000+ views in just 72 hours across all WWE social media platforms.
That's more views than the debuts of Okada, Ospreay, and Mercedes Mone combined, which have around 44,000,000 views as of right now. pic.twitter.com/6bgFfzebXH
— EliteRockerz 𝕏 (@EliteClubS0B) May 7, 2024
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So who exactly is Tanga Loa and what should you know about him as wrestling fans? Well, this isn’t is first rodeo with WWE. He started his wrestling journey with WWE’s FCW which has now been rechristened as NXT. From thereon he went onto make his footfall in the main roster where he fought under the ring-name of Camacho.
However, his first stint with WWE was somewhat shaky and after a while, he decided to call it a day. It was eventually with Impact Wrestling that he found his true calling where he fought under the ring name Micah. In fact, he also went onto win the 2015 Gut Check.
But the promotion that forged Tanga Loa, the man who left KO and Randy in pieces, was New Japan Pro Wrestling or better known as NJPW. In NJPW he joined his brother MFT Tama Tonga, forging the sub-group, Guerrillas of Destiny inside another villainous faction known as the Bullet Club.
Welcome to the Bloodline 2.0 Tanga Loa. ☝🏻😏#ABWWE #WWEBacklash pic.twitter.com/aIRwHqsFTN
— 𓆩 𝐉𝐨𝐣𝐨 𓆪 (@nowbmth) May 7, 2024
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He has won the IWGP Tag Team Championship a staggering seven times with his brother while clinching the Never Openweight 6-man tag team championship with Bad Luck Fale and Taiji Ishimori. He has also made his footfall in the Ring of Honor. Overall, Tanga Loa is another reckoning force to be not messed with.
