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On June 11 at Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall, Tonga and Loa defeated War Machine to win the IWGP Tag Team Championship for the third time. [61] They lost the title back to War Machine in a no disqualification match on July 1 at G1 Special in USA. [62] Tonga participated in his second G1 Climax by entering the 2017 edition in July.
On January 4, 2017, Loa and Tonga lost the IWGP Tag Team Championship to Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano in a three-way match, also involving Makabe and Honma. [41] On June 11 at Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall, Loa and Tonga defeated War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe) to win the IWGP Tag Team Championship for the third time. [42]
The Tongans, formerly known as Guerrillas of Destiny (G.O.D), is a Tongan-American professional wrestling tag team currently signed with WWE, founded by and consisting of brothers [note 1] Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa, who both perform on the SmackDown brand as part of the larger Bloodline stable.
The Bloodline can trace its roots back to the late 1980s, when Jacob Fatu's father and Solo Sikoa's uncle Tama teamed with Haku, the father of Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa, as The Islanders. The Bloodline members have long histories in professional wrestling before the advent of the stable.
Tonga's sons Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, and Hikuleo, and their cousin Bad Luck Fale, have all wrestled for New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Although not a member of the Anoaʻi family, Paul Heyman has served as the manager of several members of the family, including Rikishi and Roman Reigns.
Men's WarGames match: OG Bloodline vs. New Bloodline. Jey Uso and Tama Tonga started the war, and with The New Bloodline having the advantage in the match, Bronson Reed was the first one to come ...
On the August 2 episode of SmackDown, Fatu and Tonga defeated DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) to win the WWE Tag Team Championship. [36] On the August 23 episode of SmackDown, Fatu relinquished one half of the titles to Tonga Loa so that he could be Sikoa's personal enforcer. [37]
He rejoined the active NJPW roster in September 2017, taking part in the Destruction tour under the ring name "Leo Tonga". [12] [13] He joined the gaijin heel stable Bullet Club alongside his brothers Tanga Loa and Tama Tonga and his cousin Bad Luck Fale, substituting for the injured Kenny Omega. [14]