Former New Japan wrestler Hikuleo hasn’t wrestled an official match in over a year, having signed with WWE and begun training at the Performance Center. However, it has now been reported by PWInsider.com that the man expected to be renamed Talla Tonga is scheduled to appear on his week’s episode of SmackDown as the latest member of The Bloodline.
34-year-old Hikuleo, whose real name is Tautuiaki Taula Koloamatangi, initially trained at the Dudley Boyz’s Team 3D Academy in 2016 before joining the New Japan dojo. This would lead to him becoming a member of the iconic Bullet Club stable alongside his half-brother, Tama Tonga, and his cousin and adopted brother, Tanga Loa. This subsequently led to him working for both TNA and AEW, thanks to the Japanese promotions’ policy of establishing working relationships with US companies.
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