On Friday, Andrew Zarian reported on social media that Tama Tonga had received a significant fine for posting restricted WWE rehearsal footage online. However, rather than issuing a detailed statement confirming or denying it, the 43-year-old has seemingly acknowledged the report with just a cryptic emoji face on X.com. Whether the leaked video had anything to do with him and JC Mateo dropping the WWE Tag Team Championships to Damian Priest and R-Truth later in the evening is unclear, but some are speculating it may have.
WWE has a long history of imposing hefty fines on wrestlers for policy violations. Famously, Batista was fined $100,000 by Vince McMahon in 2008 for blading during a steel cage match against Chris Jericho, defying the company’s strict no-blood rule in the new PG era. Batista described the moment as heartbreaking, feeling his life “sucked out” of him. Yet despite the expense, he still offered to cover the additional $5,000 in fines levied against Jericho, referee Mike Chioda, and producer Dean Malenko for their involvement.
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