What’s the story?
NJPW (New Japan Pro Wrestling) star Tama Tonga posted a photo of himself on his official social media account in a costume that seems to resemble Roman Reigns’ SWAT-inspired gear.
Besides, Tonga is also seen sporting a bearded look in the photograph and has captioned the said photo with a description that his current look is that of a man who’d look like the love child of Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins.
In case you didn’t know...
Tama Tonga (real name- Alipate Fifita) is a Tongan professional wrestler who debuted in NJPW back in 2010 and has been a member of the world famous pro-wrestling stable ‘Bullet Club’ since 2013.
The heart of the matter:
‘Bad Boy’ Tonga usually performs with face paint on, but refrained from using his signature look, instead choosing to mimic Reigns and Rollins at the same time. His trademark look is as shown below:
The 34-year old posted the pic on Twitter eliciting a wide range of responses from the pro-wrestling fans. You can check out the pic and fan reactions below:
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What’s next?
Having lost the IWGP tag-team titles that he held with Tanga Roa to Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano in January of this year, Tonga regularly performs at NJPW shows. Bad Boy is a mainstay of Bullet Club and has been with the stable for about 4 years now.
Author’s take
Tonga has been called a Roman Reigns lookalike in the past, however, I don’t know whether it’s the lightings or the angle of photography, but the man sure does look like a weird Seth Rollins-Roman Reigns android kinda…err…Architect Big Dog child?
Do you feel Tonga looks like a Rollins-Reigns crossover? I’d love to know your opinion. Please do chime in with your comments.
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