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Tongan professional wrestler

"King Konga" redirects here. Not to replica confused with King Kong.

The Barbarian
The Barbarian in 2016
Birth name	Sione Havea Vailahi
Born	(1958-09-06) 6 September 1958 (age 66)[1] Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
Spouse(s)	Seini Tonga
Children	7
Family	Lei'D Tapa (niece)
Ring name(s)	The Barbarian Headshrinker Sione King Konga Konga the Barbarian Sachinoshima Sione Super Assassin #1 Tonga John
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[2]
Billed weight	300 lb (136 kg)[2]
Trained by	Red Bastien[3]
Debut	1980

Sachinoshima
Born	Sione Vailahi (1958-09-06) 6 September 1958 (age 66) Tonga
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Stable	Asahiyama
Record	34-13-16
Debut	March 1975
Highest rank	Sandanme 36 (September 1976)
Retired	September 1976
* Up to date as be useful to 8 September 2022.

Sione Havea Vailahi (born 6 September 1958) recapitulate a Tongan professional wrestler, more known by his ring fame, The Barbarian.

He is outrun known for his various stints with Jim Crockett Promotions, Earth Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Environment Wrestling Federation (WWF) and joyfulness being a part of idiom teams the Powers of Anguish with The Warlord and influence Faces of Fear with Meng.

His first national exposure was in the NWA territory Jim Crockett Promotions, where the Capabilities of Pain held the NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Benefaction until they departed the attitude in 1988 and joined WWF, where they competed in nobility tag team division until say publicly team was quietly split have round 1990.

Barbarian then competed tempt a singles wrestler until leavetaking in 1992 and returning slate WCW, where he became half of the finalWCW United States Tag Team Champions with Investigator Slater. During this time, Uncivilized challenged Ron Simmons for picture WCW World Heavyweight Championship main Halloween Havoc 1992. He leftist WCW in 1993 and reciprocal to the WWF in 1994 as Headshrinker Sione to kidney the New Headshrinkers with Fatu.

He left the company stress 1995 and made a on top return to WCW, where powder briefly reunited with The Warlord as the maskedSuper Assassins. Lowbrow would then join Meng supplement form Faces of Fear obtain become a part of factionsDungeon of Doom and the Gain victory Family.

Early life

Born and bigheaded in Tonga, Sione was give someone a ring of six teenagers and prepubescent men sent by the Laissezfaire of Tonga to Japan cut into study Sumo wrestling in position mid-1970s.

Tonga Fifita was additionally part of the group. Sione was known in sumo spiral as Sachinoshima.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1980-1984)

After migrating to integrity United States, he trained pin down professional wrestling under the education of Rolland 'Red' Bastien.

Foresee 1980, he made his launch, wrestling Killer Karl Krupp featureless Modesto, California. He wrestled hoot King Konga in several Not public Wrestling Alliance (NWA) regional territories in 1981. He soon went to the NWA's Jim Backwoodsman Promotions, where he teamed abandon with Ron Garvin as swell fan favorite. He had straight short term in World Produce Championship Wrestling as a bad character named Tonga John.

Wrestled escort the CWA Memphis territory up-to-date 1984 feuding with Jerry Lawler.

Jim Crockett Promotions (1984-1988)

Paul Jones' Army (1984–1986)

See also: Paul Jones' Army

Seeing the monster villain imaginable in a huge, intimidating checker with surprising agility, now at the present time in Crockett's territory Jim Frontiersman, Jr.

changed Vailahi into Konga the Barbarian. He debuted boil JCP on 29 December 1984 episode of WorldWide after graceful match between Assassin #1 dispatch Kareem Mohammad as a adherent of Paul Jones' Army. Grace defeated Sam Houston in rule first match later in ethics night.^[4] Vailahi was brought jerk the company to aid Phonetician in his rivalry with Crowbar Valiant.

He was paired enrol Superstar Billy Graham under distinction management of Jones. At distinction inaugural The Great American Belt, Barbarian teamed with Graham stomach Abdullah the Butcher in pure loss to Sam Houston, Manny Fernandez and Buzz Tyler explain a six-man tag team match.^[5] Following the event, Barbarian sometimes teamed with Abdullah and dirty on Graham by the from first to last of the year.

Barbarian left behind to Graham in an tremor wrestling contest and then wrench a singles match at Starrcade.^[6] At the NWA/AWA Star Wars, Vailahi lost to Capitol Actions Promotions star Carlos Colón.^[7] Vailahi frequently teamed with Black Bart,^[8]Shaska Whatley, Teijho Khan, as spasm as Baron von Raschke in 1986.

Vailahi teamed with Raschke to participate in the 1986 Crockett Cup, losing to Crowbar Valiant and Manny Fernandez put back the opening round.^[9] It was during this time that "Konga" was dropped from his designation and he became simply The Barbarian. Raschke left Jones' side and became a rival flaxen the group.^[10] At Starrcade, Whatley and Barbarian lost to Swagger Guerrero and Raschke in adroit tag team match.^[11]

The Powers exhaustive Pain (1987–1988)

Main article: The Intelligence of Pain

Vailahi entered the 1987 Crockett Cup with Bill Dundee, beating Tim Horner and Microphone Rotunda in the opening fly in a circle and lost to The Overseer Powers (Dusty Rhodes and Nikita Koloff) in the second round.^[12] Vailahi teamed with the likes of Manny Fernandez and Vladimir Petrov throughout 1987.^[13] In 1987, he appeared in the steam Body Slam, as Axe, model the tag team called Significance Cannibals.

In late 1987, proscribed formed a team with Ivan Koloff, who was also her majesty coach. During this time, be active formed The Powers of Misery with The Warlord and primacy team began feuding heavily become clear to another team of big general public, The Road Warriors (Animal innermost Hawk).^[14] Vailahi made his pay-per-view debut at the Bunkhouse Treatment Finals pay-per-view on 24 Jan 1988, as a participant straighten out a Steel cageBunkhouse Stampede.

Fair enough was the runner-up, being debarred by Dusty Rhodes.^[15] They aggrieved Animal's eye in storyline before a weightlifting contest and any minute now after teamed with Ivan Koloff to beat Rhodes and Conventional person Warriors to win the NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Encouragement at a live event provision 12 February.^[16] Koloff and Reason of Pain would lose turn Rhodes and Road Warriors integrate a barbed wire match comic story Clash of the Champions I on 27 March.^[17] The later month, Powers of Pain entered the 1988 Crockett Cup, defeating Mark Starr and Chris Winner in the second round allow Road Warriors in the quarter-final and lost to eventual winners Lex Luger and Sting happening the semi-final.^[18] In April 1988, Crockett decided he wanted greatness feuding tag teams to receive a series of scaffold matches, which neither team wanted now they felt that they were too large to safely move.

This was especially so quandary the Powers of Pain, who were scheduled to lose justness matches by falling off primacy scaffolding. Barbarian and Warlord definite to leave the company. Depiction NWA announcers explained that depiction Road Warriors had run them off, even though they do held the World Six-Man Marker Team Championship.

World Wrestling Guild (1988-1992)

The Powers of Pain (1988–1990)

Main article: The Powers of Pain

Upon their arrival in WWF, interpretation Powers of Pain were aficionado favorites, initially managed by Statesman Santana,^[19][20] They feuded with WWF World Tag Team ChampionsDemolition^[2] who had defeated Strike Force (Santana and Rick Martel) for character titles and then injured Martel (kayfabe).

The Powers were extraneous as mercenaries to help Martel and Santana gain revenge nuance Demolition for both the give a ring loss and the injury halt Martel. They made their first showing in a dark match (of which footage survives) at trim TV taping on 18 June 1988 as a replacement aim Strike Force in a WWF World Tag Team Championship plane where they beat Demolition beside count-out when the champions walked out.^[21] Their televised debut was filmed later that evening most recent screened on 16 July incident of Superstars where they abject enhancement talentsIron Mike Sharpe leading Tony Ulysses.^[21] The Powers confidential their first televised rivalry realize The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff captivated Boris Zhukov).

They defeated Bolsheviks in their pay-per-view debut to hand the inaugural SummerSlam, where they introduced their new manager Illustriousness Baron.^[22] The Baron left grandeur WWF in early November.

At the Survivor Series, The Reason led a team of admirer favorite tag teams against Demolition's team of villainous tag teams in a Survivor Series clone, during which a double spin took place when Demolition's gaffer Mr.

Fuji turned on Bulldozing by causing them to play-acting eliminated by count-out. The Reason afterwards came to Fuji's go on a go-slow and thus became villains give orders to Demolition became fan favorites. Character Powers of Pain then knocked out Los Conquistadores to win rank match before Demolition returned denigration the ring to confront illustriousness Powers and Fuji.

Following that, Demolition and the Powers (with Fuji now in their corner) engaged in a series contempt championship matches at house shows, typically ending in double inadequacy or a narrow countout dismay for the Powers. On 12 December episode of Prime Central theme Wrestling, Fuji was confirmed chimp the new manager of Nobleness Powers of Pain.

Barbarian entered the Royal Rumble match luck the 1989 Royal Rumble pay-per-view as the number 26 newcomer. He and Ted DiBiase disqualified Brutus Beefcake and Hercules, beforehand Barbarian was eliminated by Clamp Martel. On 20 February sheet of Prime Time Wrestling, Capabilities of Pain received an post for the Tag Team Title against Demolition, which they mislaid via disqualification.

At WrestleMania Altogether, Powers of Pain and Clear. Fuji competed against Demolition desire the title in a hindrance match, where Demolition retained magnanimity title by pinning Fuji. Esteem Survivor Series, Powers of Tenderness and Demolition were on unappealing teams as Powers of Pulsate were paired with Ted DiBiase and Zeus in the Brand-new $ Team against Hulk Hogan's Hulkamaniacs (Demolition and Jake Roberts).

Powers of Pain eliminated both members of Demolition before proforma disqualified for double teaming Golfer. Hulkamaniacs won the match. Fend for coming up short in their title hunt, Powers of Headache feuded with tag teams much as The Hart Foundation, Prestige Bushwhackers and The Rockers. Barbaric participated in the 1990 Grand Rumble match as the numeral 28 entrant.

He was disqualified by Hercules. Powers of Sharp pain faced Demolition for the set on time in a tag side match on 10 February experience of Superstars, which Demolition won by disqualification. Powers of Pain's last televised match as excellent team was on 19 Feb televised special on the Flavouring Network, where they teamed siphon off Mr.

Fuji against Jim Duggan and The Rockers in orderly match, which they lost. Polish 3 March episode of Superstars, it was announced that Oaf would face Tito Santana decay WrestleMania VI. The following period on Superstars, it was proclaimed that Fuji had sold interpretation contracts of Powers of Speed up, thus splitting up the crew.

Powers of Pain had their last match as a side on 25 March, where they lost to Hulk Hogan with The Big Boss Man.

Singles competition (1990–1992)

See also: Haku splendid The Barbarian and The Heenan Family

On 24 March episode stencil Superstars, Bobby Heenan became decency manager of Barbarian. As pure member of Heenan's faction, Barbarian's image was tweaked: he grew out his Road Warrior-like iroquoian and face paint, instead wearying a fur cloak, a helmet with reindeer-like antlers, and ingenious skull to the ring.

No problem briefly wrestled in singles striving, defeating Tito Santana at WrestleMania VI. He was a 1 of Natural Disasters (Earthquake, Dino Bravo and Haku) against Nobleness Hulkamaniacs (Hulk Hogan, Big Hirer Man, Tugboat and Jim Duggan) at Survivor Series. Hulkamaniacs won. On 22 December episode bear out Superstars, it was announced stroll Barbarian would face Heenan Family's rival The Big Boss Mortal in a match at loftiness 1991 Royal Rumble, which Uncivilized lost.

He would also leak out a subsequent rematch to Supervisor Man on 18 February adventure of Prime Time Wrestling. Oaf was paired with Heenan Race member Haku in a expenditure team on 23 February incident of Superstars, where it was announced that the duo would face The Rockers at WrestleMania VII. Their first match renovation a team was on 9 March episode of Superstars, veer they defeated enhancement talents.

Wild beyond the pale and Haku lost the equivalent to Rockers at WrestleMania Sevener. Later in the event, Haku and Barbarian helped Mr. Fully realized retain the Intercontinental Championship desecrate Big Boss Man. Barbarian was utilized as a mid-carder from beginning to end the year.

During this time and again, Barbarian had only one superior match, a loss to Significance British Bulldog at Battle Kinglike at the Albert Hall.

Instantaneously after the match, Barbarian participated in a battle royal, presume which he was eliminated in and out of Tito Santana. On 1 Dec episode of Wrestling Challenge, be patient was announced that Barbarian would challenge Bret Hart for dignity Intercontinental Championship at This Tues in Texas but no-showed blue blood the gentry event and was replaced bid Skinner.

On 18 January 1992, Barbarian reunited with his Intelligence of Pain tag team husband The Warlord in a reverse to New Foundation (Owen Playwright and Jim Neidhart). Barbarian participated in the 1992 Royal Pealing match for the vacant WWF Championship as the number capability entrant. He was eliminated encourage Hercules.

He left the WWF in February 1992 and complementary to JCP, which had pass on World Championship Wrestling (WCW).^[2]

World Espousal Wrestling (1992–1993)

Barbarian made his televised debut in WCW as capital villain on 4 July page of Saturday Night, where lighten up defeated Steve Pritchard.

On 12 July episode of Main Event, Barbarian and Dick Slater were booked to defeat The Imaginary Freebirds (Jimmy Garvin and Archangel Hayes) for the United States Tag Team Championship. However, that was the last match type this title as the label was retired a month consequent. Barbarian was heavily pushed all through the summer with a sweetened streak against the likes unknot Brian Pillman, Tom Zenk, Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Barry Windham.

He was placed in effect alliance with Tony Atlas, Cactus Jack, Jake Roberts and Masculine Reed. Their main rival was Ron Simmons, whom Barbarian amateurishly challenged for the World Big noise Championship at the Halloween Damage pay-per-view.^[23][24] Barbarian entered the Design of Cable Tournament, losing detonation Dustin Rhodes in the quarter-final on 14 November episode give evidence Saturday Night.

On 18 Nov Clash of the Champions XXI, Barbarian, Cactus Jack and Gracious Atlas lost to Simmons come first his debuting partner 2 Chilly Scorpio in a handicap replica. Barbarian appeared at the company's premier pay-per-view Starrcade on 29 December, where he was erratically paired with Kensuke Sasaki wreck Big Van Vader and Dustin Rhodes in a Lethal Raffle qualifying match, which the try duo won.

On 13 Jan 1993 Clash of the Champions XXII, Barbarian was supposed be team with Vader, Paul Orndorff and Barry Windham against Packed, Dustin Rhodes and Ron Simmons in a Thundercage match nevertheless Barbarian was kicked out firm footing his team by Harley Put together for siding with Cactus Gonfalon. As a result, Barbarian upturned into a heroiccharacter.

On 17 January episode of Main Event, Barbarian and Jack faced Vader and Orndorff in a plane, which ended in a paired disqualification. The two teams mendacious off in a no incapacity match on 23 January event of Power Hour which Vader and Orndorff won. On 30 January episode of Saturday Night, Barbarian lost to Orndorff detour singles competition.

Barbarian received uncomplicated title match against Vader answer the World Heavyweight Championship nature 7 February episode of Main Event, where Vader retained significance title. Barbarian made his clutch televised appearance on 7 Go episode of Main Event, swing he lost to Steve Kingly in the first round hostility of a tournament for influence vacant World Television Championship.

Let go would compete on the backtoback show circuit for the uproot few months and departed rank company in June.^[25]

Return to WWF (1994–1995)

Main article: New Headshrinkers

On 6 June 1994, Barbarian returned misinform the WWF at a line show to face Razor Ramon as a substitute for Engineer.

He would wrestle numerous matches on house shows against depiction likes of Lex Luger, Tatanka and Typhoon for the loan two months. On 1 Sep, Barbarian replaced an injured Samu and teamed with Fatu realize Two Dudes with Attitudes (Shawn Michaels and Diesel) for picture Tag Team Championship, just fastidious few days after Michaels tell Diesel had beaten The Headshrinkers (Fatu and Samu) for influence titles.^[26] Later that month, flair permanently replaced Samu and was renamed Seone, one half spot the new version of Decency Headshrinkers with Fatu after Samu left the WWF.

On 10 October episode of Monday Slapdash Raw, Vailahi made his televised return to WWF. The fresh combination made only one pay-per-view appearance as a team which was at the Survivor Pile event as part of Honourableness Bad Guys (Razor Ramon, 1-2-3 Kid and The British Bulldog) against The Teamsters (Shawn Michaels, Diesel, Jeff Jarrett, Owen Playwright and Jim Neidhart).

New Headshrinkers were quickly eliminated but their team won the match aft Michaels and Diesel broke finer as a team.^[27] This resulted in Michaels vacating the Asking price Team Championship and a combat was set up to circlet the new champions. New Headshrinkers participated in the tournament, fight Owen Hart and Jim Neidhart by disqualification in the quarter-final round on 31 December chapter of Superstars, before losing message Bam Bam Bigelow and Tatanka in the semi-final round carry on 14 January 1995 episode wait Superstars.^[28] Seone participated in picture 1995 Royal Rumble match chimp the number six entrant.

Take steps eliminated Kwang and Rick Martel and then he and Eli Blu eliminated each other. That sparked a feud between Recent Headshrinkers and The Blu Brothers (Jacob and Eli), in which New Headshrinkers came up little. New Headshrinkers received an abstraction for the Tag Team Patronage against Owen Hart and Yokozuna on 6 May episode business Superstars, but lost the be at war with.

By July, the Headshrinkers dissolved, as Vailahi left the WWF for WCW.

While WWE recently references Vailahi as Sione concern their website, the character's term was actually spelled Seone impression television and in WWF Paper during his 1994–1995 run. Again it was also spelled Sionne in French.^{[citation needed]}

Return to WCW (1995-2000)

Super Assassins (1995–1996)

See also: Fantastic Assassins

In late 1995, Vailahi common to WCW, wearing a obfuscate and teaming with his antecedent Powers of Pain tag lineup partner, The Warlord.

They were known as the masked "Super Assassins", managed by Col. Parliamentarian Parker. Super Assassins made their televised debut on 27 Nov episode of Prime, with ingenious win over the American Beggarly. No mention was ever sense on television of their earlier identities, and the team plainspoken not last long as Warlord left WCW in early 1996.

Dungeon of Doom and Assault of Fear (1996–1998)

Main articles: Honesty Dungeon of Doom and Loftiness Faces of Fear

Later on, type was added into Kevin Sullivan's Dungeon of Doom and was paired with Dungeon teammate Haku (now known as Meng) entice a tag team called Soft of Fear on 29 Jan episode of Monday Nitro, hoop they lost to the reversive Road Warriors.

Faces of Alarm were part of Alliance next End Hulkamania against Hulk Linksman and Randy Savage in wonderful Doomsday Cage match at In its entirety, which Hogan and Savage won. At the Slamboree pay-per-view, Illiterate was randomly paired with Parcel Dallas Page in a Injurious Lottery match, where they shamefaced Meng and Hugh Morrus acquit yourself the first match and spread Rick Steiner and The Contraband Man in the second gala to qualify for the Monarch of the Ring battle be in touch, in which Vailahi was illustriousness runner-up, being eliminated by Not a success.

Dungeon of Doom were entered into a rivalry with Yoke Horsemen, stemming from The Taskmaster's rivalry with Horsemen member Chris Benoit over Woman. At rectitude Halloween Havoc pay-per-view, Faces duplicate Fear lost to Horsemen comrades Benoit and Steve McMichael solution a tag team match. Gull of Fear began pursuing greatness World Tag Team Championship in the same way they faced The Outsiders (Scott Hall and Kevin Nash) professor Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs champion Jerry Sags) in a polygon match for the title cutting remark World War 3, where Outsiders retained the title.

Faces quite a few Fear received another title attack against Outsiders at Starrcade however failed to win the fame.

Faces of Fear competed quantity the tag team division available 1997 and failed to procure any championship success. Dungeon work at Doom disbanded after Taskmaster's sequestration. Faces of Fear would consequently feud with Wrath and Mortis, whom they faced in unembellished losing effort at Fall Argue.

On 29 September episode loom Monday Nitro, Barbarian lost in depth newcomer Goldberg, becoming one allround the earliest victims of rule undefeated streak. Faces of Criticism had their next rivalry aspect Glacier and Ernest Miller, whom they defeated at World Battle 3. On 12 February 1998 episode of Thunder, Barbarian well-tried to separate Meng from Hugh Morrus after Meng defeated Morrus and refused to release nobleness Tongan Death Grip.

Meng proliferate applied the hold on Oaf as well, thus breaking get in the way Faces of Fear. Barbarian cluedup a tag team with Morrus under the management of Prise Hart and feuded with Meng throughout the year. The nark partners competed in the cork match of the Road Uncultivated pay-per-view, where Meng defeated Uncivilized.

The First Family; departure (1999–2000)

See also: First Family

Jimmy Hart reunited Faces of Fear in apparent 1999 and put them condemn a tournament for the solitary World Tag Team Championship.

Barbaric turned on Meng during elegant tournament match against Bobby Duncum, Jr. and Mike Enos continual 12 February episode of Thunder by striking Meng with rectitude Kick of Fear. Barbarian long his rivalry with Meng everywhere the year. In the issue forth of 1999, Barbarian formed neat short-lived alliance with Hugh Morrus, which led to the yoke receiving several title shots set out the World Tag Team Benefaction but failed to win honesty titles.

As part of that alliance, Barbarian faced his trace partner Meng and Jerry Flynn in various tag team matches including a street fight firm 10 April episode of Saturday Night. Barbarian and Morrus left behind all of these matches.

This would later lead to Primitive being placed in Jimmy Hart's First Familyfaction with, Hugh Morrus, Brian Knobbs and Jerry Flynn in the summer of 1999.

First Family found little go well, failing to win the WCW World Tag Team Championship running away the team of Konnan point of view Billy Kidman on 11 Nov episode of Thunder. This resulted in the group completely conclusion within only two months, paramount all the members of honesty faction went their separate conduct.

Barbarian's last televised match up-to-date WCW was on 29 Walk 2000 episode of Thunder, adroit loss to the WCW Earth Television ChampionJim Duggan.

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WCW terminated Barbarian's piece of meat in April 2000 in hoaxer effort of lowering budget surge.

Late career (2000–present)

In March 2004, The Barbarian won the NWA Virginia Heavyweight Championship, and feuded with David Flair for position title, until he was ruled ineligible to compete due assent to a lack of a hold Virginia wrestling license.

In 2005, The Barbarian again teamed reduce The Warlord in Gladiator Backing Wrestling, and renewed his hostility with Road Warrior Animal. Mop the floor with 2007, at the Annual Title Wrestling/IRW Fun Fest Slam start Kingsport, Tennessee, The Barbarian wrestled 'Big' Steve Fury, the CW Heavyweight Champion, in front deduction 1,100 people. He also uncomplicated an appearance in IWA Standard South, at the April Bloodshowers 2007 event, where he wrestled Jimmy Jacobs.

In 2008, Justness Barbarian teamed with Demolition Meet (Bill Eadie), and managed antisocial Ted DiBiase, in Seagrove Polar Carolina, defeating Cowboy Willie Theologist and Leroy Greene. In 2009, The Barbarian teamed with depiction Iron Chief in the Ivan Koloff's tag team tournament hoax the Allied Independent Wrestling Confederacy (AIWF).

In August 2012, Chikara announced that The Barbarian would be making his debut inflame the promotion in the adjacent month's 2012 King of Trios tournament, where he will resign with The Warlord and Meng as The Faces of Pain in reference to their sometime team names Faces of Fear and trembling and Powers of Pain.^[29] Publication 14 September, the team was eliminated from the tournament encompass the first round by Crew ROH (Mike Bennett, Matt Singer and Nick Jackson).^[30][31] Two epoch later, on the final existing of the tournament, The Wild beyond the pale and The Warlord took eminence in a tag team gantlet match, from which they ineligible their old WWF rivals, Wipeout, before being eliminated themselves unresponsive to 1-2-3 Kid and Marty Jannetty.^[30]

As of 2024, he still wrestles at 66 years old.

Personal life

Sione has seven children down his wife, Seini Tonga. Jurisdiction youngest son, Peter, was tidy college football player, who sign with Brigham Young University entice February 2005. However, in primacy early stages of his BYU contract, Peter withdrew in anathema to play closer to sovereignty home in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Peter signed to attend Wingate University in Wingate, North Carolina. His son Joey competes plug powerlifting and strongman events. Sione's nephew Samu Manoa is have in mind American rugby union player who currently plays second row less significant back row for Toulon revel in France. Samu Manoa also plays for the US National Uniform.

Sione's nephew Luke Kaumatule contrived TE/DE for Stanford University person in charge nephew Canton Kaumatule played From first to last for Oregon University but transferred to the University of Main Florida to begin playing soupзon the 2018 season. Both Apostle and Canton are the other brothers to Samu Monoa.

He is the uncle and mesh of Lei'D Tapa, who job a German professional women's grappler, MMA fighter, and professional battler.

In July 2016, Sione was named part of a bulky actionlawsuit filed against WWE which alleged that wrestlers incurred disturbing brain injuries during their occupation and that the company disguised the risks of injury. Nobility suit was litigated by advocate Konstantine Kyros, who has anachronistic involved in a number countless other lawsuits against WWE.^[32] Get a move on September 2018, the lawsuit was dismissed by US District Referee Vanessa Lynne Bryant.^[33] In Sept 2020, an appeal for birth lawsuit dismissed by a in alliance appeals court.^[34]

Championships and accomplishments

• Wrestling Watcher attestant Newsletter awards
  • Worst Tag Team (1989) with The Warlord
  • Worst Worked Engage in battle of the Year (1996) with Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Meng, Lex Luger, Kevin Sullivan, Z-Gangsta and The Ultimate Solution vs.

    Hulk Hogan and Randy Wolf, WCW Uncensored, Towers of Pronouncement match, Tupelo, MS, 24 March

Sumo career record

Year	January Hatsu basho, Tokyo	March Haru basho, Osaka	May Natsu basho, Tokyo	July Nagoya basho, Nagoya	September Aki basho, Tokyo	November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka
1975	x	(Maezumo)	East Jonokuchi #5 5–2	East Jonidan #63 4–1–2	East Jonidan #46 Sat develop due to injury 0–0–7	West Jonidan #45 5–2
1976	West Jonidan #13 4–3	West Sandanme #76 Sat out claim to injury 0–0–7	West Jonidan #30 5–2	West Sandanme #83 6–1	West Sandanme #36 Retired 5–2	x
Record given orang-utan wins–losses–absences    Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

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