Islanders

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 Career Highlights

  • Late 1986: King Tonga teamed with The Tonga Kid as a babyface tag team in the World Wrestling Federation.
  • September 13, 1986 – Superstars: The Islanders (King Tonga & Tonga Kid) defeated The Moondogs (Moondog Rex & Moondog Spike).
  • September 21, 1986 – Wrestling Challenge: The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) vs. The Islanders (King Tonga & Tonga Kid) ended in a double disqualification.
  • September 22, 1986 – MSG Network: The Islanders (King Tonga & Tonga Kid) defeated The Moondogs (Moondog Rex & Moondog Spike).
  • October 11, 1986 – Superstars: Pedro Morales & The Islanders (King Tonga & Tonga Kid) defeated Ken Glover & The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart).
  • October 25, 1986 – Superstars: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Barry O & Steve Lombardi.
  • November 2, 1986 – Wrestling Challenge: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Iron Mike Sharpe & Terry Gibbs.
  • November 15, 1986 – Superstars: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Barry O & The Gladiator.
  • November 30, 1986 – Wrestling Challenge: Dino Bravo & The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine) defeated Sivi Afi & The Islanders (Haku & Tama).
  • December 20, 1986 – Superstars: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Bob Orton & The Magnificent Muraco by disqualification.
  • December 28, 1986 – Wrestling Challenge: Butch Reed, Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik defeated The Islanders (Haku & Tama) & Jose Luis Rivera.
  • February 1, 1987 – Wrestling Challenge: Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik defeated The Islanders (Haku & Tama).
  • February 1987: King Tonga and The Tonga Kid both turned heel and renamed to “Haku” and “Tama” – known as the Islanders.
  • The Islanders turned heel and were then managed by the infamous Bobby “The Brain” Heenan – members of the Heenan Family.
  • February 21, 1987 – Superstars: The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeated The Islanders (Haku & Tama) to retain the world tag team titles.
  • February 23, 1987 – MSG Network: Demolition (Ax & Smash) defeated The Islanders (Haku & Tama).
  • April 5, 1987 – Wrestling Challenge: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Al Navarro & Iron Mike Sharpe.
  • April 25, 1987 – Superstars: Butch Reed, Nikolai Volkoff & The Iron Sheik defeated Sivi Afi & The Islanders (Haku & Tama).
  • April 26, 1987 – Wrestling Challenge: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) vs. The Rougeau Brothers (Jacques Rougeau & Raymond Rougeau) ended in a double count-out.
  • May 16, 1987 – Superstars: Demolition (Ax & Smash) defeated The Islanders (Haku & Tama).
  • May 17, 1987 – Wrestling  Challenge: The Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) defeated The Islanders (Haku & Tama) by disqualification.
  • May 30, 1987 – Superstars: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated The Can-Am Connection (Rick Martel & Tom Zenk) by count-out.
  • June 13, 1987 – Superstars: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Eric Cooper & SD Jones.
  • June 21, 1987 – Wrestling Challenge: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Lanny Poffo & Scott Casey.
  • July 4, 1987 – Superstars: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Frankie DeFalco & SD Jones.
  • July 12, 1987 – Wrestling Challenge: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Jerry Allen & Mario Mancini.
  • July 25, 1987 – Superstars: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Scott Casey & SD Jones.
  • August 9, 1987 – Wrestling Challenge: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Omar Atlas & Rick Hunter.
  • August 22, 1987 – Superstars: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Jerry Allen & Mike Richards.
  • September 6, 1987 – Wrestling Challenge: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Jesse Cortez & Steve Gatorwolf.
  • September 19, 1987 – Superstars: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Lanny Poffo & Scott Casey.
  • September 26, 1987 – Superstars: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Brady Boone & Jim Evans.
  • October 1987: The Islanders began feuding with Tag Team champions Strike Force but couldn’t win the titles after many attempts.
  • October 11, 1987 – Wrestling Challenge: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Mario Mancini & Mike Richards.
  • October 16, 1987 – MSG Network: Strike Force (Rick Martel & Tito Santana) defeated The Islanders (Haku & Tama) in a best 2 out of 3 falls match.
  • October 17, 1987 – Superstars: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Jim Evans & Tony Parks.
  • November 21, 1987 – Superstars: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Bill Wood & Leo Morgan.
  • November 26, 1987 – Survivor Series: Strike Force (Rick Martel & Tito Santana), The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & The Dynamite Kid), The Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell), The Rougeau Brothers (Jacques Rougeau & Raymond Rougeau) & The Young Stallions (Jim Powers & Paul Roma) defeated Demolition (Ax & Smash), The Bolsheviks (Boris Zhukov & Nikolai Volkoff), The Dream Team (Dino Bravo & Greg Valentine), The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) & The Islanders (Haku & Tama) in a tag team elimination match.
  • December 8, 1987: The Islanders vs. The British Bulldogs ended in a no contest when The Islanders kidnapped Matilda!
  • ~~~WWF President Jack Tunney would later announce that the Islanders were indefinitely suspended until Matilda was found!
  • December 12, 1987 – Superstars: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Jerry Allen & Jim Parks.
  • December 26, 1987 – Superstars: The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & The Dynamite Kid) vs. The Islanders (Haku & Tama) ended in a no contest.
  • December 26, 1987 – MSG Network: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated The Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell).
  • January 9, 1988 – Superstars: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Jerry Grey & Lanny Poffo.
  • January 24, 1988 – Wrestling Challenge: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Brady Boone & Eric Cooper.
  • January 24, 1988 – Royal Rumble: The Islanders defeated The Young Stallions (Paul Roma and Jim Powers) in a best 2 out of 3 falls match.
  • January 25, 1988 – MSG Network: The Islanders defeated The British Bulldogs by disqualification when the bulldogs used a leash as a weapon.
  • January 27, 1988: The British Bulldogs defeated The Islanders and continued to do so on House Shows for a month.
  • January 30, 1988 – Superstars: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Lanny Poffo & Scott Casey.
  • February 14, 1988 – Wrestling Challenge: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeat Eric Cooper & Lanny Poffo.
  • February 20, 1988 – Superstars: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Omar Atlas & Rick Hunter.
  • March 7, 1988 – SNME: The Islanders (Haku and Tama) defeated The Killer Bees (Brian Blair and Jim Brunzell).
  • March 20, 1988 – Wrestling Challenge: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated David Stoudemire & Mark Young.
  • March 27, 1988 – WrestleMania 4: The Islanders and Bobby Heenan defeated The British Bulldogs and Koko B. Ware w/Matilda.
  • April 9, 1988 – Superstars: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Mark Young & Tony Parks.
  • April 21, 1988: The Islanders and High Chief Afi w/Bobby Heenan defeated Outback Jack and Brady Boone, and Steve Blackman.
  • ~~~Bobby Heenan introduced Afi as a new member of the Islanders, but it was his only appearance with the group.
  • April 24, 1988 – Wrestling Challenge: The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Scott Casey & Van Van Horne.
  • April 1988: Tama left the World Wrestling Federation and Haku had a singles run going under the name “King Haku”.
  • May 7, 1988 – Superstars: The Islanders (Haku, High Chief Afi & Tama) defeated Brady Boone, Outback Jack & Steve Blackman.
  • May 27, 1988 – MSG Network: Bobby Heenan & The Islanders (Haku & Tama) defeated Koko B. Ware & The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith & The Dynamite Kid).
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Debut

1987

Birthday

Hometown

Gender

Male

Height

Weight

Finishing Move(s)

Double Top Rope Headbutt

Favorite Move(s)

The Tama Splash,
Haku Cresant Kick

Notable Feuds

The Killer Bees,
The Rougeau Brothers,
Strike Force,
The British Bulldogs,
Demolition

Status

Living