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Haku manages Tongas to WWE Tag Team Championship

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2026-08-16 21:38 UTC → 2026-08-25 04:48 UTC · added removed

WWE Hall of Famer Haku has returned to professional wrestling programming in a managerial role for his sons, Tama Tonga and Talla Tonga, also known as the MFTs. Following appearances on SmackDown after WrestleMania 41, While Haku began mentoring made his televised return on the duo, who previously secured both July 31 episode of SmackDown, Talla Tonga later revealed that the AAA Tag Team appearance had been originally scheduled for July 24 but was delayed until the week of SummerSlam once travel arrangements were finalized. Prior to their championship success, the duo secured a victory over Nathan Frazer and Axiom on the August 13 episode of WWE Tag Team Championships in a double-disqualification match. On Main Event. This momentum carried into the August 14 episode of SmackDown at TD Garden in Boston, Tama and Talla Tonga competed in where the Tongas won a triple threat match against the champions, Damian Priest and R-Truth, and the War Raiders. The Tongas emerged victorious, securing Raiders to capture the WWE Tag Team Championships. Following the title change, Shinsuke Nakamura released a digital exclusive on August 15, 2026, congratulating the Tongas but warning that their the Tongas' reign would be short-lived. Nakamura teased the imminent arrival of a mystery partner, describing the ally as ‘experienced, vicious, deadly,’ ‘pure chaos’ chaos,’ and a ‘ticking time bomb.’ This has led to Visual clues, including a silhouette and a colorful jacket, have fueled speculation that the newcomer may be former New Japan Pro Wrestling standout Hiromu Takahashi. Nakamura further characterized the partner as ‘experienced, vicious, deadly,’ and provided visual clues including a silhouette and a colorful jacket to bolster the speculation. Takahashi, whose nickname aligns with Nakamura’s ‘ticking time bomb’ description.

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  1. 2026-08-25 04:48 UTC Haku manages Tongas to WWE Tag Team Championship
  2. 2026-08-16 21:38 UTC Haku manages Tongas to WWE Tag Team Championship
  3. 2026-08-15 12:56 UTC Haku manages Tongas to WWE Tag Team Championship
  4. 2026-08-14 16:24 UTC Haku managerial return in WWE

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