Early career (2009–2010) Snuka first became involved in
professional wrestling after she received the first
Lia Maivia Scholarship to train at the
Wild Samoan Training Center in
Minneola, Florida. The next week on the May 31 episode of
Raw, Tamina and The Usos introduced themselves and stated that the Hart Dynasty were in the "wrong place at the wrong time", before again brawling with the trio. On June 20 at
Fatal 4-Way, Tamina and the Usos were defeated by the Hart Dynasty in a
six-person mixed tag team match, after Natalya pinned Tamina. Two weeks later on the June 21 episode of
Raw, Tamina made her singles debut against Natalya, but the match ended in a
no contest after
The Nexus interrupted the match. On the June 28 episode of
Raw, Tamina and The Usos were scheduled to face The Hart Dynasty in another six-person mixed tag team match, but instead attacked them during their entrance, leading to Tamina throwing Natalya in the ring and executing the
Superfly Splash on her. On August, Tamina turned face when she became the manager of the team of
Santino Marella and
Vladimir Kozlov. On the December 6 episode of
Raw, Tamina and Marella began a relationship storyline.
Divas Championship pursuits (2011–2013) " on
Kaitlyn On April 2, 2011, Tamina, alongside the entire roster of
WWE Divas, inducted
Sunny into the
WWE Hall of Fame. After being drafted to the
SmackDown brand as part of the
2011 supplemental draft, Tamina made her
SmackDown debut as a
villain on the May 27 episode of
SmackDown, teaming with
Alicia Fox to defeat the team of
AJ and
Kaitlyn. Tamina would then begin an on-screen relationship with
JTG, becoming his valet. After changing to face on the December 30 episode of
SmackDown, and changing her name to Tamina Snuka, she wrestled for the WWE Divas title at
Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, but was defeated by Beth Phoenix. On the August 20 episode of
Raw, Snuka suffered a
legitimate back injury. She returned three months later at the
Survivor Series pay-per-view as a
heel, interrupting a segment between
AJ Lee and
Vickie Guerrero by attacking AJ from behind. She at
Elimination Chamber, Snuka unsuccessfully challenged Kaitlyn for the Divas Championship. On the June 5 episode of
NXT, Snuka was defeated by
Paige in the first round of the
NXT Women's Championship tournament to crown the inaugural champion.
AJ Lee's bodyguard (2013–2014) the night after
WrestleMania on
Raw in April 2014 Snuka returned to WWE programming in late September 2013, taking on the role as
Divas Champion AJ Lee's bodyguard. Snuka helped AJ retain her title on several occasions. AJ went on to captain a team at
Survivor Series in a seven-on-seven
elimination tag team match against the cast of
Total Divas, where Snuka was the penultimate eliminated. On February 23, 2014, at the
Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, Snuka accidentally
superkicked AJ during her title match against Cameron, and eventually caused a disqualification when Cameron almost won the match. After Snuka left Lee, she wrestled for the title, participating in at
WrestleMania XXX in the 14-
Diva match, which was won by the defending champion
AJ Lee, and against
Paige at
Extreme Rules, losing again.
Team B.A.D. (2015–2016) Eleven months after having undergone surgery following a torn
ACL on June 4, 2014, Snuka, billed simply as Tamina again, returned on the May 4, 2015, episode of
Raw, allying herself with
Naomi, as the two attacked
The Bella Twins. Tamina and Naomi went on to defeat the Bella Twins in a tag team match at
Payback. The following night on
Raw, Tamina interfered in Naomi's
Divas Championship match against Nikki Bella, causing a disqualification. After the match,
Paige returned from injury and attacked Tamina, Naomi and Nikki. At
The Beast in the East on July 4, Tamina failed to capture the Divas Championship from Nikki Bella in a
triple threat match that also involved Paige. On the July 13 episode of
Raw, after weeks of being outnumbered by Team Bella (The Bella Twins and
Alicia Fox),
Stephanie McMahon called for a "revolution" in the Divas division and introduced the debuting
NXT Women's Champion Sasha Banks as an ally to Tamina and Naomi.
Charlotte and
Becky Lynch would then debut and ally with Paige, leading to a brawl between the three teams. The trio of Tamina, Naomi and Banks was later dubbed Team B.A.D. (Beautiful and Dangerous). At
Battleground, a triple threat match took place with Banks representing Team B.A.D., against Charlotte of PCB and Brie Bella for Team Bella in a losing effort, while Charlotte picked up victory. The three teams would ultimately face off at
SummerSlam in a
three team elimination match, where Team B.A.D. were the first team to be eliminated courtesy of Team Bella when Tamina was pinned by Brie, and PCB would win the match. On the February 1, 2016, episode of
Raw, Tamina and Naomi attacked Banks after the latter announced her departure from team B.A.D. The
feud between Tamina and Naomi and Banks would continue throughout February, and would lead to a
tag team match at
Fastlane, where Tamina and Naomi lost to Banks and her partner Becky Lynch. In late March, Tamina and Naomi allied with
Lana,
Emma and
Summer Rae, leading to a
10-Diva tag team match on the
WrestleMania 32 pre-show, which Tamina's team lost. In early May, Tamina underwent knee surgery in order to repair torn ligaments, while Naomi also claimed to be injured on May 5, due to a torn ankle tendon, thus disbanding the team. After having been undrafted in the
2016 WWE draft due to her injury, it was reported in December that Tamina was cleared for in-ring competition.
Alliance with Lana (2017–2018) On February 18, 2017, Snuka made her in-ring return in a tag-team match at a
SmackDown live event, where she and
Natalya scored a victory over
Alexa Bliss and
Carmella. She made her televised return on the April 11 episode of
SmackDown Live, where she was established as a member of the SmackDown brand as part of the "
Superstar Shake Up". On the April 25 episode of
SmackDown, Tamina interfered in a title match between
Charlotte Flair and
Naomi alongside Natalya and Carmella. On May 21 at
Backlash, Tamina competed in a six-woman tag team match alongside Carmella and Natalya, where the three emerged victorious over Flair, Naomi, and
Becky Lynch. On June 18 at
Money in the Bank, Snuka competed in the inaugural women's
Money in the Bank ladder match, which was won by Carmella following an interference by
James Ellsworth. On the June 20 episode of
SmackDown, Carmella was stripped from the briefcase by SmackDown's general manager,
Daniel Bryan, and a rematch took place on the June 27 episode's
main event, in which Tamina failed again and Carmella was victorious. On the July 4 episode of Smackdown, Tamina comforted
Lana after her championship loss, teasing an alliance between the two. Lana later became her manager. On July 23 at
Battleground, Snuka unsuccessfully competed in a
five-way elimination match to determine the number one contender for the
SmackDown Women's Championship after she was eliminated by Becky Lynch. On the September 19 episode of
SmackDown, Snuka participated in a
fatal four-way match to determine the number one contender for Natalya's SmackDown Women's Championship against Becky Lynch, Naomi and the returning Charlotte Flair, which was won by Flair. On November 19 at
Survivor Series, Tamina represented Team SmackDown in a ten-woman elimination tag team match against Team
Raw, losing the match but scoring an elimination over
Bayley. On January 28, 2018, at
Royal Rumble, Tamina entered at number 7 during the first
women's Royal Rumble match, in which she was eliminated by
Lita. Shortly thereafter, Tamina would go on hiatus due to a torn
rotator cuff and underwent a successful surgery. This ended her partnership with Lana.
Teaming with Nia Jax (2018–2019) On the October 15, 2018, episode of
Raw, after nine months of inactivity due to various injuries, Tamina made a surprising return, working again as a
heel. In her first match back, she teamed with
Dana Brooke against
Ember Moon and
Nia Jax. During the match, it was announced that Tamina would take part in the women's battle royal set for
WWE Evolution. At the event, which took place on October 28, Tamina was one of the final competitors left but she was eliminated by Moon. Shortly after her return, Tamina started an alliance with Nia Jax, after multiple confrontations between the two. On the November 12 episode of
Raw, Tamina achieved her first singles victory on
Raw when she defeated
Ember Moon. At
Survivor Series, Tamina eliminated
Naomi before she got eliminated by
Carmella. On the November 19 episode of Raw, Tamina and
Nia Jax scored a victory over
Bayley and
Sasha Banks and later on that night they confronted
Ronda Rousey. Tamina would participate in the Women's Royal Rumble match at the
Royal Rumble on January 27, 2019, entering at number 10, eliminating
Mickie James, before being eliminated by
Charlotte Flair. Tamina and Jax would compete at the
Elimination Chamber in an elimination chamber match for the
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, but were eliminated by Bayley, Sasha Banks,
Sonya Deville, and
Mandy Rose. On the final show of Raw before
Fastlane, Tamina defeated
Sasha Banks after a distraction from Jax. At Fastlane on March 10, Tamina and Jax unsuccessfully challenged Banks and Bayley for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. Afterwards, Tamina and Jax continued to attack Banks, Bayley, WWE Hall of Famer
Beth Phoenix, who was performing commentary, and
Natalya. On the March 25 episode of
Raw, it was announced that Tamina and Jax would compete in a
Fatal 4-Way match at
WrestleMania 35 for the
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship against current champions The Boss 'n' Hug Connection (Bayley and Banks),
The IIconics (
Billie Kay and
Peyton Royce) and
The Divas of Doom (Phoenix and Natalya). At the event on April 7, Tamina and Jax were unsuccessful when Kay pinned Bayley. Afterwards, Tamina and Jax would stop appearing on Raw after Jax underwent surgery for knee injuries. After wrestling on
Main Event several times and later suffering a concussion in July at a live event, Tamina returned at
Hell in a Cell, defeating
Carmella backstage for the
24/7 Championship, the first championship of her wrestling career. She later lost the championship to
R-Truth later on in the night. As part of the
2019 draft, Tamina was drafted to SmackDown.
Teaming with Natalya (2020–2021) At the
Royal Rumble event on January 26, 2020, Tamina competed in the women's Royal Rumble match, entering at number 14, lasting less than a minute before being eliminated by
Bianca Belair. On the March 20 episode of
SmackDown, Tamina was announced as a participant in a
Fatal 5-Way elimination match for
Bayley's
SmackDown Women's Championship at
WrestleMania 36. At WrestleMania 36, Tamina was the first woman eliminated after the four other competitors pinned her at once. Tamina demanded a title match against Bayley on the April 10 episode of
SmackDown, which Bayley accepted if Tamina could defeat
Sasha Banks the following week, which Tamina did. At the
Money in the Bank event, Tamina failed to win the title. On the August 14 episode of
SmackDown, Tamina competed in a triple brand battle royal to earn a
WWE SmackDown Women's Championship match at
SummerSlam, which was won by
Asuka. On the October 12 episode of
Raw, Tamina competed in another battle royal to earn a match for the
Raw Women's Championship, which was won by Lana. At the beginning of January 2021, Tamina formed an alliance with Natalya while "putting the women's tag team division on notice". At the
Royal Rumble event on January 31, 2021, Tamina competed in the women's Royal Rumble match, but was eliminated by Nia Jax and
Shayna Baszler. At
WrestleMania 37 night 1, Tamina and Natalya won a tag team turmoil match to earn an opportunity at the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, and the following night, they were unsuccessful. The two would continue feuding with Jax and Baszler, defeating them on the May 14 episode of
SmackDown to win the
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship, which they proceeded to lose to
Rhea Ripley and
Nikki Cross. At the
Money in the Bank event, both women entered the Women's
Money in the Bank ladder match, but would be unsuccessful in winning the briefcase as it was won by
Nikki A.S.H. As part of the
2021 Draft, Tamina was drafted to the
Raw brand while Natalya remained on the
SmackDown brand, ending the team.
24/7 Champion and hiatus (2022–present) On the January 3 episode of Raw, Tamina failed to win the
WWE 24/7 Championship from
Dana Brooke in a mixed tag team match also involving
Reggie and
Akira Tozawa. Tamina, Tozawa, and
R-Truth then spent months trying unsuccessfully to win the title from Reggie and later
Dana Brooke in various backstage segments. Tamina would however win the title on the April 18 edition of
Raw, during a double wedding ceremony, losing it to her partner, Tozawa after. After having an ongoing feud with Brooke for the 24/7 Championship, the two began to team together. In August, Tamina and Brooke entered a tournament for the vacant Women's Tag Team Championship. Tamina and Brooke lost in the first round against
Dakota Kai and
Iyo Sky. Due to an injury from
Gigi Dolin after her and
Jacy Jayne won round 1 against
Natalya and
Sonya Deville, it was announced on the August 22 episode of Raw that Tamina and Dana Brooke would be participating in a "Second Chance Fatal Four Way" to re-enter the Women's Tag Team Tournament on the August 26 episode of
SmackDown, in which they lost. Tamina entered at #19 in the 2023 Women’s Royal Rumble, she lasted just under 12 minutes before being eliminated by
Michelle McCool. Tamina was used sporadically on Main Event tapings in early 2023, losing to
Michin on the March 3 taping in what would be Tamina's final appearance in WWE to date. In July 2024 she was removed from WWE's active roster and transitioned into a producer role. == Other media ==