New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2016–2024) Bullet Club (2016–2022) Fifita was trained to wrestle by
Bully Ray and
Devon at the
Team 3D Academy in Florida. Fifita, under the
ring name Hikule'o (a reference to
the Tongan god), made his professional wrestling debut on November 12, 2016, in
Auckland, New Zealand at NJPW's On the Mat Internet
pay-per-view, losing to
Henare. Fifita continued his training throughout 2017, serving as a
young lion. He rejoined the active NJPW roster in September 2017, taking part in the
Destruction tour under the ring name "Leo Tonga". He joined the
gaijin heel stable Bullet Club alongside his brothers
Tanga Loa and
Tama Tonga and his cousin
Bad Luck Fale, substituting for the injured
Kenny Omega. On January 4, 2018, Fifita appeared at
Wrestle Kingdom 12, the 27th annual
January 4 Tokyo Dome Show (NJPW's annual flagship event), taking part in a
New Japan Rumble. At
The New Beginning in Sapporo later that month, Fifita changed his ring name to "Hikuleo". In March 2018, Hikuleo sustained an injury to his
anterior cruciate ligament. After recuperating and spending six months training at the
NJPW Dojo in Los Angeles, Hikuleo returned at
Honor Rising: Japan in February 2019, accompanying his brothers to ringside. Hikuleo competed in the 2019
New Japan Cup for the first time in his career, in which he was eliminated in the first round by
Mikey Nicholls. Following that, Hikuleo debuted in The European promotion
Revolution Pro Wrestling for his excursion to gain more experience and training, losing to Dan Magee in his first match on June 29. Hikuleo was absent from NJPW for a year from September 2019; he returned in September 2020 on the NJPW's United States show,
NJPW Strong, defeating
Brody King. In March of the following year, Hikuleo competed in the
New Japan Cup USA tournament, defeating Jordan Clearwater to qualify for the tournament. In the first round, Hikuleo defeated
Fred Rosser, but lost in the semi-final round to eventual tournament winner
Tom Lawlor. In August, Hikuleo was defeated by
Juice Robinson at
NJPW Resurgence.
Guerillas of Destiny (2022–2024) Following The
Guerillas of Destiny's ejection from Bullet Club at
No Surrender Hikuleo began to become more aggressive to stable leader
Jay White, who was responsible for kicking out Hikuleo's brothers. This led to Hikuleo answering White's "U.S of Jay" open challenge at
Mutiny in April 2022, however White defeated Hikuleo, who gave White the "too sweet" gesture post-match, confirming his loyalty to Bullet Club. At
Windy City Riot, Hikuleo teamed with his
Bullet Club stablemates and
Scott Norton, losing to
United Empire. Hikuleo teamed with White, to defeat
Kazuchika Okada and
Rocky Romero of
Chaos at
Capital Collision in May. Hikuleo was scheduled to compete in an 8-man tag-team match at
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door, teaming with Bullet Club stablemate
El Phantasmo and one night only members
The Young Bucks against
Darby Allin,
Sting and
Los Ingobernables de Japon members,
Hiromu Takahashi and
Shingo Takagi, however it was announced that Takahashi wouldn't be able to compete at the event, due to suffering from a fever, so the match was made a six-man tag-team match, without Hikuleo. Despite this, Hikuleo appeared at the event in the corner of Bullet Club. Despite interfering in the match, Bullet Club was defeated by Sting, Allin, and Takagi at the event. In September, Hikuleo made his return to Japan at
NJPW Burning Spirit teaming with
Kenta and
Taiji Ishimori to defeat
Togi Makabe,
Tomoaki Honma and
Kushida. Later in the Burning Spirit tour on September 25, Hikuleo betrayed
Bullet Club by attacking Jay White and siding with Tama Tonga, turning face and joining the Guerillas of Destiny stable with his brothers Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa along with
Jado. On January 4, 2023, at
Wrestle Kingdom 17, Hikuleo competed in the
New Japan Rambo match, but failed to last till the final 4. After the event, Jay White challenged Hikuleo to a "Loser Leaves Japan Match", which took place in February at
The New Beginning in Osaka, where Hikuleo defeated White, expelling him from Japan. In May 2023, at
Wrestling Dontaku, Hikuleo defeated Kenta to win the
Strong Openweight Championship, his first championship in NJPW. He would lose the title back to Kenta 18 days later, at
Resurgence. In July, Hikuleo entered his first
G1 Climax tournament, where he would compete in the A Block. Hikuleo finished his tournament campaign with 8 points, with a win over
Shota Umino in the final match of the block, causing him to be the runner up in his block and thus advancing to the quarter-finals. In the quarterfinal round, Hikuleo lost to eventual tournament winner
Tetsuya Naito, eliminating him from the tournament. On October 9 at
Destruction in Ryogoku, Hikuleo and Phantasmo defeated
Bullet Club War Dogs (
Alex Coughlin and
Gabe Kidd) to become the new champions and the first wrestler to hold the Strong Openweight and
Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships. From November 25 until December 6, Hikuleo and Phantasmo took part in the 2023 World Tag League, where they won their block with a record of five wins and two losses, advancing to the semifinals of the tournament. On December 8, Hikuleo and Phantasmo defeated
Mikey Nicholls and
Shane Haste in the semifinals and then were defeated by
Hirooki Goto and
Yoshi-Hashi, on December 10 in the finals of the World Tag League. Following the match,
Bishamon challenged Hikuleo and Phantasmo to a match, for both
IWGP and the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships in a Winner Takes All" match. On January 4, 2024, at
Wrestle Kingdom 18, Hikuleo and Phantasmo defeated Bishamon in a Winner takes all match to win the IWGP Tag Team Championship, where their Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship was also on the line. On February 11 at
The New Beginning in Osaka, Hikuleo and Phantasmo lost the IWGP Tag Team Championship to
Bullet Club (
Chase Owens and
Kenta), ending their reign at 38 days. On April 12 at
Windy City Riot, Hikuleo and Phantasmo lost the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship to
TMDK (
Mikey Nicholls and
Shane Haste) in a four corners match, before regaining them on May 11 at
Resurgence. Hikuleo wrestled his final match for NJPW on June 9, 2024 with El Phantasmo at
Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall, losing a match for the
IWGP Tag Team Championship and
Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship.
All Elite Wrestling (2021–2022) Hikuleo appeared in the crowd on Night 2 of
Fyter Fest in July 2021, watching the
IWGP United States Championship match between
Jon Moxley and
Lance Archer, thus making his
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) debut. After Archer's victory, Hikuleo entered the ring to have a stare-down with the victor, hinting at a future match between the two. The match was scheduled for the following week at
Fight for the Fallen, where Hikuleo, who was accompanied to the ring by his father
King Haku, lost to Archer. Hikuleo appeared on the August 11, 2021 episode of
AEW Dark, defeating Thad Brown. Hikuleo returned to AEW on the June 1, 2022 episode of
AEW Dynamite teaming with
Undisputed Elite members
The Young Bucks and
reDRagon to defeat
Jurassic Express,
Christian Cage,
Matt Hardy and
Darby Allin in a ten-man tag-team match.
Impact Wrestling (2021–2022) In summer 2021, Hikuleo began making appearances in another NJPW partner promotion in the United States,
Impact Wrestling. By autumn 2021, he was listed as a member of the Impact roster, and he,
Chris Bey, and
El Phantasmo established themselves as a U.S. based branch of Bullet Club in Impact Wrestling. Hikuleo teamed with Bey in his Impact debut, defeating
FinJuice at
Victory Road. On the October 21st episode of
Impact!, Hikuleo and Bey faced off in a #1 contendership match for the
Impact World Tag Team Championship, but the match ended in a no contest. Therefore, at
Bound for Glory, a three-way tag-team match was set up between the two teams and Tag Team Champions,
The Good Brothers with the titles on the line. At the event, The Good Brothers retained the championships. At
Turning Point in November, Bey and Hikuleo were once again unsuccessful in capturing the Impact World Tag Team Championships from The Good Brothers. Hikuleo returned to Impact Wrestling in November 2022 at
Emergence, teaming with Bullet Club stablemates to lose to
Honor No More in a
12-man tag team match.
WWE (2024–present) In July 2024, Fifita signed with
WWE and began training at the
Performance Center. Almost a year after, he had his first match before the June 13, 2025 episode of
SmackDown, defeating
Kit Wilson in a dark match. He debuted at
Night of Champions as
Tala Tonga, assisting
Solo Sikoa in defeating
Jacob Fatu for the
WWE United States Championship, establishing himself as a heel and joining
The Bloodline. On the July 4 episode of
SmackDown, his ring name was slightly changed to
Talla Tonga, while the Bloodline was rebranded to the MFT. He then made his formal televised in-ring debut on the August 1 episode of
SmackDown, the night before
SummerSlam, emerging victorious against
Jimmy Uso. == Personal life==