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Samuel Larry Anoaʻi Fatu〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/t/tama.html )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.bodyslamming.com/other/tongakid.html )〕 (born October 11, 1965) is a professional wrestler best known under the name of The Tonga Kid or Tama. ==Professional wrestling career== During his career Fatu has wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation, American Wrestling Association, World Class Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling.〔 Fatu debuted as a professional wrestler in 1983,〔 after being trained by the Wild Samoans.〔 In 1984, he debuted in the WWF as The Tonga Kid. Billed as the cousin of Superfly Jimmy Snuka, he entered into a feud with Snuka's rival Roddy Piper. In late 1986, he teamed with Tonga Fifita, who was wrestling under the name King Tonga.〔 Fatu was renamed to Tama, while Fifita was renamed to Haku. Together, they were christened The Islanders.〔〔 After a long time of failing to gain the interest of fans, they became villains in April 1987 after attacking The Can-Am Connection during a match. They were now managed by Bobby Heenan.〔 In October, they began a feud with Strike Force, the WWF Tag Team Champions, but were unable to win the titles, despite having several attempts.〔 In early December 1987, the Islanders were disqualified from a match with the British Bulldogs when they kidnapped the Bulldogs' dog, Matilda.〔 The Islanders were indefinitely suspended in the storyline until Matilda was found.〔 From late January 1988 until early February, the Islanders were consistently beaten by the British Bulldogs.〔 At a Saturday Night's Main Event on March 7, they beat the Killer Bees, a tag team consisting of Brian Blair and Jim Brunzell. At Wrestlemania 4, the Islanders, with Bobby Heenan, defeated the Bulldogs and Koko B. Ware, with Matilda.〔 On April 21, Heenan introduced Siva Afi as the newest member of the group, but Afi never made another appearance with the Islanders. Fatu then left the WWF. Fatu joined the National Wrestling Alliance, as a part of the Samoan Swat Team, wrestling as Samoan Savage. During his career, he was the youngest man ever to headline a wrestling show at Madison Square Garden.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Shoot with Tonga Kid )〕 He remained active until 1992. Fatu went on to work with brother Solofa Fatu in his promotion Nu-Wrestling Evolution. Fatu appeared as the Tonga Kid in the opening scene of the 1986 film ''Highlander'', where he was involved in a six-man tag team match with Greg Gagne and Jim Brunzell against The Fabulous Freebirds at Madison Square Garden. He also starred as "Tonga Tom" in the 1987 wrestling film ''Body Slam'', along with Dirk Benedict and Roddy Piper.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/wildsamoans )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/tonga-kid/1835178/main )〕 In 2007, Fatu once again wrestled as "The Tonga Kid", working with BAW Championship Wrestling, in a match with D'Lo Brown.〔 Fatu is presumed to be retired, as his last match on record occurred on August 19, 2011, against Johnny Plinko.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=139&page=4 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sam Fatu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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