Tonga Loa has opened up about his WWE departure, while also expressing happiness over his father Haku returning to the company.
Loa was released by WWE in May alongside JC Mateo, who has since returned to using his former ring name, Jeff Cobb.
Following Loa’s departure, Haku returned to WWE and became involved with his other sons, Tama Tonga and Talla Tonga, serving as their manager. Loa recently discussed his exit from the company, his father’s return, and other topics during a virtual signing appearance for K&S WrestleFest.
You can check out some highlights from the virtual signing below:
On his WWE exit: “How I conducted myself up there, I feel like it wasn’t personal.”
On his two runs with the company: “I enjoyed ‘em both. This time, I enjoyed it more because I was sober… What was even better was I was there with Tama (Tonga) and Talla (Tonga). Even though we got to wrestle in Japan a little bit, we didn’t get to wrestle with Talla that much. But then, when we were all over with WWE and Talla was finally on the main roster, it was fun. It was just nice to work with them and get to travel.”
On if he knew why he was let go: “Nah. I’m just really happy that our dad is up there now...