Tama Tonga and Jacob Fatu, previously and still unofficially known as the Islanders are a professional wrestling tag team currently signed with the WWE performing on the SmackDown brand as a sub-unit of The Bloodline.
[2] Sam Fatu (Tama) meanwhile, wrestled in the WWF in 1983–1984 as the Tonga Kid, eventually aiding Jimmy Snuka in his feud against Rowdy Roddy Piper.
Tama gave a flying headbutt to Tom Zenk on the arena floor as Bobby Heenan gloated over his new tag team.
While Haku lay on the mat during the match, Dynamite Kid of the British Bulldogs attempted a falling headbutt from the top rope; to help sell Haku as a tough wrestler and the Islanders as a championship-contending team, announcer Jesse Ventura immediately pointed out Dynamite Kid's mistake in mentioning, "Oh, no, you don't want to butt heads with these South Sea Island Boys."
In the weeks following the "dog-napping" incident, the Islanders and Heenan brought a leash to the ring and — to taunt their foes and build fan heat — would pantomime feeding and caressing a dog.
[5] "High Chief" Afi joined the tag team to make a trio for one episode of WWF Superstars of Wrestling, taped April 21, 1988 and aired on May 7, 1988.
[6] After a brief run in rival World Championship Wrestling as Meng, Haku would later return to the WWF in 2001 before leaving the newly renamed WWE by 2002.
The duo made their in-ring debut at Money in the Bank on July 6, in a six-man tag team match alongside Sikoa, defeating Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton and Kevin Owens.
[7] On the August 2 episode of SmackDown, Fatu and Tonga defeated DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) to win the WWE Tag Team Championship.
[9] At Bad Blood on October 5, Fatu and Sikoa lost to Reigns and Rhodes after interference from a returning Jimmy Uso, marking his first loss in WWE.
[10] At Crown Jewel on November 2, Fatu, Tonga and Sikoa defeated the original incarnation of The Bloodline (Reigns and The Usos) in a six-man tag team match.