Toa Liona
| Toa Liona | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Liona at All In | |
| Born | January 30, 1991 San Jose, California |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Toa Liona |
| Billed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Billed weight | 301 lb (137 kg) |
| Billed from | Samoa |
| Trained by | Rikishi |
| Debut | 2020 |
Bruce Orlando Leaupepe (born January 30, 1991) is an American professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and for their sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) under the ring name Toa Liona. He is one-half of the Gates of Agony tag team.
Professional wrestling career
[change | change source]All Elite Wrestling
[change | change source]On the October 25, 2021 episode of Dark: Elevation, Liona made his debut for All Elite Wrestling (AEW), teaming with Mike Reed and losing to FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood).[1] On the December 28 episode of Dark, Liona made his single debut in a loss to The Blade.[2]
On April 1, 2022, Liona joined Tully Blanchard's tag team Gates of Agony alongside Kaun.[3] At AEW Battle Of The Belts IV, Gates of Agony challenged FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) for the ROH World Tag Team Championship but were unsuccessful.[4] At Final Battle, The Embassy (Brian Cage and Gates of Agony (Kaun and Toa Liona)) defeated Dalton Castle and The Boys (Brandon and Brent Tate) to win the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships.[5]
On the July 21, 2023 episode of Rampage, Liona participated in the Royal Rampage to determine the number one contender for the AEW TNT Championship but the match was won by Darby Allin.[6] At Grand Slam, Mogul Embassy lost the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships to The Elite (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, and "Hangman" Adam Page).[7]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "AEW Dark: Elevation Spoilers For 10/25 (Taped On 10/23)". Fightful. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- ↑ "12/28 AEW Dark results: Starr's review of Joey Janela vs. Sonny Kiss in a No Rules match, Bear Country vs. The Acclaimed, Anthony Greene vs. Tony Nese, Wardlow vs. Casanova, KiLynn King vs. The Bunny, Reka Tehaka vs. Anna Jay, Shawna Reed vs. Diamante, Skye Blue vs. Ashley D'Amboise, The Blade vs. Toa Liona". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- ↑ "4/1 ROH Supercard of Honor results: Powell's live review of Bandido vs. Jonathan Gresham for the undisputed ROH Championship, The Briscoes vs. FTR for the ROH Tag Titles, Rhett Titus vs. Minoru Suzuki for the ROH TV Title, Josh Woods vs. Wheeler Yuta for the ROH Pure Rules Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- ↑ "10/7 AEW Battle of the Belts IV results: McGuire's review of Pac vs. Trent Beretta for the AEW All-Atlantic Title, Jade Cargill vs. Willow Nightingale for the TBS Title, FTR vs. Gates of Agony for the ROH Tag Team Titles". Fightful. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- ↑ "ROH Final Battle results: Powell's live review of FTR vs. The Briscoes in a Double Dog Collar match for the ROH Tag Team Titles, Chris Jericho vs. Claudio Castagnoli for the ROH Championship, Mercedes Martinez vs. Athena for the ROH Women's Title, Daniel Garcia vs. Wheeler Yuta for the ROH Pure Rules Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Rampage (7/21/2023) Results: Royal Rampage, Acclaimed & Daddy Ass vs QTV, TBS Title Bout & More". Fightful. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Rampage results (9/22): Murphy's review of Sting and Darby Allin vs. Christian Cage and Luchasaurus, AEW Trios and ROH Six-Man Tag Titles matches, four-way tag for a shot at the ROH Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
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