Karl Anderson: After Wrestle Kingdom 17, I Texted Triple H About Signing Tama Tonga To The WWE

Karl Anderson has always wanted his fellow Bullet Club brother in the WWE.

The world witnessed the debut of Tama Tonga in the WWE on the April 12 edition of Friday Night SmackDown where he took out Jimmy Uso and aligned himself with Solo Sikoa, the apparent new Tribal Chief.

During a conversation on Busted Open Radio, Bully Ray praised how perfect Tonga is for the WWE and this is what Karl Anderson, another OG Bullet Club leader had to say about him.

“Yes, yes. Look at him. I think he’s got the perfect look. I think he’s got exactly what WWE needs, wants. I think it’s great that Tama’s had 15 or 16 years, all in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, to come into WWE and show them that experience, and that he is ready for primetime. I think that it’s unlimited right now, for what Tama Tonga can pull off in the WWE, and I’m excited to watch. Just knowing that he was coming, last Friday, he had texted me and told me he was gonna show up in the city, he had no clue he was gonna debut that night, either, which is kind of WWE-style. They’ll bring you in, and then you gotta debut, and they told him he was debuting, and it was pretty fun to see, just watch my friend and brother go through the fact he knows he’s about to go on live, national television for the first time ever, really. I’m proud of him. I thought he knocked it out of the park. He looked amazing, which he always does. I think he’s ready. I think the world’s ready for Tama. I think the attitude, the way he is, he’s an opinionated guy, he’s a charismatic guy. He’s a bit insane [laughs], which is a part of kind of what we all need. I can’t wait to see. I’m so glad he’s in that Bloodline storyline because now he’s involved with the tippy-top guys. He’s got Paul Heyman right there, who’s always creatively the genius that he is. It doesn’t get much cooler, especially if you’re a Bullet Club fan and have followed it for so long,” Anderson said.

“After my Tokyo Dome match in 2023, which Triple H let me do. I re-signed with WWE, and I was still a champion in New Japan, and he still allowed me to go back and do two matches with New Japan Pro-Wrestling with no issue at all, but I remember texting Triple H and telling him, ‘Tama Tonga’s contract’s coming up. I think Tama’s a full-blown, a can’t-miss, if you ask me.’ He wrote back right away, and it took a year to get it done, but now he’s here,” Anderson said

Tonga made another impact on the April 19 edition of SmackDown where he bloodied Kevin Owens and crashed his car into the rental of Owens.

h/t from Fightful.

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