Tonga Loa has opened up about his release from WWE, saying he is “a little envious” about no longer being on the road alongside his father, Haku, who recently returned to the company.
Loa made the comments during a virtual signing for K & S WrestleFest, where he reflected on his second stint with WWE and the circumstances surrounding his exit. According to Fightful, Loa said he enjoyed his second run with the company before being let go after roughly a year back under the WWE umbrella.
During that run, Loa won the WWE Tag Team Championship alongside his brother, Tama Tonga, a highlight he pointed to as one of the standout moments of his time back with the promotion. The title victory marked a career achievement for the pair as a tag team before Loa’s subsequent departure from the company.
Despite the release, Loa made clear that his feelings toward WWE and his family’s continued presence there are not bitter. Speaking on his father’s return to the company, Loa said he is glad Haku is back with WWE, even as he acknowledged a sense of envy about not being able to share the road with him in that capacity anymore.
The comments offer a rare, candid look at how a recently released performer is processing both the professional disappointment of a release and the personal dynamic of watching a family member remain active within the same company. Haku, a longtime figure in professional wrestling and the father of both Tonga Loa and Tama Tonga, has returned to WWE, though the specific nature and scope of that return were not detailed in the available reports.
No further details have been provided regarding the circumstances of Tonga Loa’s release or any future plans for him within professional wrestling. Tama Tonga’s current status with WWE following his brother’s departure was also not addressed in the available reporting.
