Guerrillas of Destiny
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The Guerrillas of Destiny, sometimes shortened to G.O.D., is a professional wrestling stable currently performing in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and WWE. The New Japan Pro Wrestling side consists of Hikuleo, El Phantasmo and their manager Jado, but originally featured Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa, who are now signed with the WWE performing on the SmackDown brand as a sub-unit of The Bloodline. Tonga and Loa originally began wrestling together in 2008 under the team name Sons of Tonga, a reference to their father, professional wrestler Tonga Fifita. After a seven-year break, the team reunited in March 2016, when Loa joined Tonga in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where they are a record seven-time IWGP Tag Team Champions.
Guerrillas of Destiny | |
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Stable | |
Members | See below |
Name(s) | BC Firing Squad Guerrillas of Destiny Sons of Tonga[1] |
Billed heights | Tonga: 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] Loa: 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] |
Combined billed weight | 195 kg (430 lb)[2][3] |
Billed from | Tonga |
Years active | 2008–2009 2016–present |
Trainer | Bubba Ray Dudley[4] D-Von Dudley[4] Ricky Santana[4] Tonga Fifita[4] |
From 2016 to 2022, they were members of the Bullet Club stable, they are the former three-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions with various Bullet Club teammates. In March 2022, during the New Japan Cup; Tonga, Loa, and Jado were removed from Bullet Club and the Guerrillas of Destiny became a stable in NJPW with Jado joining the group. They also appear in the U.S. based promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) and Impact Wrestling, where they are former ROH World Tag Team Champions, making them overall eight-time World Tag Team Champions between NJPW and ROH. Sons of Tonga reunited at Backlash France in 2024, joining The Bloodline stable.