Tama Tonga achieved something unique in his in-ring debut at WWE Backlash 2024.
Tama Tonga made his in-ring debut at WWE Backlash in a Street Fight match. Actually, Tama Tonga and Solo Sikoa of The Bloodline were supposed to face Kevin Owens and Randy Orton in a tag team match. But two teams brawled before the bell even rang and Security and other WWE personnel came out to try to break it up.
Then, SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis turned this match into a Street Fight. Owens was a second away from winning the match for his team when Tanga Loa pulled the referee outside the ring. Loa then attacked KO and Orton with the steel steps. It allowed Sikoa to capitalize and hit the Samoan Spike on Owens for the victory.
According to WWE Stats & Info on X (formerly Twitter), Tama Tonga made history when Nick Aldis changed the match to a Street Fight. Tonga is the third WWE Superstar in history to make his in-ring debut in a Street Fight behind Jesús in 2004 and Dominik Mysterio in 2020.