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Kemo
06-10-2024, 08:42 PM
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The Bloodline saga is far from over, as Solo Sikoa leads a new incarnation of the popular WWE stable. There is always room for more members in this stable built around family, and Hikuleo is on the way.

Earlier this year, it was reported NJPW star Hikuleo’s contract was set to expire in 2024. Following the NJPW Dominion event, many believed he had finished with the company, and that seems to be the case.

Cassidy Haynes of Bodyslam.net reports that Hikuleo’s final date with NJPW was June 9th, 2024, at Dominion. Sources within the company suggest he is headed to WWE, likely to join his family in the current Bloodline storyline.

The timing of Hikuleo's WWE TV debut is unknown, as Jacob Fatu, also expected to join the Bloodline storyline, has yet to make his official debut. Fatu's creative is being handled by a very close circle of people, including Paul Heyman and Roman Reigns.

Hikuleo has wrestled for AEW in the past, but it has been years since his last match with Tony Khan's company. His final AEW appearance was on January 6, 2022, in a match where he teamed with Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson against Christian Cage, Darby Allin, Jungle Boy, Luchasaurus, and Matt Hardy.

His final match in New Japan Pro-Wrestling took place on June 9, 2024, at NJPW Dominion in Osaka-Jo Hall, as part of the Best Of The Super Junior 31 Final event. In this IWGP Tag Team Title and NJPW STRONG Openweight Tag Team Title Four-Way Elimination Tornado match, TMDK defeated Chase Owens and KENTA of Bullet Club, El Phantasmo and Hikuleo of Guerrillas Of Destiny, and Bishamon.

Hikuleo is the younger brother of current WWE Superstar Tama Tonga and the son of WWE legend Haku, known as Meng in WCW. It would make sense to see him in the Bloodline story, as they continue evolving past Roman Reigns' historic title run.