haha i remember meeting him as a lil kid a few days before the match against andre the giant. i asked him if wrestling is real and he slapped the back of my head and said " was that real?" lol
@aelhemzeezoo41566 жыл бұрын
TEEstrong S. Dude this is 5 years but i have to reply this comment, Good thing you didn't lose your nose
@tumeke43284 жыл бұрын
A real island way of explaining things is to demonstrate 😂
@jamesjhpereseking83684 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha fuckin oath 😂😂
@MusMasi4 жыл бұрын
lol such a pacific island way to answer that question.
@jikal9032 Жыл бұрын
He was 24 when he woke up from that slap too
@travencereedy72256 жыл бұрын
You know that physique is pure Taro and horsemeat no roids
@joselopez69905 жыл бұрын
Travence Reedy Samoan men are massive
@jeffcandise88894 жыл бұрын
@@joselopez6990 not samoan tongan. samoans don't eat horse
@joselopez69904 жыл бұрын
jeff candise I can’t tell the difference very much but thanks for the heads up
@trainmanification4 жыл бұрын
Lol ...gold
@Daybr3ak19914 жыл бұрын
Pacific people dont eat horse meat, more pigs and coxonuts and taros
@randolphsavage97607 жыл бұрын
It takes a brave man to say "Speak English" to Meng.
@theroguestudent2 жыл бұрын
And survive 😂😂😂
@dannyhipolito817 Жыл бұрын
Gene would’ve gotten his throat crushed
@N1120A Жыл бұрын
Even more brave when he's Haku ;-)
@hendriklarson9639 Жыл бұрын
Dont think so. Obviously he is very strong and a solid wrestler; but any decent boxer/ kickboxer would punch the shit out of him...
@bostonrailfan242710 ай бұрын
Gene had his respect, only those he respected could be allowed that honor of appearing to insult him like that
@jakethemuss310 жыл бұрын
Most dangerous man to ever step in a wrestling ring.
@mskafa71119 жыл бұрын
Brock Lesnar?
@greylynn-snakevenom113glc77 жыл бұрын
mskafa 7: Get outta here. you need 50 lashes with that silly comment.
@Nahhmah6 жыл бұрын
What made him dangerous? I just found this out
@kickinwithkaiza78545 жыл бұрын
Well that's only because you haven't jumped in there ay Jakey!?
@propane18515 жыл бұрын
Mean Gene?
@chaoticdays9 жыл бұрын
Universally considered the toughest man ever to step into a wrestling ring.
@jaytee32177 жыл бұрын
chaoticdays yep. I agree. My uncle used to be a bodyguard for Vince Mcmahon back in the 80s and he said the same thing.
@poisonoussins40707 жыл бұрын
Bullshit, Tyson once stepped in the ring.
@daw1627 жыл бұрын
Tyson could probably beat him in a straight boxing match. No rules, and Meng would kill him. And I love Tyson and can't stand all of the people who rag on him. Meng is heavier here than Lesnar was at HWT in the UFC, and can kick a foot and a half above his head. He'd fold Tyson up.
@mohemeemss38496 жыл бұрын
Bruh no one cares about tyson
@imjr8o86 жыл бұрын
Poisonous Sins dis guy would take tyson down easy n rain punches. But in a boxing match tyson would sleep him lol
@factfiend1000 Жыл бұрын
Whenever he's inducted into the HOF, he needs to give his induction speech in Tongan. I dare anyone to tell him no.
@user-eo7gl4yq2u Жыл бұрын
100 Per cent toko!!!
@brucejpio271210 ай бұрын
You right on point . Malo Aupito !
@stewartmcrae800710 ай бұрын
Yes I want to see triple h come up and tell him to wrap it up like he did to Flair as well
@jaytee321710 ай бұрын
@@stewartmcrae8007 yeah me too. Watch Triple H get put on his ass.
@bostonrailfan242710 ай бұрын
he would just as it’s in character and fans would love it..but he would be respectful and speak in English after his Tongan speech
@tasilijah8 жыл бұрын
I went to see Tonga (Haku) at Armageddon today. A true gentleman, and a passionate family man. Still a beast! He considers New Zealand his new home :)
@berryrangi28208 жыл бұрын
aotearoa rep rep :)
@malmotumotu52189 жыл бұрын
This is what he is saying in Tongan "Kai keu tokanga au ki ai,hufanga he fakatapu,pea ki he Tonga kotoa 'I 'Iulope(Europe) ni kae 'uma'aa 'a Pilitania(Britain) ni,ko e me'a na'e mai ai au ki heni,keu ha'u ki heni ke ma fetaulaki ai mo Graig Valentine,ko ia ai ko e 'uhinga 'oku taha pe,keu 'I heni kuo pau keu malohi pea teu toki foki ai ki Amelika(America) 'o tu'u hoku nima 'o hiki ki 'olunga." This is the English translation " I'm not worried,may you excuse me under any taboo,and to all the Tongans in Europe and also in Britain,the reason I was send here was to come and meet Graig Valentine(I think that's the name he is saying),that's why and that's the only reason,to be here,I have to win,then I will then return to America and stand my hand and lift it up " Please note that he is saying this with adrenaline tone,and may be that's why you might feel as if he is swearing,plus the Tongan pronounciation accent lol. please note that when he said ".....and stand my hand and lift it up"/''.....'o tu'u hoku nima 'o hiki ki 'olunga", is a slide mixed up in his sentence,but I think he was meant to say ''..... 'o tu'u 'o hiki hoku nima ki 'olunga", which in English it should say "....and stand and lift my hand up". My translation is pretty much the closest I can do.Also note the ''.....hufanga he fakatapu..",is the most polite way of addressing the crowd and listeners,which illustrate how respectful his speech as he doesnt wanna break any taboo. Hope it will help you Dr J Reefer.Please come to Tonga,and don't stay in a hotel,go to an island or a village,and you would understand our people, our culture,the tapu or taboo as they translate it to english.you would see the love and help you would get from this humble remote Island.
@ebonyroundass9 жыл бұрын
+malmotu motu hopefully there's more wrestler come from tonga....
@StrivedeLaLear8 жыл бұрын
+ebonyroundass There's plenty. In fact, Tama Tonga and Camacho are Haku's sons and they're a tag team in NJPW as part of the Bullet Club. Then there's Bad Luck Fale...
@jasonplayzlol38387 жыл бұрын
malmotu motu are you tongan to
@malmotumotu52187 жыл бұрын
Why jasonplayz lol?
@septimuspretorius2507 жыл бұрын
That was a magnificent explanation and translation. Thank you.
@davidapple80473 жыл бұрын
Haku/King Haku/Meng was always a class act, great showmanship and performer. Truly a legend. Thank you for entertaining us throughout the years.
@niall5797 Жыл бұрын
Haku/Meng was one of the best pro wrestlers I've ever seen in my 40 years of watching it on television..... A beast of a man ...
@JKTube11 жыл бұрын
He's so Tongan that his real first name IS Tonga. He's Tonga Uliuli Fifita.
@JohnWick-xk5mz4 жыл бұрын
👍😁☺🙏😎😷😷
@jikal9032 Жыл бұрын
They named the whole nation after him
@layziehorse729 жыл бұрын
haha haku wasnt playing at the end. had the interviewer shook
@nickdeacon2 ай бұрын
how you gonna disrespect mean gene like that
@xphaisalx6 жыл бұрын
Baddest man on the planet
@Velasca7 жыл бұрын
The man's fucking solid
@Siesar7611 жыл бұрын
Got to meet Haku in Orlando few years back at his niece graduation celebration.Very humble man and had some awesome convos.At the faikava...
@fidowtangitau33782 жыл бұрын
Haku proud tobe a Tongan
@oskorei1238 жыл бұрын
I would love to meet Meng, he's one of my favorite wrestlers ever. He had the best savate kick ever
@myflymkultra268 Жыл бұрын
Very charismatic guy, I can see how the Rock got his mannerisms
@crux33 Жыл бұрын
He is Tongan not even related to the rock! Nob fan moron
@Blairgutta19902 жыл бұрын
When don frye calls you terrifying abs frightening your a legit martial artist and a badass. Guy could headkick bigshow and Andre
@horsekfobster7823 Жыл бұрын
Yeah I thought the stories were exaggerations but then Don Frye vouched for him and I knew it was all 100% true. For anyone that doesn’t watch MMA, he’s one of the pioneers.
@docmoody6908 Жыл бұрын
Beast went 300 lbs, not fat. Thinking bigger guys like Tenta, Hakieem, even Studd & Andre had blubber. Haku and Barbarian were carved out of Granite.
@bostonrailfan242710 ай бұрын
only Tenta and Hakeem/OMG were fat big, the two giants were actually tall big as their bulk was matched by their musculature…Haku is like them in that he got bigger as he got older but had natural big musculature
@hardys19773 ай бұрын
andre the blubber
@elleeyvengeance6610 жыл бұрын
IF YOU'RE TONGAN , AND YOU WATCH THIS , YOU KNOW YOU WILL LMFAO LIKE I DID . KOIA PE MALO MALO LMFAOOOOOOO OMG HAHAHA
@tamasiitonga18664 жыл бұрын
Mei haeua tama interview haha malo
@mikeyriley89593 жыл бұрын
miss nWo ☽ What did he say GF
@jmua84508 жыл бұрын
Haku is one of the nicest guys you'd ever meet. But god help you if you piss him off.
@SuperGamewarrior1014 ай бұрын
Haku's legacy continues with his nephew Tama now in WWE and a member of the Bloodline
@shikuri31784 ай бұрын
And soon Tanga Loa, Hikuleo and Fale will join him and be the Bloodline G.o.D Backlash 2024 Update: Tanga Loa is now in The Bloodline
@descooke-dz4mg3 ай бұрын
Actually it's his son
@SuperGamewarrior1013 ай бұрын
@@descooke-dz4mg His adopted son and NEPHEW
@fasteddie41458 жыл бұрын
considered one of (if not the) toughest shoot fighter in wrestling.....
@Dan-bp3bb3 ай бұрын
00:42 I would have ran for my absolute life
@horsekfobster7823 Жыл бұрын
My dad was never into wrestling because he immigrated to America during the attitude era and Tonga is extremely Christian/conservative. I was able to get him into wrestling by showing him clips of Haku and Barbarian.
@bostonrailfan242710 ай бұрын
was he aware of how many were actually devout Christians? or that a bunch of the top stars are islanders(Samoan, Fijian, Hawaiian, and Tongan)?
@tristanirby6272 Жыл бұрын
Haku one of the only men who could put the fear in Andre The Giant
@H.K.52 ай бұрын
Andre would’ve been scared of Brock Lesnar like Big Show was.
@tristanirby62722 ай бұрын
@@H.K.5 I never heard of Big Show ever being scared of Brock Lesnar
@tulow56534 жыл бұрын
MATE MA’A TONGA 🇹🇴
@johnlangi16996 ай бұрын
As a Tongan, it’s crazy and refreshing to hear our language in such a platform as the now WWE. I hope the door that Haku opened brings more Tongan wrestlers to the business.
@wolfgangvonuce9803Ай бұрын
Uso I'm a Samoan and grew up following Haku he was my favourite as a kid! you're right,more Tongans need to be in WWE they will dominate everyone😂😂cheeehoooo
@StrivedeLaLear8 жыл бұрын
Gene quickly realized "OH NO...HAKU. I UH...shit."
@RatedJBR3 ай бұрын
came here after his another son Tanga Loa debuts in Backlash
@shikuri31783 ай бұрын
To be more precise his Biological Son. Tama Tonga is his adpotive son/nephew
@Farmerb19858 ай бұрын
Haku is his prim from Tonga were unstoppable force back in the day and nice Tongan accent from a ultimate badass
@Aokoebor4 ай бұрын
Now his kid is in WWE talk about full circle
@chrisdavey93046 ай бұрын
Hated him and Barb as a kid but now as an adult and reading their back stories, listening to their peers and watching things like this and their old matches again theyre my favourites
@guardian085273 жыл бұрын
Just got done watching the interview between Mean Gene and Meng/Haku leading up to his match against Wrath at Halloween Havoc 98. Basically this interview revisited but played up for more comedy.
@adamngakiri7 жыл бұрын
If you stop hopping me!!! Mālie toko!!
@Cloud-be6xj8 жыл бұрын
"If you stop hopping me." LMAO.
@ltmg9832 Жыл бұрын
One of the most feared wrestlers. Ask the wrestlers and they would mention his name. Even Dwayne Johnson says it as well in an interview and they’re in fact respectfully close.
@MGSBigBoss7710 жыл бұрын
Lol, Mean Gene usually takes no guff from wrestlers whenever they were interviewed by him. But Haku's backstage locker room reputation as one of the toughest guys around scares even Mean Gene to shut up and respect this man, lol this was awesome indeed! Haku was well known to be legitimately tough so its not hard to believe he got respect if people mistakenly got rude with him and he corrected them like this!
@hanndonfield91 Жыл бұрын
Dude this is planned they just go along with it haku and gene got on really well and loved working with each other watch some interviews
@guileniam11 ай бұрын
Doubt it dude is also one of the nicest wrestlers
@superheroalerts37614 жыл бұрын
LMAO this is epic, mean Gene Okerlund took umbrage to Haku talking in Tongan, demanded that he spoke english - got his wish - then immediately wished he'd revert back to Tongan 🤣🤣😂
@yungxsteel85936 жыл бұрын
Dude all the tongans moust have felt proud that day #MATEMAATONGA
@lexbeltran13545 жыл бұрын
Whatever you do, do not make Haku mad. This man is a one man wrecking crew😀😀😀
Man was a beast back in the day, now his sons are carrying on his legacy
@jjfromthebigland7814 жыл бұрын
I watched an interview mean gene did with haku and haku spoke tongan, Japanese and even threw in a little french for good measure. He never said a single word in English and mean Gene's reactions were priceless...
@bucketfan4life Жыл бұрын
Mean Gene: “Do you understand adios… ?” Haku(Meng): “… Adios?” Walks off. the ending killed me and i still laugh at it. xD
@JKTube11 жыл бұрын
It's a whole COUNTRY of badasses. They sent troops to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan and EVERY SINGLE ONE came home safe.
@jpozenel7 жыл бұрын
Jason Kreitzer You do know they're not fighting hand-to-hand over there?
@annarose27389 жыл бұрын
actually haku was very polite and nice. I doube he started any fights but he had a fast trigger temper. You did not want to fight haku. Trust everyone on that. If he had done the first mma I have no doubt he would have won it. Perry Saturn basically says this also. You didn not mess with him.
@martyc9098 жыл бұрын
I guess Eric Bischoff had the idea of Haku doing one of the first Ultimate Fighting tournaments and bringing the belt to WCW.
@tasilijah8 жыл бұрын
+Anna Rose i met haku for the first time last week at armageddon... a very humbling experience to say the least! he is a family man first and foremost. i do not recommend anyone cross him him at all... not even for kicks. he is a real life bad ass.
@toomuch97626 жыл бұрын
He actually has a background in martial arts and sumo wrestling. The guy is still wrestling to this day. He is one of the few legit badass killers
@RangoTheMercenary23 күн бұрын
He has a good sense of humor. I love that they would cut a similar promo in WCW years later.
@louenamoala82173 жыл бұрын
go haku mate ma'ma tonga 🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴
@_dsn6714 ай бұрын
If Haku wants to speak Tongan, shut your mouth and let him.
@signoresantinoburnett1169 Жыл бұрын
He always yelled at Haku when he spoke Tongan in his interviews...lol.
@brandonski1 Жыл бұрын
Haku is the cutest tough guy.
@GoGetYourShinebox Жыл бұрын
Cute like a teddy bear but will rip you apart like a grizzly bear lol
@juniortaylor628810 жыл бұрын
If he spoke good English Haku would've made been a bigger star. I'm surprised I haven't seen any more Tongan wrestlers in the business.
@JohnWick-xk5mz4 жыл бұрын
@@BBBYpsi 👍😁☺🙏😷😷
@BBBYpsi4 жыл бұрын
@@JohnWick-xk5mz Not to mention all 3 of Haku's sons are in New Japan wrestling & big stars there. Also their cousin Fale is also in New Japan wrestling. Also Lei'D Tapa is Barbarians niece who has wrestled in TNA. By the way Camancho from the WWE is actually one of Haku's sons. They totally ruined him. Here is a video of them wrestling the Uso's besides camacho the other guy is actually sin cara. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGKXioyXZa-srtU
@Miguelizk00l9 жыл бұрын
Samoans and Tongans look like Puerto Ricans and Dominicans. I thought The Rock was puerto rican. I thought Haku's sons were Dominican. I thought Haku was Dominican as well. Lol Latinos and Polynesians stand up!!!
@jaks2much2009 жыл бұрын
There is a huge size difference between Polynesians and Latinos. Polys are alot bigger in muscle mass and height also alot darker almost black and the facial features are very well define, barbaric or Neanderthal like.
@americasmaker9 жыл бұрын
Miguelizk00l I'm from the south so I just always thought they were light skinned African Americans as a young kid lmaoo, esp Afa and Sika. If you do research you will find out that there were some Polynesians living in the Americas prior to the "discovery". I've also noticed that a lot of Hispanics and even some African Americans have Polynesian DNA in their ancestry results.
@moanapele73218 жыл бұрын
+Miguelizk00l Dont ever put us in the same category w Latinos tf
@americasmaker8 жыл бұрын
***** It's called doing research nigga lmaoo the fuck all you have to do is type in the words" polynesians were native to the americas", look at some of those olmec heads, they were clearly some type of pacific islanders, look up easter islanders
@americasmaker8 жыл бұрын
Jay Tee wanna bet
@petuunga20992 жыл бұрын
Well i m Tongan but last part was fire🔥🔥🔥
@Apollodidyourmom Жыл бұрын
King Tonga! ❤
@michaelconner81405 жыл бұрын
One guy you never want to cross on the streets a day in your life
@MsLexus20052 жыл бұрын
Right here, right now... to you
@mikeklassic78 Жыл бұрын
"we're on tv here...U gotta speak English!"😂 Lol
@jakebear19077 жыл бұрын
his arms are bigger than his own head
@johnluani53008 жыл бұрын
King Haku hella beast back in the days #DisTonga
@sheldondillon2 ай бұрын
Being a Cree Nehiyaw from Canada, I understood everything Haku said. We all speak Mother Nature's language.
@rassaneybattiese69322 жыл бұрын
Talk to me like that. And I’ll do anything you say.
@DougieDonuts4572 жыл бұрын
Nobody ever fucked with mean gene at work because haku had his back in wwf and in wcw
@ratedr9005 жыл бұрын
Haku would have been a sick rugby player.
@Meng4Now5 жыл бұрын
He and Barbarian actually played rugby when they were kids and in high school, before sumo & pro wrestling took them on a different path, but you're right, he would've been.
@ratedr9005 жыл бұрын
@@Meng4Now yea, I meant professional. And for Tonga in the world cup.
@Meng4Now5 жыл бұрын
@@ratedr900 Now, THAT would be interesting. If he could avoid being penalized for being too rough with the other team lol
@ratedr9005 жыл бұрын
@@Meng4Now Right! Throwing massive stiff arms and chopping defenders.
@batteytehoukamau996210 ай бұрын
Right here, right now………to you
@svfox8 жыл бұрын
Notice no fan ever even tried to get into the ring during a Haku match.........I doubt the would have even touched them cause he was actually pretty nice. Unless you insulted him.
@GoGetYourShinebox Жыл бұрын
I don't think at the time the fans were aware of how badass Haku really was
@Kongman45472 жыл бұрын
0:42 😂😂😂
@geekymetalhead51122 ай бұрын
Mean gene pulled an uncle ruckus 😂 thinking "I apologize for my outburst"
@soanepousini92986 жыл бұрын
the Haku is so funny
@fahinalikiliki36735 жыл бұрын
LMFAO tongan people watching this:😂😆😆
@1madinjun4 жыл бұрын
Haku in pastel tights: Nobody:
@Gargoyle_75Ай бұрын
Haku: You’ve got nice teeth. Sure you want to interrupt more?
@exv0928 жыл бұрын
Mean Gene would fuck Haku up in an instant!
@Lkdigitalmedia9408 жыл бұрын
not even
@BBBYpsi7 жыл бұрын
Mean Gene walked away with 5 lbs of shit in his pants when Haku threatened him.
@charlesz85496 жыл бұрын
Well there was that story of Gene fucking Scott Steiner back in the early 90s
@MrTimnaik10 жыл бұрын
That was awesome. ma'ate ma Tonga!
@anahausia35525 жыл бұрын
Ayyyyyy🇹🇴
@theresalong27673 ай бұрын
Haku is very proud of his 2 sons, Guerrillas Of Destiny joining The Bloodline in WWE.
@joshsturmfels9067 Жыл бұрын
Yall watching this with subtitles is really fun.
@TheTnitz11 жыл бұрын
Is he Tongan???My gosh and he speaks the language???Wooowwww.Gud on you mannnn.
@iamacaveman76533 жыл бұрын
King Haku!
@michaelreilly710611 ай бұрын
Gene should have just waited till Haku finished and said ‘that was beautiful, now back to ringside!’
@rizeup2386 жыл бұрын
Best 57 seconds ever
@vaketupou27136 жыл бұрын
He pretty much paved the way for some of the up and coming Polynesian wrestlers Malo e ngaue toko
@neoberi26112 жыл бұрын
There were Pacific Islander wrestlers that were famous years before Haku debuted like Superfly Jimmy Snuka, Peter Maivia, the Wild Samoans etc
@Jarrid44446 жыл бұрын
4 corners of the earth
@RaYmst61911 жыл бұрын
This guy is the man hahah. MATE MA'A TONGA
@mrd200985 жыл бұрын
"If you stop-hopping me [...]" !
@WillisMacrilis Жыл бұрын
Toughest most feared and respected and loved amongst his peers, specially from Harley Race another feared toughest and most feared wrestler amongst peers too, the fighting stories out of the ring are those two beats Harley Race and my uncle Meng(King Haku) they will never make em like those two ever again
@fivebearrugs6 жыл бұрын
Haku vs. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine in 1991...I wonder what the results of those matches were.
@extremekurt2 жыл бұрын
Haku the great
@Careerender Жыл бұрын
He makes “tough” consider another profession.
@RatedJBR4 ай бұрын
he spoke Tongan, and then switched to English. 😅
@user-lg1dx6fy6f Жыл бұрын
Mean Gene is no fool.
@Tapdat6835 ай бұрын
No other humans with DNA like the Pacific islanders especially Samoans and Tongans ....there gene DNA 🧬 is like no other in the world ...yes there are. Bigger men then most but nothing like a solid islander
@ITSHIM1294Ай бұрын
Just let him speak Tongan if you wanna make it outta the building 😂
@mapleleafhitman1796 Жыл бұрын
0:43 HUGE MISTAKE GENE BUT EXTREMELY LUCKY
@abhijithku37425 жыл бұрын
Mean Gene was shook 😂
@6hundred6ixty6ix4 ай бұрын
Haku speaks Tongan! WOW! I'm shocked!
@CatsClaw442 ай бұрын
Even Gene apologized immediately to Haku and then started making excuses. 😂
@kev676MMT Жыл бұрын
To atu tok'oua! Neongo oku ikai ke iloa e tau kakai... Ko koe na ke hanga o hiki tautolu o iloa I mamani! Ofa lahi atu ka koe mo ho famili! 676 mmt ki ai toko 🇹🇴