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Hikuleo's WWE agreement confirmed

Added 2024-07-19 21:57:24 +0000 UTC

A NJPW veteran and common sense hiring has been confirmed to Fightful Select.

Hikuleo finished up with New Japan Pro Wrestling a month ago, dropping the NJPW Strong Tag Team Titles. Hikuleo hasn’t been seen since, and was heavily implied as leaving the company. Fightful had previously reported that his deal was up in June, and was expected to leave the company.

Hikuelo was widely expected to join WWE as his brothers Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa did in the previous months. WWE sources this week confirmed that to be the case and said that Hikuleo has joined the company, but no start date was clarified to Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp.

Fightful reported in January 2023 that WWE were interested in Haku’s sons, which Hikuleo later confirmed to Fightful in an interview. However, Vince McMahon forcing his way back into the company and an impending merger caused an informal hiring freeze, and Hikuleo re-signed with WWE for a year.