Tama Tonga has recently been in the news for being on the receiving end of a hefty fine from WWE after uploading unauthorized footage of a Smackdown rehearsal which violated company guidelines.
Until today, there had been no comments or confirmation from either party but Tonga took to X to acknowledge the fine:
"Thanks for joining the live. As addressed, yes I was fined - deserved. I knew better- a careless mistake. -Lesson learned. Take the hit and move on. Back to work."
Earlier in the day during his live stream on hinted at the fine, saying that he's in the doghouse and always there:
"I been in the doghouse my whole life. No getting out of the doghouse. Yeah, I’m moving like I’m in the doghouse always."
Thanks for joining the live.
As addressed, yes I was fined - deserved.
I knew better- a careless mistake. -Lesson learned.
Take the hit and move on.
Back to work.— Tama Tonga (@TamaTonga01) March 25, 2026
