WWE Reportedly Slaps Tama Tonga With 'Significant' Fine Due To Rehearsal Video Post
Former two-time WWE Tag Team Champion Tama Tonga is in hot water after posting a rehearsal video from last week's "WWE SmackDown."
Tama Tonga approaches the ring for action on "WWE SmackDown" - WWE The concept of keeping the magical essence of wrestling's foundation sacred and hidden from the public eye is the name of the game, although it's hard to do nowadays, with social media and documentaries like "WWE Unreal. " However, it appears Tama Tonga is living up to this "Bad Boy" persona amongst WWE officials after recording then posting rehearsal footage ahead of the March 13 episode of "WWE SmackDown" at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Andrew Zarian, who first posted this news story on X [formerly known as Twitter], noted that the former two-time WWE Tag Team Champion was slapped with a "significant fine" for his post: "Word going around at SmackDown is that Tama Tonga was fined by WWE for posting a video of rehearsals last week.
Was told it was significant of a fine. WWE has an unwritten rule about not recording/posting during rehearsal. " Word going around at SmackDown is that Tama Tonga was fined by WWE for posting a video of rehearsals last week.
Was told it was significant of a fine. WWE has an unwritten rule about not recording/posting during rehearsal. ā Andrew Zarian (@AndrewZarian) March 20, 2026 Though Tonga took the original video down, a fan was able to retrieve it.
They re-posted the 29 second video. In it, you can see the former Bullet Club member shooting the aisle that leads down towards the ring. Several Superstars are hanging around the ring and outside of it, including the now three-time Undisputed WWE Champion, Cody Rhodes.