The Faces of Fear | |
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Tag team | |
Members |
The Barbarian Haku / Meng |
Heights | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) – Barbarian 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) – Haku/Meng |
Combined weight |
608 lb (276 kg) |
Debut | 1990 |
Disbanded | 1998 |
Years active | 1990–1998 |
Promotions |
NJPW SWS WCW WWF |
The Faces of Fear was the professional wrestling tag team of Sione Vailahi and Uliuli Fifita. Vailahi wrestled as The Barbarian, and Fifita wrestled as Haku in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and Meng in World Championship Wrestling (WCW). They appeared together several times in the WWF as part of The Heenan Family, a heel stable. In WCW, they teamed together regularly as members of the Dungeon of Doom. They appeared on several WCW pay-per-view events but did not receive a push from the promotion and were unsuccessful in their matches for the WCW World Tag Team Championship. The team split up after The Barbarian turned on Meng.
The Barbarian and Haku began teaming in the WWF as early as 1990, as they were both managed by Bobby Heenan. They feuded with The Big Bossman, interfering in several of his matches to attack him. They made their only pay-per-view appearance with the WWF at WrestleMania VII, where they lost to The Rockers. They also appeared on several episodes of WWF Prime Time Wrestling in 1991. They faced the Legion of Doom on April 15 but lost when Haku accidentally kicked The Barbarian. The team's miscommunication was a problem again on the July 22 episode when The Barbarian accidentally kicked Haku in a match against The Bushwhackers, causing Haku to get pinned. The Barbarian and Haku were successful the following week, however, when they defeated Sato and Mr. Fuji. The pair left the WWF, but they later teamed in New Japan Pro Wrestling. They challenged The Hell Raisers for the IWGP Tag Team Championship but were unable to win the belts.