Fale Simitaitoko
Bad Luck Fale in September 2015
|
|
| Birth name | Fale Simitaitoko |
|---|---|
| Born |
18 January 1982 Tonga |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Bad Luck Fale King Fale |
| Billed height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Billed weight | 150 kg (330 lb) |
| Billed from | Kingdom of Tonga |
| Trained by | Yuji Nagata |
| Debut | 4 April 2010 |
Fale Simitaitoko is a Tongan professional wrestler and former Rugby player. He currently works for New Japan Pro-Wrestling as Bad Luck Fale. He is a former one-time IWGP Intercontinental Champion and one-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion.
Simitaitoko was a rugby union player prior to him training and debuting for New Japan Pro Wrestling. He attended the strong rugby school of De La Salle College, Mangere East in Auckland, New Zealand and was a member of the 1st XV from 1999 to 2000, also making age grade rugby teams along the way. He then accepted scholarship to play rugby in Japan at Tokuyama University, alongside fellow New Zealander Sila Iona and Greame Brent where they attended from 2001 to 2005. From April 2006 to March 2008 he played for the Japanese rugby union team Fukuoka Sanix Blues. He would start training to become a professional wrestler in June 2009.
Simitaitoko, working under the ring name "King Fale", made his in-ring debut on 4 April 2010, when he was defeated by Manabu Nakanishi. Fale's earned his first win in New Japan just over a month after his debut, defeating Kyosuke Mikami. Fale and Super Strong Machine entered the 2010 G1 Tag League, finishing last in their block and overall with zero wins and zero points. Fale also took part in the 2010 J Sports Crown Openweight 6 Man Tag Tournament alongside Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson, making it to the second round before being eliminated. Fale later faced fellow young lion Hiromu Takahashi in a three match series, winning all of them.
...
Wikipedia