Major reason why Tonga Loa was excluded from the Bloodline match at WWE Crown Jewel explained by WCW veteran
Tonga Loa was not in action for the new Bloodline in the six-man tag team match at WWE Crown Jewel. WCW veteran Glenn Gilbertti, famously known as Disco Inferno, offered an explanation as to why The Infamous was not included in the high-profile match.
Loa was brought back by WWE at Backlash France when he helped Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga beat Kevin Owens and Randy Orton. He previously worked in WWE as Camacho till 2014 before making a name for himself at NJPW as Tanga Loa.
In a recent episode of the Keepin' It 100 podcast, Glenn Gilbertti was asked by a fan about his thoughts on Tonga Loa and if WWE regretted bringing him back. The fan added that he was baffled that Loa wasn't part of the six-man tag team match.
Well, Gilbertti had a simple answer:
"Who are you gonna take out of the match if you have three of the four guys? You're going to have Jacob in the match. You know you're gonna have one of the two tag team guys in the match. I mean, like I don't know. What does he expect? He's gotta be the one subtraction." [0:50 - 1:10]
Many believe that out of the four members of The Bloodline, Tonga Loa is probably at the bottom of the pecking order. Nevertheless, Loa will be in the WarGames Match against The OG Bloodline at Survivor Series in Vancouver, Canada later this month.
Tonga Loa introduces new finisher at a recent WWE Live Event
Since debuting as Tonga Loa back in May, The Infamous has not had a chance to wrestle a lot of matches. Loa has not performed his finisher, which was called "Apesh*t," a variation of the Rikishi Driver used by him at NJPW.
In the video below, The Bloodline showed off his new finisher, a Hammerlock Lariat, in a match against The Street Profits. It was a tag team match at a live event in England, with Loa getting the win after hitting Montez Ford with his new finishing move.
When he was Camacho during his first stint in WWE, Loa's finisher was a simple DDT, with the Samoan Drop as his signature maneuver.