Bruce Orlando Leaupepe (born January 30, 1991) is an American

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. He is currently signed to

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(AEW), where he performs under the ring name Toa Liona. He also wrestles for AEW's sister promotion,

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(ROH), where as a part of The Embassy, he is one-third of the current

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Professional wrestling career

Liona began wrestling on the

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and

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in 2020. On 23 October, he made his

debut on AEW Dark: Elevation, teaming with Mike Reed in a loss to FTR. On 24 October, he appeared on

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teaming with Bison XL, losing to 2point0. On 1 April 2022, Liona was named as one of

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's new clients, teaming with

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to form The Gates of Agony. The team defeated Shinobi Shadow Squad (

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and Eli Isom) at the event. On 25 May, Liona teamed with Juicy Finau in a

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match, losing to BUSSY. On 6 July Gates of Agony made their AEW Television debut on Rampage, defeating

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and

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. On July 23, 2022, at Death Before Dishonor, Prince Nana announced he had purchased Tully Blanchard Enterprises and reformed The Embassy, with Cage, Kaun and Liona. They would go on to defeat the team of

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, Blake Christian and

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during the preshow. At

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, The Embassy defeated

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and

The Boys Boys are young male humans. Boys or The Boys may also refer to: Film and television Films * ''The Boys'' (1962 British film), a courtroom drama by Sidney J. Furie * ''The Boys'' (1962 Finnish film), a war drama by Mikko Niskanen * ''Boys'' ( ...

, to win the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships. Gates of Agony suffered a loss to FTR at Battle of the Belts IV.

Personal life

Liona is of Samoan and Puerto Rican descent.

Championships and accomplishments

*Future Stars of Wrestling ** FSW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Juicy Finau *

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( 1 time, current) – with

Brian Cage Brian Christopher Button

and

References

External links

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