According to Andrew Zarian of Mat Men, WWE’s Tama Tonga has been fined for breeching WWE policy.
“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,” he reported.
Word is Tonga posted the footage on his Instagram account which was in violation of WWE social media guidelines.
In response to the news, Tonga posted this on X:
😬
— Tama Tonga (@TamaTonga01) March 20, 2026
Some fans responded with:
@TripleH
Seriously? You force your wrestlers to participate in a reality TV show they have all made perfectly clear they don’t want to be on UnReal but you fine Tama Tonga for posting a video of an empty area?You are lost in the sauce dude. What happened to you?
— Snowcat Tish (@SnowcatTish) March 21, 2026
Rules are rules, but for what it’s worth @WWE#WWEUnreal close-up scenes have done far more showing behind the curtain, than the brief rehearsal video from a distance. On a totally separate note, @TamaTonga01 is my absolute fave and deserves every success. He rocks 🤙
— NightFlier (@NytFlyr) March 21, 2026
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