Camacho (wrestler)

Camacho
Birth name Tevita Fifita
Born May 7, 1983
Kissimmee, Florida[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Camacho[1][1]
Donny Marlow
Agent T[1]
Tonga[1]
Tevita Fifita
Mica
Billed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1][1]
Billed weight 230 lb (100 kg)[1][1]
Billed from Honolulu, Hawaii
Juárez, Mexico[1]
Trained by Devon Hughes[1]
Mark LoMonaco
Florida Championship Wrestling[1]
Debut 2008[1]

Tevita Fifita[1] (born May 7, 1983) is a Tongan-American professional wrestler currently signed with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name Mica. He is best known for working for WWE under the name Camacho between 2011 and 2014. He previously worked in WWE's developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling, under the name Donny Marlow where he was a one-time FCW Florida Tag Team Champion with CJ Parker.

Early years

Born in Kissimmee, Florida, Fifita attended the University of Texas at El Paso [UTEP], where he played football as a defensive end.[1] And graduated with a degree in Liberal Arts with major in Communications Electronic Media and minor in criminal justice.

Professional wrestling career

World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE

Developmental territory (2009–2011)

Hunico and Camacho in April 2012

On February 10, 2009, Fifita signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment and was assigned to its developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) as "Tonga".[1] In March, he became known as Agent T., as part of Washington's Secret Service stable alongside Agent D. and Agent C,[2] He later changed his name to Donny Marlow. On July 21, 2011, Marlow and C.J. Parker defeated Calvin Raines and Big E. Langston to win the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship. On November 3, Marlow and Parker lost the Tag Team Championship to Brad Maddox and Briley Pierce.

Alliance with Hunico (2011–2013)

Hunico and Camacho in November 2013

On the December 15, 2011 episode of Superstars, Fifita came to the ring as the new enforcer of Hunico,[1][3] and his new ring name was revealed as Camacho.[4] Hunico and Camacho first teamed together on the April 26 episode of Superstars where they beat the Usos.[5] Camacho made his pay-per-view debut at Over The Limit, where he was defeated by Ryback in a singles match.[6] Camacho began appearing again on WWE's developmental territory, the former FCW, which had been rebranded into NXT Wrestling;[7] He made his NXT debut on the third episode of the rebooted WWE NXT, first losing to Seth Rollins but emerging victorious later that episode in a six-man tag match while teaming with Hunico and Michael McGillicutty against Rollins, Bo Dallas and Tyson Kidd.[8] On the next episode of NXT, Camacho defeated Kidd in a singles match following a distraction from McGillicutty.[9] In the pre-show of Money in the Bank, he and Hunico lost to the WWE Tag Team Champions, Kofi Kingston and R-Truth in a non-title match.[10] At Raw 1,000, Camacho, along with Hunico and four other wrestlers attempted to ambush Kane to make a statement, but The Undertaker's return resulted in the Brothers of Destruction disposing of all six would-be attackers.[11] With Hunico out injured, Camacho continued to compete on NXT; after a $5,000 bounty was promised to anyone who could put Big E Langston "on the shelf"; Camacho attempted to claim the bounty in late-2012 so that he could "get Hunico out of Mexico", but he was squashed by Langston.[12][13] On April 4, 2013, Camacho reunited with Hunico at the WrestleMania Axxess live event.[14]

Singles competition (2013–2014)

On the November 6, 2013 episode of Main Event he and Hunico made their first televised tag team match since July 2012, losing to The Usos. He and Hunico then started a feud against The Ascension, defeating them in a non-title match, but were then defeated in a championship match. Once Hunico started portraying Sin Cara again, Camacho started to wrestle solo on NXT and scored a rare victory over the returning Oliver Grey at the March 13 television tapings.[15] His last feud in WWE was with Adam Rose on NXT, which began when he attacked one of Rose's followers after a match and ended at NXT TakeOver when Camacho lost to Rose.[16][17] On June 12, 2014, Camacho was released from his contract.[18]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2015–present)

On February 16, 2015, Fifita participated at Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's One Night Only Gut Check, where he won a tournament to earn a spot in the company. On March 15, 2015, Fifita, under the ringname of Mica and announcing himself as the son of Haku, made his debut at Impact Wrestling as a member of The Rising, a stable consisting of himself, Eli Drake, and Drew Galloway. on the April 24 edition of Impact, Mica defeated Kenny King after the match The BDC beat down the members of The Rising.

Personal life

Fifita is a second generation professional wrestler; his father Haku was a professional wrestler. His adopted brother Tama Tonga, who currently works for New Japan Pro Wrestling, is also a wrestler.

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

References

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  21. ↑ Trionfo, Richard. "FLORIDA CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING TELEVISION REPORT: ALL CHAMPIONS IN ACTION". PWInsider. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
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