{"id":155328,"date":"2026-03-24T07:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T11:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=155328"},"modified":"2026-03-24T10:18:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:18:52","slug":"why-tension-between-mft-s-solo-sikoa-and-tama-tonga-is-a-good-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/03\/24\/why-tension-between-mft-s-solo-sikoa-and-tama-tonga-is-a-good-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Tension Between MFT’s Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga is a Good Thing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Solo\u00a0Sikoa\u2019s\u00a0reign as leader of the Bloodline started after WrestleMania XL, when him and a debuting Tama Tonga kicked Jimmy Uso out of the faction. Afterwards,\u00a0Tonga Loa and\u00a0Jacob Fatu\u00a0joined them. When Fatu betrayed\u00a0Sikoa, he added JC Mateo and Talla Tonga as replacements while calling the group My Family Tree or MFT.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They have been successful, but after feuding with the Wyatt Sicks for many months, they\u00a0haven\u2019t\u00a0been on the same page. The March\u00a020,\u00a02026\u00a0episode of Friday Night SmackDown saw\u00a0Sikoa\u00a0yell<\/a> at the group after losing the WWE Tag Team Championships. Tama told him that he should give back the lantern and that he was acting like\u00a0Roman.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

His response was cut short by Fatu and Drew McIntyre brawling\u00a0backstage.\u00a0It\u2019s clear that this is leading to an MFT split, which is good for a number of reasons.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Their Feud With the Wyatt Sicks Can Finally Be Over<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

If there\u2019s one thing the current WWE product is known for, it\u2019s that some feuds are never-ending. They go on for months, with many matches and stipulations, leaving fans bored.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s\u00a0what\u2019s happened with the MFT and Wyatt Sicks.\u00a0They\u2019ve\u00a0had multiple matches playing cat and mouse with both the lantern and the tag team championships.\u00a0Perhaps they\u00a0will finally end the feud<\/a> at WrestleMania: <\/span><\/p>\n

Vegas. But this recent development could give them a way out without another match. The tag team championships are now in the hands of Damian Priest and R-Truth<\/a>, so the Wyatts\u00a0have to\u00a0go through them to get the titles back. <\/span><\/p>\n

All MFT has is the lantern. If Sikoa or anyone else returns the lantern, their feud could be over. Doing that simple, kind gesture can easily end a feud that\u2019s been going on for way too long.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A\u00a0Sikoa-Less MFT Will Finally Shine\u00a0in WWE<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Looking at the MFT members, there\u2019s one thing that sets Sikoa apart from everyone else. He\u2019s the only one who hasn\u2019t competed in New Japan Pro Wrestling. Talla, Tama, and Tonga were part of the Guerrillas of Destiny, while Mateo was part of the United Empire. All of them spent time in the company for either nearly or over a decade, so they’re very familiar with each other\u2019s work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Under Sikoa’s leadership, they have been relegated to his personal goons<\/a>. Getting him out of the picture will\u00a0let\u00a0them shine. <\/span><\/p>\n

They all had tremendous hype coming out of Japan, but\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0only seen a glimpse of what they can truly do.\u00a0Leaving\u00a0Sikoa\u00a0behind will rid them of the one thing holding them back. Tama leading MFT will show the WWE audience why they were so popular in NJPW.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This Move Will Help Them in a Major Way<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Right now, fans can identify two true things. One is that the MFT and Wyatt Sicks feud should have ended weeks ago, and that it\u2019s gone far longer than it should have. The other is that the other members of MFT haven\u2019t shown their true potential in WWE.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What happened on Friday could be a teaser for both of those problems being solved. Tension was teased between Sikoa and Tama involving the lantern and Sikoa\u2019s leadership style. Sikoa can give back the lantern to end their feud. <\/span><\/p>\n

He could also be kicked out, leaving Tama and the rest of MFT to go back to their NJPW roots. <\/span><\/p>\n

Doing so could end a long-running feud while making MFT fresh for many fans. Nothing\u2019s been confirmed, but it seems like WWE is teasing those things, which means that exciting times are ahead for MFT.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Solo\u00a0Sikoa\u2019s\u00a0reign as leader of the Bloodline started after WrestleMania XL, when him and a debuting Tama Tonga kicked Jimmy Uso out of the faction. Afterwards,\u00a0Tonga Loa and\u00a0Jacob Fatu\u00a0joined them. When Fatu betrayed\u00a0Sikoa, he added JC Mateo and Talla Tonga as replacements while calling the group My Family Tree or MFT.\u00a0 They have been successful, but […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5338,"featured_media":143971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"1","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2192,26,4,3],"tags":[9482,8343],"class_list":["post-155328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wrestling","category-smackdown","category-wwe","category-wwe-universe","tag-mft","tag-solo-sikoa"],"modified_by":"Michael Joseph Sugue, Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5338"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155328"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":155356,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155328\/revisions\/155356"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}