History Wrestling / TheBarbarian

* MonsterHeel: Being that he was right at the bottom edge of being big enough to pull it off and that he was rarely pushed to the top of the card, not usually. However, he did have his moments, such as his early 90s WCW run or his brief push in 2000.

* WrestlingMonster: He and Flair actually shared a high-five during the 1992 Royal Rumble, and Heenan on commentary said, "''Please'' don't turn on him, Ric!"

* LesserStar: In-universe, Barbarian's turn on Meng was sparked because he was tired of being seen as the inferior half of the Faces of Fear.

* DeathFromAbove: 6'2, 300 lbs. of muscle and could come off of the top rope.
* DemotedToExtra: In WWE and WCW.

* ManiacTongue: The page image isn't enough for you?

** [[Wrestling/PaulJones Paul Jones' Army]]

* TheWorfEffect: He was Wrestling/{{Goldberg}}'s second televised victim, on the September 29, 1997 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro.'' A few dozen matches into Goldberg's streak, he and Hugh Morrus lost a ''handicap'' match against Goldberg, giving him far less trouble than either of them did in their singles matches against him.

As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sione_Vailahi The Other Wiki]].

* {{Expy}}: Drew on both Wrestling/BruiserBrody and Wrestling/TheRoad Warriors.
* FacialMarkings: During his early 90s WCW run
* FinishingMove: Diving Headbutt, Top Rope Clothesline, Kick Of Fear, Piledriver
* GarbageWrestler: WCW did put him in the Hardcore division for a time in 1999.

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast
* NoSell: Often.

*** [[VillainTeamUp The Alliance to End Hulkamania]]

* StarterVillain: In WCW it wasn't unusual for someone to beat The Barbarian to set up a match between them and Meng.

* CombinationAttack: After Meng's backdrop, he would catch the opponent and then power bomb them.

Sione Havea Vailahi (born September 6, 1958) is a UsefulNotes/{{Tonga}}n {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er best known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s as '''The Barbarian.''' He debuted in 1980 after having previously competed in Japan in sumo wrestling. He wrestled under the names '''Tonga John''', '''King Konga''' and '''Konga the Barbarian''' before settling on "The Barbarian." He competed in various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories before settling into the Mid-Atlantic initially as a {{Face}}. He was turned {{Heel}} and teamed with the Warlord as '''The Powers of Pain.''' He made his [=PPV=] debut in the steel cage battle royal that was the main event of ''NWA Bunkhouse Stampede,'' January 24, 1988, with Wrestling/DustyRhodes eliminating him to win. The POP surprised many people by jumping from the NWA to Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the summer. The team split in 1990, with the Warlord joining Wrestling/{{Slick}}'s stable and Barbarian joining [[Wrestling/BobbyHeenan the Heenan Family]]. He stayed around for another two years, leaving in February. He then briefly allied himself with [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]] in Jack's feud with [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Champion]] Wrestling/RonSimmons. He had a brief run in WWE in late 1994-1995 as "Sionne" of Wrestling/TheHeadshrinkers after Samu left. He and Warlord were briefly reunited under masks in WCW in late 1995 as "The Super Assassins" before Warlord left. Barbarian joined the Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom and teamed with Wrestling/{{Meng}} as '''The Faces of Fear''' until that team split. Barbarian and Meng would alternate between teaming and feuding in 1998 and 1999. He has also competed for Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}}, Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling and many independents around the world. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/nwa/ma-nwa-6.html NWA World 6-Man Tag Team Champion]] and he and Dick Slater were the [[LastOfHisKind last-ever]] [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-t.html WCW United States Tag Team Champions]].

* DavidVsGoliath: Played straight at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} VII'' when the Rockers (Wrestling/ShawnMichaels and Marty Jannetty) defeated Haku and Barbarian. Inverted when the Faces of Fear defeated Wrestling/ChrisJericho and Wrestling/EddieGuerrero on the February 4, 1997 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro.''

** [[Characters/WCWManagers Paul Jones' Army]]

Sione Havea Vailahi (born September 6, 1958) is a UsefulNotes/{{Tonga}}n {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er best known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s as '''The Barbarian.''' He debuted in 1980 after having previously competed in Japan in sumo wrestling. He wrestled under the names '''Tonga John''', '''King Konga''' and '''Konga the Barbarian''' before settling on "The Barbarian." He competed in various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories before settling into the Mid-Atlantic initially as a {{Face}}. He was turned {{Heel}} and teamed with the Warlord as '''The Powers of Pain.''' He made his [=PPV=] debut in the steel cage battle royal that was the main event of ''NWA Bunkhouse Stampede,'' January 24, 1988, with Wrestling/DustyRhodes eliminating him to win. The POP surprised many people by jumping from the NWA to Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the summer. The team split in 1990, with the Warlord joining Wrestling/{{Slick}}'s stable and Barbarian joining [[Wrestling/BobbyHeenan the Heenan Family]]. He stayed around for another two years, leaving in February. He then briefly allied himself with [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]] in Jack's feud with [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Champion]] Wrestling/RonSimmons. He had a brief run in WWE in late 1994-1995 as "Sionne" of the Headshrinkers after Samu left. He and Warlord were briefly reunited under masks in WCW in late 1995 as "The Super Assassins" before Warlord left. Barbarian joined the Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom and teamed with Wrestling/{{Meng}} as '''The Faces of Fear''' until that team split. Barbarian and Meng would alternate between teaming and feuding in 1998 and 1999. He has also competed for Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}}, Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling and many independents around the world. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/nwa/ma-nwa-6.html NWA World 6-Man Tag Team Champion]] and he and Dick Slater were the [[LastOfHisKind last-ever]] [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-t.html WCW United States Tag Team Champions]].

* [[WildSamoan Wild Tongan]]: [[http://www.wildsamoan.com Afa]] does not count him as part of the family though, even though he has teamed with wrestlers (Fatu, Haku/Meng) who are.

'''Sionne Vailahi''' (b. 1958) is a UsefulNotes/{{Tonga}}n {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er best known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s as '''The Barbarian.''' He debuted in 1980 after having previously competed in Japan in sumo wrestling. He wrestled under the names '''Tonga John''', '''King Konga''' and '''Konga the Barbarian''' before settling on "The Barbarian." He competed in various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories before settling into the Mid-Atlantic initially as a {{Face}}. He was turned {{Heel}} and teamed with the Warlord as '''The Powers of Pain.''' He made his [=PPV=] debut in the steel cage battle royal that was the main event of ''NWA Bunkhouse Stampede,'' January 24, 1988, with Wrestling/DustyRhodes eliminating him to win. The POP surprised many people by jumping from the NWA to Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the summer. The team split in 1990, with the Warlord joining Wrestling/{{Slick}}'s stable and Barbarian joining [[Wrestling/BobbyHeenan the Heenan Family]]. He stayed around for another two years, leaving in February. He then briefly allied himself with [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]] in Jack's feud with [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Champion]] Wrestling/RonSimmons. He had a brief run in WWE in late 1994-1995 as "Sionne" of the Headshrinkers after Samu left. He and Warlord were briefly reunited under masks in WCW in late 1995 as "The Super Assassins" before Warlord left. Barbarian joined the Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom and teamed with Wrestling/{{Meng}} as '''The Faces of Fear''' until that team split. Barbarian and Meng would alternate between teaming and feuding in 1998 and 1999. He has also competed for Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}}, Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling and many independents around the world. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/nwa/ma-nwa-6.html NWA World 6-Man Tag Team Champion]] and he and Dick Slater were the [[LastOfHisKind last-ever]] [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-t.html WCW United States Tag Team Champions]].

!!! "Barbaric Tropes":

'''Sionne Vailahi''' (b. 1958) is a UsefulNotes/{{Tonga}}n {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er best known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s as '''The Barbarian.''' He debuted in 1980 after having previously competed in Japan in sumo wrestling. He wrestled under the names '''Tonga John''', '''King Konga''' and '''Konga the Barbarian''' before settling on "The Barbarian." He competed in various Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance territories before settling into the Mid-Atlantic initially as a {{Face}}. He was turned {{Heel}} and teamed with the Warlord as '''The Powers of Pain.''' He made his [=PPV=] debut in the steel cage battle royal that was the main event of ''NWA Bunkhouse Stampede,'' January 24, 1988, with Wrestling/DustyRhodes eliminating him to win. The POP surprised many people by jumping from the NWA to Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the summer. The team split in 1990, with the Warlord joining [[Characters/WWEManagers Slick]]'s stable and Barbarian joining [[Wrestling/BobbyHeenan the Heenan Family]]. He stayed around for another two years, leaving in February. He then briefly allied himself with [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]] in Jack's feud with [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-h.html WCW World Heavyweight Champion]] Wrestling/RonSimmons. He had a brief run in WWE in late 1994-1995 as "Sionne" of the Headshrinkers after Samu left. He and Warlord were briefly reunited under masks in WCW in late 1995 as "The Super Assassins" before Warlord left. Barbarian joined the Wrestling/DungeonOfDoom and teamed with Wrestling/{{Meng}} as '''The Faces of Fear''' until that team split. Barbarian and Meng would alternate between teaming and feuding in 1998 and 1999. He has also competed for Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}}, Wrestling/JuggaloChampionshipWrestling, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling and many independents around the world. Among his in-ring achievements, he is a former [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/midatlantic/nwa/ma-nwa-6.html NWA World 6-Man Tag Team Champion]] and he and Dick Slater were the [[LastOfHisKind last-ever]] [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-t.html WCW United States Tag Team Champions]].

* {{Expy}}: Drew on both Wrestling/BruiserBrody and the Road Warriors.

-->'''[[Wrestling/BobbyHeenan BOBBY "THE BRAIN" HEENAN]]: Barbarian doesn't like anyone. When I managed him, he barely liked me! Why do you think they call him The Barbarian? He's not a hairdresser on his days off, you know.

* ImAHumanitarian: Referred to this way at times in WCW.

** The New Headshrinkers (with Fatu, first appearing as a replacement for Samu and then permanently replacing him)

* [[WildSamoan Wild Tongan]]: [[http://www.wswrestlingschool.com Afa]] does not count him as part of the family though, even though he has teamed with wrestlers (Fatu, Haku/Meng) who are.

* WrestlingFamily: His niece is Wrestling/LeiDTapa, who competed for Wrestling/{{TNA}} in 2013 and 2014.

* TheJannetty: To Meng. He's a little ahead of Warlord, but not really enough to be a Breakup Breakout. It ended up being his motivation for turning on Meng.

* RingOldies: He's 55 this year and still competing.

* TagTeam: The Powers of Pain (also known for a time as the Untouchables or under masks as the Super Assassins)
** The Headshrinkers
** The Faces of Fear

* {{Badass}}: While he doesn't have the same legitimate reputation that Meng does, he still perceived as someone who could beat up anyone. In a shoot interview, Perry Saturn claimed that Barbarian was one guy who might actually be able to survive a fight with Meng.