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3Sarona Moana-Marie Reiher Snuka-Polamalu (born January 10, 1978) is a UsefulNotes/{{Fiji}}an-[[UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates American]] {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er from Vancouver, WA currently signed to Wrestling/{{WWE}} as Tamina Snuka. She is the daughter of WWE Hall of Famer [[Wrestling/JimmySnuka Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka]]. She debuted in 2009 after training at the Wild Samoan Training Center with her first matches taking place on cards held by their World Xtreme Wrestling promotion. She arrived in WWE's developmental program FCW in 2010 and made her WWE TV debut on the May 24, 2010 ''[=SmackDown!=]''. Her original role was as the manager for Wrestling/TheUsos, as a counter to Wrestling/{{Natalya|Neidhart}} in their feud with the Hart Dynasty. She went on to a storyline relationship with Wrestling/SantinoMarella and has bounced around the midcard ever since. She has finally won a title in WWE in 2021, capturing WWE Women's Tag Team Championships with Natalya.
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5!! "Tropina Snuka":
6* AbortedArc:
7** Both her onscreen romances got dropped. Santino was dropped when she was moved to ''Smackdown'' and reappeared as a heel. She had another with JTG on ''NXT Redemption'' that also got dropped.
8** There were signs of tension between her and AJ Lee leading up to [=WrestleMania=] 30. During the title match, Tamina seemed to side with AJ and the two never came to blows during the match. The next night Tamina was seemingly still friendly with AJ. Any potential feud between them was dropped when AJ took two months off and then Tamina herself had to have ACL surgery after her match with Paige.
9** Her stint as Vickie Guerrero's hired muscle targeting AJ lasted about three weeks when AJ suddenly defeated her in a match, and she didn't reappear until she challenged Kaitlyn for the title months later.
10* AlliterativeName: She debuted under the name '''S'''arona '''S'''nuka.
11* AmazonianBeauty: Downplayed since she's usually portrayed as intimidating. However she ended up attracting Santino and JTG - and still took part in various Diva {{Fanservice}} stuff.
12* TheArtifact: After WWE quietly distanced themselves from Jimmy Snuka after he was put on trial for a historic murder charge in September 2015, Tamina lost her surname from her ring name and the last vestiges of her WildSamoan gimmick... except the tribal entrance music which somehow persisted until late 2017 before being replaced with "What You Think".
13* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted after the first women's Money in the Bank match: she showed up on the next Smackdown with a large bruise on her left arm.
14* BerserkButton: Never imply that she's a guy or call her one...
15* BrawnHilda: Actually a subversion. Despite not being presented as one of the {{Fanservice}} Divas, commentators have never taken this route with her - and she's even had a couple of on-screen romances. It probably helps that she knows she can look damn fine whenever [[SheCleansUpNicely she wants to]]. Paige did however make one comment about Tamina being in the "wrong division".
16* BridalCarry: Has done this to AJ a few times. Naturally she did it to Santino when they were together.
17* TheBrute: Since 2012 she does tend to get promoted as this. She's been a bodyguard to Vickie Guerrero, AJ Lee, Naomi and Sasha Banks.
18* ButNotTooForeign: Inverted. She's born in Washington but billed from 'The Pacific Islands' to play up the Snuka family gimmick. Part of this is because she was raised on the islands too.
19* CanonName: "Tamina Snuka" was originally simply a FanNickname and initially her Twitter handle. She was just called Tamina at first. But when got a push against Beth Phoenix, they gave her the last name officially. Her surname was dropped again when Jimmy was arrested on historic murder charges and became an {{Unperson}}. Time will tell if she gains it back after her return from injury, as he is now undergoing DeadArtistsAreBetter.
20* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: She's able to lift any woman over her shoulders and it's believable because of how big she is.
21* DarkActionGirl: Started out as one on the main roster when working alongside the Usos.
22* DesignatedGirlFight: Her addition to The Usos allowed Natalya someone to fight when the Hart Dynasty feuded with them.
23* TheDragon: She was more or less this to Wrestling/AJLee of during their partnership.
24* TheDreaded: Initially portrayed as something scary alongside the Usos, until their feud with the Hart Dynasty was done and they went to jobbing. Then she started to become so again after breaking up with Santino, Divas champion Kaitlyn admitted to dreading her defense against Tamina without shame.
25* EvilMakeover: In 2012 she sported wavy hair with brown highlights when she returned as Vickie Guerrero's hired muscle.
26* EvilWearsBlack: She's been {{heel}} for most (if not all) of her career on the WWE main card, and if she's ever worn any attire that's not primarily black, the instances have been few and far between. At best, she'll wear either black as her outfit's main color, with non-black designs, or something leopard-printed, in honor of her [[Wrestling/JimmySnuka late father]].
27* FetishizedAbuser: She was still a heel when she began flirting and eventually hooking up with Santino. This was dropped though when his serenading caused her to walk out on two other heels, Maryse and Alicia Fox.
28* FinishingMove: The Superfly Splash. Has also sometimes used the superkick and Samoan Drop as finishes.
29* ForceAndFinesse: When paired with Wrestling/AJLee and Wrestling/{{Naomi|Wrestler}}, as the brute force powerhouse paired with technicians who relied more on athleticism and speed.
30* GamerChick: During the Superstar Savepoint on the WebVideo/UpUpDownDown channel. She says that when she was pregnant she went to the arcade and got so frustrated at losing that she went into labor weeks early.
31* GentleGiant: Plays the role very well whenever she's a {{Face}}.
32* GreenEyedMonster: To the Funkadactyls for their valeting of Wrestling/BrodusClay
33* HardHead: Established when she no sold a meeting of the minds with Beth Phoenix. Given that most of her [[WrestlingFamily relatives]] are shown to have this as well, it seems to be [[InTheBlood genetic.]]
34* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: And without any solid reason as to why either. She's more suited to playing a face ringwise and plays it well. But being built the way she is makes it easier to book her as a powerhouse heel, especially after Wrestling/BethPhoenix left the company. And during the late 2015 period Team BAD would often flip-flop depending on whether they were facing Team Bella or PCB.
35* HeelFaceTurn: She has never actually had a proper heel ''turn'' despite being heel three times (so far). She has simply disappeared from TV and then reappeared in the new role. But has turned face both times - the first due to falling in love with Santino. And the second due to turning on Natalya and challenging Beth Phoenix.
36* HellBentForLeather: After her 2017 return, she regularly sports black leather coats and jackets.
37* HufflepuffHouse: In comparison to her fellow Team BAD members. Sasha Banks is undefeated and Naomi will still get the odd win here and there. Tamina however is rarely used outside of 6-Diva tags and will usually lose any singles match she's in.
38* KickChick: Uses a superkick, sometimes as a finisher. Other times just to set up the Superfly Splash.
39* LegacyCharacter:
40** Of her father; she even uses the same {{Finishing Move}}s, the Superfly Kick and the Superfly Splash.
41** When she was AJ Lee's bodyguard she had adopted a new look that is similar to Kevin Nash's as a nod to his run as Shawn Michaels' bodyguard Diesel.
42* LesserStar: Both when she was in The Usos (as she was just their valet) and in Team B.A.D. - as she was the only member to not get any wins. When she's on her own however, she'll get the occasional title shot.
43* MiniDressOfPower: She wore one as part of her ring gear in the 2011-2012 period before switching to long tights.
44* MusclesAreMeaningful: Despite being very green when she debuted, she was able to be pushed as a powerhouse against Natalya due to her physique.
45* OddCouple: Her and Santino Marella, though maybe it's just that she has HiddenDepths.
46* OlderThanTheyLook: Was already 32 when she debuted on WWE TV. Now 38, she's the oldest active Diva, and considerably older than most WWE divas actually wrestle nowadays (for perspective, she's only two years younger than Wrestling/TrishStratus and Wrestling/{{Lita}}, both of whom have been retired for several years and are associated with a completely different decade of WWE's history.
47* PowerStable: Polynesian Power Package with Donny Marlow, Jimmy Uso, Jules Uso, and Wrestling/BrodusClay after getting signed to WWE's FCW.
48* PowerTrio: [[FunWithAcronyms Beautiful And Dangerous]] with Wrestling/SashaBanks and Wrestling/{{Naomi|Wrestler}}. Also The Welcoming Committee with Wrestling/{{Carmella}} and [[Wrestling/NatalyaNeidhart Natalya]].
49* TheQuietOne: She hasn't had much to say since her feud with the Hart Dynasty ended and she broke away from the Usos. She does have plenty to say if Jimmy or Jey do initiate conversation but was pretty quite otherwise, content to let JTG, Santino, or AJ ham it up. Considering [[Quotes/JimmySnuka the kind of promos her father used to cut]], this might be a good thing -- but then, given how WWE tightly scripts promos, that whole promo style is clearly a relic, even if that kind of bizarre, rambling promo ''would'' be a refreshing change of pace in limited doses and if done by the right person.
50* RealWomenDontWearDresses: Going hand in hand with MusclesAreMeaningful, she was able to avoid the smark hatred that fell on other Divas such as Wrestling/KellyKelly and Wrestling/BellaTwins despite being around the same skill level as them purely by dint of not looking like a supermodel.
51* TheRival:
52** To Natalya, due to them both being the daughters of WWE legends.
53** To Nia Jax, due to them both being AmazonianBeauty, powerhouse Samoan American wrestlers. They were occasionally pitted against each other on pay-per-views such as ''Wrestling/SurvivorSeries'' and ''Evolution''. Later subverted after they were put together as a TagTeam.
54* RomanceOnTheSet: InUniverse with Santino and with JTG.
55* ScreamingWarrior: Initially.
56* ShakingHerHairLoose: Has sometimes just done it right in front of the opponent. Once also pulled her hair out of its pigtails before hitting the Superfly Splash.
57* SheCleansUpNicely: Particularly in her fling with Santino. She appeared sometimes with straightened hair and in dresses, surprising everyone. As any Hall of Fame ceremony picture will tell you, Tamina can look damn fine in a dress whenever she wants to.
58* SlasherSmile: Sports one occasionally...as a face.
59* SlipknotPonytail: Since joining up with AJ, she's adopted a trait of doing this in her matches. She can sometimes be seen untying her hair when she's off-camera. Presumably as an ExpositoryHairstyleChange to show that she really means business now.
60* SugarAndIcePersonality: Has shades of it. Isn't often seen with the other Divas and a WWE Exclusive interview has her eating lunch alone in what looks like a warehouse. When the interview starts, Tamina is very terse with her interviewer and spends most of it silent with an expression that says clearly "get that camera out of my face." And yet, she fell for Santino at one point. She later breaks out of it after forming Team BAD.
61* TagTeam:
62** With her {{Protectorate}} Wrestling/AJLee in late 2013 through mid-2014.
63** With her cousin-in-law Wrestling/{{Naomi|Wrestler}}, starting in May 2015. Their association continued past that, but Wrestling/SashaBanks came into the equation on July 13th and made it a PowerTrio.
64** With Wrestling/NiaJax from late 2017 onward.
65* TameHisAnger: Trying to do this in 2020 vs. Bayley. ''Trying.''
66* ThickerThanWater: The basis of her alliance with Wrestling/TheUsos. Tamina then allied with one of the twins's wives, Wrestling/{{Naomi|Wrestler}}, in 2015 because they are family and Naomi needed someone to help her take out the Wrestling/BellaTwins.
67* TinyGuyHugeGirl: With Santino Marella, in a reprise of Beth Phoenix's original gimmick. This was lampshaded by Beth on Smackdown once.
68* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Despite being pushed as a BrawnHilda or {{Tomboy}}, she has participated in a couple of {{Fanservice}} segments and can [[SheCleansUpNicely look damn fine in a dress if she wants to]].
69* TookALevelInBadass: Went from something of an afterthought in the Divas division to being pushed as a truly dangerous competitor.
70* TownGirls: In Team BAD she herself is the Butch, with Sasha Banks as the Femme and Naomi as the Neither.
71* UnnecessaryRoughness: Since hooking up with AJ, she developed a habit of removing her leather jacket and whipping the opponent with it during matches.
72* VillainTeamUp: She returned to WWE after her ACL injury to team with the newly heel Wrestling/{{Naomi|Wrestler}}; when Wrestling/SashaBanks was called up from NXT, they formed a PowerStable called Team B.A.D. ([[FunWithAcronyms Beautiful and Dangerous]]). Later she was part of the Welcoming Committee with Wrestling/NatalyaNeidhart and Wrestling/{{Carmella}}. Then she teamed up with Wrestling/RusevAndLana, although she did the heavy lifting in the team. Most recently, she and Nia Jax have been working as a heel tag team.
73* {{Warrior Prince}}ss: Got this nickname from Wrestling/BookerT.
74* TheWorfEffect: She's in the position of being green in the ring and thus not getting pushed as a title contender, but still intimidating enough so that defeating her makes another Diva look strong.
75* WrestlingFamily: Part of the [[Wrestling/SamoanDynasty Anoa'i wrestling family]]. Her father is Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka and her maternal grandfather is a {{sworn brother|s}} of Reverend Amituana'i Anoa'i; her brother James wrestled as [[Wrestling/DeuceNDomino "Deuce" and "Sim Snuka"]]; her uncles are the original {{Wild Samoan}}s and Wrestling/{{Rikishi}}; by extension, this means she is cousins with Wrestling/TheUsos (twin sons of Rikishi, whom Tamina managed in her early career), Wrestling/RomanReigns and Rosey (sons of Sika, one of Wrestling/TheWildSamoans). This makes Naomi, who married Jimmy Uso in 2014, Tamina's cousin by marriage. She's also considered as a cousin to The Rock, whose own maternal grandfather is also a {{sworn brother|s}} of Reverend Anoa'i. And this isn't even a comprehensive list of the people that have ever signed contracts with WWE. The Anoa'i family is ''massive.'' And with Wrestling/NiaJax being a blood cousin of The Rock, they consider each other family and naturally teamed up.

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