The Rock Buys His Uncle, The Baddest Wrestler Who Ever Lived, a Suitably Bad Ford F-150
Ford recently acquired the services of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as spokesman for its vehicle services and specialists. The Rock was chosen not for his impressive in-ring achievements—Ford actually went out of its way to ignore the fact that Johnson originally earned his fame as a professional wrestler—but because he is a longtime Ford truck owner. In the spirit of Christmas, The Rock opted to spread the love to another former wrestler—his “Uncle Tonga”—and share a heartwarming story with his fans about a time where he had nothing but the generosity of family.
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The man pictured with The Rock is Tonga ‘Uli’uli Fifita, better known to wrestling fans as Haku, King Haku, Prince Tonga, King Tonga, or Meng. Fifita is arguably best known among wrestling fans not for his actual in-ring prowess (which was substantial in and of itself), but for his toughness beyond the ring. Legend has it that Tonga’s extracurricular fighting resulted in at least one gouged-out eyeball and one bitten-off nose. If one were to ask many former and current professional wrestlers who they believed was the toughest man they had ever met, many would likely identify the man once known as Meng.
You know how your family has a crazy uncle who doesn’t know when to not say offensive stuff at dinner? Imagine instead having an uncle who, despite being awesome, also has a history of maybe possibly biting off noses and gouging out eyeballs. If you had an uncle like that, of course you would buy him a new truck.
The picture painted in The Rock’s story depicts Fifita as a warm and kind family man who helped him at a time where he had nothing. As a result, The Rock bought his uncle a customized, blacked-out F-150. According to The Rock, they both cried “manly” tears and shared a hug of monstrous proportions. No eyeballs or noses were lost in the process.
Here’s hoping that Rock also pulled some strings to get Meng a gig in a future Ford F-150 commercial, preferably one wherein he and The Barbarian beat a competitor truck into a twisted, flaming wreck while Kevin Sullivan cackles maniacally in the background. That would be advertising at its finest.
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Kyle S. Johnson lives in Cincinnati, a city known by many as “the Cincinnati of Southwest Ohio.” He enjoys professional wrestling, Halloween, and also other things. He has been writing for a while, and he plans to continue to write well into the future. See more articles by Kyle.