Overview
- Fightful Select reported WWE issued a five-figure fine to Tama Tonga for posting rehearsal footage, citing an unwritten ban on filming run-throughs.
- The short video, shot from the SmackDown stage before doors opened, panned toward the aisle where Solo Sikoa was visible with crew moving around the ring.
- After reports of the penalty surfaced, Tonga deleted the post and replied on social media with a grimacing-face emoji.
- On the same night the report circulated, Tonga dropped the WWE Tag Team Championships to Damian Priest and R-Truth on SmackDown, prompting unconfirmed speculation about a link to discipline.
- WWE has not publicly confirmed the sanction, and fans questioned the move given the company’s own behind-the-scenes series WWE: Unreal on Netflix.