Overview
- Tama Tonga was reportedly hit with a hefty pay cut or fine after posting unauthorized backstage footage on March 20.
- The 29‑second TikTok showed Solo Sikoa, Cody Rhodes, and Randy Orton rehearsing in an empty arena, with no finishes revealed.
- The footage was recorded ahead of the March 13 SmackDown taping at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, according to the reporting.
- ClutchPoints, citing reporter Andrew Zarian, also described the sanction as significant, while WWE has not publicly confirmed any punishment.
- The episode has intensified debate over wrestlers’ social‑media limits before WrestleMania 42, even as WWE releases curated behind‑the‑scenes content like Unreal.