Haku bit a man's nose off: why the SmackDown cameo matters
WWE legend Haku once bit a man's nose clean off at a club, a story The Warlord confirmed in a 2023 interview. The tale resurfaced after Haku appeared on SmackDown to fire up his sons Tama and Talla Tonga following a double-disqualification tag title match.
Key Takeaways
- The Warlord said Haku grabbed a club patron and bit his nose off after something about the man "mesmerized" him.
- Peers still call Haku, also known as Meng in WCW, among the toughest men ever in pro wrestling.
- Haku returned on the July 31, 2026 episode of WWE SmackDown alongside sons Tama and Talla Tonga of MFT.
- War Raiders vs. Damian Priest and R-Truth ended in a double DQ, so both teams kept their tag titles.
What actually happened when Haku bit a man's nose off?
According to Cageside Seats, The Warlord recounted the long-fabled nose story while speaking to Wrestling Shoot Interviews in 2023. He said they were at a club when one patron rubbed Haku the wrong way.
"He just grabs his guy and just bit his nose, bit it off. Boom! Gone," The Warlord said. Asked why, he offered no deeper motive than that something about the man "mesmerized" him, "and that was it."
The same interview also backed another Haku legend: The Warlord said Haku took out four guys in a bar in seconds after they bothered him. That reputation is why many peers still treat him as, legitimately, the baddest man to enter pro wrestling.
Why did Haku appear on WWE SmackDown?
As Geno Mrosko reported, Haku showed up on Friday night's SmackDown to fire up his sons Tama and Talla Tonga. Wrestling Inc. detailed the sequence after a chaotic title-vs-title bout.
War Raiders defended the AAA World Tag Titles against Damian Priest and R-Truth, who put up the WWE Tag Team titles. The match ended in a double disqualification after both sides shoved the referee, so each team kept its belts.
After the bell, the brawl continued outside. Tama and Talla Tonga attacked all four men. Talla chokeslammed Priest and dumped him onto Ivar. Haku then climbed into the ring as his sons held up both sets of championships.
How does this fit the wider SmackDown tag picture?
F4W/WON had already flagged the July 31 date at the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin, after Priest and R-Truth agreed to the title-vs-title clash weeks earlier. The War Raiders won the AAA tag titles on May 30 in Monterrey; Priest and Truth captured the WWE tag belts from JC Mateo and Tama Tonga on March 20.
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