Jacob Fatu is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He is previously signed to Major League Wrestling (MLW) where he was a former MLW World Heavyweight Champion. He is a member of the Anoa'i family.
Professional wrestling career[]
Early career[]
Jacob Fatu was trained by his uncle, Rikishi. His father is Sam Fatu, who competed in the World Wrestling Federation as Tama and The Tonga Kid. Umaga was his uncle and The Usos are his cousins.
He debuted in 2012, in a winning effort teaming with his relative, Black Pearl. He spent most of 2013 through 2015 competing in California for independent promotions, often teaming with fellow Anoa'i family members. In 2018, he made his first trip to Mexico for The Crash in a trios match, losing to Octagón and Blue Demon Jr.
Major League Wrestling (2019–2024)[]
In 2019, he signed with Major League Wrestling (MLW) joining his relatives Samu and Samu's son, Lance Anoa'i in the company. Fatu debuted for MLW at their February event SuperFight, alongside his frequent tag team partner Josef Samael in a non-televised match. The duo of Fatu and Josef would then make their televised debut in MLW at Intimidation Games on March 2 by attacking the World Heavyweight Champion Tom Lawlor following his cage match against Low Ki, thus forming the heel stable Contra Unit with Simon Gotch. The following week, Contra Unit attacked Ace Romero during his match with Gotch. After months of feuding with Lawlor, Fatu defeated Lawlor at Kings of Colosseum on July 6 to capture the World Heavyweight Championship. He would also retain the title against Lawlor in a rematch. He then headlined MLW's first-ever pay-per-view event Saturday Night SuperFight, where Fatu successfully defended the title against LA Park. His final match for MLW was at SuperFight 2024 where he defeated Yuji Nagata.
Personal life[]
Fatu is a member of the Anoa'i family wrestling dynasty. The family includes wrestlers such as Rikishi and The Usos. As of 2019, Fatu has six children.
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- Mighty Moonsault
- Pop-Up Samoan Drop
- Splash
- Tag teams and stables
- The Fatus - with Journey Fatu
- Templars - with Black Pearl
- The Wrecking Crew
- Contra Unit
- Managers
- Nicknames
- "The Samoan Werewolf"
Championships and accomplishments[]
- All Pro Wrestling
- APW Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- APW Worldwide Internet Championship (1 time)
- APW Tag Team Championship (1 time) with Josef Samael
- Pacific Coast Wrestling
- PCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with The Almighty Sheik (1)
- PCW Ultra
- PCW Ultra Tag Team Championship (1 time) with The Almighty Sheik
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #56 in the 2023 PWI Top 500 Wrestlers
- PWI ranked him #94 in the 2024 PWI Top 500 Wrestlers
- Supreme Pro Wrestling
- SPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Journey Fatu (1)
