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Jacob Fatu (born April 18, 1992) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand.
Fatu is part of the Anoaʻi family of professional wrestlers. He is the son of Sam Fatu, best known as Tama and Tonga Kid. Fatu was trained by his uncle Rikishi, and made his professional wrestling debut in 2012, performing in various independent promotions until 2019. He then signed with MLW, where he competed for the next five years prior to joining WWE, winning the World and National titles of the promotion. His reign as MLW World Champion is the longest of the promotion with 819 days. In 2024, Fatu signed with WWE and debuted as part of The Bloodline stable. During the following year, he won the WWE Tag Team Championship and the WWE United States Championship at WrestleMania 41.
At Kings of Colosseum on July 6, Fatu defeated Lawlor to win the World Heavyweight Championship. He retained the title in a rematch against Lawlor on the August 31 episode of MLW Fusion. On November 2, Fatu headlined MLW's inaugural pay-per-view, Saturday Night SuperFight, defeating La Parka to retain the title. Throughout his reign, Fatu successfully defended the title against Lexis King, Davey Boy Smith Jr., ACH, Calvin Tankman and Matt Cross. Fatu was eventually challenged for the title by Alex Hammerstone, who put his MLW National Openweight Championship on the line in a winner takes all match. At Fightland on October 7, 2021, Fatu lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Hammerstone, ending his reign at 819 days. On November 17, at War Chamber, Contra Unit lost to Hammerstone's team in a WarGames match.
Fatu subsequently turned face after starting a feud with fellow Contra Unit members Mads Krule Krügger and Ikuro Kwon and repackaging himself through a series of vignettes. Throughout early 2022, Fatu and Krügger traded victories against each other on Fusion. At Intimidation Games on April 28, Fatu failed to regain the World Heavyweight Championship in a triple threat match also involving Krügger. Their feud culminated in a Weapons of Mass Destruction match at Kings of Colosseum on July 14, which Fatu won. At Battle Riot IV on November 3, Fatu won the 40-man Battle Riot match, earning the Golden Ticket which required him to cash-in for a World Heavyweight Championship match anytime and anywhere. He received his title match against Hammerstone on the March 21, 2023 episode of Fusion, but lost.
At War Chamber on April 6, Fatu defeated John Hennigan to win the National Openweight Championship. He lost the title to Rickey Shane Page at Fury Road on September 3. On February 1, 2024, Rikishi announced that Fatu was now a free agent, ending his five-year tenure with the company. He made his final appearance for MLW on February 17, where he was defeated by Krügger in a Baleki Brawl match.
In January 2025, after Sikoa lost the Ula Fala and Tribal Chief title to Reigns, Fatu began a feud with Braun Strowman. At Saturday Night's Main Event on January 25, Fatu lost to Strowman via disqualification after shoving a referee. On February 1, at Royal Rumble, Fatu made his Royal Rumble match debut at number 12, eliminating four wrestlers before being eliminated by Strowman. Their feud eventually culminated in a Last Man Standing match on the April 4 episode of SmackDown, which Fatu won. On Night 1 of WrestleMania 41 on April 19, Fatu defeated LA Knight to win the WWE United States Championship, marking his first singles championship in WWE. At Backlash on May 10, Fatu successfully defended his title against Knight, Damian Priest and Drew McIntyre in a fatal four-way match with assistance from a debuting JC Mateo.
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