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Fatu is a fourth-generation professional wrestler and a member of the Anoaʻi family. He is the son of the late Edward Smith Fatu who competed under the ring name of Umaga in WWE . At the age of 15, Fatu was charged with aggravated robbery and spent six years at the Texas State Penitentiary , before being released in March 2022.
Edward Smith Fatu [3] (March 28, 1973 – December 4, 2009) was an American professional wrestler, best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) under the ring name Umaga. Fatu was also known for his time with All Japan Pro Wrestling in the mid-2000s, where he was a main eventer under the ring name Jamal .
Joseph Yokozuna Fatu [3] (born March 18, 1993) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE , where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Solo Sikoa as the leader of The Bloodline .
Trinity Fatu, known in WWE as Naomi, married into the family by marrying Jimmy Uso. Jimmy Snuka is related by marriage, having been married to Sharon Georgi, the daughter of a Samoan chief who was also blood brothers with Peter Maivia and Reverend Anoaʻi, effectively making her their niece. [ 2 ]
On the August 23 episode of SmackDown, Sikoa had Fatu relinquish his share of the title to Loa so that Fatu could be Sikoa's personal enforcer. [114] During the September 10 episode of NXT, Fatu, Tonga, and Loa (in his first NXT appearance since 2014), took out The Street Profits and defending NXT Tag Team Champions Axiom and Nathan Frazer. [115]
On the June 3 episode of Raw, The Usos began to use face paint similar to their deceased uncle Eddie Fatu, also known as Umaga, as a means of further highlighting their Samoan culture. [53] At Money in the Bank on July 14, The Usos challenged The Shield (Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns) for the titles in a losing effort.
Anoaʻi and Fatu trained together at the Wild Samoan professional wrestling school operated by members of their family. [2] [3] When their training was completed they debuted in their uncle Afa's World Xtreme Wrestling (WXW), where Matt held the WXW Tag Team Championship as one half of the Samoan Gangstas with another cousin, Lloyd Anoaʻi.
Fatu is part of the Anoaʻi family of professional wrestlers. He is the son of Sam Fatu and the nephew of both Rikishi and Umaga. Fatu was trained by his uncle Rikishi and wrestled for various promotions on the independent circuit between 2012 and 2019 before signing with MLW. He left MLW in early 2024 and signed with WWE that April, making his ...