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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 .
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.
In 1996, Matt and Eddie were brought into the World Wrestling Federation (WWF)’s Heartland Wrestling Association (HWA) "farm league". There they used the individual names Ekmo Fatu (Eddie) and Kimo (Matt), with the team name Island Boyz. They held the HWA Tag Team Championship once, [5] and for a time Haku served as their manager.
In WWE from 2002 to 2003, Matt Anoaʻi and Eddie Fatu formed a tag team using the names Rosey and Jamal, respectively. 3-Minute Warning acted as enforcers for Raw brand General Manager Eric Bischoff. The team was used to squash any activity in the ring that Bischoff deemed "boring".
They are also the nephews of Sam Fatu (The Tonga Kid), the late Eddie Fatu (Umaga), as well as the late Afa and Sika Anoaʻi. Their brother, Joseph "Sefa" Fatu, also performs in WWE under the ring name Solo Sikoa; he has performed in NXT 2.0 and made his main roster debut on Clash at the Castle on September 3, 2022. [30]
Fatu is a member of the Anoaʻi family, who had a presence in professional wrestling since the mid-twentieth century. He is the brother of Sam "Tonga Kid" Fatu and the older brother of Eddie "Umaga" Fatu. [60] Fatu's uncles Sika Anoaʻi and Afa Anoaʻi wrestled as The Wild Samoans.
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 ...
Solofa Fatu Jr. (born 1965), known as Rikishi and Fatu; Edward Smith Fatu (1973–2009), known as Umaga; Jacob Fatu; Joshua Samuel and Jonathan Solofa Fatu (born 1985), known as The Usos; Joseph Fatu (born 1993), known as Solo Sikoa; Sam Fatu (born 1965) Trinity Fatu (born 1987), known as Naomi