Jacob Fatu

Jacob Fatu is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Major League Wrestling. He is a former one-time MLW World Heavyweight Champion and his reign is the longest in the title's history at 819 days. He also performs on the independent circuit.^[2]

Jacob Fatu
Fatu in 2019
Birth name	Jacob Fatu
Born	(1992-04-18) April 18, 1992 (age 30)^[1] California, United States
Children	6
Family	Anoa'i family
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Jacob Fatu
Billed height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)^[2]
Billed weight	280 lb (127 kg)^[2]
Billed from	Samoa
Trained by	Rikishi Black Pearl Sinn Bodhi
Debut	2012

Professional wrestling career

Early career (2012–2019)

Jacob Fatu was trained by his uncle, Rikishi, and debuted in 2012 in a winning effort teaming with his relative, Black Pearl.^[3] 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.^[4]

Major League Wrestling (2019–present)

See also: Contra Unit and Samoan SWAT Team

In 2019, he signed with Major League Wrestling, joining his relatives Samu and Samu's son, Lance Anoa'i in the company.^[5] 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.^[6] The following week, Contra Unit attacked Ace Romero during his match with Gotch.^[7] After months of feuding with Lawlor, Fatu defeated Lawlor at Kings of Colosseum on July 6 to capture the World Heavyweight Championship.^[8] He would also retain the title against Lawlor in a rematch.^[9] He then headlined MLW's first-ever pay-per-view event Saturday Night SuperFight, where Fatu successfully defended the title against LA Park.

After the feud, he was challenged by Alex Hammerstone for the belt, also putting the MLW National Openweight Championship on a winner takes all match. He lost the belt to Hammerstone. He then feuded with him, culminating in War Chamber, where Contra Unit lost the match, both ending the feud, and starting the feud with fellow Contra Unit member Madds Krügger and Ikuro Kwon. The feud stretched on, him repackaging with his vignette which cemented his face turn due to fan reaction, abandoning the Contra Unit character. The Samoan Werewolf traded victories against Krügger in several matches, including him winning against Krügger in a no disqualification match and the latter winning on a weapons match, culminating and settling the feud in Kings of Colosseum in a Weapons of Mass Destruction match. He also simultaneously feuded with Bestia 666.

Personal life

Fatu was arrested for robbery as an 18-year-old. He credits seeing his cousins The Usos on a jail TV as his inspiration for becoming a wrestler.^[10]

Fatu is a member of the Anoa'i family wrestling dynasty, being the son of Sam Fatu. As of 2019, Fatu has six children.^[11]

Championships and accomplishments

• All Pro Wrestling
  • APW Universal Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[12][13][14]
  • APW Worldwide Internet Championship (1 time)^[15][16][17]
  • APW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Josef Samael^[18][19]
• DEFY Wrestling
  • DEFY Tag Team 8XGP Championship (1 time) – with The Almighty Sheik^[20][21][22]
• House of Glory
  • HOG World Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)^[23][24]
• Major League Wrestling
  • MLW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[25][26][27]
• PCW Ultra
  • PCW ULTRA Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)^[28][29]
  • PCW Ultra Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with The Almighty Sheik^[30][31]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 20 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2020^[32]
• Supreme Pro Wrestling
  • SPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Journey Fatu^[33][34][35]
• West Coast Pro Wrestling
  • WCPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[36][37][38]

References

1. age
2. "Jacob Fatu". MLW. January 20, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
3. "Jacob Fatu". Cagematch. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
4. "Jacob Fatu". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
5. "Jacob Fatu Signs With Major League Wrestling". prowrestling.com. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
6. "MLW TV taping spoilers: Intimidation Games". f4wonline.com. March 3, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
7. "Powell's MLW Fusion TV Review: Simon Gotch vs. Ace Romero, DJZ vs. Ace Austin in a Battle Riot qualifying match, Alex Hammerstone vs. Isaias Velasquez - Pro Wrestling Dot Net". Prowrestling.net. March 10, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
8. "Jacob Fatu Wins MLW World Heavyweight Championship". Heel By Nature - Daily Pro Wrestling News. July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
9. "MLW Fusion #73 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
10. uso
11. "Major League Wrestling is No Minor Promotion". September 17, 2019.
12. Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 23, 2017). "APW Halloween Hell 2018 - Event @ Bay Shore Community Center in Daly City, California, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
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14. Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 2, 2019). "APW SuckaFree - Event @ Pacelli Event Center in Daly City, California, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
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21. Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 29, 2019). "DEFY Tag Team 8XGP Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
22. Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 31, 2020). "DEFY Year 3 - Event @ Washington Hall in Seattle, Washington, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
23. Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 29, 2022). "HOG Exodus - Pay Per View @ La Boom in New York City, New York, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
24. Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 29, 2022). "HOG World Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
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26. Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 6, 2019). "MLW World Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
27. Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 2, 2021). "MLW Fightland 2021 - TV-Show @ 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
28. Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 22, 2022). "PCW ULTRA Set In Stone - Event @ ILWU Memorial Hall in Wilmington, California, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
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31. Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 20, 2017). "PCW Ultra Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
32. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2020 - the Internet Wrestling Database".
33. Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 23, 2017). "SPW 17th Anniversary Show - Event @ SPW Arena in Sacramento, California, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
34. Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 23, 2017). "SPW Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
35. Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 18, 2017). "SPW - Event @ SPW Arena in Scramento, California, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
36. Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 11, 2022). "Prestige/West Coast Pro Savage Mode - TV-Show @ The State Room in San Francisco, California, USA". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
37. Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 11, 2022). "WCPW Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
38. Lambert, Jeremy (October 10, 2022). "WCPW Ride The Lightning Results (10/8): New WCPW Champion Crowned". Fightful. Retrieved October 10, 2022.

External links

• Jacob Fatu's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database
• Jacob Fatu on Twitter
• Jacob Fatu at IMDb