Jacob Fatu
American professional wrestler
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April 2025 | Fatu defeated LA Knight at WrestleMania 41 to win the WWE United States Championship, his first singles championship in WWE. |
April 4 2025 | Fatu defeated Braun Strowman in a Last Man Standing match on SmackDown, ending their feud and earning a WWE United States Championship match at WrestleMania 41. |
2025 | Fatu made his Royal Rumble debut, eliminating 4 contestants before being eliminated by Braun Strowman. |
February 14 2025 | Fatu competed in a triple threat Elimination Chamber qualifying match on SmackDown, which was won by Damian Priest. |
January 25 2025 | At Saturday Night's Main Event, Fatu was defeated by Braun Strowman via disqualification after shoving a referee. |
January 17 2025 | Fatu began a feud with Braun Strowman on the SmackDown episode. |
2024 | Named Debut of the Year by ESPN. |
2024 | Recognized as part of the Faction of the Year with The Bloodline by Pro Wrestling Illustrated |
2024 | Jacob Fatu was awarded the Debut of the Year by ESPN. |
November 30 2024 | Fatu participated in a WarGames match at Survivor Series: WarGames, where his team lost to Roman Reigns, The Usos, Sami Zayn, and CM Punk. |
November 2 2024 | Fatu, alongside Tama Tonga and Solo Sikoa, defeated the original incarnation of The Bloodline (Roman Reigns and The Usos) in a six-man tag team match at Crown Jewel. |
October 5 2024 | At Bad Blood, Fatu and Sikoa lost to Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes after interference from a returning Jimmy Uso, marking Fatu's first loss in WWE. |
August 23 2024 | Fatu relinquished one half of the WWE Tag Team Championship to Tonga Loa to become Solo Sikoa's personal enforcer. |
August 2 2024 | Fatu and Tama Tonga won the WWE Tag Team Championship by defeating DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) on SmackDown. |
July 6 2024 | In his in-ring debut at Money in the Bank, Fatu participated in a six-man tag team match alongside Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga, defeating Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton, and Kevin Owens. |
June 21 2024 | Fatu made his debut on SmackDown by attacking Randy Orton, Kevin Owens, and Cody Rhodes, establishing himself as a heel and joining The Bloodline. |
April 2024 | Signs with WWE and joins The Bloodline, a faction of wrestlers from the Anoaʻi family. |
April 7 2024 | Jacob Fatu signed with WWE, paving the way for his entry into the organization. |
February 17 2024 | Fatu made his final appearance for MLW, where he was defeated by Krügger in a Baleki Brawl match. |
February 1 2024 | Rikishi announced that Fatu had become a free agent, concluding his five-year tenure with MLW. |
January 2024 | Left Major League Wrestling, signaling the end of his tenure with the promotion. |
January 13 2024 | Jacob Fatu made his New Japan Pro-Wrestling debut at Battle in the Valley, where he teamed with Shota Umino and Fred Rosser to defeat Team Filthy, consisting of Tom Lawlor and the West Coast Wrecking Crew (Jorel Nelson and Royce Isaacs). |
September 3 2023 | Fatu lost the National Openweight Championship to Rickey Shane Page at Fury Road. |
April 6 2023 | Fatu defeated John Hennigan to win the National Openweight Championship at War Chamber. |
March 21 2023 | Fatu received his title match against Alex Hammerstone for the World Heavyweight Championship on Fusion, but did not win. |
November 3 2022 | Fatu won the 40-man Battle Riot match at Battle Riot IV, earning the Golden Ticket for a World Heavyweight Championship match. |
July 14 2022 | Fatu won the Weapons of Mass Destruction match against Mads Krule Krügger at Kings of Colosseum. |
April 28 2022 | Fatu failed to regain the World Heavyweight Championship in a triple threat match at Intimidation Games. |
2021 | Becomes MLW World Heavyweight Champion, beginning a record-breaking reign of 819 days. |
2021 | Jacob Fatu became a one-time MLW National Openweight Champion during his tenure with MLW. |
November 17 2021 | During War Chamber, Fatu's team, Contra Unit, lost to Alex Hammerstone's team, concluding their feud. |
October 7 2021 | Fatu lost the MLW World Heavyweight Championship to Alex Hammerstone at Fightland, ending his reign at 819 days. |
2020 | Wins the MLW National Openweight Championship for the first time. |
2020 | Ranked No. 20 in the Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 singles wrestlers rankings |
2020 | Jacob Fatu won the MLW World Heavyweight Championship, setting a record for the longest reign in the title's history at 819 days. |
2020 | Jacob Fatu was ranked No. 20 in the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500. |
November 2 2019 | Fatu headlined MLW's inaugural pay-per-view, Saturday Night SuperFight, defeating LA Park to retain the World Heavyweight Championship. |
August 31 2019 | Fatu retained the MLW World Heavyweight Championship in a rematch against Tom Lawlor during the episode of Fusion. |
July 6 2019 | Fatu defeated Tom Lawlor to win the MLW World Heavyweight Championship at Kings of Colosseum. |
March 2 2019 | Fatu and his tag team partner Josef Samael made their televised debut at Intimidation Games, attacking MLW World Heavyweight Champion Tom Lawlor. |
February 2 2019 | Fatu made his debut for MLW at the SuperFight event in a non-televised match. |
January 17 2019 | Jacob Fatu signed with Major League Wrestling, joining his relatives Samu and Lance Anoaʻi in the company. |
2018 | Jacob Fatu made his first trip to Mexico to compete for The Crash, participating in a trios match that resulted in a loss to Octagón and Blue Demon Jr. |
2012 | Jacob Fatu debuted in professional wrestling, teaming with his relative, Black Pearl, in a winning effort. |
2012 | Jacob Fatu began his professional wrestling career, wrestling for various promotions on the independent circuit. |
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