Ever since making his main roster debut last year, Jacob Fatu has been treated as one of the biggest prospects of WWE. He represents the royal Samoan family of professional wrestling, and he is rightfully carrying the name and the legacy of his family.
Fatu never got the opportunity to work in WWE before, but his WWE debut was always inevitable. He worked on the Independence circuit before joining WWE, and he had been extremely impressive. The fans were eagerly waiting for his WWE debut.
WWE Hall of Famer did not want Jacob Fatu to change his wrestling style
Fatu adopted the nickname The Samoan Werewolf in WWE, and he is playing this character perfectly. It is the same character that he is used to playing in the other promotions before joining WWE. Recently, he revealed that the present WWE Chief Content Officer, Triple H, wanted him to keep his wrestling style in WWE. Speaking with The Toronto Sun, he explained the following;
Jacob Fatu defeated LA Knight at WrestleMania 41
“Like what Hunter said, ‘Hey man, just do what you been doing to get you here, and I love the way how Hunter just, you know, he reaches out. Like, ‘Hey, we ain’t here to change how you wrestle. We ain’t here to say none of that. You do what you been doing, okay? We’d rather tell you bring it down than rather us tell you to turn it up.’
"So, it’s a whole ‘nother vibe over there, and I think right now, and I always say this, people say, ‘Jacob, you should have been here five years ago.’ No, no, no, no, no. Jacob wasn’t ready five years ago, okay? And I’m just gonna keep it 100. Jacob could have been fired right now, you know, if I would’ve came in.
Jacob Fatu is presently holding the WWE United States Championship
"I think the timing was perfect. When The Bloodline thing stopped, it was like, ‘Damn, where we going?’ As a fan, I’m excited for it. But man, just the way how everything worked. Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, you know, then I — man, come on. Now JC’s there so, all the way around. It just works in full circle. I’m just glad to be here. I’m real happy to be a part of WWE right now.”
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Jacob Fatu defeated LA Knight at WrestleMania 41 to win the WWE United States Championship. It is his first major Championship and definitely not the last one. WWE is promoting him as one of the biggest prospects of the future, and surely he will become one of the biggest stars of WWE in the upcoming days.
