A Heritage Of Greatness: Jacob Fatu Defends The Samoan Bloodline!
Apr 30, 2020
4 minutes
TEXT BY HARRY BURKETT
THE SAMOAN SMASHING machine” certainly looks like a member of the Anoa‘i-Fatu wrestling family. Straight out of Northern California and wearing traditional Samoan ring attire, Jacob Fatu has flattened foes with Yokozuna’s Banzai drop, stunned them with Rikishi’s elevated sidekick, planted them with The Rock’s Samoan drop, and cut them in half with Roman Reigns’ spear.
Fatu has unsurpassed agility for a 6’2”, 284-pounder, with a variety of moonsaults and dropkicks being part of his repertoire. In that respect, Fatu—who has reigned as Major League Wrestling heavyweight champion since last July—is reminiscent of the much smaller Tonga Kid, who also achieved success as part
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