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During Fatu's time as Umaga, Fatu would go by the nickname "Samoan Wrecking Machine" or "Samoan Smashing Machine" both of which are parodies of "Samoan Submission Machine"; the nickname of TNA's Samoa Joe. He has recently been given the nickname, the "Samoan Bulldozer". |
During Fatu's time as Umaga, Fatu would go by the nickname "Samoan Wrecking Machine" or "Samoan Smashing Machine" both of which are believed by some to be parodies of "Samoan Submission Machine"; the nickname of TNA's Samoa Joe. He has recently been given the nickname, the "Samoan Bulldozer". |
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Revision as of 23:49, 12 May 2006
| Eddie Fatu | |
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| Born | March 28, 1973 Samoa |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Jamal Ekmo O.G. Fatu Ekmo Fatu Umaga |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Billed weight | 350 lb (159 kg) |
| Billed from | The Isle of Samoa |
| Trained by | Afa |
| Debut | 1995 |
Eddie Fatu is a Samoan professional wrestler currently performing for World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE's) RAW brand under the ring name Umaga. When Fatu had his first stint in WWE he wrestled under the name Jamal.
Eddie is the brother of wrestlers Rikishi (Solofa Fatu) and The Tonga Kid (Sam Fatu), cousin to The Rock and Rosey (Matt Anaoi), and nephew to "Soulman" Rocky Johnson, the Wild Samoans (Sika & Afa), and Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka.
Career
Before signing with the WWF (now WWE), "Ekmo" Fatu would work the independent circuit along side his cousin Matt Anoai, wrestling under the team name of The Island Boyz.
On the July 22, 2002 episode of RAW, now going under the ring name Jamal, Fatu made his debut in WWE along side Anoai (who was renamed Rosey) as Three Minute Warning. They were "hired" as RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff's assailants, attacking seemingly random wrestlers each week, at the orders of Bischoff.
The most notable events during this gimmick came when they attacked two lesbians, after they began to bore Bischoff, and when they crashed Billy Gunn and Chuck Palumbo's "wedding." Both events drew criticism from gay and lesbian rights groups. After the wedding Rico jumped from SmackDown! to RAW to manage the team. In June 2003, Eddie Fatu was released from his WWE contract.
Fatu worked for the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion for a short while under his old stage name Ekmo and would later join All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) as a member of the Roughly Obsess & Destroy (RO&D) faction. Later, together with Taiyo Kea, Fatu won the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship title.
Fatu would also wrestle in many independent promotions during this time including his brother Kishi's Nu-Wrestling Evolution. However, It was announced in December 2005, that Fatu would be returning to World Wrestling Entertainment after giving his notice to AJPW.
In December 2005, it was confirmed that WWE re-signed Fatu. A return of Three Minute Warning was hinted at for many weeks with the team of Matt Anoai and Fatu competing in dark matches together before tapings of RAW. However, Rosey was released before the team could be brought up onto the main show.
On the April 3, 2006, edition of RAW, Fatu made his redebuted under the name of Umaga, alongside his Cuban manager, Armando Alejandro Estrada. After Estrada interrupted Ric Flair during a promo and introduced his new client, Umaga proceeded to viciously attack Flair, leaving him laying in the middle of the ring.
The "Umaga" gimmick is considered a throwback to many Samoan based tag teams like The Wild Samoans, and The Headshrinkers. The character has also drawn many appropriate similarities to Jim Harris's gimmick of "Kamala the Ugandan Giant".
Most of the matches Umaga would participate in during this time were squash matches againts various jobbers. However, after competing in one of the squash matches the returning Ric Flair would come to the ring and attack Umaga. He defeated the "Nature Boy" Ric Flair at WWE Backlash 2006.
On the May 1, 2006 edition of RAW, Umaga beat Rory Fox.
In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
- Samoan Spike (Thumb thrust to an opponent's neck)
- Running rear end slam to the head of a seated opponent who is lent against the bottom turnbuckle.
- Body press to a Samoan drop
- Headbutts
- Diving headbutt
- Running headbutt drop and opponent held in the tree-of-woe position.
- Managers
- Nicknames
During Fatu's time as Umaga, Fatu would go by the nickname "Samoan Wrecking Machine" or "Samoan Smashing Machine" both of which are believed by some to be parodies of "Samoan Submission Machine"; the nickname of TNA's Samoa Joe. He has recently been given the nickname, the "Samoan Bulldozer".
Championships and accomplishments
- 1-time FMW WEW Hardcore Tag Team Champion
- 1-time HWA Tag-Team Champion (with Matt Anoai)
- 3-time MCW Southern Tag-Team Champion (with Matt Anoai)
- 1-time AJPW World Tag Team Champion (With Taiyo Kea)
- 1-time Hawaiian Championship Wrestling Kekaulike Tag Team Champion (With Taiyo Kea)