Jacob Fatu's 1st WrestleMania match yields United States Championship

LAS VEGAS – Jacob Fatu proved Saturday nighttime successful the archetypal WrestleMania lucifer of his vocation that helium is an unstoppable unit and determination are nary forces that could adjacent travel adjacent to stopping him.

Fatu carried LA Knight to the apical enactment and deed a immense Samoan driblet earlier helium completed 2 moonsaults and pinned Knight to go the caller United States champion.

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Jacob Fatu successful enactment against LA Knight during WrestleMania 41 Saturday astatine Allegiant Stadium connected April 19, 2025 successful Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Rich Freeda/WWE via Getty Images)

Fatu arrived to the squared ellipse with Solo Sikoa firmly successful his corner. Fatu removed a werewolf disguise and sauntered down to the ring. Knight entered the stadium successful benignant – pulling up successful a Maserati earlier his euphony hit.

Knight tried to outmatch Fatu, who pulled disconnected unthinkable determination aft unthinkable move. It appeared Fatu was successful the driver’s spot and was going for a moonsault aboriginal successful the match. Knight deed his ain finishing maneuver, the BFT, seemingly retired of nowhere. Was Knight going to propulsion retired the win? Almost arsenic Fatu kicked retired arsenic the ref’s manus was coming down for the 3 count.

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LA Knight makes his entranceway during WrestleMania 41 Saturday astatine Allegiant Stadium connected April 19, 2025 successful Las Vegas, Nevada. (Georgiana Dallas/WWE via Getty Images)

Fatu regained power of the lucifer and was capable to adhd immoderate golden astir his waist.

The "Samoan Werewolf" pulled up onto the WWE country successful June arsenic Sikoa took implicit the Bloodline faction. He became the fierce enforcer down Sikoa arsenic they began to go the thorn successful the broadside of the remainder of the SmackDown roster.

But Fatu was thrust into the pursuit for the United States Championship. He topped Braun Strowman to get the changeable astatine Knight’s title, successful which helium claimed from Shinsuke Nakamura.

Jacob Fatu celebrates his triumph during WrestleMania 41 Saturday astatine Allegiant Stadium connected April 19, 2025 successful Las Vegas, Nevada. (Rich Freeda/WWE via Getty Images)

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It’s Fatu’s archetypal singles rubric since helium joined WWE. His triumph marked the 3rd rubric alteration of the archetypal nighttime of WrestleMania 41.

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