Jacob Fatu is the new WWE United States Champion. (Eric Johnson/WWE via Getty Images)
(WWE via Getty Images)
Jacob Fatu is a WWE singles champion for the first time in his professional wrestling career. “The Samoan Werewolf” won a bruising match over LA Knight on Saturday to capture the WWE United States Championship on WrestleMania 41, Night 1 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Fatu, a longtime member of The Bloodline, brought the thunder from the opening bell, trading heavy, thudding offense with Knight for much of the early portions of the match. Business really picked up once Fatu trapped Knight into the corner of the ring, bashed him with repeated running hips, then nailed a Swanton Bomb from the top rope for the two-count.
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In a slick rebound sequence, Knight countered another top-rope moonsault attempt with a BFT and nearly secured a three-count, however Fatu’s arm darted out and grabbed the ropes to save him in the final moments. Fatu then kicked Knight from the top rope and hurled him backward onto the mat, before crushing him with back-to-back top-rope moonsaults to secure the match-ending pinfall.
Fatu’s victory makes the challengers 3-for-3 against the champions thus far at WrestleMania 41, Night 1, following earlier victories by Jey Uso and The New Day.
Check out highlights of Fatu’s title win below.
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