Jacob Fatu Was “Dead Weight” Despite Dominance, WWE Star Confesses

Jacob Fatu’s dominance grew over the WWE Universe, as he went from a full-fledged heel character to an incredibly popular babyface. However, according to his cousin Solo Sikoa, Fatu was merely “dead weight” that he had to get rid of.

Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu split after The Samoan Werewolf became the United States Champion at WrestleMania 41. While he was still associating himself with Solo, Jacob quickly realized his cousin’s jealousy of him. Sikoa ultimately stole the title from Fatu at Night of Champions and retained it at SummerSlam in a Steel Cage match. The two put their feud to rest afterwards, with the former champion evidently moving on to bigger and better things.

Meanwhile, Sikoa currently leads the MFT, with the Tongan clan on his side. At this time last year, Solo led his rendition of The Bloodline against Roman Reigns and The Usos and Jacob was on his team.

Solo Sikoa Reflects On Having Jacob Fatu In His Faction, Calls The Samoan Werewolf “Dead Weight”

While watching last year’s Men’s WarGames match with Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa, Solo Sikoa admitted that having Jacob Fatu and Bronson Reed proved to be beneficial. The former United States Champion also confessed that he misses his cousin.

He understands that the group would have been more dominant with Fatu’s involvement, but at the end of the day, Sikoa feels The Samoan Werewolf was not worth the trouble and called him “dead weight,” clearly staying in character.

I’ll be lying if I say that I don’t miss Jacob [Fatu] in the group, man. I did, you know? He and Bronson [Reed], it was cool having those two in the group with us. I wonder if they were still here, with the family now, how much dominant we would be,” Solo Sikoa said.

“But you know, sometimes we’ve got to get rid of the dead weight,” he added.

Check out his comments in the video below:

Unfortunately, Jacob Fatu got sidelined with a non-wrestling-related injury. He is not expected to be back for the remainder of the year. The injury could also keep him out of action well into 2026.

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