Rumors of WWE curiosity in Zilla Fatu have stretched again for months now, and phrase was getting round earlier right this moment (Tues., Aug. 11, 2026) that he was on the Efficiency Middle and had formally signed a contract with the corporate. These rumors have been clearly true, contemplating he crashed the occasion in the primary occasion of this week’s episode of NXT tv.
Grayson Waller and Cruz Montana have been making an attempt to determine who would earn an NXT championship match in opposition to Tony D’Angelo at Heatwave when Fatu got here out of nowhere:
Fatu has roots in Booker T’s Actuality of Wrestling however did work in GCW and Home of Glory, amongst different unbiased promotions. He’s the son of the late Umaga, and is simply 26-years-old.
The Samoan Dynasty continues.
As for the match he interrupted, it was apparently thrown out. He attacked Montana first, resulting in the bell, however he additionally put the boots to Waller and commentary merely questioned what Basic Supervisor Robert Stone would do about all this. Fatu informed D’Angelo, who was ringside, that he’s the brand new sheriff on the town.
With no winner, it was left unclear who would face D’Angelo at Heatwave. A Deadly 4-Means looks like the plain alternative.
Both manner, one other Fatu has arrived in WWE.
