Zilla Fatu Officially Confirms His New WWE Name 

The Samoan Dynasty continues to develop in WWE. Final night time on NXT, the late nice Umaga’s son, Zilla Fatu, made his debut on the model.

Now, he has formally confirmed his new moniker.

The 26-year-old Anoa’i member of the family was WWE-bound after dropping his HOG Crown Jewel Championship to Wonderful Purple final week. He bid goodbye to Home of Glory, ending his run on the impartial circuit.

Simply hours earlier than the August 11, 2026, episode of NXT, rumors surfaced that Zilla was current on the efficiency middle and had signed with the Stamford-based promotion.

The rampant hypothesis turned out to be true, as Zilla Fatu crashed the NXT Championship #1 Contender’s Match between Cruz Montana and Grayson Waller in the primary occasion. He laid waste to each males and set his sights on Tony D’Angelo’s NXT Championship.

The 2 males had an intense staredown earlier than the present went off the air. Shortly after, WWE’s official X deal with shared unique off-air footage of the second-generation star, by which he could possibly be heard calling himself “The Primary One.”

This is not the primary time he has anointed himself “The Primary One,” as he is been utilizing this moniker since his time on the impartial circuit.

Nonetheless, WWE has a penchant for altering wrestlers’ names and giving them a brand new identification upon their arrival. Curiously, Zilla not solely received to maintain his unique ring identify but additionally carry the moniker with him.

It will play an enormous half in his presentation on NXT transferring ahead.

Grayson Waller takes a shot at Zilla Fatu after his WWE debut

Zilla’s actions did not sit properly with Grayson Waller, who hoped to safe his NXT Heatwave foremost occasion berth in opposition to Tony D’Angelo.

After what went down final night time, the Australian wrestler took to his official X deal with and known as Zilla Fatu “one other Overrated Uce.”

“Simply what WWE wants, one other overrated Uce.”

You may try his tweet here.

There isn’t any official phrase but on what Shawn Michaels has in retailer for the real-life Bloodline member.

However a Deadly 4-Means NXT Championship Match pitting Tony D’Angelo in opposition to Zilla Fatu, Cruz Montana, and Grayson Waller could possibly be on the playing cards for Heatwave.