At SummerSlam, Estrada offered (the undefeated) Umaga's services to The McMahons (Vince and Shane) to take out their D-Generation X (Shawn Michaels and Triple H) opponents during their match. When he made his way to the ring for his mission, however, he was attacked by Kane. The two of them feuded, alternating the upper hand back and forth, for the next two months until Umaga won a Loser Leaves RAW match, sending Kane off of the brand. Their feud continued, however, at Cyber Sunday where Kane was again defeated by Umaga after fans selected him over Chris Benoit and The Sandman to be Umaga's opponent for the night. Umaga, still undefeated, was then named #1 contender for John Cena's WWE Championship and began challenging him for it, only to eventually lose to him at New Year's Revolution by roll-up, ending his streak. After Estrada claimed the win was a fluke, claiming Umaga was handedly in control of the match until the very end, a Last Man Standing rematch was signed for the Royal Rumble. On a RAW between the two pay-per-views Umaga attacked Cena (kayfabe) injuring his spleen and putting the match in jeopardy. When Cena refused to seek medical treatment, for fear of a medical suspension which could lead to him being forced to forfeit the belt, the match proceeded with Cena picking up the win after choking Umaga with the STFU with a ring rope that Estrada loosened earlier in the match. On the February 19 RAW, moments after being announced as Mr. McMahon's "representative" at WrestleMania 23, Umaga defeated Jeff Hardy for the WWE Intercontinental Championship with a Samoan Spike, claiming his first championship in World Wrestling Entertainment.
During Fatu's time as Umaga, he has gone by the nicknames "Samoan Wrecking Machine" and "Samoan Smashing Machine", both of which are believed (by some) to be parodies of "Samoan Submission Machine"; the nickname of Samoa Joe, before being given the more consistent nickname of the "Samoan Bulldozer".
In AJPW, he was known as the "Samoan Typhoon", to go along with tag partner Taiyo Kea's nickname of "Hawaiian Tornado".
Eddie is a member of the famous Anoa'i wrestling family, he is the brother of Solofa Fatu (Rikishi) and Sam Fatu (The Tonga Kid), cousin to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Rodney Anoa'i (Yokozuna), Samula Anoa'i (Headshrinker Samu), Matt Anoa'i (Rosey), Jimmy Snuka, Jr. (Deuce), and nephew to "Soulman" Rocky Johnson, the Wild Samoans (Sika & Afa), and Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka.
In the traditional scheme of Samoan tattooing, the final part of the process is called Umaga, which means "the end".
Fatu has Samoan designed tattoos on his arms and legs. He sometimes wears a septum piercing as well as a grill while wrestling as Umaga.
Umaga's undefeated streak lasted 34 televised matches and spanned from his debut in April 2006 to January of 2007. In that time he was never pinned or made to submit, although he did lose two matches by disqualification and another went to a double count out.
As part of his gimmick Fatu only yells in Samoan while appearing as Umaga.
Has each of his trademark sarongs hand made at great expense
During Fatu's time as Umaga, he has gone by the nicknames "Samoan Wrecking Machine" and "Samoan Smashing Machine", both of which are believed (by some) to be parodies of "Samoan Submission Machine"; the nickname of Samoa Joe, before being given the more consistent nickname of the "Samoan Bulldozer".
In AJPW, he was known as the "Samoan Typhoon", to go along with tag partner Taiyo Kea's nickname of "Hawaiian Tornado".
Eddie is a member of the famous Anoa'i wrestling family, he is the brother of Solofa Fatu (Rikishi) and Sam Fatu (The Tonga Kid), cousin to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Rodney Anoa'i (Yokozuna), Samula Anoa'i (Headshrinker Samu), Matt Anoa'i (Rosey), Jimmy Snuka, Jr. (Deuce), and nephew to "Soulman" Rocky Johnson, the Wild Samoans (Sika & Afa), and Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka.
In the traditional scheme of Samoan tattooing, the final part of the process is called Umaga, which means "the end".
Fatu has Samoan designed tattoos on his arms and legs. He sometimes wears a septum piercing as well as a grill while wrestling as Umaga.
Umaga's undefeated streak lasted 34 televised matches and spanned from his debut in April 2006 to January of 2007. In that time he was never pinned or made to submit, although he did lose two matches by disqualification and another went to a double count out.
As part of his gimmick Fatu only yells in Samoan while appearing as Umaga.
Has each of his trademark sarongs hand made at great expense
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