[51] On June 8, 2009, WWE announced that Fatu was released from his WWE contract. Fatu and his wife L.T. [27] Umaga feuded with Kane for the next two months until Umaga won a Loser Leaves Raw match on the October 9 episode of Raw, sending Kane off of the brand. The outbreak was... Thunder Rosa is not joining WWE any time soon, despite reports to the contrary. [37] Two weeks after WrestleMania, Lashley interfered in a match and helped a planted fan, Santino Marella, defeat Umaga for the Intercontinental Championship. They also attacked non-wrestlers, including ring announcer Lilian Garcia and former wrestlers Jimmy Snuka, Mae Young and The Fabulous Moolah. [41] Not long after, he turned face by joining forces with John Cena against Carlito and Randy Orton. [10], Fatu trained with his cousin Matt Anoaʻi at the Wild Samoan professional wrestling school operated by members of their family. [38] On April 29 at Backlash, Umaga, Vince, and Shane McMahon wrestled Lashley for his ECW World Championship in a Handicap match, winning the title for Vince. In December 2005, Fatu had re-signed with World Wrestling Entertainment. [42][43] After defeating both Carlito and Mr. Kennedy in a triple threat match at SummerSlam to retain the Intercontinental Championship,[44] he interrupted a match between Kennedy and the returning Jeff Hardy, assaulting Hardy and leaving him lying in the ring,[45] thus turning heel once again. Such was the case for professional wrestler Umaga. This video is 3 years before Umaga’s death (Raw – November 6, 2006). This reminds me of what JBL wrote in a blog two months ago following the death of Steve Williams. Umaga was represented by Vince McMahon, facing off against Bobby Lashley, who was being represented by Donald Trump. In other words, the Umaga death was due to taking a lethal mix of painkillers, muscle relaxers, and anti-anxiety meds. Impact Wrestling 10/27 featured the first show since the Bound For Glory PPV. © Copyright 2020 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. PWTorch.com launched in 1999 and the PWTorch Apps launched in 2008. [12] They attacked numerous wrestlers at the orders of Bischoff, including D'Lo Brown and Shawn Stasiak. Instead, it was because of a lethal mix of drugs taken within a short period. “He had his demons, but he found a lot of strength in his family,” said family friend and former WWE personality Dawn Marie Psaltis. [1] Their most notable event came when they attacked two lesbians. Dan Morgan, who was the supervisory forensic investigator for Harris County in Houston determined that the cause was “acute toxicity due to combined effects of hydrocodone, carisoprodol, and diazepam.”. [49] Umaga suffered a torn PCL at a live event in Johnson City, Tennessee on August 2. Also, new exclusive top-shelf content every day including a new VIP-exclusive weekly 16 page digital magazine-style (PC and iPad compatible) PDF newsletter packed with exclusive articles and news. Eddie Fatu, known to wrestling fans as “Umaga” – dead at 36 from drug overdose. Here’s the story of the tragic death of Umaga. Vince McMahon has seen far too many of his WWE stars die young. He didn’t exactly live up to expectations and ended up taking his talents elsewhere for a few years. On October 23, 2000, while on an independent tour in Europe, Yokozuna was found dead in a hotel room in Liverpool, England. It's worth noting the medical examiner labeled Fatu's death "acute toxicity," which implies a deadly mix of drugs within a short period of time, usually 24 hours. Other wrestlers who passed away at a young age include Eddie Guerrero (38), Andrew “Test” Martin (33), and “The British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith (39). Rodney Anoa’i was just 34 years old at the time of his death. On September 24, 2003, Fatu debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring name of Ekmo Fatu, helping Sonny Siaki defeat D'Lo Brown in a casket match. When they met at the Vengeance pay-per-view, Umaga was solidly in control of the match, but lost by disqualification when he disregarded the referee's instructions and continued to punch Marella. Each rep put his hair on the line and ultimately it was WWE boss McMahon whose head got shaved. On November 21, 2009, Umaga teamed with Orlando Jordan to lose against his brother Rikishi and Brian Christopher. From October to August 2004, he teamed with Sonny Siaki to defeat the teams of Shark Boy and Mad Mikey, Danny Doring and Roadkill, and America's Most Wanted. Secondly, he had been noted as looking healthy and strong during his stint on a wrestling tour in Australia, as per writer James Caldwell of Pro Wrestling Torch. Pat McAfee, accompanied by Oney Lorcan... AEW Dynamite aired from Daily's Place in Jacksonville. He wrestled for Hulk Hogan’s “Hulkamania: Let the Battle Begin” tour just weeks before his death and appeared to be happy and in good spirits. He was sitting in front of the television when she found him.The official cause of the Umaga death was released almost three months after it occurred. More specifically, it was a lethal combination of painkillers (hydrocodone), muscle relaxers (carisoprodol), and anti-anxiety medication (diazepam). The October 28, 2020 episode of WWE NXT aired live on the USA Network from Orlando, Florida at the Capitol Wrestling Center. [19] With a strong record of wins against champion Satoshi Kojima, Jamal began to pursue the Triple Crown once again in August, culminating in a match between the two in Sapporo in September 1, where Jamal was once again defeated. They also competed for Memphis Championship Wrestling (MCW), holding the MCW Southern Tag Team Championship on three occasions. The father of four should have been in the prime of his life. They also competed for Memphis Championship Wrestling (MCW), holding the MCW Southern Tag Team Championship on three occasions. Here is the Umaga death story. The WWE stars had suffered from many physical ailments of their own. [15] The team lasted just shy of a year, with Fatu being released from his WWE contract in June 2003, reportedly after his involvement in a bar fight.[1][16]. The shaving was done by Trump himself. [20] After this, he once again entered the Real World Tag League with Kea, however, they failed to advance past the group stages. The following month, he won the WWE Intercontinental Championship for the first time, and won it for the second time in July 2007. Eki "Umaga" Fatu was a world class wrestler. Toxicology reports revealed that Fatu had drugs hydrocodone, carisoprodol, and diazepam in his system. However, Lashley did not win the title because he pinned Shane and not the champion, Vince. 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