Club 520 - Jacob Fatu on U.S. Championship win vs. LA Knight at WrestleMania, Jey Uso
In this special bonus edition of the Club 520 Podcast, Jeff Teague, DJ Wells and B Hen sit down with WWE U.S. Champion Jacob Fatu after his impressive win against LA Knight at WrestleMania 41! Fatu sits with Teague and the fellas to reflect on the championship win vs. LA Knight and what the moment means for his career. Plus, Fatu gets into his career, the moment he knew he made it, and the importance of Jey Uso and his family along his journey. And don't miss Fatu's take on the first night of WrestleMania 41 and how it all went down!
Timeline: 0:00 - Stealing forces from Jey Uso
3:00 - LA Knight vs. Jacob Fatu
4:40 - Milestone moment
5:40 - Northern California sports fan
7:50 - Preparing for a wrestling match
10:15 - Night 1 in WrestleMania
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Another episode of Club 520 Podcast live in Vegas with it.
Shout out to Sean, man.
They got out here at WrestleMania.
It's only right, man.
We got a chant with us.
We're going to introduce my man's last to my far left.
We got my dog, Bishop B.
He and out the Pearlies.
How you what, Nasty?
What's happening, Nasty?
Let's get to it, baby.
Come on, man.
Listen, man, we got the champion to build.
He tapped in, okay?
He got the shy off.
You know what I'm saying?
Let's tap in, man.
Let's tap in on it.
Before I even introduce my man, man, we got to talk about it, man.
You pulled up with the black forces and the white laces, man.
The beehive staples, baby.
Hey, bro, bro.
Keep it 100.
Y'all remember the forces that y'all gave Vic, bro?
Yeah.
With the white laces?
Yeah.
I took it from him.
Nah, bro, for real, bro.
I actually wore it on TV, though.
They were selling it to, bro.
You know what I mean?
I mean, you feel me, bro?
You know, I'm still the same Jay.
You know what I mean?
We're just trying to tap in, get in when we fit in, though.
Come on, for sure.
We appreciate that.
That was a big look, bro.
That turned our show up.
That was a moment right there.
For sure.
Still to my right, my dog, Young Nacho.
Young Tig, how you what?
I'm chilling, bro.
WrestleMania.
Y'all know I'm a huge wrestling fan.
So we got my dog in the bill.
I'm gonna let you do the honors, though.
Come on, man.
Championship.
Yeah.
Championship.
Come on.
Big 5-2 in the bill.
You know what time it is?
Yes, sir.
First and foremost, congratulations, man.
I appreciate that.
Congratulations.
Congratulations.
Now, listen, he ain't the biggest wrestling fan, so he's been converting over.
But watching your match yesterday, he was just like, nah, I'm tapped in.
Come on, Woodie.
Come on, with it
hey hey check this out bro bro they they gonna feel this
they gonna feel this
all the way though
but thank you though big bro for real though man i'm just a i'm a huge fan bruh and bro i mean i'm always tapping in like with the short so on the youtube bro y'all be having me rolling
at the end of the day bro you know man bro i would never I could have never expected this, though, bro.
Especially tapping in with bro over here.
Appreciate it.
Appreciate it.
So, bro, it ain't enough but love and respect, though, man.
Thank y'all for having me over here, man.
What's up?
I appreciate you pulling up, man.
Let's just talk about that moment, man, because we all in the crowd, man.
60,000 people.
All eyes on you, man.
What's that moment like walking out that tunnel?
No, you're about to get to it.
Man, bro, you know what it was, man?
I remember looking out a jail cell window, man, to looking out, you feel me, looking out of an airplane, man, you know, just on the way.
But, uh, it was very special just definitely having my son over here, Johnny 5-2, you know, but
some parents to to pull up.
But not only that, man, last time WrestleMania 9 was in Las Vegas, you know, I mean, last time WrestleMania was in Las Vegas, it was WrestleMania 9.
And my wife always says this, man, history always repeats itself.
So for us to double back and for another Hanawai, Roman Reigns, to
main event in Las Vegas, but also to have the Fatus on here, man, it just don't get no better.
It really doesn't.
And it's just a special moment.
But for real, though, bro, that shit was hella cool, though, bro, when they they was out there yelling 5-2, though,
for sure.
He had me like this, though.
So, man, that ain't nothing but a beautiful thing, man.
I ain't gonna lie, I think Roman and them had a great match.
I told him, I told him, y'all stole the night.
You're in LA Night.
I thought y'all was incredible, bro.
I was like, nah, they wrestling for real, bro.
Like, they putting on a show.
And at that moment, we looked at each other and he was like, nah, that's my dog.
That's my dog.
For sure.
You went to the top rope, my boy said, oh, he got that in the arsenal.
Oh, well, you hit them backflips.
I saw that.
Oh, yeah, that's my dog.
Shout out to Jeff Hardy, though.
Jeff Hardy, to Jerry, you know what I mean?
Like, bro, and my family, bro, you know, man, we just, I'm just trying to put forth, you know what I'm saying?
Like, it's always good to be a part of the family, but I don't want to be one of those Usos that, oh, he's just a part of the family.
Nah, bro.
Like, they gonna feel this.
They're gonna feel this, though.
Your own name for sure.
Come on, Chad, for sure.
Now, listen, you asked about this.
He in the building.
There you go.
Freaky Mike.
Yeah.
Oh, bro.
I see you on the elevator, bro.
Yeah, yeah.
He the wrestler.
He the one.
Oh, okay.
They just wrestled with him.
Excuse me.
No, I said they just wrestled with him or something back in the day.
He didn't do what you did.
Nah, bro.
I heard him on the podcast with Cheyen Uso.
You feel me?
Shout out, Jay Uso.
Congratulations, though.
You know the mobs.
I heard y'all on the last podcast.
It sounded like bro was getting mad.
He was like,
For sure, man.
One time for Champion is out here, man.
It's one of my favorite moments of the show, man.
It's called Making the Milestones.
So, for you, obviously, you know what I'm saying, championship status, and you talk about your journey there.
Now, when you got the big bag, what's that moment when you first got your final breakthrough in the situation?
What's that move?
Like, what's that purchase?
What's that thing?
You're just like, all right, we on, man.
Chad,
man, it was paying my rent on time.
Hey, bro, because I remember, bro, hey, I remember nobody wanted my autograph, bro.
The only thing I was signing, bro, is when I used to sign my papers, bro, when I was getting out of jail.
You know what I mean?
But hey, bro, but we came a long way, though.
And, you know, bruh,
man, bro.
It really just feels good to see my parents happy.
And everybody always say, congratulations, Jager.
Nah, but man, it's really my wife, bro.
You know, when they say it take a village to raise somebody, oh, brother,
I'm proving, proving, you know what I mean?
Like, it came all through here, but man, it ain't, you know, we just trying to get in where we fit in, though.
But overall, though, bruh, man, it was a great moment, though, bro.
It really was.
It was cool.
I can feel the energy still, bro.
Yeah, you know what I mean?
Hey, who's keeping 100, bro?
I literally just woke up and said, threw this thing on, bro.
Let's go get it today.
So, for sure.
And we here right now.
You know what's crazy?
Just based off your energy, I know you got to be a Raiders fan.
That's a different type of energy.
Okay, okay.
So
we're going to keep it 100, you know, because, bro, I'm from Northern California, to be exact.
You know what I mean?
And, man, bro, keep it 100, bro.
I love everybody over there.
I mean, it's all California, but it's different.
So, nothing against SoCal.
I'm from Northern California, man.
Oakland Raiders, Warriors, man, Sacramento Kings.
I hit y'all with the Vladi Devi code.
You feel me?
You feel me?
But, bro, I'm from a real Sacramento King, man.
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I mean, I love where I'm from, Sacramento, man.
Stand up, 100.
Man, listen, man, speaking at real, we're talking about it, man.
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I kid they are too.
He said, Speaking of parents, you're back.
though.
Hey, this game.
Spell this game.
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Hey, bro, you talking about real professionals?
Oh, yeah, we around it.
Come on, baby.
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Matter of fact, he got out of the car.
Sony's right behind you, though.
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Oh, God.
Shut up to Tommy.
Man,
it's funny, like you said, man.
Him coming along now as a new wrestling fan to see everything going on.
Like, how do you prepare for a match?
Man, you know,
well, you know, keep it 100, man.
It's just all motion, like I included yesterday.
It was very nerve-wracking.
But,
man, it's just, like I said, bro, it's just preparing for it.
It's more of a mindset, though.
Okay.
You know, so much stuff is going on left and right.
People pulling you left and right.
But, you know, man, we need that time.
Shout out to my brother, Sola Sequoia, man.
Sol has the best theme song, by the way.
You feel me?
Nothing against Jay.
You know what I mean?
Shout out to Solo, though, man.
But man, my brother Solo told me, it's okay, man, just to step away from everything real quick.
Get your head in that right space.
I did that, and it still don't work.
Shout out to Solo, though, because, man, bro, just to get prepared for it.
Like, it's just an all-day process, bro.
You got to remember, man, we're there at the building all day.
You feel me?
Until showtime.
So, you know, it's just
a different process.
Everybody got a different thing to get ready.
But, you know, bro, for me, though, you know, I really do got to step away and really get in my
airspace, though.
Just to get cleared up, 100, though.
For sure, for sure.
For sure.
But other than that, shout out to Time.
Man, it's just crazy.
Like, you said, your interest, you come out the music, the vibe, then that long walk to the ring.
And then it's showtime.
Man, that long, man, man, that walk was hella long.
Brad, that walk walk was so long, bro.
It had me skipping down here yesterday.
You know what I mean?
But, man, shout out to WWE.
Man, Hunter, I'm just so happy to be a part of this era right now.
Because at the end of the day, nobody could have touched me, though.
You know, Hunter made it happen, though.
You know, even with Tamatanka, man, New Japan, Tongaloa, like, you know, man, Hunter's just making everything happen.
And Roman Reigns, bro, Jimmy Uso, and Jey Uso, we're going to keep it 100, man.
My brothers had a lot to do with me getting here, you know.
That's real.
Like, it ain't, we just ain't family.
Jacob didn't just get hired because I'm a part of the family.
No, like, you know, bro, we got to put in the work.
And just like what Roman Reigns says and Jey Uso says, you know, grind in the dark.
You know, like, ain't nobody got, you ain't got to post you working out or doing this or doing that.
Nah, bro, it's just grind in the dark and everything will come together.
I mean, most definitely.
And to see all y'all on that stage last night.
Everybody signing, man.
Bro, especially on one night.
Yeah, that was
WrestleMania.
You feel me?
Hey, bro, shout out to my sister Naomi.
man.
I mean, bro, bro, she wanted the realest casto ever up in there, bro, doing it.
And, man, damn, I just thought about it.
We was actually all on the same night though.
See how Roman was walking out?
He had all the pictures of everybody.
That whole game.
That was hard.
That was fun.
Thing though.
You know, bro, we're talking about from...
Hi-Chi, Peter, Maivia, my father, the Tonga King, the wild Simone Zafa and Seeker, you know, Rikishi, man, Yokozuna, man, the great Samu.
Like, man, the list just keep rolling and going, man.
Man, listen, better is on the way.
We got to do this again, man.
I know we're short on time, but one more time for you, man.
Congratulations on getting that, man.
We can't wait to see what's coming next, man.
For sure.
Come on, man.
Appreciate you, man.
Love and respect, though.
Stay tapped in Club 525 too.
Shout out to Tom.
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