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** Implied? He was going on HotBlooded rants in angry Samoan for years!
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* TheBrute: For Vince [=McMahon=] when you consider his other main forces for punishing face wrestlers at the time were the spirit squad. A stable of male cheerleaders. Also this when he joined the rest of the Raw Roster to take out John Cena and Randy Orton. Umaga was the only one they could not stop, at all, but he turned on his teammate when JBL accidentally hit him with a chair. (Umaga no sold the hit but went after JBL anyway)
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* TheBrute: For Vince [=McMahon=] when you consider his other main forces for punishing face wrestlers at the time were the spirit squad. A Spirit Squad, a stable of male cheerleaders. Also this when he joined the rest of the Raw Roster to take out John Cena and Randy Orton. Umaga was the only one they could not stop, at all, but he turned on his teammate when JBL accidentally hit him with a chair. (Umaga no sold the hit but went after JBL anyway)anyway)
** TheLeader: Of Team Umaga at Survivor Series against team Triple H
** TheLeader: Of Team Umaga at Survivor Series against team Triple H
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* FingerPokeOfDoom: A literal case, unlike the trope namer. The Samoan Spike is a thumb jab to the throat. [[UpToEleven Sometimes he jabbed the opponent repeatedly until they bled or did it off of the top rope.]]
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* FingerPokeOfDoom: A literal case, {{Subverted|trope}}, unlike the trope namer. The Samoan Spike is a thumb jab to the throat.throat with a fully extended arm. [[UpToEleven Sometimes he jabbed the opponent repeatedly until they bled or did it off of the top rope.]]
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* SignatureMove: He greatly popularized the running turnbuckle butt smash, especially after he died and many wrestlers started doing it in tribute. He was also known for setting up the tree of woe for a jumping headbutt.
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* BraidsOfBarbarismBraidsOfBarbarism: To go with his vicious Samoan jungle thing he was clearly going for, though Umaga's braids were much shorter than most examples of this trope.
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: He wrestled barefoot as Umaga.
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: He As Umaga, he wrestled barefoot as Umaga.wearing footwraps.
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* FingerPokeOfDoom: A literal case, unlike the trope namer. The Samoan spike is a thumb jab to the throat. [[UpToEleven Sometimes he jabbed the opponent repeatedly until they bled or did it off of the top rope.]]
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* FingerPokeOfDoom: A literal case, unlike the trope namer. The Samoan spike Spike is a thumb jab to the throat. [[UpToEleven Sometimes he jabbed the opponent repeatedly until they bled or did it off of the top rope.]]
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* OneHitKill: One of the only people who required ''two'' Samoan Spikes to keep down was Wrestling/{{Kane}}.
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* ItRunsInTheFamily: His brother is Wrestling/{{Rikishi}} and Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} and his former tag team partner Rosey and his little brother [[Wrestling/TheShield Roman Reigns]] are among his cousins.
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* ItRunsInTheFamily: His brother is brothers are Wrestling/{{Rikishi}} and Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} and his Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}}. His former tag team partner Rosey Kimo/Rosey and his little brother [[Wrestling/TheShield Roman Reigns]] are among his cousins.cousins. Also his nephews Wrestling/TheUsos.
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* ItRunsInTheFamily: His brother is Wrestling/{{Rikishi}} and Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} and his former tag team partner Rosey and his little brother [[Wrestling/TheShield Roman Reigns]] are among his cousins.
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* TheVoiceless: Most of the time as Umaga, except for when he challenged Wrestling/CMPunk to a Samoan Strap Match.
* WildSamoan: Also, the TropeNamers are his uncles. Hell, he even provides the ''page photo.'' He even had the word ''SAMOA'' on his stomach.
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* TheVoiceless: Most of the time as Umaga, except for when he challenged Wrestling/CMPunk to a Samoan Strap Match.
Match. [[EloquentInMyNativeTongue He was implied to be fluent in Samoan prior to that though]].
* WildSamoan:Also, He was one raw fish meal away from being the quintessential example and the TropeNamers are his uncles. Hell, he even provides the ''page photo.'' He even had the word ''SAMOA'' on his stomach.
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''MLW War Games'' included what started as a handicap match with "The Polynesian Warrior" Mana[[note]]Mana, real name Nikora Mana Tuhakaraina, is actually a Maori from UsefulNotes/NewZealand[[/note]] against Matt Martel (Striker) and Richard J. Criado. The Samoan Island Tribe (Samu and Ekmo) made their way out brawling with Monsta Mack of Da Hit Squad, and it got turned into a Falls Count Anywhere Weapons Match. The Samoans absolutely destroyed their opponents. It ended with Martel set up on a table in the crowd. Ekmo climbed up so he was on top of the posts of the two rings and dove ''OVER'' the guardrail to put Martel through the table. The referee didn't even bother to count the pin.
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* DeathFromAbove: ''MLW War Games'' included what started as a handicap match with [[Wrestling/ManaThePolynesianWarrior Mana "The Polynesian Warrior" Mana[[note]]Mana, real name Nikora Mana Tuhakaraina, is actually a Maori from UsefulNotes/NewZealand[[/note]] Warrior"]] against Matt Martel (Striker) and Richard J. Criado. The Samoan Island Tribe (Samu and Ekmo) made their way out brawling with Monsta Mack of Da Hit Squad, and it got turned into a Falls Count Anywhere Weapons Match. The Samoans absolutely destroyed their opponents. It ended with Martel set up on a table in the crowd. Ekmo climbed up so he was on top of the posts of the two rings and dove ''OVER'' the guardrail to put Martel through the table. The referee didn't even bother to count the pin.
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'''Edward Fatu''' (1973-2009) was a [[UsefulNotes/{{Samoa}} Samoan]]-American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er best known for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} as '''Jamal''' and '''Umaga.''' He debuted in 1995 and competed in various independents and for Wrestling/{{FMW}} before he and his cousin Matt Anoai caught on with WWE and were assigned to the developmental leagues as the Island Boys, billed respectively as Ekmo and Kimo. Renamed Jamal and Rosey, they debuted in 2002 as [[HiredGuns enforcers]] for ''[[Wrestling/{{WWERaw}} Raw]]'' [[CorruptCorporateExecutive General Manager]] Wrestling/EricBischoff as the team Three Minute Warning, with manager Wrestling/{{Rico|Constantino}}. The team lasted until Fatu was released in 2003. He would go on to compete for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{TNA}}, Wrestling/{{MLW}} and other promotions before resigning with WWE in late 2005. He was reintroduced in 2006 as Umaga, a character closer to the WildSamoan tradition originated by his uncles. He would hold the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/ic.html WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship]] twice before leaving in 2009. Sadly, he passed away at the age of 36 from a heart attack brought on by combining drugs.
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'''Edward Fatu''' (1973-2009) was a [[UsefulNotes/{{Samoa}} Samoan]]-American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er best known for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} as '''Jamal''' and '''Umaga.''' He debuted in 1995 and competed in various independents and for Wrestling/{{FMW}} before he and his cousin Matt Anoai caught on with WWE and were assigned to the developmental leagues as the Island Boys, billed respectively as Ekmo and Kimo. Renamed Jamal and Rosey, they debuted in 2002 as [[HiredGuns enforcers]] for ''[[Wrestling/{{WWERaw}} Raw]]'' [[CorruptCorporateExecutive General Manager]] Wrestling/EricBischoff as the team Three Minute Warning, with manager Wrestling/{{Rico|Constantino}}. The team lasted until Fatu was released in 2003. He would go on to compete for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{TNA}}, Wrestling/{{MLW}} and other promotions before resigning with returning to WWE in late 2005. He was reintroduced in 2006 as Umaga, a character closer to the WildSamoan tradition originated by his uncles. He would hold the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/ic.html WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship]] twice before leaving in 2009. Sadly, he passed away at the age of 36 from a heart attack brought on by combining drugs.
''MLW War Games'' included what started as a handicap match with "The Polynesian Warrior" Mana[[note]]Mana, real name Nikora Mana Tuhakaraina, is actually a Maori from UsefulNotes/NewZealand[[/note]] against Matt Martel (Striker) and Richard J. Criado. The Samoan Island Tribe (Samu and Ekmo) made their way out brawling with Monsta Mack of Da Hit Squad, and it got turned into a Falls Count Anywhere Weapons Match. The Samoans absolutely destroyed their opponents. It ended with Martel set up on a table in the crowd. Ekmo climbed up so he was on top of the posts of the two rings and dove ''OVER'' the guardrail to put Martel through the table. The referee didn't even bother to count the pin.
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* SquashMatch: Many during Umaga's initial buildup in 2006. These included not only wins over {{Jobber}}s or developmental wrestlers, but he also defeated Wrestling/HacksawJimDuggan in a mere '''1:32''' on the June 12, 2006 ''Raw'', and even more impressive, he defeated the 500 lbs. Viscera on the May 29th show in only '''30 seconds!'''
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* SquashMatch: Many during Umaga's initial buildup in 2006. These included not only wins over {{Jobber}}s or developmental wrestlers, but he also defeated Wrestling/HacksawJimDuggan in a mere '''1:32''' on the June 12, 2006 ''Raw'', and even ''Raw''. Even more impressive, impressive than that, he defeated the 500 lbs. Viscera on the May 29th show in only '''30 seconds!'''
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* ItRunsInTheFamily: His brother is Rikishi and Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} and [[Wrestling/TheShield Roman Reigns]] are among his cousins.
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* TakeThat: The Umaga gimmick was seen by some as one of these to TNA's Wrestling/SamoaJoe, who is not part of the family and did not do a Wild Samoan gimmick. Became Hilarious In Hindsight when Joe started his "Nation of Violence" gimmick and started heading down that direction himself.
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* TakeThat: The Umaga gimmick was seen by some as one of these to TNA's Wrestling/SamoaJoe, who is not part of the family and did not do a Wild Samoan gimmick. Became Hilarious In Hindsight when Joe started his "Nation of Violence" gimmick and started heading down that direction himself. WWE even originally billed Umaga as "the Samoan Smashing Machine," which isn't too far from Joe's own nickname, "the Samoan Submission Machine."
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* FinishingMove: Samoan Spike
* ForeignWrestlingHeel: Samoa is a US territory but he was paired up with a Cuban manager who did all the talking.
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* FinishingMove: Samoan Drop, top rope splash, Samoan Spike
* ForeignWrestlingHeel: Samoa is a US territory but he was paired up with a Cuban manager who did all the talking. When Umaga faced Wrestling/{{Kamala}} on the June 26, 2006 ''Raw,'' Estrada encouraged him to "do it for Samoa!"
* ForeignWrestlingHeel: Samoa is a US territory but he was paired up with a Cuban manager who did all the talking. When Umaga faced Wrestling/{{Kamala}} on the June 26, 2006 ''Raw,'' Estrada encouraged him to "do it for Samoa!"
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* ItRunsInTheFamily: His brother is Rikishi and Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} was one of his cousins.
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* PsychoForHire: He was Wrestling/{{Vince McMahon}}'s representative against Creator/DonaldTrump's choice of Wrestling/BobbyLashley for the Hair vs. Hair "Battle of the Billionaires" at ''[=WrestleMania=] XXIII.'' This led to Vince and Shane looking for revenge against Lashley, with Umaga as the muscle, culminating in Vince defeating Lashley for the WWE ECW Heavyweight Title.
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* PsychoForHire: He was Wrestling/{{Vince McMahon}}'s representative against Creator/DonaldTrump's choice of Wrestling/BobbyLashley for the Hair vs. Hair "Battle of the Billionaires" at ''[=WrestleMania=] XXIII.'' XXIII'', which Umaga lost. This led to Vince and Shane looking for revenge against Lashley, with Umaga as the muscle, culminating in Vince defeating Lashley for the WWE ECW Heavyweight Title.
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* WrestlingFamily: Part of the big Samoan, Anoa'i Family.
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* WrestlingFamily: Part of the big Samoan, Anoa'i Family.Family.
* WrestlingMonster: Very much booked this way and described that way on this very site, for both being vicious and destructive and for being able to NoSell [[ImplacableMan getting hit in the head with metal steps]].
* WrestlingMonster: Very much booked this way and described that way on this very site, for both being vicious and destructive and for being able to NoSell [[ImplacableMan getting hit in the head with metal steps]].
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* ThreeMonthRule: His previous run was Jamal was ignored.
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* WildSamoan: Also, the {{Trope Namer}}s are his uncles. Hell, he even provides the ''page photo.''
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* MeaningfulName: ''Umaga'' is Samoan for "the end."
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* {{Acrofatic}}: Moved very well for a 300+ lbs. guy.
* DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength: He faced Wrestling/RicFlair on the December 12, 2007 ''Raw'' during Flair's "Retirement" Tour, where every one of Flair's matches had the "Career on the Line" stipulation. Flair won by countout after Umaga charged at him out on the floor and ''smashed through the barrier.''
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: For the Umaga gimmick, it was [[Characters/WWEManagers manager Armando Alejandro Estrada]] making his surprise debut on the April 3, 2006 ''Raw'' and introducing Umaga by having him attack Flair.
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* HardHead: Inevitable with a gimmick like his. He sometimes [[UseYourHead used the diving headbutt]].
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* TakeThat: The Umaga gimmick was seen by some as one of these to TNA's Wrestling/SamoaJoe, who is not part of the family and did not do a Wild Samoan gimmick. Became Hilarious In Hindsight when Joe started his "Nation of Violence" gimmick and started heading down that direction himself.
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* KickTheDog[=/=]BreakTheCutie: Bischoff forced [[Characters/WWEDivas Maria]] to face him, leading to Wrestling/JohnCena having to make the save.
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'''Edward Fatu''' (1973-2009) was a Samoan-American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er best known for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} as '''Jamal''' and '''Umaga.''' He debuted in 1995 and competed in various independents and for Wrestling/{{FMW}} before he and his cousin Matt Anoai caught on with WWE and were assigned to the developmental leagues as the Island Boys, billed respectively as Ekmo and Kimo. Renamed Jamal and Rosey, they debuted in 2002 as [[HiredGuns enforcers]] for ''[[Wrestling/{{WWERaw}} Raw]]'' [[CorruptCorporateExecutive General Manager]] Wrestling/EricBischoff as the team Three Minute Warning, with manager Wrestling/{{Rico|Constantino}}. The team lasted until Fatu was released in 2003. He would go on to compete for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{TNA}}, Wrestling/{{MLW}} and other promotions before resigning with WWE in late 2005. He was reintroduced in 2006 as Umaga, a character closer to the WildSamoan tradition originated by his uncles. He would hold the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/ic.html WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship]] twice before leaving in 2009. Sadly, he passed away at the age of 36 from a heart attack brought on by combining drugs.
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'''Edward Fatu''' (1973-2009) was a Samoan-American [[UsefulNotes/{{Samoa}} Samoan]]-American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er best known for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} as '''Jamal''' and '''Umaga.''' He debuted in 1995 and competed in various independents and for Wrestling/{{FMW}} before he and his cousin Matt Anoai caught on with WWE and were assigned to the developmental leagues as the Island Boys, billed respectively as Ekmo and Kimo. Renamed Jamal and Rosey, they debuted in 2002 as [[HiredGuns enforcers]] for ''[[Wrestling/{{WWERaw}} Raw]]'' [[CorruptCorporateExecutive General Manager]] Wrestling/EricBischoff as the team Three Minute Warning, with manager Wrestling/{{Rico|Constantino}}. The team lasted until Fatu was released in 2003. He would go on to compete for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{TNA}}, Wrestling/{{MLW}} and other promotions before resigning with WWE in late 2005. He was reintroduced in 2006 as Umaga, a character closer to the WildSamoan tradition originated by his uncles. He would hold the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/ic.html WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship]] twice before leaving in 2009. Sadly, he passed away at the age of 36 from a heart attack brought on by combining drugs.
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* HardHeadHardHead: Inevitable with a gimmick like his.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: CM Punk defeated him in their Samoan Strap Match at ''WWE Extreme Rules 2009'', which was Umaga's last WWE match.
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* KickTheDog[=/=]BreakTheCutie: Bischoff forced [[Characters/WWEDivas Maria]] to face him, leading to Wrestling/JohnCena having to make the save.
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* PsychoForHire: He was Wrestling/{{Vince McMahon}}'s representative against Creator/DonaldTrump's choice of Wrestling/BobbyLashley for the Hair vs. Hair "Battle of the Billionaires" at ''[=WrestleMania=] XXIII.'' This led to Vince and Shane looking for revenge against Lashley, with Umaga as the muscle, culminating in Vince defeating Lashley for the WWE ECW Heavyweight Title.
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'''Edward Fatu''' (1973-2009) was a Samoan-American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er best known for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} as '''Jamal''' and '''Umaga.''' He debuted in 1995 and competed in various independents and for Wrestling/{{FMW}} before he and his cousin Matt Anoai caught on with WWE and were assigned to the developmental leagues as the Island Boys, billed respectively as Ekmo and Kimo. Renamed Jamal and Rosey, they debuted in 2002 as [[HiredGuns enforcers]] for ''[[Wrestling/{{WWERaw}} Raw]]'' [[CorruptCorporateExecutive General Manager]] Wrestling/EricBischoff as the team Three Minute Warning, with manager Wrestling/{{Rico|Constantino}}. The team lasted until Fatu was released in 2003. He would go on to compete for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{TNA}}, Wrestling/{{MLW}} and other promotions before resigning with WWE in late 2005. He was reintroduced in 2006 as Umaga, a character closer to the WildSamoan tradition originated by his uncles. He would hold the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/ic.html WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship]] twice before leaving in 2009. Sadly, he passed away at the age of 36 from a heart attack brought on by combining drugs.
As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Fatu The Other Wiki]].
!!! "Bulldozing Tropes":
* AssKicksYou: One of his regular spots as Umaga was running to the corner and smashing his butt against his opponent's head.
* AxCrazy: As Umaga at least. Jamal/Ekmo was pretty cool.
* BraidsOfBarbarism
* TheBrute
* DoesNotLikeShoes: He wrestled barefoot as Umaga.
* DownerEnding: His death at 36.
* FacialMarkings
* FingerPokeOfDoom: A literal case, unlike the trope namer. The Samoan spike is a thumb jab to the throat. [[UpToEleven Sometimes he jabbed the opponent repeatedly until they bled or done it the top rope.]]
* FinishingMove: Samoan Spike
* ForeignWrestlingHeel: Samoa is a US territory but he was paired up with a Cuban manager who did all the talking.
* HardHead
* ItRunsInTheFamily: His brother is Rikishi and Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} was one of his cousins.
* LightningBruiser: Huge, fast, strong and could fly.
* PowerStable: RO&D, in All Japan.
* RedBaron: "The Samoan Bulldozer"
* ScreamingWarrior: He'd yell a lot when hitting moves as Umaga.
* TagTeam: The Island Boys/Three-Minute Warning
** (in MLW): The Samoan Island Tribe, with Samu and Mana.
* UnstoppableRage: As Umaga, who would just attack anyone or anything in sight.
* TheVoiceless: Most of the time as Umaga, except for when he challenged Wrestling/CMPunk to a Samoan Spike Match.
* WildSamoan: Also, the {{Trope Namer}}s are his uncles.
* WrestlingFamily: Part of the big Samoan, Anoa'i Family.
'''Edward Fatu''' (1973-2009) was a Samoan-American {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er best known for his work in Wrestling/{{WWE}} as '''Jamal''' and '''Umaga.''' He debuted in 1995 and competed in various independents and for Wrestling/{{FMW}} before he and his cousin Matt Anoai caught on with WWE and were assigned to the developmental leagues as the Island Boys, billed respectively as Ekmo and Kimo. Renamed Jamal and Rosey, they debuted in 2002 as [[HiredGuns enforcers]] for ''[[Wrestling/{{WWERaw}} Raw]]'' [[CorruptCorporateExecutive General Manager]] Wrestling/EricBischoff as the team Three Minute Warning, with manager Wrestling/{{Rico|Constantino}}. The team lasted until Fatu was released in 2003. He would go on to compete for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{TNA}}, Wrestling/{{MLW}} and other promotions before resigning with WWE in late 2005. He was reintroduced in 2006 as Umaga, a character closer to the WildSamoan tradition originated by his uncles. He would hold the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/ic.html WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship]] twice before leaving in 2009. Sadly, he passed away at the age of 36 from a heart attack brought on by combining drugs.
As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Fatu The Other Wiki]].
!!! "Bulldozing Tropes":
* AssKicksYou: One of his regular spots as Umaga was running to the corner and smashing his butt against his opponent's head.
* AxCrazy: As Umaga at least. Jamal/Ekmo was pretty cool.
* BraidsOfBarbarism
* TheBrute
* DoesNotLikeShoes: He wrestled barefoot as Umaga.
* DownerEnding: His death at 36.
* FacialMarkings
* FingerPokeOfDoom: A literal case, unlike the trope namer. The Samoan spike is a thumb jab to the throat. [[UpToEleven Sometimes he jabbed the opponent repeatedly until they bled or done it the top rope.]]
* FinishingMove: Samoan Spike
* ForeignWrestlingHeel: Samoa is a US territory but he was paired up with a Cuban manager who did all the talking.
* HardHead
* ItRunsInTheFamily: His brother is Rikishi and Wrestling/{{Yokozuna}} was one of his cousins.
* LightningBruiser: Huge, fast, strong and could fly.
* PowerStable: RO&D, in All Japan.
* RedBaron: "The Samoan Bulldozer"
* ScreamingWarrior: He'd yell a lot when hitting moves as Umaga.
* TagTeam: The Island Boys/Three-Minute Warning
** (in MLW): The Samoan Island Tribe, with Samu and Mana.
* UnstoppableRage: As Umaga, who would just attack anyone or anything in sight.
* TheVoiceless: Most of the time as Umaga, except for when he challenged Wrestling/CMPunk to a Samoan Spike Match.
* WildSamoan: Also, the {{Trope Namer}}s are his uncles.
* WrestlingFamily: Part of the big Samoan, Anoa'i Family.
