{"id":237638,"date":"2026-04-09T16:55:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T16:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/so-proud-wwe-veteran-praises-jacob-fatus-work-ethic-ahead-of-wrestlemania-42\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T16:55:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T16:55:23","slug":"so-proud-wwe-veteran-praises-jacob-fatus-work-ethic-ahead-of-wrestlemania-42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/09\/so-proud-wwe-veteran-praises-jacob-fatus-work-ethic-ahead-of-wrestlemania-42\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;So proud&#8221; &#8211; WWE veteran praises Jacob Fatu&#8217;s work ethic ahead of WrestleMania 42"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5151391\" data-slug-id=\"2764932\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jacob Fatu has a massive match at WrestleMania 42. On night one, The Samoan Werewolf is set to face Drew McIntyre in an Unsanctioned Match. Ahead of the event, Fatu has been praised by a WWE veteran.<\/p>\n<p>The former United States Champion was recently spotted training at the famous Hart Dungeon. On <em>X<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/natalya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Natalya<\/a> posted a picture with Jacob, along with a video of him training, and praised the Samoan star for the work he has done since last year. The WWE veteran mentioned that Fatu has been helping other wrestlers at the training facility as well.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;So proud of @jacobfatu_wwe and how hard he\u2019s been working with us since last year. It\u2019s awesome to watch him build and help others in the process.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out her post below:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Besides <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/jacob-fatu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Jacob Fatu<\/a>, several other stars like Jey Uso, Angelo Dawkins, B-Fab, and more were spotted training at the Hart Dungeon.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Jacob Fatu is confident that he will win at WrestleMania 42<\/h2>\n<p>The rivalry between Jacob Fatu and Drew McIntyre has reached its boiling point. The Samoan Werewolf inadvertently became the reason for the Scotsman winning the Undisputed WWE Championship in January, and also played a key role in McIntyre dropping the title back to Cody Rhodes last month.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the <em>Bootleg Kev<\/em> podcast, Fatu <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/wwe\/news-i-will-get-released-this-jacob-fatu-risk-fired-wwe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">seemed confident<\/a> that he would win at the Show of Shows. The Samoan Werewolf understood that somebody had to lose, but was sure that it would not be him.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I don\u2019t need a title, bro. I\u2019m not wrestling for no title. I came here to make money, to take care of my family&#8230; This isn\u2019t a life-changing old Jacob has a great story. No, somebody\u2019s going to lose, bro&#8230; Let\u2019s keep it 100. I\u2019m looking d*ad in the camera \u2013 I\u2019m not losing. Somebody has to lose, alright.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Since it&#8217;s an Unsanctioned match, the result won&#8217;t affect the record books. 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