A WWE Hall of Famer has a lot of praise for new United States Champion Jacob Fatu, who continues to impress the fans with his performances.
Closing in on one year since his arrival in WWE, Fatu has already become a standout star on the SmackDown roster and booked incredibly strongly. Yet to be pinned or submitted, Fatu’s blend of power and speed along with his passionate promo delivery has made both a dominant force on SmackDown and very popular with the fans.
Prior to Fatu’s onscreen arrival, it was reported that WWE was looking to hold off on The Samoan Werewolf’s debut as there were concerns that he would overtake Solo Sikioa’s popularity. As Jacob Fatu won the United States Championship at WrestleMania 41 and Sikoa was not on the card, it could be argued that has been the case.
“He’s That Freaking Good”: JBL On Jacob Fatu
Speaking about Fatu on Something To Wrestle, WWE Hall of Famer JBL was asked if he feels that Fatu has taken Sikoa’s spot. JBL responded that while that could be true, there was no way that they could have kept Fatu down, adding that he could see the US Champion be in a WrestleMania main event:
“It could have been, absolutely it could have been. I mean, you have a guy come in that — Jacob Fatu. I mean look you and I have either been wrestling fans or in this business for a very, very long time. You don’t have a guy come on like Jacob Fatu very often. He’s a once-in-a-generation guy that comes along. It’s shocking how good he is. And it may have been Solo’s spot, I don’t know.
But all of a sudden Jacob Fatu comes in, and you’re like, ‘We got to make way for this.’ Doesn’t mean that Solo doesn’t get his chance but it means that Jacob Fatu goes to the front line, not just in front of Solo, but in front of a lot of people. Because he’s that good, he really is that good. I see him in the main event of WrestleMania. I don’t know if next year or the next year, he’s going to be there, I think. Unless an injury happens, or whatever could possibly happen. But he should be there. He’s that freaking good.”
JBL also discussed The Bloodline and how they shouldn’t have too many members:
“And the Bloodline to me, you don’t want to nWo it. And I’m not taking a shot at the nWo, greatest storyline probably in the history of wrestling. That or Mr. McMahon. I think one of the two was probably the greatest storyline ever. But then all of a sudden Virgil’s in it, and you overdo it. You don’t want to do that with the Bloodline, it was too good. And these guys are all still there. And if you want to reform it, I think you can, but you don’t want to water it down.”
In other news, Chelsea Green spoke out on missing WrestleMania 41.
H/t to 411 Mania.