Solo Sikoa

Solo Sikoa
Birth name	Joseph Fatu
Born	(1993-03-18) March 18, 1993 Sacramento, California, U.S.
Family	Anoa'i
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Sefa Fatu Solo Sikoa
Billed from	Las Vegas, Nevada
Trained by	Rikishi WWE Performance Center
Debut	April 29, 2018

Joseph Fatu (born March 18, 1993) is an American professional wrestler signed to WWE. He currently performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Solo Sikoa where he is a member of The Bloodline and a former NXT North American Champion. Fatu is a member of the Anoaʻi family of Samoan wrestlers.

Early life

Fatu was born on March 18, 1993, in Sacramento, California, U.S. Fatu was born into the Anoaʻi family of Samoan wrestlers, which includes his father, Rikishi a WWE Hall of Famer, his older brothers, Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso, his cousin Roman Reigns, and many others including The Rock, Umaga, Yokozuna and the Wild Samoans. He played American football at American River College and Dickinson State University. After finishing college, Sikoa gave up football to pursue wrestling.

Professional wrestling career

WWE (2021–present)

NXT (2021–2022)

On August 2021, it was announced Fatu signed a contract with WWE. He was assigned to the development brand WWE NXT, making his debut on October 26, 2021 at Halloween Havoc as Solo Sikoa, interrupting a segment between the co-hosts Grayson Waller and L.A. Knight and subsequently attacked Waller, thus establishing himself as a face. He entered into a feud with Boa after his alter-ego attacked and choked him backstage on the December 28 episode of NXT. On the January 11, 2022 episode of NXT, Boa and Sikoa fought to a double countout and continued to brawl in the backstage area, resulting in Boa's alter-ego launching a fireball in Sikoa's face. This led to a No Disqualification Falls Count Anywhere match on the January 25 episode of NXT, where Sikoa defeated Boa after splashing him through a table. During the following months, he was involved in matches for the NXT North American Championship at Stand & Deliver (a five-way ladder match) and Spring Breakin' (a triple threat match), but was unsuccessful in winning the title. On the August 2 episode of NXT, Sikoa defeated Von Wagner in a falls count anywhere match after weeks of brawling, though suffered a knee injury in the process.

The Bloodline (2022–present)

Main article: The Bloodline

On September 3, at the Clash at the Castle premium event, Sikoa made his return from injury, interfering in the main event match between his cousin Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre, helping Reigns retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against McIntyre and aligning himself with The Bloodline, turning heel in the process. He made his main roster in-ring debut on the September 9 episode of SmackDown, losing to McIntyre by disqualification after Karrion Kross attacked McIntyre from behind.

On September 13, 2022 during the NXT 2.0 One Year Anniversary Show, Sikoa made a surprise appearance, and defeated Carmelo Hayes to win the NXT North American Championship. After defending the title three nights later at SmackDown against Madcap Moss, Sikoa was forced to vacate the title on September 20.During Reigns Undisputed WWE Universal Championship defense against Logan Paul, Sikoa confronted Paul's younger brother Jake Paul who prevented The Usos helping Reigns to retain his title by fighting them. Reigns later retained the title. At Survivor Series WarGames, Sikoa, along with the Bloodline, defeated the team of The Brawling Brutes (Sheamus, Ridge Holland and Butch), Drew McIntyre and Kevin Owens in a WarGames match in his pay-per-view debut.

Championships and accomplishments

• Arizona Wrestling Federation
  • AWF Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• ESPN
  • Best storyline of the year (2022) – part of The Bloodline and Sami Zayn

• Future Stars of Wrestling
  • FSW Nevada State Championship (1 time)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Faction of the Year (2022) – with The Bloodline
  • Ranked No. 401 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2022

• WWE
  • NXT North American Championship (1 time)

External links

• Solo Sikoa's profile on WWE.com
• Solo on Twitter
• Joseph Fatu at the Internet Movie Database

Achievements
Preceded by Carmelo Hayes	16th NXT North American Champion September 13, 2022 – September 20, 2022	Vacant

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