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Jacob Fatu Will Defend United States Championship In A Fatal 4-Way At WWE Backlash

The actions of Jacob Fatu and Solo Sikoa the past couple of weeks has put the Samoan Werewolf's United States Championship reign in jeopardy at WWE Backlash.
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Jacob Fatu at WrestleMania 41
Jacob Fatu at WrestleMania 41 | WWE.com

Jacob Fatu will defend his newly won Men's United States Championship for the first time next weekend at WWE Backlash.

The Samoan Werewolf will face off against Drew McIntyre, LA Knight and Damian Priest in a Fatal 4-Way Match.

That match was set up by SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis after Fatu and Solo Sikoa got involved in the opening match of the night Friday, forcing a no contest between Knight and Priest.

Aldis initially informed Fatu that he'd be facing Knight and Priest in a triple threat match, since he and Solo cost the Megastar matches in back-to-back weeks. Sikoa then screwed up bigtime when he tried to make a case that McIntyre should get the match first, since he technically won last week's No. 1 Contender's Match via disqualification.

The Blue Brand's General Manager couldn't help but agree with Solo, but instead of altering his plans, he simply added the Scottish Warrior to the match next Saturday in St. Louis.

Fatu didn't appear happy to hear the news, but said it didn't matter. He told Aldis to line 'em up and he'll dog walk all of their asses.

Once Jacob had left the GM's office, Solo accused Aldis of trying to screw over the new U.S. Champion. Nick shot down that notion and actually accused Sikoa of attempting to do that very thing.

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RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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