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WWE Rumors: Latest WrestleMania Plans for Jacob Fatu, AJ Styles And Finn Balor

Jacob Fatu may not still love his former Tribal Chief as rumors suggest he'll be facing Solo Sikoa at WrestleMania 41.
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Does Jacob Fatu still love Solo Sikoa? Perhaps not, if the latest rumors regarding WrestleMania 41 come to fruition.

Solo recently returned to SmackDown after a brief hiatus, needed in the aftermath of his loss to Roman Reigns in Tribal Combat during the Raw on Netflix premiere. Sikoa says he's 'good now' and ready to help his family regain the WWE Championship.

The best chance for that to have happened anytime soon would have required Fatu to outlast John Cena, CM Punk, Drew McIntyre, Seth Rollins and Logan Paul inside the Men's Elimination Chamber Match next month in Toronto. The Samoan Werewolf would have then gone on to face Cody Rhodes for the WWE Title at WrestleMania 41. However, thanks to the actions of Solo Sikoa, it was Damian Priest who qualified for the match.

On the latest episode of the Backstage Pass Podcast, insider X account WrestleVotes claims that recent on-sceen events are steering Jacob Fatu toward a match against his former Tribal Chief in Las Vegas.

"I don't know what everybody's plans are... but I do know they're gearing up towards Jacob vs. Solo. So after months of speculation that Solo is gonna wrestle Roman Reigns at WrestleMania, they shift that to Jacob Fatu and we'll see how it plays out. But I do believe that's the direction."

In a separate update, WrestleVotes says WWE is also considering a first ever WrestleMania match-up between former Bullet Club leaders with AJ Styles taking on Finn Balor.

As of this writing, only two matches have officially been announced for the 'Showcase of the Immortals' with Jey Uso challenging Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship and Charlotte Flair facing Tiffany Stratton for the WWE Women's Championship.

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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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