Subhojeet Mukherjee on September 20, 2023
Umaga tragically passed away on December 4th, 2009, years before his time was really supposed to be up. His legacy is being carried on by his son Zilla Fatu, who ended up leaving Booker T’s Reality of Wrestling earlier this month. Now it appears Fatu opened up about leaving the promotion.
Outside WWE, there are quite a few members of the Anoa’i family that are successful in pro wrestling. Zilla Fatu joined Booker T’s wrestling school Reality of Wrestling back in December last year.
Booker T would then confirm that Zilla Fatu parted ways with the promotion, citing “irreconcilable differences.” While speaking to Apples & Grapes, Zilla was asked about his departure. Fatu noted that he and Booker T had different visions for his career, which ultimately led to his departure.
“It’s all love. It’s all respect. I still want to see Booker T and his school thrive. For me, it was just my vision was different. Me and Book, we already had a conversation and some things can’t work. My vision and his vision, what he had lined up, it just didn’t connect. We parted ways, respectfully, we’re still on good terms. It’s not like, ‘I don’t want to see you win no more.’ It’s all love. I have to go this way, he has to go this way. Everybody has to understand that everybody has different ways to the top. That’s all I can speak on that. I still want to see them win. Shoutout to Book, shoutout to Reality of Wrestling, if you’re in Houston, go tap in with them. I appreciate Book and everything his school did for me. I’m so grateful for the trainers and individuals that are over there. It was definitely a friendly and structured environment. His vision and my vision just didn’t line up and mesh together. I’m doing my own thing, one day at a time.’
He’s a legend. He’s been doing this longer than I’ve been alive. On a personal note, he was close to my pops. Reality of Wrestling, that’s where the Usos started. My pops didn’t have no other school in mind other than Reality of Wrestling, for them to go to. He didn’t have another school in mind. He had Reality of Wrestling set for them. Booker has been tied in with my family for a long time. It kind of sucked to part ways because of that. You never want to bring personal relationships and business together. I found that out the wrong way. Love and respect for him, I still want to see them win. I’m just doing my own thing, enjoying the process. No hate in my heart towards him or anybody. There is a lot of money and opportunities.”
Only time will tell what the future holds for the young professional wrestler, as there are signs that he could very well join WWE and become part of The Bloodline storyline.
What do you think of what Zilla Fatu? Do you think Zilla Fatu will make his way to WWE soon? Let us know in the comments!
September 20, 2023 6:45 am
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