19 Facts About Eddie Fatu

Edward Smith Fatu was an American professional wrestler, best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring name Umaga.

Eddie Fatu was a member of the Anoa?i family, a renowned Samoan wrestling family.

Eddie Fatu went undefeated on the Raw brand throughout the year before finally suffering his first defeat in January 2007 at the hands of then WWE Champion John Cena.

Eddie Fatu appeared in the "Battle of the Billionaires" WrestleMania match as Mr McMahon's representative.

Eddie Fatu was born on March 28,1973 to Vera and Solofa Eddie Fatu, Sr.

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Eddie Fatu has two older brothers who are professional wrestlers; Sam and Solofa.

Eddie Fatu was the uncle of The Usos, Solo Sikoa and he was a cousin of several professional wrestlers, including Yokozuna, The Rock, Rosey and Roman Reigns.

Eddie Fatu trained with his cousin Matt Anoa?i at the Wild Samoan professional wrestling school operated by members of their family.

In 1995, with his training complete, Eddie Fatu debuted in his uncle Afa's World Xtreme Wrestling promotion.

On September 10,2003, Eddie Fatu debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name of Ekmo Eddie Fatu, helping Sonny Siaki defeat D'Lo Brown in a casket match.

Eddie Fatu made his final appearance on August 11,2004 NWA-TNA PPV, where he lost to Alex Shelley.

Eddie Fatu returned on the April 3,2006 episode of Raw with a new character called Umaga, the same name of the final and most painful part of the Samoan tattooing process, meaning "the end", he was depicted as a destructive savage who could be controlled only by his manager, Armando Alejandro Estrada.

Eddie Fatu was given a match against Triple H at No Mercy, which was changed to a title match for the WWE Championship during the event when Triple H won the title earlier that night.

Eddie Fatu specifically was said to have received somatotropin, a growth hormone, between July and December 2006, after the "no drugs from online sources" rule was instituted.

In June 2009, Eddie Fatu violated the Wellness Policy ; due to his uncooperation and refusal to attend drug rehabilitation, he was released from his WWE contract.

On December 4,2009, Eddie Fatu was found by his wife in their Houston, Texas home, unresponsive and with blood coming from his nose.

Paramedics determined Eddie Fatu was suffering a heart attack and they were able to restart his heart, although he showed no signs of brain activity.

Eddie Fatu was kept on life support for much of that Friday, and later suffered a second heart attack; he was ultimately pronounced dead at around 5:00PM CST.

Toxicology reports revealed that Eddie Fatu had the drugs hydrocodone, carisoprodol, and diazepam in his system.