{"id":133888,"date":"2025-04-19T20:51:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T00:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=133888"},"modified":"2025-04-19T20:54:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T00:54:31","slug":"wwe-wrestlemania-41-fatu-crushes-knight-claims-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/04\/19\/wwe-wrestlemania-41-fatu-crushes-knight-claims-title\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE WrestleMania 41: Fatu CRUSHES Knight, Claims Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Samoan Werewolf,&#8221; Jacob Fatu, makes his first indelible mark in the WWE at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/04\/19\/wwe-wrestlemania-41-results-saturday-4-19-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">WWE WrestleMania 41<\/a>. LA Knight put on a valiant effort in his United States Championship Title defense against the monster. That said, the &#8220;Megastar&#8221; didn&#8217;t have enough in the tank to overcome the behemoth that is Jacob Fatu.<\/p>\n<p>With a mix of speed, agility, and raw, unadulterated power, Jacob Fatu would maul a defiant LA Knight. The contest was more than competitive enough. Unfortunately, that didn&#8217;t mean anything at the end of the day, as Jacob Fatu would hit three consecutive Double-Jump Moonsaults<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>to finally put away LA Knight and claim the United States Title for himself at the &#8220;Showcase of the Immortals&#8221; WWE WrestleMania 41.<\/p>\n<p>Jacob Fatu finally fulfilled his prophecy and nabbed gold to add to the illustrious list of Anoa&#8217;i Family members who have been champions in World Wrestling Entertainment, with his blood Haku congratulating him immediately after this win.<\/p>\n<p>While some feel this is Jacob Fatu&#8217;s biggest achievement yet, winning the WWE Tag Team Titles last year with Tama Tonga was a close second; it&#8217;s surely the first in a long line of single titles that Jacob Fatu will achieve in WWE.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"in\">JACOB FATU DID IT!<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WrestleMania?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WrestleMania<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aziKskuJ1z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/aziKskuJ1z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1913757385891496429?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><em>How do you feel about the incoming United States Championship reign of Jacob Fatu after coming out on top at WWE WrestleMania 41?<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><strong>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013 Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\"><i>Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/i><\/a><i> for more on WWE WrestleMania 41 and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>You can check out WWE programming on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81788927\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Netflix<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0(Raw),\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usanetwork.com\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>USA Network<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0(SmackDown),\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwtv.com\/shows\/wwe-nxt\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>The CW<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0(NXT),\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Tubi<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0(WWE Evolve),\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetv.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>A&amp;E<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0(WWE Superstar Sunday \u2013 Rivals, WWE LFG, and Greatest Moments) and\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>Peacock<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0(WWE Main Event as well as archives and premium live event streaming). Follow WWE on social media to relive top moments and matches on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>YouTube<\/i><\/a><i>, and catch fast-paced action on X (<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/events\/1773457579022155776?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>WWE Speed<\/i><\/a><i>).<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Samoan Werewolf,&#8221; Jacob Fatu, makes his first indelible mark in the WWE at WWE WrestleMania 41. LA Knight put on a valiant effort in his United States Championship Title defense against the monster. That said, the &#8220;Megastar&#8221; didn&#8217;t have enough in the tank to overcome the behemoth that is Jacob Fatu. 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