Club 520 Podcast - Club 520 - Jacob Fatu on U.S. Championship win vs. LA Knight at WrestleMania, Jey Uso

Episode Date: April 23, 2025

In this special bonus edition of the Club 520 Podcast, Jeff Teague, DJ Wells and B Hen sit down with WWE U.S. Champion Jacob Fatu after his impressive win against LA Knight at WrestleMania 41! Fatu sits with Teague and the fellas to reflect on the championship win vs. LA Knight and what the moment means for his career. Plus, Fatu gets into his career, the moment he knew he made it, and the importance of Jey Uso and his family along his journey. And don't miss Fatu's take on the first night of WrestleMania 41 and how it all went down! Timeline: 0:00 - Stealing forces from Jey Uso 3:00 - LA Knight vs. Jacob Fatu 4:40 - Milestone moment 5:40 - Northern California sports fan 7:50 - Preparing for a wrestling match10:15 - Night 1 in WrestleMania #Volume #ClubSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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All right, man, we back. Another episode of Club 520 Podcast live in Vegas with it. Shout out to Sean, man. They got us out here at WrestleMania. It's only right, man. We got a champ with us. We're going to introduce my man's last to my far left. We got my dog, Bishop B.

He ain't out to prayer. He's how you what, nasty? What's happening, nasty? Let's get to it, baby. Come on, man. Listen, man, we got the champ in the building. He tapped in, okay? He got the shiesty off.

You know what I'm saying? We're going to tap in, man. We're going to tap in on him. You know what I mean? Before I even introduce my mans, man, we got to talk about it, man. You pulled up with the black forces and the white laces, man.

The B-Hand Staples, baby. All right, bro. Bro, keep it 100. Y'all remember the forces that y'all gave Big Brother? You feel me? With the white laces? Yeah.

I took it from him. Nah, bro. for real, bro. I actually wore it on TV, though. Yeah, we were on TV. I mean, you feel me, bro? You know, bro, I'm still the same Jay. You know what I mean?

We just trying to tap in, get in when we're fitting up. Come on, for sure. We appreciate that. That was a big look, bro. That turned our show up. That was a moment right there. For sure.

Still to my right, my dog, young Nacho, young T. How you what? I'm chilling, bro. I'm a WrestleMania. Y'all know I'm a huge wrestling fan, so I got my dog in the building. I'm going to let you do the honors, young Nacho, young T. How you what? I'm chilling, bro. WrestleMania, y'all know I'm a huge wrestling fan. So I got my dog in the building. I'm going to let you do the honors, dog.

Come on, man. Championship. Yeah. Championship. Come on, Woody. Come on. Big 5, 200 billion. You know what time it is?

Man, come on, Woody. Got it, I mean. Yes, sir. First and foremost, congratulations, man. I appreciate it. Congratulations. For sure, man. Congratulations.

Now, listen. He ain't the biggest wrestling fan so he been converting over but watching your match yesterday he was just like nah I'm tapped in come on with it come on with it

I'm sure check this out bruh they gonna feel this bruh they gonna feel this shit bruh they gonna feel this all the way though but thank you though

big bruh for real though man I'm just a I'm a huge fan bruh and bruh I mean I'm always tapping in like with the short solo on the YouTube.

Bro, y'all be having me rolling. I appreciate it. At the end of the day, bro, you know, man, bro, I would never, I could have never expected this, though. Bro, especially tapping in with bro over here. I appreciate it, bro. I appreciate it. I appreciate it. So, bro, it ain't nothing but love and respect, though, man.

Thank y'all for having me over here. Yes, sir. I appreciate you pulling up, man. Let's just talk about that moment, man, because we all in the crowd, man. 60,000 people, all eyes on you, man. What's that moment like walking out that tunnel knowing you're about to get to it? Man, bro, you know what it was, man? I remember looking out a jail cell window, man, to looking out, you feel me, looking out of an airplane, man, you know, just on the way.

But it was very special just to definitely have my son over here, Johnny Fatu, you know. Shouts to the family. My parents to pull up. Not only that, man, last time WrestleMania IX was in Las Vegas, you know. I mean, last time WrestleMania was in Las Vegas, it was WrestleMania IX. And my wife always says this, man, history always repeats itself. So for us to double back and for another Anahuayi

Roman Reigns to main event in Las Vegas, but also to have the Fatus on here, man, it just don't get no better. It really doesn't. And it's just a special moment. But for real, though, bro, that shit was hella cool, though, bro, when they was out there yelling Fatu, though.

Yeah, for sure. You can't even have me like this, though. Man, that ain't nothing but a beautiful thing, man. I ain't going to lie, I think Roman and them

had a great match, but I told them, I told them, y'all stole the night, you and LA Knight. I thought y'all was incredible, bro.

I was like, nah, they wrestling for real, bro. Like, they putting on a show and at that moment, we looked at each other

and he was like, nah, that's my dog. That's my dog. For sure. and at that moment we looked at each other and he was like nah that's my dog that's my dog that's my dog yeah for sure you went to the time where my boy

said oh he got that in the arsenal oh you had them bag foots I said oh yeah that's my dog shout out to Jeff Hardy though

Jeff Hardy Tajiri you know what I mean like bro and my family bro you know man we just I'm just trying to

put forth you know what I'm saying? Like, it's always good to be a part of the family, but I don't want to be one of those Usos that, oh, he's just a part of the family. Nah, bro, like, they gonna feel this. They gonna feel this, though. Your own name, for sure. Come on, champ, for sure.

Now, listen, you asked about this. He in the building. There you go. Freaky Mike. Yeah! I'm a bro. I see you on the elevator, bro. Yeah, yeah. He the wrestler. He the one. Oh, okay. They just wrestling with helmets on. No, no, no.

Excuse me? No, I said they just wrestling with helmets on back in the day. We didn't do what you did. Nah, bro. I heard him on the podcast with Jey Uso. You feel me? Shout out Jey Uso. Congratulations, though.

Yeah, good. You know the vibes. I heard y'all on the last podcast it sounded like Brett was getting mad he was like dig on you

hold on Brett I mean overall shout out to Big Brother really shout out to Big Brother you really one time for

trying to get us out here man it's one of my favorite moments of the show man it's called making the milestones so for you obviously you know what I'm saying championship status and you talk about your journey there now when you got the big bag One time for Sean to get us out here, man, it's one of my favorite moments of the show, man. It's called making the milestones.

So for you, obviously, you know what I'm saying, championship status, and you talk about your journey there. Now when you got the big bag, what's that moment when you first got your final, like, breakthrough in the situation? What's that move? Like, what's that purchase? What's that thing you're just like, all right, we on?

Man, Chet, man, it was paying my rent on time. Hey, bro, because I never, bro. I remember nobody wanted my autograph, bro. The only thing I was signing, bro, is when I used to sign my papers, bro, when I was getting out of jail. You know what I mean? Hey, bro, but we came a long way, though. And, you know, bro, man, bro, it really just feel good to see my parents happy. And everybody always say, congratulations, Jager. Nah, but, man, it's really my wife, bro. You know, when they say they take a village to raise somebody,

oh, brother, I'm proving. I mean, like, it came all through here. But, man, it ain't, you know, we just trying to get in where we fit in, though. But overall, though, bro, man, it was a great moment, though, bro. It really was. It was cool. I can feel the energy still, bro. Yeah, you know what I mean?

Hey, what's keeping 100, bro? I literally just woke up and said, threw this thing on, bro. Let's go get it today. Yeah, for sure. And we here right now. You know what's crazy? Just based off your energy,

I know you got to be a Raiders fan. That's a different type of energy. Okay, okay. So we going to keep it 100, you know, because, bro, I'm from Northern California, to be exact, you know what I mean? And, man, bro, keeping because, bro, I'm from Northern California, to be exact. You know what I mean? And, man, bro, keep it 100.

Bro, I love everybody over there. I mean, it's all California, but it's different. So, none against SoCal, but I'm from Northern California, man. Oakland Raiders, Warriors, man, Sacramento Kings. I hit y'all with the Vladdy D-Vac. You feel me? You feel me? I'm a real Sacramento King man

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Yes, sir. I mean, I love where I'm from. Sacramento, man, stand up. 100. Man, listen, man. Speaking of real, when we talking about it, man, everything's so expensive, and you talking about your first breakthrough moment, shit, paying your rent on time. Come man. Speaking of real, when we're talking about it, man, everything's so expensive, and you're talking about your first breakthrough moment, shit, paying your rent on time. Come on.

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100, 100, brother, 100. Man, it's funny, like you said, man. Him coming along now as a new wrestling fan to see everything going on. How do you prepare for a match? Man, you know, keeping 100, man, it's just all motion, including yesterday. It was very nerve-wracking. But, man, it's just, like I said, bro, just preparing for it. It's more of a mindset, though.

Okay. You know, so much stuff's going on, left and right. People pulling you left and right. But, you know, man, we need that time. Shout-out to my brother, Solo Sequoia, man. Solo has the best theme song, by the way. You feel me? None against Jay. Shout out to Solo, though, man.

But, man, my brother Solo told me it's okay, man, just step away from everything real quick. Get your head in that right space. I did that, and it still don't work. Shout out to Solo, though. Man, bro, just to get prepared for it. Like it's just all day process, bro.

You got to remember, man, we're there at the building all day. You feel me? Until showtime. So, you know, it's just all different process. Everybody got a different thing to get ready. But, you know, bro, for me though, you know, I really do got to step away and really get in my, for me in my head space though, just to, just to get cleared up 100, though.

For sure, for sure. For sure. But other than that, shout out to Ty. Man, it's just crazy. Like you said, your entrance, you come out, the music, the vibe, then that long walk to the ring, and then the showtime. Man, that long, man, man, that walk was hella long. Bro, that walk was so long, bro, it had that walk was hella long. Bruh, that walk was so long, bruh, it had me skipping down

yesterday, you know what I mean? But, man, shout out to WWE. Man, Hunter, I'm just so happy to be a part of this era right now. Because at the end of the day, nobody could have touched me, though, you know? Hunter made it happen, though, you know? Even with Tamatanga, man, New Japan,

Tangaloa, like, you know, man, Hunter just making everything happen. And Roman Reigns, bro, Jimmy Uso, and Jey Uso, we gonna keep it 100, man. My brothers had a lot to do with me getting here. You know? That's real. Like, we just ain't family. Jacob didn't just

get hired because I'm a part of the family. No, like, you know, bro, we had to put in the work. And just like what Roman Reigns says, and J. No, like, you know, bro, we got to put in the work. And just like what Roman Reigns says and Jey Uso says, you know, grind in the dark. You know, like, anybody got, you ain't got to post you working out or doing this or doing that. Nah, bro, just grind in the dark and everything will come together.

You know what I mean? Most definitely. And to see all y'all on that stage last night, everybody shining, man. Bro, especially on one night. Yeah, that was big. On WrestleMania. You feel me? Hey, bro, shout out to my sister now, man. I mean, bro, she one of the realest cats ever up in there, man. Bro, especially on one night. Yeah, that was big. Come on, WrestleMania. You feel me? Hey, bro, shout out to my sister Naomi, man. I mean, bro, she one of the realest cast I've ever up in there, bro, doing it. And, man, damn, I just thought about it. We was actually all on the same night.

Yeah, I didn't see how Roman was walking out. He had all the pictures of everybody. The whole gang. Yeah. That was hard. The whole family. You know, bro, we talking about from High Cheap Peter Maivia, my father, the Tonga kid, the Wild Samoans, though. You know, we're talking about from Haichi Peter Mavia, my father, the Tonga kid,

the Wild Samoans, Alpha and Seeker, you know, Rikishi, man, Yokozuna, man, the great Samu. Like, man, the list just keep rolling and going, man. Man, listen, better is on the way. We got to do this again, man. I know we're short on time, but one more time for you, man.

Congratulations on getting that, man. We can't wait to see what's coming next, baby. For sure. Come on, man. We appreciate you, man. Love and respect, though. Stay tappy and clear 525 too. Shout out to Tom.

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And this is season two of the War on Drugs podcast. Yes, sir. Last year, a lot of the problems of the drug war. This year, a lot of the biggest names in music and sports. This has kind of star-studded a little bit, man. We met them at their homes. We met them at their recording studios. Stories matter and it brings a face to it.

It makes it real. It really does. It makes it real. Listen to new episodes of the War on Drugs podcast season two on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I know a lot of cops. They get asked all the time, have you ever had to shoot your gun? Sometimes the answer is yes. But there's a company dedicated to a future where the answer will always

be no. This is Absolute Season 1, Taser Incorporated. I get right back there and it's bad. Listen to Absolute Season 1, Taser Incorporated on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Michael Kassin, founder and CEO of 3C Ventures and your guide on good company. The podcast where I sit down with the boldest innovators, shaping what's next. In this episode, I'm joined by Anjali Sood, CEO of Tubi. We dive into the competitive world of streaming. What others dismiss as niche, we embrace as core. There are so many stories out there.

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