Club Shay Shay - 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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The volume I met we back another episode of club 520 podcast live in Vegas with it. Shout out to Sean, man. They gots out here at WrestleMania. It's only right, man. We got a champ with us. We gonna introduce my man's last to my far left. We got my dog, Bishop B. Hen out the Pearlies. How you what, Nas? What's happening, Nas?

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 shicey off. You know what I'm saying? You know what I'm saying? You don't tap in, man.

You don't tap in on it. You got it? Before I even introduce my man, man, we gotta talk about it, man. You pulled up with the black forces and the white laces, man. The B-Hand staples, baby. All right, bro, keep it one hundred. Y'all remember the forces that y'all gave big, bro?

You hit me with the white laces? I took it from him. No, bro, for real, bro. I actually wore it on TV, though. Yeah, we did. We were selling it to him. I mean, you feel me, bro? You know, I actually wore it on TV though. Yeah, we did. We were selling it to you. I mean, you feel me bro? You know, I'm still the same Jake.

We just started to tap in, get in when we fit in. Come on, for sure, for sure. We appreciate that, so that was a big look. Bro, that turned our show up. Nah, that was a moment right there. Still to my right, my dog, young Nacho, young Tig, how you what? I'm chilling bro, WrestleMania.

Y'all know I'm a huge wrestling fan, so we got my dog in the bit. I'm gonna let you do the honors though. Come on man, championship. Championship, I'm on huge wrestling fan. So we got my dog in the building. I'm let you do the honors dog. Come on man. Championship. Championship. Come on, Woody. Come on, big five, 20 billion.

You know what time it is? Man, come on, Woody. Y'all that right here? Yes, sir. First and foremost, congratulations, man. I appreciate it. Congratulations. Congratulations.

Now listen, he ain't the biggest wrestling fan, so he been converting over us, but watching your match yesterday, he was just like, nah, I'm tapped in. Come on, Woody. Come on, Woody. Oh, man in. Come on with it, come on with it. Oh, bro, I check this out, bruh, bruh, they gonna feel this.

They gonna feel this shit. 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 shorts on the YouTube, bruh, y'all be having me rolling, you know what I mean? Appreciate it, I mean, but at the end of the day, bruh, you know, man, bruh, y'all be having me rolling. You know what I mean? At the end of the day, bruh, you know,

man, bruh, I would never, I could have never expected this though. Bruh, especially tapping in with bruh over here. You know what I mean? You like to go with it. You know what I mean? So, bruh, it ain't no beloved respect though, man. Thank y'all for having me over here.

I appreciate you pulled up, man. Let's just talk about that moment, man. Cause 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 about to get to it? Man, bruh, 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 definitely having my son over here, Journey 5-2, you know, but definitely 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 Anoa'i, 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, bruh, that shit was hella cool though, bruh, when they was out there yelling Fatus, though. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Nah, for sure, for sure. You bruh, even had me like this, though. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So, man, that ain't nothing but a beautiful thing, man.

Nah, I ain't gonna lie. I think Roman and them had a great match, but I told them y'all stole the night. You know, LA night. 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. That's my dog. That's what he know. That's what he know. That's what he know. Nah, for sure. Nah, when you went to the top rope, my boy said, oh, he got that in the arsenal know. Yeah. That's what he do. Yeah. For sure.

You went to the tie-rock, my boy said, oh, he got that in the arsenal? Oh, well you ate them bag foos? I saw. Oh, yeah, that's what I'm talking about. I didn't tell you what's up. Shout out to Jeff Hardy, though. Jeff Hardy, Tajiri, I mean, like,

bro, and my family, bro, you know, man, we just, I'm just trying to pull 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.

Yeah, 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! Oh, bro, I see you on the elevator, bro. Yeah, he the wrestler, he the one. Yeah.

Oh, okay. They just wrestled with him and so on. No, no, no, no. Excuse me? No, I said they just wrestled with him and so on. No, no, no, no. Excuse me. No, I said they just wrestled with him and so on back in the day. He didn't do what you did. No, I heard him on the podcast with J Uso.

Shout out J Uso, congratulations though. You know the mobs. I heard y'all on the last podcast, it sounded like Bray was getting mad. He always mad. get on your feet. What up, bruh? Oh, raw. Shout out to Big Brother.

Shout out to Big Brother. You really? You know what I'm saying? This show, man, 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, what's that moment when you first got your final breakthrough in the situation? What's that move, what's that purchase? What's that thing you just like, all right, we on? Man, Chet, man, it was paying my rent on time. Hey, bro, because I remember, bro, I remember nobody wanted my autograph, bro.

The only thing I was signing, bro, is when I used to sign my papers when I was getting out of jail. You know what I mean? But we came a long way though. And you know, man, it really just feels good to see my parents happy. And everybody always say, congratulations, J-Good.

Nah, but man, it's really my wife. When they say it's like a village to raise somebody, oh brother, I'm proving, I mean, it came all through here, but man, we just trying to get in where we fit in though. But overall though, man, it was a great moment though, bro. It really was. It was cool.

I could feel the energy still, bro. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, you know what I mean? All right, well, let's keep it 100, bro. I literally just woke up and said, through this thing on, bro, let's go get it today. So, you know what I mean? We here right now.

I mean, you know what's crazy? Just based off your energy, I know you gotta be a Raiders fan. That's a different type of energy. Okay, okay. So we gon' keep it 100, you know, cause bro, I'm from Northern California, to be exact. I mean, and man, bro, keeping 100,

bro, I love everybody over there. I mean, it man, bro, keeping 100, I love everybody over there. I mean, it's all California, but it's different zone. None, none against SoCal. I'm from Northern California, man. Oakland Raiders, Warriors, man, Sacramento Kings. I hit y'all with the Vlad D. Vato. You feel me? You feel me?

You feel me? You feel me? You feel me? You feel me? You feel me? You feel me? Bro, I'm a real Sacramento King, man. And man, I just love, I just love where I'm from, man.

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like what you said earlier, bro, it's just, I'm just doing it and trying to represent for all my people in Northern California. I mean, I love where I'm from. Sacramento, man, stand up, 100. Man, listen, man, speaking that real, we talking about it, man. Everything's so expensive,

and you talking about your first breakthrough moment, shit, paying your rent on time. That's real. A lot of people going through situations, they gotta make it happen. Listen, you trying to tap me in your first step to financial freedom? Tap in with Chime, you know what I'm saying?

Get that secure credit card. Credit card built in for them. No annual fees, no interest, no credit checks. It's for everyone. You done threw the thing in here. Okay, let's go. How you been in here? Shout out to Chime now.

You know me. I ain't in here. I ain't in here. I ain't in here. I'm trying to get it in too. I ain't in here. I ain't in here. I ain't in here.

Thank you, Chime. You know I'm not. I can too, bro. Hey. Hey. Yo, these ones, I done. Thank you, child. You be right back. I take they part too. Come on, man. You so smooth. He said, speaking of the pair, you're right. So, tell him now.

Hey, that was a good game. That was a good game. My brother, though. Hey, hey, bruh, you talking about real professionals? Oh, yeah, we around here, right? Yeah, come on. Chum foul two on the way, baby. You know what's up with this? Hey, matter of fact, he got it on the corner.

You know what I'm saying? Hey, the sign is right behind you, though. You ain't even peeped it. Oh, got it. Shut up the child now. Hey, you feel me? One hundred, one hundred, brother, one hundred. Man, it's funny, like you said, man.

Him coming along now as a new wrestling fan to see everything going on, like how do you prepare for a match? Man, you know, keeping 100, man, it's just all motion, like including yesterday, it was a very nerve-racking, but man, it's just, like I said, bruh, just preparing for it, it's more of a mindset though. 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, it's a call out, man. Solo has the best theme song, by the way. You feel me? None Against Jay. Yeah, man, it's a call out. 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. You got me? But shout out to Solo though. Man, bro, just to get prepared for it, like, it's just an 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 a different process. Everybody got a different, until showtime. So, you know, it's just all a different process. Everybody got a different thing to get ready, but, you know, bro, for me, though, you know, I really do gotta step away and really get in my, for me, in my head space, though, just to get cleared up one minute, though.

For sure, for sure. But other than that, shout out to Time Out. You ready, time? Yeah, yeah, yeah. 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 it's show time.

Man, that walk was hella long. Man, that walk was so long, bruh had me skipping out at the end of that. 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. Cause at the end of the day, nobody could have touched me though. Hunter made it happen though.

Even with Tomatanga, man, New Japan, Tongalore, man, Hunter's just making everything happen. And Roman Reigns, bro, Jimmy Uso, and J Uso, we're going to keep it 100, man. My brothers had a lot to do with me getting here. You know? 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 Uso says, you know, grind in the dirt. You know, like, ain't nobody got, you ain't gotta post you working out or doing this or doing that. Nah, bro, it's 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. Come on, WrestleMania? You really? Hey bro, shout out to my sister now, man. I mean, bro, she one of the realest casto

ever up in there, bro, doing it. And man, I just thought about it. We was actually all on the same night. Yeah, then see how Roman was walking out. He had all the pictures of everybody. Oh, man. That was hard. That was for him.

That was a big thing though. You know, we're talking about from High Chief Peter Marvilla, my father, the Tonga King, the wild Samoans, Alpha and Seeker, 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 gotta do thisuna, 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 Taffy and Club 525, too.

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wherever you get your podcasts. I'm ready to fight. Oh, this is fighting words. Okay, I'll put the hammer back. Hi, I'm George M. Johnson, a best-selling author with the second most banned book in America. Now more than ever, we need to use our voices to fight back. Part of the power of Black queer creativity

is the fact that we got us, you know? We are the greatest culture makers in world history. Listen to Fighting Words on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. My name is Brendan Patrick Hughes, host of Divine Intervention. This is a story about radical nuns in combat boots and wild-haired priests trading blows with J. Edgar Hoover in a hell-bent effort to sabotage a war. J. Edgar Hoover was furious.

He was out of his mind, and he wanted to bring the Catholic left to its knees. Listen to Divine Intervention on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Israel Gutierrez, and I'm hosting a new podcast, Dub Dynasty, the story of how the Golden State Warriors have dominated the NBA for over a decade. The Golden State Warriors once again are NBA champions.

Today, the Warriors dynasty remains alive in large part because of a scrawny 6'2 hooper who everyone seems to love. For what Steph has done for the game, he's certainly on that Mount Rushhorn. Come revisit this magical Warriors ride. Listen to Dubb Dynasty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.