[3] Fatu left the promotion three months later, with Booker citing irreconcilable differences.

[5] He also worked for Game Changer Wrestling (GCW)[6] appearing at Joey Janela's Spring Break: Clusterfuck Forever on April 6, 2024 in a four-way tag team match for the GCW Tag Team Championship[7] and House of Glory (HOG), where he won the HOG Crown Jewel Championship.

He is the son of the late Edward Smith Fatu who competed under the ring name of Umaga in WWE.

At the age of 15, Fatu was charged with aggravated robbery and spent six years at the Texas State Penitentiary, before being released in March 2022.

After his release, he would work his way into professional wrestling, with guidance from Booker T.[10][11] Fatu converted to Islam in 2022.