New Bloodline Member Arrives In WWE, Zilla Fatu Debuts On NXT (WWE News)

Zilla Fatu has arrived in WWE!

By Andrew Pollard /

WWE

Following plenty of rumours, Zilla Fatu has finally arrived in WWE, making his shock debut on last night's NXT show.

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Zilla made his mark by interfering in the main event of Cruz Montana vs. Grayson Waller, where the winner would earn a shot at Tony D'Angelo's NXT Championship. The son of the late, great Umaga, Fatu hit a Samoan Drop on Montana, then hit his Superman Samoan Spike on Waller, before nailing each man with a frog splash and talking trash to the watching-on D'Angelo.

Beginning his in-ring career in 2023, Zilla Fatu trained under Booker T at Reality of Wrestling, and has since gone on to compete for the likes of GCW, 4th Rope Wrestling, and, most notably, House of Glory, where he lost the Crown Jewel Championship to Amazing Red at HOG High Intensity this past weekend. Given how Red gave Zilla quite the post-match send-off at High Intensity, many fans speculated that the 26-year-old could be on his way to somewhere else, and his obvious family ties certainly suggested WWE as a likely landing spot. On top of that, Fatu has been extremely open in interviews over the years that WWE was his aim.

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As mentioned, Zilla Fatu is the son of Umaga, which means he's the cousin of Roman Reigns, the Usos, Solo Sikoa, and Jacob Fatu, and the nephew of Rikishi and the Tonga Kid. Zilla also had a spell working as a tag team with Jacob back in early 2024, prior to the Samoan Werewolf signing with WWE later that year.

While some had speculated that Zilla would be fast-tracked straight to the main roster as part of the ongoing Bloodline storyline, the hugely promising prospect will instead take the NXT route first, seemingly being immediately interjected into the NXT Title picture. Interestingly, Zilla Fatu was referred to several times on commentary as Zilla Fatu, suggesting he'll be keeping his ring name. Previously, the likes of Mike Santana, Mariah May, and Ricky Starks weren't directly named upon making their NXT debuts, in turn leading to them being renamed as Cruz Montana, Blake Monroe, and Ricky Saints.

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