Brother of Rikishi, Umaga stomped through the WWE in the noughties as a near-unbeatable monster heel. He departed the company in June 2009 and was found dead of a heart attack six months later. After a disappointing debut in 2002, Umaga returned to the company in 2006 and immediately began tearing through jobbers before feuding with Ric Flair. He challenged John Cena for the WWE Championship the next year and then worked as a formidable enforcer for Vince and Shane McMahon. He even fought in a Battle of the Billionaires match at WrestleMania 23, representing Vince MacMahon against Bobby Lashley, who represented Donald Trump. Umaga never won a world championship in WWE, but he was a great superstar with an incredible winning streak in his early career.
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