Jacob Fatu finally settled things with Drew McIntyre in a wild Unsanctioned Match at WrestleMania 42 Night 1 inside Allegiant Stadium. It wasn’t pretty, and it definitely wasn’t easy, but Fatu walked out on top—making it back-to-back years he’s delivered on the biggest stage.
Jacob Fatu Took the Fight to McIntyre
Fatu didn’t waste a second. He hit the ring first and immediately took the fight to McIntyre, catching him before he could even get settled and launching himself with a suicide dive. From there, it turned into exactly what you’d expect from an unsanctioned fight—tables, chairs, even a toolbox started piling up at ringside. It had that same chaotic energy as McIntyre’s brutal past wars, and commentary even called back to his history in matches like Hell in a Cell.
McIntyre flipped the momentum in a big way. After setting up a table near the announce desk, he blasted Fatu with a massive clothesline, then grabbed his phone from ringside and started smashing it into Fatu’s head—a savage twist on his usual selfie moment. From there, he kept the pressure on, hitting a Swanton off the top rope to the outside and nearly ending it with a Claymore back in the ring.
But Fatu doesn’t go down easy. He countered with his Mighty Moonsault, and when McIntyre kicked out, it marked the first time anyone’s survived that move—something the commentary team made a point to highlight.
Weapons Came into Play
Things only got uglier from there. Weapons came back into play in a big way. McIntyre hammered Fatu with a wrench and planted him onto a chair with a suplex, but Fatu fired right back—cracking a chair across McIntyre’s back and even whipping him with the ref’s belt after McIntyre tried to use it first.
The toolbox came back into the picture too, but Fatu couldn’t connect clean—and ate a Claymore for his trouble. Somehow, he still kicked out.
Late in the match, McIntyre looked like he had it won. He sent Fatu crashing through a table on the outside in a brutal fall. But once they got back in the ring, Fatu flipped the script again—countering another Claymore with a superkick, smashing McIntyre with the toolbox, and sending him back through the table setup.
One more Mighty Moonsault later, and that was it. Fatu sealed the deal in one of the most violent matches of the night, proving once again he thrives when things get chaotic.
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