Jacob Fatu Signs New Deal With MLW

Major League Wrestling announced the following:

JACOB FATU FINALIZES LONG-TERM DEAL WITH MAJOR LEAGUE WRESTLING

Major League Wrestling (MLW®) announced today they it has signed the reigning World Heavyweight Champion Jacob Fatu to a new long-term multi-year contract. Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed.

“This is where I wanted to be all along. CONTRA in MLW: this is my home,” Fatu said. The deal, which ties the “Samoan Smashing Machine” for the next several years to the league, goes into effect immediately.

“Fatu has been a revelation in the sport with a breakout year and has shown all the attributes we look for in a champion,” stated MLW CEO and founder Court Bauer.”We are excited to know that Fatu is someone we can build around, and we look forward to seeing him fight under the MLW banner for years to come.”

Fatu took MLW by storm earlier this year with high profile victories over some of the league’s top ranked wrestlers en route to dethroning “Filthy” Tom Lawlor on July 6 in Chicago.  

Representing CONTRA Unit, Fatu, alongside Josef Samael, Ikuro Kwon and Simon Gotch have dominated MLW since the self-described global dealers in violence first raided the league. 

Fatu will next compete for the league on December 5 at the Opera Cup hosted by the Melrose Ballroom in New York City.

As part of their new deal, MLW will have the rights to book Fatu out to other promotions and taking a page from how Vince McMahon Sr. used to control and book out Andre the Giant in the late 1970s and early '80s, MLW will have control over how Fatu is used and presented by independent promotions that are booking him.  

This is being done to protect and control Fatu and to make sure his aura as a top MLW star is maintained outside the company.

MLW intends to continue building aroujnd Fatu and his stable, CONTRA Unit, going forward.