Summary

Jacob Fatu said his WWE entrance theme came together after he reviewed two different tracks and worked directly with Triple H on the final direction.

He said he was initially told his name could have been Caesar Sikoa before being confirmed as Jacob Fatu.

Fatu also explained that he asked to move the intro concept from the first song onto the second track, then recorded his own intro line in a WWE studio.

He added that the Samoan phrase in the intro is "Tasi Lua Tolu," which means "one, two, three," and said it is tied to Umaga calling out a count after the Samoan Spike and pin.

Jacob Fatu and WWE theme control strengthen his on-screen identity

Jacob Fatu personally shaping his intro creates a clear consequence, WWE now presents his entrance with a stronger character signature that connects his current run to his Samoan lineage.

His explanation that the company approved changes quickly also suggests WWE sees value in keeping his presentation flexible when a performer has a clear creative read on what fits.

Quotes

Quote from Jacob Fatu

"So I had two different songs. My name was actually supposed to be Caesar Sikoa, I mean, and I was next to Hunter [Triple H]. You know, he asked, ‘Did you hear your music yet?’ I was like, ‘No, not yet. I don’t even know what my name’s going to be.’ He turned around like, ‘You’re going to be Jacob Fatu,’ you know what I mean? But then, man, right on the spot he said there were two songs he played. The first song, it wasn’t the track I got now. The first song was different, you know what I mean? But the first song had my entrance, what I’m saying on it at the beginning. So on another note, Hunter played the second one, and the second one is the one I come out to. Hunter liked that one too, but man, this one I was just feeling it. I was expecting to come out to something like a Jey Uso or Jimmy Uso type of vibe, you know what I mean? So I was expecting to come out to one of them. But I asked Hunter, ‘Can I put…’ Mind you, it wasn’t even me on the intro. That’s me on the intro now. But I asked him, ‘Man, can I take the intro on the first song and put it on the second song?’ I was trying to be a rapper before I got up in here, man. You know what I mean? So I just told him, ‘Man, if you don’t mind, can I say my own thing on there?’ And man, without a doubt, I’m going to show you how quick WWE moves on it. He said, ‘You can say it.’ I was like, ‘Yeah?’ He was like, ‘Got a studio right there in the back.’ So I hopped on there, got up on the mic. So when a lot of people are trying to figure out what I’m saying, it’s ‘Tasi Lua Tolu’ in Samoan. It means one, two, three. You know what I mean? And it’s something that Umaga used to say when he used to beat his opponents. When he’d hit the Samoan Spike and pin them, he’d go ‘Tasi, lua, tolu,’ you know what I mean? But see, when I did record it, I didn’t start using that version right away. I didn’t want to ask or anything, but when I kept hearing it and didn’t hear my version, I asked Hunter one day through rehearsals, ‘Man, can we use my version?’ And ever since then, bro, I’ve just been locked in with it. I actually fell in love with my music."

Sources

As reported by NoDQ.