Summary

Jacob Fatu said it bothered him to miss the 2025 men's WarGames match at Survivor Series in San Diego, especially with the event taking place in California and with his name previously shown on a planning board during WWE: Unreal on Netflix.

Fatu explained that the absence forced him to step back and get himself right instead of dwelling on what he missed. The men's WarGames bout at Petco Park ended with Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed, Logan Paul, Drew McIntyre and Brock Lesnar defeating CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso and Roman Reigns.

The comments add another layer to a stretch where Fatu has continued to speak openly about his place in WWE, including when he recently called The Bloodline the best modern WWE story.

Quote from Jacob Fatu

Speaking during Raw Recap, Fatu said:

"Man, it does. It was California, San Diego. I mean, that setup was beautiful. To go back, let's be real, it was a setup. That's where the great luchador Rey Mysterio, Dom (Mysterio), Nia Jax, they all from around that way. But, it is what it is. So, instead of being home moping and dwelling on stuff, I really had to get right. I feel like this time was the perfect time for me to get right. I ain't gonna sugarcoat nothing. Yeah, I got comfortable. Yeah, I got way too comfortable."

What it means for Jacob Fatu at WrestleMania 42

Fatu saying he got too comfortable gives his WrestleMania 42 match with Drew McIntyre a sharper edge. WWE is framing him as someone who used the missed WarGames spot and time away, which included having 11 teeth pulled, as motivation heading into a major singles match on night one.

It also keeps Fatu positioned as a wrestler who believes he should have been part of one of WWE's biggest matches of the year. That matters when he is still trying to climb higher on the card, because a strong WrestleMania showing against McIntyre would give real weight to the lesson he says he took from that setback.

Sources

As reported by Fightful.