The Anoa’i family has had a great influence on the history of professional wrestling. Many Samoan legends from this family have made a name in the sport.

One of those legendary names from the Anoa’i family is the late WWE superstar Umaga. He passed away on December 4th, 2009, and a recent tribute on RAW made fans nostalgic about his great WWE run.

In the recent episode of RAW, The Enforcer of The Bloodline Solo Sikoa, paid a tribute to late wrestler Umaga. The former North American Champion used Umaga’s move ‘The Samoan Spike’ on Matt Riddle.

They set the match between Kevin Owens and Matt Riddle vs The Usos for the Undisputed Tag Team Titles. After the match, a brawl started between Owens, Riddle, and The Usos.

The Prizefighter brought a chair and went to attack The Usos and Sami Zayn, leaving the Bro in the ring. Thus, Sikoa entered and attacked Riddle, paying a tribute to ‘The Samoan Bulldozer’.

WWE shared the video on Twitter writing, “.@SuperKingofBros just got bulldozed by @WWESoloSIkoa  on #WWERaw!”

Edward Smith Fatu returned to WWE by the end of 2005 as Umaga and quickly cemented himself. He had an undefeated streak until No Way Out in 2007, when he was pinned by John Cena. 

However, his stock didn’t decrease as he was a part of WrestleMania 24, Vince McMahon’s handpicked opponent in ‘The Battle of Billionaires’. He also won the Intercontinental Championship twice and was a major star until WWE released him in 2009.

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Wrestling universe became nostalgic seeing Solo Sikoa paying homage to Umaga

The Samoan Bulldozer was a wrecking machine in WWE. He surely made his presence in professional wrestling and fans loved his character. Furthermore, his passing away saddened many fans at the time and this tribute surely made fans happy. They shared their reactions on Twitter.

Sikoa makes fans remember Umaga in RAW.

A respectful tribute to the Samoan Bulldozer.

Solo Sikoa just won the hearts of the WWE Universe!

Nostalgic moments for the fans after seeing Sikoa using the Samoan Spike

Clearly, this homage made the fans feel good, and they appreciated Sikoa for the same.

Umaga wrestled in WWE before becoming The Samoan Bulldozer

Fatu joined WWE in 2001 under developmental contract. Many WWE superstars try different gimmicks before landing to one prime character. Similarly, Umaga named Jamal made his main roster debut in the July 2002 episode of RAW as 3-Minute Warning with his partner Rosey.

The 3-Minute Warning was a personal hired enforcer of Eric Bischoff who attacked random stars who failed to entertain him in three minutes. This tag team lasted till 2003, when WWE released Fatu from his contract.

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