“Let Him Go,” Says Veteran After Jacob Fatu-Drew McIntyre Segment On WWE SmackDown
Drew McIntyre and Jacob Fatu were seen tearing each other apart on SmackDown this past Friday.
Jacob Fatu returned in January to interfere in a Three Stages of Hell Match between Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre for the WWE Title to attack McIntyre and get revenge on him for an alleged attack he suffered at the hands of the Scottish Psychopath last year.
But when Fatu got in a tussle with Rhodes, McIntyre used the distraction and escaped the cage, which was the last Stage of Hell, to win the WWE Title.
Fatu then feuded with Rhodes for a bit as Rhodes was mad at him for costing him the championship. However, Fatu’s sights were always on McIntyre as he interfered in a rematch for the WWE Title between Rhodes and McIntyre once again, a few weeks ago on SmackDown, and this time thwarted McIntyre’s attempt at using a steel chair on Rhodes and caused a distraction.
This cost McIntyre the title, and he is now embroiled in a blood feud with the man who he thinks cost him the gold, Jacob Fatu.
Jacob Fatu’s Uncle, WWE Legend Rikishi, Sends His Nephew A Message
Fatu and McIntyre have been brawling intensely on SmackDown for the past couple of weeks, and this week, the pair were seen brawling everywhere from the parking lot to the timekeeper’s area and eventually atop a water tank.
A clip of Fatu splashing Drew through the announcers’ table was posted by WWE on X, and Fatu’s uncle, WWE Legend Rikishi, responded to it, asking Fatu to let McIntyre go in what seemed like an attempt to ask Fatu to show The Scottish Psycopath some mercy.
Let him go .. @jacobfatu_wwehttps://t.co/3SKI6LSB2M
— RIKISHI FATU (@TheREALRIKISHI) March 21, 2026
Rikishi and Fatu are part of the famous Anoa’i family of Samoan wrestlers. Rikishi’s brother, Sam Fatu, is Jacob Fatu’s father.