WWE Superstar Umaga passes away

He was known as “Umaga,” the Samoan Bulldozer. He is Edward Fatu in real life. He was one mean, demolition machine in the world of professional wrestling.

The sad news was that Umaga died Friday of a heart attack, at the age of 36, in a Houston, Texas hospital.

I remember him best with his rivalry against Bobby Lashley, and their match wherein WWE president Vince Mcmahon put his hair on the line against that billionaire Donald Trump. Lashley won and Vince got his head shaven clean.

Umaga was a two-time Intercontinental World Champion, and face great superstars like Triple H, John Cena and Rick Flair in the ring.

He came from a family of wrestlers, including cousin Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, his two uncles wrestled as The Wild Samoans in the 1980s, and brothers Sam “Tonga Kid” and Solofa Jr. “Rikishi.”

His contract with WWE was terminated in June for having violated the WWE’s Wellness Program and refusing to enter rehab, the WWE said on its site. The organization offered its condolences to his family in a brief statement on its site.

To see more of Umaga, visit his Alumni page at the WWE website.

Condolence to friends and family of Edward “Umaga” Fatu.