Jacob Fatu Tells Online Critics to Set Up a Ring and Take a Punch to the Face Before Talking

Jacob Fatu has a message for online critics who complain about professional wrestling without understanding what it takes to do it — and it involves setting up a ring and taking a punch to the face. Speaking on the No-Contest Wrestling podcast ahead of his WWE World Heavyweight Championship match against Roman Reigns at Backlash on May 9, the Samoan Werewolf addressed internet negativity with characteristic bluntness.

“Oh, no. Hey, set up a ring. Have them come in the ring. They don’t even deserve to take a bump. Just see if they could take a punch to the face from us. These cats don’t deserve to be nowhere in the ring. None of these cats. I didn’t go online like the rest of these cats, put in their feelings. Hey man, if I want to give some advice to anybody, stay off of the internet. It’s fake,” Fatu said.

Jacob Fatu Says His Check Still Clears Every Week So He Doesn’t Let Online Criticism Get in His Head

“Kill everything with a smile, man. And just do the right thing when nobody’s looking. I read bad comments about me every day. All right, brother. Don’t let it get in your head because, bro, my check still clears every week,” Fatu added. The perspective is consistent with Fatu’s overall presentation as a performer who operates entirely on his own terms — a quality that has been central to his rapid rise since debuting on the main roster. He faces WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns at Backlash this Saturday in Tampa, entering as a +500 underdog against Reigns’ -900 line.