couch in their Houston, Texas home, unresponsive and with blood coming from his nose. A 911 call was made and Fatu was rushed to a hospital by ambulance. Paramedics determined Fatu was suffering a heart attack and they were able to restart his heart, although he showed no signs of brain activity. He was kept on life support for much of that Friday, and later suffered a second heart attack; he was ultimately pronounced dead at around 5:00PM CST. He was 36 years old. Toxicology reports revealed that Fatu had the drugs hydrocodone (a painkiller), carisoprodol (Soma, a muscle relaxant), and diazepam (Valium) in his system. Houston medical examiners also found that Fatu had both heart and liver disease. It was determined that the combination of Fatu's repeated drug use, along with his bad heart, ultimately led to his death, and his death was officially ruled a heart attack brought on by an acute toxicity of multiple substances. Legacy Jim Ross described Umaga "the prototype that in a different era would’ve been a perfect NFL nose tackle. He had amazing athleticism for a guy that big. He was a super heavyweight that had light heavyweight feet." On the December 5, 2022 episode of Raw, his nephew, Solo Sikoa, who became a member of The Bloodline with his brothers The Usos and cousin Roman Reigns, the brother of his former tag team partner Rosey, used his Samoan Spike finisher on Matt Riddle, a day after the 13th anniversary of his death. Other media As Umaga, Fatu appears as a playable character in WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009, WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010, and WWE 2K22 as downloadable content. Championships and accomplishments All Japan Pro Wrestling World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Taiyō Kea World's Strongest Tag Determination League (2004) – with Taiyō Kea January 2 Korakuen Hall Heavyweight Battle Royal (2004) Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling FMW/WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Matty Samu Heartland Wrestling Association HWA Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Kimo Memphis Championship Wrestling MCW Southern Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Kimo Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ranked No. 22 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2007 World Wrestling Entertainment WWE Intercontinental Championship (2 times) Wrestling Observer Newsletter Worst Tag Team (2002) Luchas de Apuestas record Footnotes See