SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) -- Bay Area native and WWE superstar, "The Samoan Werewolf" Jacob Fatu was set to appear at the Friday Night Smackdown live show at the SAP Center in his stomping grounds of San Jose on Oct. 17, but ended up getting pulled from the main event, leaving several fans The Finish with Kor & Tor spoke to disappointed by the fake-out.
At 2:33 p.m. Friday, the popular Sacramento-born wrestler posted “SAN JOSE ITS UP TONIGHT NOR CAL 💯💯💯💯” on X, still hyping his main event match with Drew McIntyre less than two hours before showtime.
Fans were buzzing to see their hometown hero perform — and even as the show kicked off, GM Nick Aldis continued promoting the match, despite earlier reports from PWInsider that it had been scrapped due to a real-life injury expected to side