Alright, so I kept seeing the names Jey Uso and Jacob Fatu pop up, especially with all the Bloodline stuff going on. Made me wonder, you know, are these guys actually related? Seemed likely, given wrestling families, but I wanted to figure it out for myself.
My Little Investigation
First thing I did, just hopped online. Didn’t do anything fancy, just typed something like “Jey Uso Jacob Fatu family” into the search bar. You get a lot of stuff popping up right away, lots of fan theories and articles.
I know Jey Uso is part of the Anoa’i family. That’s wrestling royalty, basically. His dad is Rikishi, and his twin brother is Jimmy Uso. That part’s common knowledge if you’ve watched wrestling for a bit. So, Jey’s line is pretty clear: Rikishi is his father.
Then I started looking into Jacob Fatu. I knew he was also considered part of that same big family, but I wasn’t sure exactly how. My searches started pointing towards his father. Turns out, Jacob Fatu’s dad is Sam Fatu. Wrestling fans might remember him better as The Tonga Kid or Tama from The Islanders.
Connecting the Pieces
Okay, so now I had the dads: Jey’s dad is Rikishi, Jacob’s dad is Sam Fatu. The next step was obvious: are Rikishi and Sam Fatu related?
Yep. Quick check confirmed it. Rikishi and Sam Fatu are brothers. They’re both sons of Solofa Fatu Sr.
So there it was. It breaks down pretty simply:
- Rikishi and Sam Fatu are brothers.
- Jey Uso is Rikishi’s son.
- Jacob Fatu is Sam Fatu’s son.
That makes Jey Uso and Jacob Fatu first cousins. Simple as that. They share the same grandfather, Solofa Fatu Sr.
I double-checked this across a couple of different wrestling info places online, just reading biographies and family tree breakdowns people have put together. The info was consistent everywhere I looked. It wasn’t some distant, complicated thing. They’re directly related through their fathers being brothers.
So, yeah, my little digging session confirmed it. Jey Uso and Jacob Fatu are definitely related, first cousins. Part of that massive Anoa’i wrestling dynasty. Makes sense why they both ended up in the business and are so good at it. It’s literally in their blood.
