Jacob Fatu returned to television last night on Smackdown and inadvertently helped Drew McIntyre, his original target, to win the WWE title from Cody Rhodes.

Fatu has not been seen on WWE TV since the October 17, 2025 episode of Smackdown where he was attacked backstage before a number one contender’s match against Drew McIntyre. This was a way to write off Fatu from television due to an undisclosed injury he was suffering from.

The Samoan Werewolf made his presence felt towards the end of the main event and prevented McIntyre from exiting the cage, beating him up in the process. When Rhodes realized what was happening, he attacked Fatu and the two brawled on the other side of the ring, leaving McIntyre alone.

McIntyre crawled out of the cage and by the time Fatu realized what was happening, it was too late and did not manage to stop him in time.