Jacob Fatu has been absent from WWE since losing the opportunity to win the WWE United States Championship at SummerSlam. He challenged Solo Sikoa for the Championship inside a Steel Cage, but he failed to win the match. After this defeat, he remained out of action for a while, and the cause of this absence was never confirmed.

Fatu made his return to WWE recently in an episode of SmackDown, where he confronted. At the end of the segment, Fatu ended up beating down McIntyre. The Scottish Psychopath took his prevent on the following week of SmackDown by attacking the Samoan Werewolf backstage.

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Jacob Fatu will be out of action for a long time period

Earlier, it was confirmed that Jacob Fatu will be a part of this week's SmackDown, but recent reports suggested that Fatu will be out of action for a long time since she has suffered another injury. It has also been confirmed that he will not be able to return to action before 2026, which is pretty unfortunate for the young WWE star.

Drew McIntyre was announced to be the kayfabe attacker of Jacob Fatu

WWE decided to sell this real injury as a kayfabe one when Jacob Fatu was announced to be having a match with Drew McIntyre to determine the no 1 contender for the Undisputed WWE Championship. Just before the start of the match, Fatu was seen backstage, where he was attacked, and he was even bleeding from his mouth.

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Cody Rhodes and McIntyre restarted their rivalry over the Undisputed WWE Championship

This attack will be a reason to keep him out of action for a long time. Drew McIntyre, on the other hand, was accused of this attack. He entered the ring and demanded an Undisputed WWE championship match. Cody Rhodes confronted him and granted him the match instantly.

Cody Rhodes vs. Drew McIntyre took place on the main event of SmackDown, but the match went to a disqualification as Cody Rhodes was disqualified, and Drew was awarded the victory via DQ. It is now pretty much clear that this rivalry between Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre will continue, and we can definitely expect them to have a match for the title soon.