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Dec 04, 2009 wrestler edward fatu, better known as the hulking, tattooed wwe superstar umaga, died friday of a heart attack in a houston, texas, hospital, a family friend said. Many went on to achieve greatness while others literally fell flat on their face. April 24, 2009smackdown umaga defeated rtruth in a dark match world wrestling entertainment umaga vs. John cena is a professional wrestler who took home the united states wwe championship in march 2004 and has since expanded his career into movies and television. Eddie fatu simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. To make sure everything goes well in the wwe that is to say that the. Punk was moments away from cashing in his money in the bank but he was attacked by umaga.
The draft took place live for three hours on wwes flagship program, raw, which aired on the usa network. Perhaps his most popular match was at wrestlemania 23 in 2007. Batista is currently signed to world wrestling entertainment wwe, wrestling on its smackdown. Umaga was represented by vince mcmahon, facing off against bobby lashley, who was being represented by donald trump.
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