Jacob Fatu pitches huge dream match against former AEW star

Jacob Fatu recently revealed that he wants a dream match with a former AEW name and ex-WWE star. The latter, Jeff Hardy, is currently signed with TNA alongside his brother, Matt.

The Samoan Werewolf has become one of WWE's most promising and popular up-and-comers over the past several months. He won his first singles title in the Stamford-based company on Night One of WrestleMania 41, defeating LA Knight to become the US Champion. Unfortunately, the dominant grappler lost the belt to his former Bloodline ally Solo Sikoa at Night of Champions 2025 and failed to recapture it earlier this month at SummerSlam.

This past week on Friday Night SmackDown, Fatu teamed up with OG Bloodline members Jimmy Uso and Sami Zayn to defeat Sikoa, JC Mateo, and Tonga Loa, who are now going by the group name MFT. The 33-year-old recently appeared on The Rich Eisen Show, where he was asked about prospective opponents he would like to face. One of Jacob's dream matches was against former WWE and AEW name Jeff Hardy, on whom he showered praise, stating:

“Jeff Hardy, man, I want to have a match with Jeff. Man, one of the dopest. Man, yeah. I mean, Jeff.” [H/T - Wrestling News.co]

The Charismatic Enigma finished up with his brief two-year AEW run last year. Shortly afterward, he returned to TNA, where he reunited with his brother Matt Hardy.

Jeff Hardy's last matches in AEW

Prior to his All Elite Wrestling exit, Jeff Hardy wrestled a string of high-profile singles matches against several of AEW's top names during the first couple of months of 2024. Though he lost each of those matches, the Team Xtreme member faced off against Darby Allin, Swerve Strickland, and Jon Moxley over subsequent weeks.

Hardy's last match for the Jacksonville-based company saw him unsuccessfully face Sammy Guevara in a No Disqualification bout on Rampage - a matchup that resulted in The Spanish God's suspension for not following the relevant concussion protocols.

Snapshot of Jeff Hardy vs. Sammy Guevara on Rampage last year. [Image Credits: YouTube channel of All Elite Wrestling]

Jeff and Matt Hardy are currently the reigning TNA World Tag Team Champions.

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