Last week on WWE Raw, Yakob Fatu was hit by a car backstage Hosted by Jaida Parker, revealed to be the newest member of the 946 alongside Royce Keys, Bronco Nima and Lucien Price. Fatou was nowhere to be seen on the red brand last night and appeared to have been removed from television after the car accident, reportedly due to his filming schedule for a WWE production show, according to Dave Meltzer. “Wrestling Observer Radio”.
“So Jacob, I believe Jacob and Joe Hendry and Drew McIntyre are doing a WWE show… so that explains that angle with Jacob.”
This past summer, WWE Announces Partnership With ReelShort a company that produces micro-dramas, and Fatou, McIntyre and Hendry all star in a new live-action video series for the platform. In recent years, micro-dramas have become more popular with the rise of short-form content on social media, with each episode of a show designed to be just a few minutes long. All ReelShort projects are shot vertically with the idea that viewers will watch the shows horizontally on their mobile device.
Fatou is currently done fighting The Bloodline with 946, but he won’t be participating in the first matchup between the two factions next week. “Raw” general manager Adam Pierce announced that last night Keys, Nima and Price battle The Usos and the returning Solo Sikoa next monday At this time, Fatou is not advertised for next week’s Raw, and it is unclear how long he will be out of the ring due to the filming of WWE’s new micro-drama.
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