 Booker T could feel the presence of Umaga as he watched the late WWE superstar make his wrestling debut. The Hall of Famer was proud to deliver Zilla Fatu's first ever match in front of a live crowd on July 15, having trained him at his Reality of Wrestling promotion in Houston, Texas and see his growth first hand. 'You could feel his dad in the arena,' Booker admitted. 'I swear to god, you could feel his dad in the arena. I could see his dad sitting right there next to me. 'I could feel his presence in that arena on Saturday night, and I think Zilla felt a little bit of it as well.' Giving his thoughts on Fatu's performance, the former world champion praised him for remaining 'very composed' and working at a steady pace without losing any of his fire. 'That was Zilla Fatu's first match in front of a crowd, and you could tell he was very, very composed,' Booker said on his own Hall of Fame podcast. 'He had that thing where we say in wrestling, if you feel like you're going slow, move a little bit slower. He has that effect going on. His quickness and explosiveness was definitely there.' The rookie was full of nerves heading into the match, but he was glad to get through it and while there weren't 'any hiccups', he wants to keep improving. 'Before going into it, I was really nervous. Really nervous, and I just wanted everything to be protected and not have any hiccups. God blessed me, and we didn't have any hiccups today, but I still feel I could have done way better,' he told MuscleManMalcolm. The Bloodline saga has dominated the wrestling world for years now (Picture: WWE) He is in great company as he follows in the footsteps of his father Umaga, who was also known as Jamal when he teamed with his own cousin Rosey as 3-Minute Warning in WWE. The former Intercontinental Champion, who died in December 2009 aged 36, became a real force for the company under the Umaga moniker and the so-called Samoan Bu){kind=link}
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Booker T could feel the presence of Umaga as he watched the late WWE superstar make his wrestling debut.
The Hall of Famer was proud to deliver Zilla Fatu’s first ever match in front of a live crowd on July 15, having trained him at his Reality of Wrestling promotion in Houston, Texas and see his growth first hand.
‘You could feel his dad in the arena,’ Booker admitted. ‘I swear to god, you could feel his dad in the arena. I could see his dad sitting right there next to me.
‘I could feel his presence in that arena on Saturday night, and I think Zilla felt a little bit of it as well.’