Jacob Fatu puts Drew McIntyre in the ‘rear view’ in unsanctioned match at WrestleMania 42

LAS VEGAS – Jacob Fatu and Drew McIntyre had respective large skirmishes connected SmackDown successful the buildup to their WrestleMania 42 match. So overmuch so, they were enactment into an unsanctioned lucifer astatine WrestleMania 42 connected Saturday night.

Fatu vowed connected the last "Friday Night SmackDown" earlier WrestleMania to enactment McIntyre successful the "rear view." He did conscionable that.

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Jacob Fatu punches Drew McIntyre during their unsanctioned lucifer connected nighttime 1 of WrestleMania 42 astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Las Vegas, Nev., connected April 18, 2026. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

The 2 wrestling behemoths brutalized each different to the champion of their abilities. The lucifer itself started connected the extracurricular of the ringing arsenic Fatu pushed McIntyre into the ringing announcer’s country and introduced tables, chairs and a toolbox into the match.

It wouldn’t past agelong arsenic McIntyre got the momentum back. He took a cellphone and recorded a video of himself earlier bashing Fatu’s caput with it.

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Jacob Fatu enters the ringing earlier his unsanctioned lucifer against Drew McIntyre astatine WrestleMania 42 astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Las Vegas connected April 18, 2026. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

As the lucifer wore on, McIntyre’s vexation boiled. He dove implicit the ringing ropes onto Fatu connected the extracurricular of the ring. He tried to pin Fatu, but helium would footwear out. It would hap often arsenic Fatu conscionable wouldn’t enactment down.

McIntyre adjacent pushed Fatu disconnected the apical enactment and done a table. But Fatu conscionable wouldn’t enactment down.

Fatu got backmost into the ringing and nailed McIntyre with a toolbox to the head. McIntyre fell onto a array setup successful the ring. Fatu performed a moonsault from the apical rope, crashing done McIntyre.

Fatu covered McIntyre and picked up the victory.

Drew McIntyre reacts during his unsanctioned lucifer against Jacob Fatu astatine WrestleMania 42 connected April 18, 2026, astatine Allegiant Stadium successful Las Vegas, Nev. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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It’s Fatu 2nd consecutive triumph astatine WrestleMania successful 2 appearances. He defeated LA Knight for the United States Championship past year.