Lance Anoa’i has become the latest member of his family to join WWE after reportedly singing over the summer. Fightful Select reports that Lance signed but is currently sidelined with an injury and won’t be cleared for a while. There are no imminent creative plans for him on either NXT or the main roster at this time.
The son of Samu and nephew of Afa Jr., Lance made his in-ring debut in 2010 and spent many of his early years in Afa Sr\'s WXW promotion. He is a former MLW World Tag Team Champion, having held the gold with Jacob Fatu who debuted for WWE earlier this year. In October 2023, Lance announced on X that he\'d been granted his release from MLW.
Lance Anoa\'i In WWE
Though he only signed this year, Lance is no stranger to appearing for WWE. In January 2015, he teamed with Rhett Titus to serve as enhancement talent to The Ascension on SmackDown. Two years later, he was on the losing end of a tag team match against The Authors of Pain in WWE NXT.
Lance\'s most notable WWE role to date came on the May 27, 2019 edition of WWE Raw, where he faced Shane McMahon. WWE\'s Prodigal Son was feuding with Roman Reigns at the time and defeated Lance after Drew McIntyre attacked him. After the match he was beat down by McMahon and McIntyre, before Roman Reigns made the save.
Now a part of WWE, all eyes are on whether Lance will be factored into the Bloodline saga, and if so, whether it\'ll be Roman Reigns or Solo Sikoa he acknowledges as his Tribal Chief. Stay tuned to SEScoops for all the latest on Lance Anoa\'i as the family\'s role in WWE continues to grow.
