Solo Sikoa defeated Jacob Fatu in a steel cage match on Night 2 of WWE SummerSlam on Sunday to retain the United States Championship.

Jacob Fatu's highly anticipated showdown with Solo Sikoa ended in controversy at WWE SummerSlam 2025, held on 3 August at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The former Bloodline enforcer was defeated in a steel cage match for the United States Championship,

Solo Sikoa might have won his Steel Cage match on SummerSlam Sunday, but his MFTs are effectively halved after a gnarly post-match Moonsault from Jacob Fatu.

When Solo Sikoa put the United States championship on the line against Jacob Fatu at tonight’s (Sun., Aug. 3, 2025) SummerSlam premium live event at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the idea was they would be contained in a steel cage and Solo’s MFTs would not be able to assist him. Naturally, that’s not how it went down.

Solo Sikoa retained over Jacob Fatu in another raucous and vicious match at WWE SummerSlam, this time inside the confines of a steel cage. Fatu put on an impressive offense in his attempt to regain his United States Championship,

Solo Sikoa survived a Steel Cage Match to retain his WWE United States Championship over Jacob Fatu. However, Fatu got the last laugh.

At WWE SummerSlam 2025, Solo Sikoa clashed with Jacob Fatu in a brutal Steel Cage match for the United States Championship. Despite interference from Talla Tonga, J.C. Matteo, and Tonga Loa, Fatu dominated much of the bout.

The first cage match in SummerSlam history took place in 1994, when Bret Hart defeated Owen Hart to retain the WWE Championship in an all-time classic. The last cage match at SummerSlam occurred in 2001, with The Undertaker and Kane defeating DDP and Chris Kanyon for the WWE and WCW Tag Team Championship.