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'''Marucci Bat Company''' is an [[American]] manufacturer of [[baseball bats]] based in [[Baton Rouge, LA]]. It was founded in 2002 by the [[Louisiana State University]] athletic training director Jack Marucci[http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=174095&SPID=2178&SPSID=31741]. The company also is co-owned by former major league baseball players [[Kurt Ainsworth]] and Joe Lawrence.
'''Eddie Fatu''', also known as '''Ekmo''' or '''Jamal''' is a [[professional wrestler]], formerly [[Matt Anoai|Rosey's]] partner in [[World Wrestling Entertainment]]. He is the brother of [[Solofa Fatu|Rikishi]] and Samoan Tama.
The bats are used by [[baseball]] superstars [[Carlos Beltrán]], [[José Reyes]], [[David Wright]], [[Gary Sheffield]], [[Manny Ramirez]], [[Todd Helton]] and [[Albert Pujols]][http://www.rustonleader.com/news.php?id=1538].
==Profile==
*Height: 6'4"
*Weight: 347 lbs.
*Birthday: [[March 28]], [[1973]]
*Hometown: [[San Francisco, California]]
*Trained By: [[Afa Anoai|Afa]]
*Previous Gimmicks: Jamal, Ekmo, O.G. Ekmo
*Former Managers: [[Rico Constantino|Rico]], [[Kim Neilson|Desire]], [[Uliuli Fifita|Haku]]
*Finishing/Trademark moves: Top Rope Splash, Body Press to Samoan Drop, Inverted Russian Leg Sweep, Samoan Slam
==External Career links==
[http://www.maruccibats.com/pages/01_Home.html Company Website]</br>
=== Indy ===
[http://media.www.lsureveille.com/media/storage/paper868/news/2006/03/27/CampusLife/Bat-Man-2055334.shtml LSU article about Marucci Bat Company]</br>
Before signing with WWE, Eddie Fatu teamed with [[Matt Anoai]] as '''The Island Boyz'''.
[http://wm.lpb.org/swi/20060714MarucciBat_medium.mp3 Podcast from Louisiana Public Broadcasting]about Marucci Bat Company
[[Category:Baseball]]
=== WWE ===
[[Category:Sporting goods manufacturers of the United States]]
In [[2002]], now called Jamal, Fatu debuted on WWE TV in with Anoai, now named Rosey as ''[[Three Minute Warning (professional wrestling)|Three Minute Warning]]''. They were "hired" as [[Eric Bischoff|Eric Bischoff's]] assailants, attacking seemingly random wrestlers each week, at the orders of Bischoff. The most notable events during this gimmick came when they attacked two lesbians, after they began to bore Bischoff, and when they crashed [[Monty Sopp|Billy Gunn]] and [[Chuck Palumbo|Chuck Palumbo's]] "wedding". Both events drew criticism from Gay & Lesbian Rights groups. After the wedding [[Rico Constantino|Rico]] jumped from [[Smackdown!]] to RAW to manage the team. In [[June]] of [[2003]], Jamal was fired from WWE.
=== TNA ===
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[[Category: Professional wrestlers|Fatu, Eddie]]
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