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The program was an interesting one, to say the least. Donald Trump chose then- ECW Champion Bobby Lashley, while Vince McMahon chose Intercontinental Champion Umaga, a title he had just recently won off of Jeff Hardy on February 19. Donald Trump was set to be part of a huge celebrity angle a Hair vs Hair match against Vince McMahon with both men choosing surrogate wrestlers to represent them. Upon exiting the program with John Cena, Umaga was then put in a rather interesting position for that yearвЂ™s upcoming WrestleMania. Unfortunately, this would be the only time Umaga would truly challenge for the title in such a fashion, but it is almost inarguably the peak of his career, both in-ring and character-wise. After an epic 20+ minute war between the hero and the monster, a bleeding and beaten John Cena managed to slay the beast, using a ring-rope assisted STF to choke Umaga out, forcing him down for a count of 10 and retaining his WWE Championship in the process. The matter was still clearly very undecided, however, and a rematch was soon set for Royal Rumble at the end of the month, under Last Man Standing rules.Д¬ena was going into the match with a worked spleen injury, having been ambushed by Umaga and nailed with a devastating Samoan Backdrop on an episode of Monday Night Raw between the two PPVs. It was a shocking moment for fans it was the first time Umaga had ever been pinned before, but it was also the first time Cena had ever had to resort to desperate tactics in order to beat someone during his run at the top. The match ended in surprising fashion, with Cena sneaking a victory via school-boy roll-up to retain his championship, effectively breaking the undefeated streak of Umaga.

The match was set for New Years Revolution. Having not been pinned for nearly a year, Umaga was dubbed the number one contender for John CenaвЂ™s WWE Championship in January of 2007.

The sky was seemingly the limit for the beast, and the company was clearly quite high on the idea of him as a top act.

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It wasnвЂ™t long before he started going over established, main event level acts on TV and PPV, including Triple H, Shawn Michaels, and even then WWE Champion and company poster boy John Cena, all whilst maintaining an undefeated streak in singles competition. It was clear from the get-go that big things were in store for the 350- pound Samoan. Umaga would win in convincing fashion, defeating the former world champion in less than 4 minutes.