Solofa Fatu Jr.


    Starbirth:
    October 11, 1965
Birthplace:
San Francisco, California, USA
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Overview

Solofa Fatu Jr. is a Samoan American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Rikishi (which means sumo wrestler in Japanese) with WWE, where he was a one time WWE Intercontinental Champion, two time WWE World Tag Team Champion, and one time WWE Tag Team Champion. Rikishi is a member of the famous Anoaʻi family. He is the twin brother of Sam Fatu (The Tonga Kid/Tama), and both brothers have twins. Sam is the father of twins Marley and Myracle, and Rikishi is the father of twins Jonathan and Joshua Samuel, who currently wrestle in WWE as Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso. Rikishi is the nephew of Sika Anoaʻi and Afa Anoaʻi, known as the Wild Samoans, and his cousins in wrestling are Rodney Anoaʻi (Yokozuna), Samula Anoaʻi (Headshrinker Samu), Matt Anoaʻi (Rosey), Joe Anoaʻi (Roman Reigns), Reno Anoaʻi (Black Pearl), Afa Anoaʻi Jr. (Manu), Lloyd Anoaʻi (L.A. Smooth) and Dwayne Johnson (The Rock). Rikishi and his wife Talisua Fuavai-Fatu have five children. Jonathan and Joshua Samuel, Jeremiah Peniata and daughter Thavana Monalisa Fatu and Joseph. He is the older brother of the late Eddie Fatu (Umaga/Jamal), who died on December 4, 2009 from heart attack. Solofa has a scar on his abdomen from a drive by shooting in 1987. He says he died for 3 minutes in the emergency room Rikishi is a playable DLC character in the Attitude Era-themed video game WWE '13. He also appeared in WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role, WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It, WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth, WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain, WWE 2K16, WWE 2K17, WWE 2K18, and WWE 2K19. Outside of the main series, he is featured in WWF No Mercy, WWF Raw, WWE Raw 2, WWE Wrestlemania X8 and WWE Wrestlemania XIX. Fatu appeared in the Italian comedy film Natale a Miami. He also guest starred on the Nickelodeon show Victorious, as a sumo wrestler in the episode "Brain Squeezers." Fatu appeared in the Netflix original film Sandy Wexler. Fatu under his "Rikishi" ring name is the Samoan judge in the "Wall of the World" on the CBS show The World's Best.


MOVIECHARACTERYEAR
It Wants Blood 2 Dr. Coco 2023
WWE Survivor Series 2020 Rikishi 2020
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals Rikishi 2019
Groove Street Big D 2018
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection Rikishi (archive footage) 2017
Rise of the Gladiators High Chief Faku 2017
Sandy Wexler Tsunami 2017
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased 2016
Living On A Razor's Edge: The Scott Hall Story Rikishi 2016
YouShoot: Rikishi Himself 2015
WWE Hall of Fame 2015 Rikishi 2015
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions Rikishi 2014
WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show Himself 2014
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2 Rikishi 2014
Bloodymania VII Rikishi 2013
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009 Rikishi (archive footage) 2012
Timeline: The History of WWE – 2000 – As Told By Rikishi Himself 2009
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time Rikishi 2008
The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect Rikishi 2008
TNA Bound for Glory 2007 Junior Fatu 2007
Christmas in Miami Marito di Justine 2005
101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler Himself (Fatu) 2005
WWE WrestleMania XX Rikishi 2004
WWE No Way Out 2004 Rikishi 2004
WWE Royal Rumble 2004 Rikishi 2004
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003 Rikishi 2003
WWE Backlash 2003 Rikishi 2003
WWE Royal Rumble 2003 Rikishi 2003
WWE Rebellion 2002 Rikishi 2002
WWE No Mercy 2002 Rikishi 2002
WWE Unforgiven 2002 Rikishi 2002
WWE Global Warning Rikishi 2002
WWE Vengeance 2002 Rikishi 2002
WWE Judgment Day 2002 Rikishi 2002
WWE Royal Rumble 2002 Rikishi 2002
WWE Judgment Day 2001 Rikishi 2001
WWE No Way Out 2001 Rikishi (Appearance) 2001
WWE Royal Rumble 2001 Rikishi 2001
WWE Armageddon 2000 Rikishi 2000
WWE Rebellion 2000 Rikishi 2000
WWE Survivor Series 2000 Rikishi 2000
WWE No Mercy 2000 Rikishi 2000
WWE Unforgiven 2000 Rikishi 2000
WWE SummerSlam 2000 Rikishi 2000
WWF Fully Loaded 2000 Rikishi 2000
WWE King of the Ring 2000 Rikishi 2000
WWE Judgment Day 2000 Rikishi 2000
WWE Insurrextion 2000 Rikishi 2000
WWE WrestleMania 2000 2000
WWE No Way Out 2000 Rikishi 2000
WWE Royal Rumble 2000 Rikishi 2000
WWE Armageddon 1999 Rikishi 1999
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker The Sultan 1997
WWE WrestleMania 13 The Sultan 1997
WWE Royal Rumble 1997 The Sultan 1997
WWE Royal Rumble 1996 Fatu 1996
WWF Mega Matches '95 Fatu 1995
WWE Survivor Series 1995 Fatu 1995
WWE In Your House 4: Great White North Fatu 1995
WWE Royal Rumble 1995 Headshrinker Fatu 1995
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt Headshrinker Fatu 1994
WWE Survivor Series 1994 Headshrinker Fatu 1994
German Fan Favorites 2 Headshrinker Fatu 1994
WWE SummerSlam 1994 Headshrinker Fatu 1994
WWF WrestleFest '94 Fatu 1994
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams Headshrinker Fatu 1994
WWE King of the Ring 1994 Headshrinker Fatu 1994
WWE The Countdown to The Crowning Headshrinker Fatu 1994
WWE Royal Rumble 1994 Headshrinker Fatu 1994
WWE Survivor Series 1993 Fatu 1993
WWE SummerSlam 1993 Headshrinker Fatu 1993
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches 1993
WWE King of the Ring 1993 Headshrinker Fatu 1993
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993 Headshrinker Fatu 1993
WWE WrestleMania IX Headshrinker Fatu 1993
WWE Royal Rumble 1993 Headshrinker Fatu 1993
WWE Survivor Series 1992 Headshrinker Fatu 1992
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992 Headshrinker Fatu 1992
WCW Clash of The Champions XI: Coastal Crush Fatu 1990
WCW Capital Combat: The Return of RoboCop Fatu 1990
WCW Starrcade '89: Future Shock Fatu 1989
WCW Halloween Havoc '89 Fatu 1989
WCW Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89 Fatu 1989
NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days Fatu 1989
NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory Fatu 1989
NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown Fatu 1989
WCW Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun Fatu 1989
AWA SuperClash III Fatu 1988
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88 Fatu 1988
AWA The Road to SuperClash III Fatu 1988
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath Himself
WWE: The Attitude Era - Vol. 3 Rikishi
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WWE Raw Rikishi <mt>
WWE SmackDown Rikishi Phatu <mt>
WWE SmackDown Rikishi Fatu <mt>
WWE SmackDown Rikishi <mt>
WWE Raw Fatu <mt>
WWE Raw The Sultan <mt>
The Big Show Show Rikishi <mt>
WWE Icons Rikishi <mt>
WWE Icons Revisited Rikishi <mt>
WWF Wrestling Challenge Fatu <mt>
Victorious Sumo Wrestler <mt>
WWE Velocity Rikishi <mt>
WWE Rivalries <blank> <mt>
WWE Tough Enough Rikishi <mt>
WWE Raw Headshrinker Fatu <mt>
WWE This Is Awesome Rikishi <mt>
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures Rikishi <mt>
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