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Solofa Fatu Jr.

Solofa Fatu Jr.

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1965-10-11

Birth Place

San Francisco, California, USA

Movies and TV shows :

101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler

101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler

2005

6.0

Movie
AWA SuperClash III

AWA SuperClash III

1988

10.0

Movie
AWA The Road to Super Clash III

AWA The Road to Super Clash III

1988

0.0

Movie
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches

Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches

1993

0.0

Movie
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath

Chris Benoit: The Aftermath

2010

0.0

Movie
Christmas in Miami

Christmas in Miami

2005

5.1

Movie
German Fan Favorites 2

German Fan Favorites 2

1994

0.0

Movie
Groove Street

Groove Street

2018

0.0

Movie
It Wants Blood 2

It Wants Blood 2

2023

2.0

Movie
JCW Bloodymania 7

JCW Bloodymania 7

2013

0.0

Movie
JCW Legends and Icons

JCW Legends and Icons

2011

0.0

Movie
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection

Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection

2017

10.0

Movie
Living On A Razor's Edge: The Scott Hall Story

Living On A Razor's Edge: The Scott Hall Story

2016

6.0

Movie
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun

NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun

1989

0.0

Movie
NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory

NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory

1989

0.0

Movie
NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89

NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89

1989

6.3

Movie
NWA Clash of The Champions XI: Coastal Crush

NWA Clash of The Champions XI: Coastal Crush

1990

0.0

Movie
NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days

NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days

1989

8.5

Movie
NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown

NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown

1989

0.0

Movie
Rise of the Gladiators

Rise of the Gladiators

2017

2.7

Movie
Sandy Wexler

Sandy Wexler

2017

5.5

Movie
poster

The Big Show Show

2020

7.5

TV
The Contract

The Contract

2024

0.0

Movie
The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect

The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect

2008

6.8

Movie
Timeline: The History of WWE – 2000 – As Told By Rikishi

Timeline: The History of WWE – 2000 – As Told By Rikishi

2009

10.0

Movie
TNA Bound for Glory 2007

TNA Bound for Glory 2007

2007

9.0

Movie
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals

Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals

2019

9.0

Movie
poster

Victorious

2010

8.2

TV
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88

WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88

1988

0.0

Movie
WCW Capital Combat: The Return of RoboCop

WCW Capital Combat: The Return of RoboCop

1990

5.9

Movie
WCW Halloween Havoc '89

WCW Halloween Havoc '89

1989

6.7

Movie
WCW Starrcade '89: Future Shock

WCW Starrcade '89: Future Shock

1989

7.4

Movie
WWE Armageddon 1999

WWE Armageddon 1999

1999

6.2

Movie
WWE Armageddon 2000

WWE Armageddon 2000

2000

7.6

Movie
WWE Backlash 2003

WWE Backlash 2003

2003

7.3

Movie
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams

WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams

1994

10.0

Movie
WWE Global Warning

WWE Global Warning

2002

7.4

Movie
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions

WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions

2014

10.0

Movie
WWE Hall of Fame 2015

WWE Hall of Fame 2015

2015

6.8

Movie
poster

WWE Icons

2021

10.0

TV
poster

WWE Icons Revisited

2021

0.0

TV
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker

WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker

1997

0.0

Movie
WWE In Your House 4: Great White North

WWE In Your House 4: Great White North

1995

9.0

Movie
WWE Insurrextion 2000

WWE Insurrextion 2000

2000

5.0

Movie
WWE Judgment Day 2000

WWE Judgment Day 2000

2000

7.8

Movie
WWE Judgment Day 2001

WWE Judgment Day 2001

2001

6.5

Movie
WWE Judgment Day 2002

WWE Judgment Day 2002

2002

8.0

Movie
WWE King of the Ring 1993

WWE King of the Ring 1993

1993

8.4

Movie
WWE King of the Ring 1994

WWE King of the Ring 1994

1994

8.0

Movie
WWE King of the Ring 2000

WWE King of the Ring 2000

2000

8.0

Movie
WWE No Mercy 2000

WWE No Mercy 2000

2000

6.0

Movie
WWE No Mercy 2002

WWE No Mercy 2002

2002

7.6

Movie
WWE No Way Out 2000

WWE No Way Out 2000

2000

7.3

Movie
WWE No Way Out 2001

WWE No Way Out 2001

2001

8.2

Movie
WWE No Way Out 2004

WWE No Way Out 2004

2004

7.4

Movie
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt

WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt

1994

0.0

Movie
poster

WWE Raw

1993

6.7

TV
WWE Rebellion 2000

WWE Rebellion 2000

2000

6.0

Movie
WWE Rebellion 2002

WWE Rebellion 2002

2002

6.4

Movie
poster

WWE Rivalries

2014

7.0

TV
WWE Royal Rumble 1993

WWE Royal Rumble 1993

1993

7.2

Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1994

WWE Royal Rumble 1994

1994

7.7

Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1995

WWE Royal Rumble 1995

1995

7.2

Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1996

WWE Royal Rumble 1996

1996

6.2

Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1997

WWE Royal Rumble 1997

1997

7.3

Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2000

WWE Royal Rumble 2000

2000

6.4

Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2001

WWE Royal Rumble 2001

2001

7.5

Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2002

WWE Royal Rumble 2002

2002

7.2

Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2003

WWE Royal Rumble 2003

2003

7.9

Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2004

WWE Royal Rumble 2004

2004

7.2

Movie
poster

WWE SmackDown

1999

7.4

TV
WWE SummerSlam 1993

WWE SummerSlam 1993

1993

6.2

Movie
WWE SummerSlam 1994

WWE SummerSlam 1994

1994

8.0

Movie
WWE SummerSlam 2000

WWE SummerSlam 2000

2000

7.4

Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1992

WWE Survivor Series 1992

1992

8.4

Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1993

WWE Survivor Series 1993

1993

7.0

Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1994

WWE Survivor Series 1994

1994

8.2

Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1995

WWE Survivor Series 1995

1995

8.4

Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1996

WWE Survivor Series 1996

1996

7.3

Movie
WWE Survivor Series 2000

WWE Survivor Series 2000

2000

8.0

Movie
WWE Survivor Series 2020

WWE Survivor Series 2020

2020

7.5

Movie
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992

1992

0.0

Movie
WWE The Countdown to The Crowning

WWE The Countdown to The Crowning

1994

0.0

Movie
poster

WWE This Is Awesome

2022

10.0

TV
poster

WWE Tough Enough

2001

7.4

TV
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003

WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003

2003

0.0

Movie
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993

WWE U.K. Rampage 1993

1993

9.0

Movie
WWE Unforgiven 2000

WWE Unforgiven 2000

2000

7.2

Movie
WWE Unforgiven 2002

WWE Unforgiven 2002

2002

6.2

Movie
poster

WWE Velocity

2002

6.2

TV
WWE Vengeance 2002

WWE Vengeance 2002

2002

7.2

Movie
WWE WrestleMania 13

WWE WrestleMania 13

1997

7.5

Movie
WWE WrestleMania 2000

WWE WrestleMania 2000

2000

7.4

Movie
WWE WrestleMania IX

WWE WrestleMania IX

1993

6.3

Movie
WWE Wrestlemania X8

WWE Wrestlemania X8

2002

8.2

Movie
WWE WrestleMania XX

WWE WrestleMania XX

2004

8.4

Movie
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2

WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2

2014

10.0

Movie
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased

WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased

2016

0.0

Movie
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time

WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time

2008

10.0

Movie
WWE: The Attitude Era - Vol. 3

WWE: The Attitude Era - Vol. 3

0.0

Movie
WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show

WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show

2014

6.6

Movie
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009

WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009

2012

10.0

Movie
poster

WWE's Most Wanted Treasures

2021

8.6

TV
WWF Fully Loaded 2000

WWF Fully Loaded 2000

2000

8.6

Movie
WWF Mega Matches '95

WWF Mega Matches '95

1995

0.0

Movie
WWF WrestleFest '94

WWF WrestleFest '94

1994

10.0

Movie
poster

WWF Wrestling Challenge

1986

6.8

TV
YouShoot: Rikishi

YouShoot: Rikishi

2015

0.0

Movie