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.
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TV Series
WWE Icons
10
WWE Icons Revisited
0
Raw
6.8
Raw
6.8
WWE SmackDown
7.5
WWE SmackDown
7.5
WWE SmackDown
7.5
WWE This Is Awesome
10
WWF Wrestling Challenge
6.8
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
8.6
Victorious
8.224
WWE Velocity
6.2
WWE Rivalries
7
Raw
6.8
Raw
6.8
WWE Tough Enough
7.4
The Big Show Show
7.463
Movies
JCW Bloodymania 7
0
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003
0
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
10
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt
0
German Fan Favorites 2
0
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
7.611
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
6.964
WWE WrestleMania 13
7.6
WWE WrestleMania XX
8.4
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
6.9
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
7.3
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
6.722
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
0
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
0
WWE Survivor Series 1993
6.7
WWE No Way Out 2004
7.4
WWE Unforgiven 2000
7.2
WWE Survivor Series 1995
8.4
NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days
8.5
WWE Armageddon 1999
6.2
WCW Halloween Havoc '89
6.7
WCW Starrcade '89: Future Shock
7.4
WCW Capital Combat: The Return of RoboCop
5.9
WWE No Way Out 2001
8.2
WWE No Way Out 2000
7.3
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
0
WWF Fully Loaded 2000
8.6
WWE Judgment Day 2000
7.8
WWE Insurrextion 2000
5
WWE King of the Ring 2000
8
WWE No Mercy 2000
6
WWE SummerSlam 2000
7.4
WWE Survivor Series 2000
8
WWE Armageddon 2000
7.615
WWE Rebellion 2000
6
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
6.45
WWE Judgment Day 2001
6.5
WWE Judgment Day 2002
7.8
WWE Rebellion 2002
6.4
WWE Backlash 2003
7.3
The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect
6.8
Living On A Razor's Edge: The Scott Hall Story
6
WWE: The Attitude Era - Vol. 3
0
WWE Vengeance 2002
7.2
101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler
6
It Wants Blood 2
2
WWE Unforgiven 2002
6.4
WWE No Mercy 2002
7.5
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
6.8
WWE Global Warning
7.4
Timeline: The History of WWE – 2000 – As Told By Rikishi
10
JCW Legends and Icons
0
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased
0
WWE Wrestlemania X8
8.2
WWE Survivor Series 1996
7.3
Rise of the Gladiators
3.3
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection
10
Sandy Wexler
5.5
Groove Street
0
Christmas in Miami
5.127
YouShoot: Rikishi
0
TNA Bound for Glory 2007
9
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
10
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
10
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time
10
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
9
WWE WrestleMania 2000
7.4
WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show
6.6
WWF WrestleFest '94
10
AWA SuperClash III
10
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
0
AWA The Road to Super Clash III
0
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88
0
NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory
0
NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
6.3
NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown
0
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
0
WWE In Your House 4: Great White North
9
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992
0
WWE Survivor Series 1992
8.4
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
5.5
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
6.667
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
9
WWE WrestleMania IX
6.3
WWE King of the Ring 1993
8.4
WWE SummerSlam 1993
6.2
WWF Countdown to The Crowning
0
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
6.857
WWE King of the Ring 1994
7.6
WWE SummerSlam 1994
5.7
WWE Survivor Series 1994
8.2
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
7.031
WWE Survivor Series 2020
7.4
WWF Mega Matches '95
0
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
10
The Contract
10
The Rock - Just Bring It!
5.25
WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle
6