Solofa Fatu Jr.
Biography
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 info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1965-10-11
Place of birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Images
Cast
JCW Bloodymania 7
2013
0.00
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003
2003
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WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
1994
10.00
German Fan Favorites 2
1994
0.00
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
2003
7.90
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
2004
7.20
WWE WrestleMania XX
2004
8.40
WWE WrestleMania 13
1997
7.40
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
1997
7.30
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
2002
7.20
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
2001
7.70
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
2010
0.00
WWE Survivor Series 1993
1993
6.70
WWE No Way Out 2004
2004
7.40
WWE Unforgiven 2000
2000
7.20
WWE Survivor Series 1995
1995
8.40
WWE Armageddon 1999
1999
6.20
WCW Halloween Havoc '89
1989
6.70
WCW Starrcade '89: Future Shock
1989
7.40
WWE No Way Out 2001
2001
8.20
WWE No Way Out 2000
2000
7.30
WWE King of the Ring 2000
2000
8.00
WWE Insurrextion 2000
2000
5.00
WWE Judgment Day 2000
2000
7.80
WWF Fully Loaded 2000
2000
8.60
WWE No Mercy 2000
2000
6.00
WWE SummerSlam 2000
2000
7.40
WWE Survivor Series 2000
2000
8.00
WWE Rebellion 2000
2000
6.00
WWE Armageddon 2000
2000
7.62
WWE Judgment Day 2001
2001
6.50
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
2000
6.40
WWE Judgment Day 2002
2002
7.80
WWE Rebellion 2002
2002
6.40
WWE Backlash 2003
2003
7.30
WWE Vengeance 2002
2002
7.20
It Wants Blood 2
2023
2.00
WWE Unforgiven 2002
2002
6.40
WWE No Mercy 2002
2002
7.50
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
2015
6.80
WWE Global Warning
2002
7.40
JCW Legends and Icons
2011
0.00
WWE Wrestlemania X8
2002
8.20
WWE Survivor Series 1996
1996
7.30
Rise of the Gladiators
2017
3.30
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection
2017
10.00
Sandy Wexler
2017
5.49
Groove Street
2018
0.00
Christmas in Miami
2005
5.10
YouShoot: Rikishi
2015
0.00
TNA Bound for Glory 2007
2007
9.00
WWE WrestleMania 2000
2000
7.40
WWF WrestleFest '94
1994
10.00
AWA The Road to Super Clash III
1988
0.00
AWA SuperClash III
1988
10.00
WWE Survivor Series 1992
1992
8.40
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
1996
6.20
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
1993
7.20
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
1993
9.00
WWE WrestleMania IX
1993
6.30
WWE King of the Ring 1993
1993
8.40
WWE SummerSlam 1993
1993
6.20
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
1994
7.70
WWE King of the Ring 1994
1994
7.60
WWF Countdown to The Crowning
1994
0.00
WWE SummerSlam 1994
1994
5.70
WWE Survivor Series 1994
1994
8.20
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
1995
7.20
WWE Survivor Series 2020
2020
7.40
WWF Mega Matches '95
1995
0.00
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
2014
10.00
The Contract
2024
10.00
The Rock - Just Bring It!
2002
5.25
