Solofa Fatu Jr.

Solofa Fatu Jr.

  • Birthday: 1965-10-11
  • Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA
  • Also know as: Rikishi

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.

Filmography

YouShoot: Rikishi

2015

As Himself

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992

1992

As Headshrinker Fatu

Bloodymania VII

2013

As Rikishi

WWE Rebellion 2000

2000

As Rikishi

WWE Hall of Fame 2015

2015

As Rikishi

WWE The Countdown to The Crowning

1994

As Headshrinker Fatu

WWE No Way Out 2000

2000

As Rikishi

WWE King of the Ring 1994

1994

As Headshrinker Fatu

WWE Armageddon 2000

2000

As Rikishi

Groove Street

2018

As Big D

Rise of the Gladiators

2017

As High Chief Faku

It Wants Blood 2

2023

As Dr. Coco

WWE Unforgiven 2000

2000

As Rikishi

WWE Rebellion 2002

2002

As Rikishi

Christmas in Miami

2005

As Marito di Justine

WWF WrestleFest '94

1994

As Fatu

WWE No Mercy 2000

2000

As Rikishi

WWF Fully Loaded 2000

2000

As Rikishi

Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection

2017

As Rikishi (archive footage)

WWE SummerSlam 1993

1993

As Headshrinker Fatu

WWE WrestleMania XX

2004

As Rikishi

WWE Judgment Day 2002

2002

As Rikishi

WWE U.K. Rampage 1993

1993

As Headshrinker Fatu

WWE Insurrextion 2000

2000

As Rikishi

WWE No Way Out 2004

2004

As Rikishi

WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt

1994

As Headshrinker Fatu

WWE Royal Rumble 2002

2002

As Rikishi

WWE Survivor Series 2000

2000

As Rikishi

AWA SuperClash III

1988

As Fatu

WWE WrestleMania IX

1993

As Headshrinker Fatu

WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams

1994

As Headshrinker Fatu

WWE Judgment Day 2000

2000

As Rikishi

WWE WrestleMania 13

1997

As The Sultan

WWE Armageddon 1999

1999

As Rikishi

WWE Backlash 2003

2003

As Rikishi

WWE Royal Rumble 1997

1997

As The Sultan

WWE Royal Rumble 2000

2000

As Rikishi

WWE SummerSlam 1994

1994

As Headshrinker Fatu

WWE King of the Ring 1993

1993

As Headshrinker Fatu

WWE Survivor Series 1992

1992

As Headshrinker Fatu

WWE Survivor Series 1994

1994

As Headshrinker Fatu

WWE Judgment Day 2001

2001

As Rikishi

WWE Global Warning

2002

As Rikishi

TNA Bound for Glory 2007

2007

As Junior Fatu

German Fan Favorites 2

1994

As Headshrinker Fatu

WWE Royal Rumble 2004

2004

As Rikishi

WWE Royal Rumble 1995

1995

As Headshrinker Fatu

WWE No Way Out 2001

2001

As Rikishi (Appearance)

WWE Royal Rumble 2003

2003

As Rikishi

WWE SummerSlam 2000

2000

As Rikishi

WWE Royal Rumble 1993

1993

As Headshrinker Fatu

WWE No Mercy 2002

2002

As Rikishi

WWE Royal Rumble 1994

1994

As Headshrinker Fatu

WWE Vengeance 2002

2002

As Rikishi

WWE Royal Rumble 2001

2001

As Rikishi

WWE Unforgiven 2002

2002

As Rikishi

WWE Survivor Series 2020

2020

As Rikishi

Sandy Wexler

2017

As Tsunami

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