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Solofa Fatu Jr.

AKA: Rikishi
Birthday: 1965-10-11
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA


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

JCW Bloodymania 7
Character: Rikishi
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003
Character: Rikishi
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
Character: Headshrinker Fatu

WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt
Character: Headshrinker Fatu
German Fan Favorites 2
Character: Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
Character: Rikishi

WWE Royal Rumble 2004
Character: Rikishi
WWE WrestleMania 13
Character: The Sultan
WWE WrestleMania XX
Character: Rikishi

WWE Royal Rumble 1997
Character: The Sultan
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
Character: Rikishi
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
Character: Rikishi

Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
Character: Himself
WWE Survivor Series 1993
Character: Fatu

WWE No Way Out 2004
Character: Rikishi
WWE Unforgiven 2000
Character: Rikishi
WWE Survivor Series 1995
Character: Fatu

WWE Armageddon 1999
Character: Rikishi
WCW Halloween Havoc '89
Character: Fatu

WWE No Way Out 2001
Character: Rikishi (Appearance)

WWE No Way Out 2000
Character: Rikishi
WWF Fully Loaded 2000
Character: Rikishi

WWE Judgment Day 2000
Character: Rikishi
WWE Insurrextion 2000
Character: Rikishi
WWE King of the Ring 2000
Character: Rikishi

WWE No Mercy 2000
Character: Rikishi
WWE SummerSlam 2000
Character: Rikishi
WWE Survivor Series 2000
Character: Rikishi

WWE Armageddon 2000
Character: Rikishi
WWE Rebellion 2000
Character: Rikishi
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
Character: Rikishi

WWE Judgment Day 2001
Character: Rikishi
WWE Judgment Day 2002
Character: Rikishi
WWE Rebellion 2002
Character: Rikishi

WWE Backlash 2003
Character: Rikishi

WWE: The Attitude Era - Vol. 3
Character: Rikishi
WWE Vengeance 2002
Character: Rikishi
101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler
Character: Himself (Fatu)

It Wants Blood 2
Character: Dr. Coco
WWE Unforgiven 2002
Character: Rikishi
WWE No Mercy 2002
Character: Rikishi

WWE Hall of Fame 2015
Character: Rikishi
WWE Global Warning
Character: Rikishi

WWE Wrestlemania X8
Character: Rikishi

WWE Survivor Series 1996
Character: The Sultan (Free-for-All)
Rise of the Gladiators
Character: High Chief Faku
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection
Character: Rikishi (archive footage)

Sandy Wexler
Character: Tsunami
Groove Street
Character: Big D
Christmas in Miami
Character: Marito di Justine

YouShoot: Rikishi
Character: Himself
TNA Bound for Glory 2007
Character: Junior Fatu
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
Character: Rikishi (archive footage)


WWE WrestleMania 2000
Character: Rikishi
WWF WrestleFest '94
Character: Fatu

AWA SuperClash III
Character: Fatu



WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992
Character: Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Survivor Series 1992
Character: Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
Character: Fatu

WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Character: Headshrinker Fatu
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
Character: Headshrinker Fatu
WWE WrestleMania IX
Character: Headshrinker Fatu

WWE King of the Ring 1993
Character: Headshrinker Fatu
WWE SummerSlam 1993
Character: Headshrinker Fatu
WWE The Countdown to The Crowning
Character: Headshrinker Fatu

WWE Royal Rumble 1994
Character: Headshrinker Fatu
WWE King of the Ring 1994
Character: Headshrinker Fatu
WWE SummerSlam 1994
Character: Headshrinker Fatu

WWE Survivor Series 1994
Character: Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
Character: Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Survivor Series 2020
Character: Rikishi (Appearance)

WWF Mega Matches '95
Character: Fatu
The Contract
Character: Nicole's Father