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.

Known For: Acting

Born: San Francisco, California, USA, 1965-10-11

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1989	NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days	Fatu	85
2	1989	WCW Halloween Havoc '89	Fatu	67
3	1989	WCW Starrcade '89: Future Shock	Fatu	74
4	1990	WCW Capital Combat: The Return of RoboCop	Fatu	59
5	1993	Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches		0
6	1993	WWE Survivor Series 1993	Fatu	67
7	1994	WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams	Headshrinker Fatu	100
8	1994	German Fan Favorites 2	Headshrinker Fatu	0
9	1994	WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt	Headshrinker Fatu	0
10	1995	WWE Survivor Series 1995	Fatu	84
11	1997	WWE Royal Rumble 1997	The Sultan	69
12	1997	WWE WrestleMania 13	The Sultan	76
13	1997	WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker	The Sultan	0
14	1999	WWE Armageddon 1999	Rikishi	62
15	2000	WWE Royal Rumble 2000	Rikishi	65
16	2000	WWE No Way Out 2000	Rikishi	73
17	2000	WWE Insurrextion 2000	Rikishi	50
18	2000	WWE Judgment Day 2000	Rikishi	78
19	2000	WWE King of the Ring 2000	Rikishi	80
20	2000	WWF Fully Loaded 2000	Rikishi	86
21	2000	WWE SummerSlam 2000	Rikishi	74
22	2000	WWE Unforgiven 2000	Rikishi	72
23	2000	WWE No Mercy 2000	Rikishi	60
24	2000	WWE Survivor Series 2000	Rikishi	80
25	2000	WWE Rebellion 2000	Rikishi	60
26	2000	WWE Armageddon 2000	Rikishi	76
27	2001	WWE Royal Rumble 2001	Rikishi	73
28	2001	WWE No Way Out 2001	Rikishi (Appearance)	82
29	2001	WWE Judgment Day 2001	Rikishi	65
30	2002	WWE Royal Rumble 2002	Rikishi	67
31	2002	WWE Judgment Day 2002	Rikishi	78
32	2002	WWE Vengeance 2002	Rikishi	72
33	2002	WWE Unforgiven 2002	Rikishi	64
34	2002	WWE No Mercy 2002	Rikishi	75
35	2002	WWE Rebellion 2002	Rikishi	64
36	2003	WWE Royal Rumble 2003	Rikishi	76
37	2003	WWE Backlash 2003	Rikishi	73
38	2003	WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003	Rikishi	0
39	2004	WWE Royal Rumble 2004	Rikishi	70
40	2004	WWE No Way Out 2004	Rikishi	74
41	2004	WWE WrestleMania XX	Rikishi	84
42	2005	101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler	Himself (Fatu)	60
43	2008	The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect	Rikishi	68
44	2010	Chris Benoit: The Aftermath	Himself	0
45	2013	JCW Bloodymania 7	Rikishi	0
46	2015	WWE Hall of Fame 2015	Rikishi	68
47	2016	Living On A Razor's Edge: The Scott Hall Story	Rikishi	60
48		WWE: The Attitude Era - Vol. 3	Rikishi	0
49	1988	AWA The Road to Super Clash III	Fatu	0
50	1988	WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88	Fatu	0
51	1988	AWA SuperClash III	Fatu	100
52	1989	NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun	Fatu	0
53	1989	NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown	Fatu	0
54	1989	NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory	Fatu	0
55	1989	NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89	Fatu	63
56	1990	NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush	Fatu	0
57	1992	WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992	Headshrinker Fatu	0
58	1992	WWE Survivor Series 1992	Headshrinker Fatu	83
59	1993	WWE Royal Rumble 1993	Headshrinker Fatu	66
60	1993	WWE WrestleMania IX	Headshrinker Fatu	63
61	1993	WWE U.K. Rampage 1993	Headshrinker Fatu	90
62	1993	WWE King of the Ring 1993	Headshrinker Fatu	83
63	1993	WWE SummerSlam 1993	Headshrinker Fatu	62
64	1994	WWE Royal Rumble 1994	Headshrinker Fatu	69
65	1994	WWF Countdown to The Crowning	Headshrinker Fatu	0
66	1994	WWE King of the Ring 1994	Headshrinker Fatu	76
67	1994	WWF WrestleFest '94	Fatu	100
68	1994	WWE SummerSlam 1994	Headshrinker Fatu	57
69	1994	WWE Survivor Series 1994	Headshrinker Fatu	82
70	1995	WWE Royal Rumble 1995	Headshrinker Fatu	70
71	1995	WWE In Your House 4: Great White North	Fatu	90
72	1995	WWF Mega Matches '95	Fatu	0
73	1996	WWE Royal Rumble 1996	Fatu	55
74	1996	WWE Survivor Series 1996	The Sultan (Free-for-All)	73
75	2000	WWE WrestleMania 2000	Rikishi	74
76	2002	The Rock - Just Bring It!	Rikishi	53
77	2002	WWE Wrestlemania X8	Rikishi	82
78	2002	WWE Global Warning	Rikishi	74
79	2005	Christmas in Miami	Marito di Justine	51
80	2007	TNA Bound for Glory 2007	Junior Fatu	90
81	2008	WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time	Rikishi	100
82	2009	Timeline: The History of WWE – 2000 – As Told By Rikishi	Himself	100
83	2011	JCW Legends and Icons		0
84	2012	WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009	Rikishi (archive footage)	100
85	2014	WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2	Rikishi	100
86	2014	WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show	Himself	66
87	2014	WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions	Rikishi	100
88	2015	YouShoot: Rikishi	Himself	0
89	2016	WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased		0
90	2017	Sandy Wexler	Tsunami	55
91	2017	Rise of the Gladiators	High Chief Faku	33
92	2017	Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection	Rikishi (archive footage)	100
93	2018	Groove Street	Big D	0
94	2019	Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals	Rikishi	90
95	2020	WWE Survivor Series 2020	Rikishi (Appearance)	74
96	2023	It Wants Blood 2	Dr. Coco	20
97	2024	The Contract	Nicole's Father	100
98	2025	WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle	Self	52

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1986	WWF Wrestling Challenge	Fatu	68
2	1993	Raw	Headshrinker Fatu	68
3	1993	Raw	Rikishi	68
4	1993	Raw	Fatu	68
5	1993	Raw	The Sultan	68
6	1999	WWE SmackDown	Rikishi Fatu	75
7	1999	WWE SmackDown	Rikishi Phatu	75
8	1999	WWE SmackDown	Rikishi	75
9	2001	WWE Tough Enough	Rikishi	74
10	2002	WWE Velocity	Rikishi	62
11	2010	Victorious	Sumo Wrestler	82
12	2014	WWE Rivalries		70
13	2020	The Big Show Show	Rikishi	75
14	2021	WWE Icons	Rikishi	100
15	2021	WWE Icons Revisited	Rikishi	0
16	2021	WWE's Most Wanted Treasures	Rikishi	86
17	2022	WWE This Is Awesome	Rikishi	100

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