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.
Known For
Rikishi
JCW Bloodymania 7
Rikishi
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt
Headshrinker Fatu
German Fan Favorites 2
Rikishi
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
Rikishi
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
Rikishi
WWE WrestleMania XX
The Sultan
WWE WrestleMania 13
The Sultan
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
Rikishi
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
Rikishi
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
Himself
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
Fatu
WWE Survivor Series 1993
Rikishi
WWE No Way Out 2004
Rikishi
WWE Unforgiven 2000
Fatu
WWE Survivor Series 1995
Fatu
NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days
Rikishi
WWE Armageddon 1999
Fatu
WCW Halloween Havoc '89
Fatu
WCW Starrcade '89: Future Shock
Fatu
WCW Capital Combat: The Return of RoboCop
Rikishi (Appearance)
WWE No Way Out 2001
Rikishi
WWE No Way Out 2000
The Sultan
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
Rikishi
WWE King of the Ring 2000
Rikishi
WWE Insurrextion 2000
Rikishi
WWE Judgment Day 2000
Rikishi
WWF Fully Loaded 2000
Rikishi
WWE No Mercy 2000
Rikishi
WWE SummerSlam 2000
Rikishi
WWE Survivor Series 2000
Rikishi
WWE Rebellion 2000
Rikishi
WWE Armageddon 2000
Rikishi
WWE Judgment Day 2001
Rikishi
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
Rikishi
WWE Judgment Day 2002
Rikishi
WWE Rebellion 2002
Rikishi
WWE Backlash 2003
Rikishi
The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect
Rikishi
Living On A Razor's Edge: The Scott Hall Story
Rikishi
WWE: The Attitude Era - Vol. 3
Rikishi
WWE Vengeance 2002
Himself (Fatu)
101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler
Dr. Coco
It Wants Blood 2
Rikishi
WWE Unforgiven 2002
Rikishi
WWE No Mercy 2002
Rikishi
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
Rikishi
WWE Global Warning
Himself
Timeline: The History of WWE – 2000 – As Told By Rikishi
JCW Legends and Icons
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased
Rikishi
WWE Wrestlemania X8
The Sultan (Free-for-All)
WWE Survivor Series 1996
High Chief Faku
Kingdom of Gladiators, the Tournament
Rikishi (archive footage)
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection
Tsunami
Sandy Wexler
Big D
Groove Street
Marito di Justine
Natale a Miami
Himself
YouShoot: Rikishi
Junior Fatu
TNA Bound for Glory 2007
Rikishi (archive footage)
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
Rikishi
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
Rikishi
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time
Rikishi
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
Rikishi
WWE WrestleMania 2000
Himself
WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show
Fatu
WWF WrestleFest '94
Fatu
AWA The Road to Super Clash III
Fatu
AWA SuperClash III
Fatu
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
Fatu
NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
Fatu
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88
Fatu
NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory
Fatu
NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown
Fatu
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
Fatu
WWE In Your House 4: Great White North
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Survivor Series 1992
Fatu
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE WrestleMania IX
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE King of the Ring 1993
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE SummerSlam 1993
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE King of the Ring 1994
Headshrinker Fatu
WWF Countdown to The Crowning
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE SummerSlam 1994
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Survivor Series 1994
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
Rikishi (Appearance)
WWE Survivor Series 2020
Fatu
WWF Mega Matches '95
Rikishi
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
Nicole's Father
The Contract
Rikishi
The Rock - Just Bring It!
Self
WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
98
Gender
Male
Birthday
1965-10-11
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also Known As
Rikishi