Solofa Fatu Jr.

Solofa Fatu Jr.

Birthday: 1965-10-11

Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA

Also known as: Rikishi, Fatu, Rikishi Phatu, Alofa the Polynesian Prince, Headshrinker Fatu, J.R Smooth, Junior Fatu, Kishi, Riki-Shi, The Sultan

imdb_id: nm0030451

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.

Played in movies:

The Contract

Score: 10.0

WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions

Score: 10.0

AWA SuperClash III

Score: 10.0

WWF WrestleFest '94

Score: 10.0

WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time

Score: 10.0

WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2

Score: 10.0

WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009

Score: 10.0

Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection

Score: 10.0

Timeline: The History of WWE – 2000 – As Told By Rikishi

Score: 10.0

WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams

Score: 10.0

WWE U.K. Rampage 1993

Score: 9.0

WWE In Your House 4: Great White North

Score: 9.0

Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals

Score: 9.0

TNA Bound for Glory 2007

Score: 9.0

WWF Fully Loaded 2000

Score: 8.6

NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days

Score: 8.5

WWE King of the Ring 1993

Score: 8.4

WWE Survivor Series 1992

Score: 8.4

WWE Survivor Series 1995

Score: 8.4

WWE WrestleMania XX

Score: 8.4

WWE Wrestlemania X8

Score: 8.2

WWE Survivor Series 1994

Score: 8.2

WWE No Way Out 2001

Score: 8.2

WWE Survivor Series 2000

Score: 8.0

WWE King of the Ring 2000

Score: 8.0

WWE Judgment Day 2002

Score: 7.8

WWE Judgment Day 2000

Score: 7.8

WWE Armageddon 2000

Score: 7.6

WWE Royal Rumble 2003

Score: 7.6

WWE King of the Ring 1994

Score: 7.6

WWE WrestleMania 13

Score: 7.6

WWE No Mercy 2002

Score: 7.5

WWE Survivor Series 2020

Score: 7.4

WWE Global Warning

Score: 7.4

WWE SummerSlam 2000

Score: 7.4

WCW Starrcade '89: Future Shock

Score: 7.4

WWE No Way Out 2004

Score: 7.4

WWE WrestleMania 2000

Score: 7.4

WWE Royal Rumble 2001

Score: 7.3

WWE Survivor Series 1996

Score: 7.3

WWE No Way Out 2000

Score: 7.3

WWE Backlash 2003

Score: 7.3

WWE Vengeance 2002

Score: 7.2

WWE Unforgiven 2000

Score: 7.2

WWE Royal Rumble 1995

Score: 7.0

WWE Royal Rumble 2004

Score: 7.0

WWE Royal Rumble 1997

Score: 6.9

WWE Royal Rumble 1994

Score: 6.9

WWE Royal Rumble 2002

Score: 6.8

WWE Hall of Fame 2015

Score: 6.8

The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect

Score: 6.8

WCW Halloween Havoc '89

Score: 6.7

WWE Survivor Series 1993

Score: 6.7

WWE Royal Rumble 1993

Score: 6.7

WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show

Score: 6.6

WWE Judgment Day 2001

Score: 6.5

WWE Royal Rumble 2000

Score: 6.5

WWE Unforgiven 2002

Score: 6.4

WWE Rebellion 2002

Score: 6.4

WWE WrestleMania IX

Score: 6.3

NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89

Score: 6.3

WWE SummerSlam 1993

Score: 6.2

WWE Armageddon 1999

Score: 6.2

WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle

Score: 6.0

101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler

Score: 6.0

Living On A Razor's Edge: The Scott Hall Story

Score: 6.0

WWE Rebellion 2000

Score: 6.0

WWE No Mercy 2000

Score: 6.0

WCW Capital Combat: The Return of RoboCop

Score: 5.9

WWE SummerSlam 1994

Score: 5.7

WWE Royal Rumble 1996

Score: 5.5

Sandy Wexler

Score: 5.5

The Rock - Just Bring It!

Score: 5.3

Christmas in Miami

Score: 5.1

WWE Insurrextion 2000

Score: 5.0

Rise of the Gladiators

Score: 3.3

It Wants Blood 2

Score: 2.0

WWF Mega Matches '95

Score: 0.0

WWF Countdown to The Crowning

Score: 0.0

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992

Score: 0.0

NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush

Score: 0.0

NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown

Score: 0.0

NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory

Score: 0.0

WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88

Score: 0.0

AWA The Road to Super Clash III

Score: 0.0

NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun

Score: 0.0

YouShoot: Rikishi

Score: 0.0

Groove Street

Score: 0.0

WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased

Score: 0.0

JCW Legends and Icons

Score: 0.0

WWE: The Attitude Era - Vol. 3

Score: 0.0

WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker

Score: 0.0

Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches

Score: 0.0

Chris Benoit: The Aftermath

Score: 0.0

German Fan Favorites 2

Score: 0.0

WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt

Score: 0.0

WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003

Score: 0.0

JCW Bloodymania 7

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

WWE This Is Awesome

Score: 10.0

WWE Icons

Score: 10.0

WWE's Most Wanted Treasures

Score: 8.6

Victorious

Score: 8.2

The Big Show Show

Score: 7.5

WWE SmackDown

Score: 7.4

WWE SmackDown

Score: 7.4

WWE SmackDown

Score: 7.4

WWE Tough Enough

Score: 7.4

WWE Rivalries

Score: 7.0

Raw

Score: 6.8

Raw

Score: 6.8

WWF Wrestling Challenge

Score: 6.8

Raw

Score: 6.8

Raw

Score: 6.8

WWE Velocity

Score: 6.2

WWE Icons Revisited

Score: 0.0