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.
JCW Bloodymania 7
(Rikishi)
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003
(Rikishi)
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
(Headshrinker Fatu)
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt
(Headshrinker Fatu)
German Fan Favorites 2
(Headshrinker Fatu)
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
(Rikishi)
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
(Rikishi)
WWE WrestleMania 13
(The Sultan)
WWE WrestleMania XX
(Rikishi)
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
(The Sultan)
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
(Rikishi)
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
(Rikishi)
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
(Himself)
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
WWE Survivor Series 1993
(Fatu)
WWE No Way Out 2004
(Rikishi)
WWE Unforgiven 2000
(Rikishi)
WWE Survivor Series 1995
(Fatu)
NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days
(Fatu)
WWE Armageddon 1999
(Rikishi)
WCW Halloween Havoc '89
(Fatu)
WCW Starrcade '89: Future Shock
(Fatu)
WCW Capital Combat: The Return of RoboCop
(Fatu)
WWE No Way Out 2001
(Rikishi (Appearance))
WWE No Way Out 2000
(Rikishi)
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
(The Sultan)
WWE Insurrextion 2000
(Rikishi)
WWE Judgment Day 2000
(Rikishi)
WWE King of the Ring 2000
(Rikishi)
WWF Fully Loaded 2000
(Rikishi)
WWE SummerSlam 2000
(Rikishi)
WWE No Mercy 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
(Rikishi)
101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler
(Himself (Fatu))
It Wants Blood 2
(Dr. Coco)
WWE Unforgiven 2002
(Rikishi)
WWE No Mercy 2002
(Rikishi)
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
(Rikishi)
WWE Global Warning
(Rikishi)
Timeline: The History of WWE – 2000 – As Told By Rikishi
(Himself)
JCW Legends and Icons
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased
WWE Wrestlemania X8
(Rikishi)
WWE Survivor Series 1996
(The Sultan (Free-for-All))
Rise of the Gladiators
(High Chief Faku)
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection
(Rikishi (archive footage))
Sandy Wexler
(Tsunami)
Groove Street
(Big D)
Christmas in Miami
(Marito di Justine)
YouShoot: Rikishi
(Himself)
TNA Bound for Glory 2007
(Junior Fatu)
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
(Rikishi (archive footage))
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
(Rikishi)
WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show
(Himself)
WWF WrestleFest '94
(Fatu)
AWA The Road to Super Clash III
(Fatu)
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88
(Fatu)
AWA SuperClash III
(Fatu)
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
(Fatu)
NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory
(Fatu)
NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
(Fatu)
NWA Clash of The Champions XI: Coastal Crush
(Fatu)
NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown
(Fatu)
WWE In Your House 4: Great White North
(Fatu)
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992
(Headshrinker Fatu)
WWE Survivor Series 1992
(Headshrinker Fatu)
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
(Fatu)
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
(Headshrinker Fatu)
WWE WrestleMania IX
(Headshrinker Fatu)
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
(Headshrinker Fatu)
WWE King of the Ring 1993
(Headshrinker Fatu)
WWE SummerSlam 1993
(Headshrinker Fatu)
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
(Headshrinker Fatu)
WWE The Countdown to The Crowning
(Headshrinker Fatu)
WWE King of the Ring 1994
(Headshrinker Fatu)
WWE SummerSlam 1994
(Headshrinker Fatu)
WWE Survivor Series 1994
(Headshrinker Fatu)
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
(Headshrinker Fatu)
WWE Survivor Series 2020
(Rikishi (Appearance))
WWF Mega Matches '95
(Fatu)
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
(Rikishi)
The Contract
(Nicole's Father)
WWE Icons
(Rikishi)
WWE Icons Revisited
(Rikishi)
Raw
(Headshrinker Fatu)
Raw
(Rikishi)
WWE SmackDown
(Rikishi Fatu)
WWE SmackDown
(Rikishi Phatu)
WWE SmackDown
(Rikishi)
WWE This Is Awesome
(Rikishi)
WWF Wrestling Challenge
(Fatu)
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
(Rikishi)
Victorious
(Sumo Wrestler)
WWE Velocity
(Rikishi)
WWE Rivalries
Raw
(Fatu)
Raw
(The Sultan)
WWE Tough Enough
(Rikishi)
The Big Show Show
(Rikishi)