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Born · October 11, 1965 (59 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: 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.
Dr. Coco
2.0
2023
Rikishi (archive footage)
10.0
2017
High Chief Faku
2.7
2017
0.0
2016
Rikishi
6.0
2016
Rikishi
6.8
2015
Rikishi
0.0
2013
0.0
2011
Himself
0.0
2010
Himself
10.0
2009
Rikishi
6.8
2008
Himself (Fatu)
6.0
2005
Rikishi
8.4
2004
Rikishi
7.4
2004
Rikishi
7.2
2004
Rikishi
0.0
2003
Rikishi
7.3
2003
Rikishi
7.9
2003
Rikishi
6.4
2002
Rikishi
7.6
2002
Rikishi
6.2
2002
Rikishi
7.4
2002
Rikishi
7.2
2002
Rikishi
8.0
2002
Rikishi
8.2
2002
Rikishi
7.2
2002
Rikishi
6.5
2001
Rikishi (Appearance)
8.2
2001
Rikishi
7.5
2001
Rikishi
7.6
2000
Rikishi
6.0
2000
Rikishi
8.0
2000
Rikishi
6.0
2000
Rikishi
7.2
2000
Rikishi
7.4
2000
Rikishi
8.6
2000
Rikishi
8.0
2000
Rikishi
7.8
2000
Rikishi
5.0
2000
Rikishi
7.3
2000
Rikishi
6.4
2000
Rikishi
6.2
1999
The Sultan
0.0
1997
The Sultan
7.5
1997
The Sultan
7.3
1997
The Sultan (Free-for-All)
7.3
1996
Fatu
8.4
1995
Headshrinker Fatu
0.0
1994
Headshrinker Fatu
0.0
1994
Headshrinker Fatu
10.0
1994
Fatu
7.0
1993
0.0
1993
Fatu
5.9
1990
Fatu
7.4
1989
Fatu
6.7
1989
Fatu
8.5
1989
Rikishi
0.0
Nicole's Father
0.0
2024
Rikishi · (3 episodes)
10.0
2022
Rikishi · (1 episode)
8.6
2021
Rikishi · (1 episode)
10.0
2021
Rikishi · (1 episode)
0.0
2021
Rikishi (Appearance)
7.5
2020
Rikishi · (1 episode)
7.5
2020
Rikishi
9.0
2019
Big D
0.0
2018
Tsunami
5.5
2017
Himself
0.0
2015
(1 episode)
7.0
2014
Rikishi
10.0
2014
Himself
6.6
2014
Rikishi
10.0
2014
Rikishi (archive footage)
10.0
2012
Sumo Wrestler · (1 episode)
8.2
2010
Rikishi
10.0
2008
Junior Fatu
9.0
2007
Marito di Justine
5.1
2005
Rikishi · (1 episode)
6.2
2002
Rikishi · (1 episode)
7.4
2001
Rikishi
7.4
2000
Rikishi Fatu · (1 episode)
7.4
1999
Rikishi · (47 episodes)
7.4
1999
Rikishi Phatu · (7 episodes)
7.4
1999
Fatu
6.2
1996
Fatu
0.0
1995
Fatu
9.0
1995
Headshrinker Fatu
7.2
1995
Headshrinker Fatu
8.2
1994
Headshrinker Fatu
8.0
1994
Fatu
10.0
1994
Headshrinker Fatu
8.0
1994
Headshrinker Fatu
0.0
1994
Headshrinker Fatu
7.7
1994
Headshrinker Fatu
6.2
1993
Headshrinker Fatu
8.4
1993
Headshrinker Fatu
9.0
1993
Headshrinker Fatu
6.3
1993
Headshrinker Fatu
7.2
1993
Headshrinker Fatu · (17 episodes)
6.7
1993
Rikishi · (10 episodes)
6.7
1993
Fatu · (16 episodes)
6.7
1993
The Sultan · (11 episodes)
6.7
1993
Headshrinker Fatu
8.4
1992
Headshrinker Fatu
0.0
1992
Fatu
0.0
1990
Fatu
6.3
1989
Fatu
0.0
1989
Fatu
0.0
1989
Fatu
0.0
1989
Fatu
10.0
1988
Fatu
0.0
1988
Fatu
0.0
1988
Fatu · (1 episode)
6.8
1986