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.
Acted in
It Wants Blood 2
2023
as Dr. Coco
WWE This Is Awesome
2022
as Rikishi
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
2021
as Rikishi
WWE Icons
2021
as Rikishi
WWE Icons Revisited
2021
as Rikishi
WWE Survivor Series 2020
2020
as Rikishi (Appearance)
The Big Show Show
2020
as Rikishi
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
2019
as Rikishi
Groove Street
2018
as Big D
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection
2017
as Rikishi (archive footage)
Rise of the Gladiators
2017
as High Chief Faku
Sandy Wexler
2017
as Tsunami
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased
2016
Living On A Razor's Edge: The Scott Hall Story
2016
as Rikishi
YouShoot: Rikishi
2015
as Himself
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
2015
as Rikishi
WWE Rivalries
2014
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
2014
as Rikishi
WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show
2014
as Himself
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
2014
as Rikishi
JCW Bloodymania 7
2013
as Rikishi
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
2012
as Rikishi (archive footage)
JCW Legends and Icons
2011
Victorious
2010
as Sumo Wrestler
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
2010
as Himself
Timeline: The History of WWE – 2000 – As Told By Rikishi
2009
as Himself
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time
2008
as Rikishi
The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect
2008
as Rikishi
TNA Bound for Glory 2007
2007
as Junior Fatu
Christmas in Miami
2005
as Marito di Justine
101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler
2005
as Himself (Fatu)
WWE WrestleMania XX
2004
as Rikishi
WWE No Way Out 2004
2004
as Rikishi
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
2004
as Rikishi
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003
2003
as Rikishi
WWE Backlash 2003
2003
as Rikishi
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
2003
as Rikishi
WWE Rebellion 2002
2002
as Rikishi
WWE No Mercy 2002
2002
as Rikishi
WWE Unforgiven 2002
2002
as Rikishi
WWE Global Warning
2002
as Rikishi
WWE Vengeance 2002
2002
as Rikishi
WWE Velocity
2002
as Rikishi
WWE Judgment Day 2002
2002
as Rikishi
WWE Wrestlemania X8
2002
as Rikishi
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
2002
as Rikishi
WWE Tough Enough
2001
as Rikishi
WWE Judgment Day 2001
2001
as Rikishi
WWE No Way Out 2001
2001
as Rikishi (Appearance)
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
2001
as Rikishi
WWE Armageddon 2000
2000
as Rikishi
WWE Rebellion 2000
2000
as Rikishi
WWE Survivor Series 2000
2000
as Rikishi
WWE No Mercy 2000
2000
as Rikishi
WWE Unforgiven 2000
2000
as Rikishi
WWE SummerSlam 2000
2000
as Rikishi
WWF Fully Loaded 2000
2000
as Rikishi
WWE King of the Ring 2000
2000
as Rikishi
WWE Judgment Day 2000
2000
as Rikishi
WWE Insurrextion 2000
2000
as Rikishi
WWE WrestleMania 2000
2000
as Rikishi
WWE No Way Out 2000
2000
as Rikishi
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
2000
as Rikishi
WWE Armageddon 1999
1999
as Rikishi
WWE SmackDown
1999
as Rikishi Fatu
WWE SmackDown
1999
as Rikishi
WWE SmackDown
1999
as Rikishi Phatu
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
1997
as The Sultan
WWE WrestleMania 13
1997
as The Sultan
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
1997
as The Sultan
WWE Survivor Series 1996
1996
as The Sultan (Free-for-All)
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
1996
as Fatu
WWF Mega Matches '95
1995
as Fatu
WWE Survivor Series 1995
1995
as Fatu
WWE In Your House 4: Great White North
1995
as Fatu
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
1995
as Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt
1994
as Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Survivor Series 1994
1994
as Headshrinker Fatu
German Fan Favorites 2
1994
as Headshrinker Fatu
WWE SummerSlam 1994
1994
as Headshrinker Fatu
WWF WrestleFest '94
1994
as Fatu
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
1994
as Headshrinker Fatu
WWE King of the Ring 1994
1994
as Headshrinker Fatu
WWE The Countdown to The Crowning
1994
as Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
1994
as Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Survivor Series 1993
1993
as Fatu
WWE SummerSlam 1993
1993
as Headshrinker Fatu
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
1993
WWE King of the Ring 1993
1993
as Headshrinker Fatu
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
1993
as Headshrinker Fatu
WWE WrestleMania IX
1993
as Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
1993
as Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Raw
1993
as Rikishi
WWE Raw
1993
as Fatu
WWE Raw
1993
as The Sultan
WWE Raw
1993
as Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Survivor Series 1992
1992
as Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992
1992
as Headshrinker Fatu
WCW Clash of The Champions XI: Coastal Crush
1990
as Fatu
WCW Capital Combat: The Return of RoboCop
1990
as Fatu
WCW Starrcade '89: Future Shock
1989
as Fatu
WCW Halloween Havoc '89
1989
as Fatu
WCW Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
1989
as Fatu
NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days
1989
as Fatu
NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory
1989
as Fatu
NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown
1989
as Fatu
WCW Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
1989
as Fatu
AWA SuperClash III
1988
as Fatu
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88
1988
as Fatu
AWA The Road to Super Clash III
1988
as Fatu
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
as Fatu
WWE: The Attitude Era - Vol. 3
as Rikishi