Rikishi (wrestler)

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Rikishi
Fatu in 2017
Birth nameSolofa Fatu Jr.
Born (1965-10-11) October 11, 1965 (age 58)
San Francisco, California, U.S.[1]
Spouse(s)
Talisua Fuavai-Fatu (m. 1985)
Children5 (including Jonathan, Joshua (The Usos) and Joseph)
FamilyAnoaʻi
Websiterikishifatu.com
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Alofa the Polynesian Prince[1]
Fatu[1]
Headshrinker Fatu[1]
Hustle Rikishi[1]
J.R. Smooth[1]
Junior Fatu[1]
Kishi[1]
"Make a Difference" Fatu[1]
Rikishi[1]
Riki-Shi[2]
Rikishi Phatu[1]
Solofa Fatu Jr.[1]
The Sultan[1]
Sumo Rikishi[1]
Billed height6 ft 1 in "Rikishi". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-09-30.</ref>
Billed weight425 lb (193 kg)[3]
Billed fromThe Isle of Samoa[3]
Streets of San Francisco by way of Stamford[3]
Middle East (The Sultan)[3]
Debut1985[1]

Solofa Fatu Jr.[1](born October 11, 1965) is an American pro wrestler, best known under the ring name Rikishi. He is known by his work in World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment.

Fatu is a member of the huge Samoan Anoa'i wrestling family and the nephew of the Wild Samoans, Afa and Sika, who trained him in the 1980s. He is the brother of the late Eddie Fatu, better known as Umaga, and The Tonga Kid, who was part of The Islanders, a tag team with Haku in the WWF. Fatu teamed with his cousin Samu, the son of Afa, as The Samoan Swat Team. The Swat Team wrestled mainly in the south, winning titles in the World Class Wrestling Association in Dallas. The team later worked for the World Wrestling Federation as the Headshrinkers before Fatu went on a singles career. Three of his sons now wrestle in WWE: His twin sons Jonathan and Joshua are famous as Jimmy and Jey Uso, together known as The Usos, while their younger brother Joseph is wrestling under the ring name Solo Sikoa.

On March 28, 2015, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame by his sons Jimmy and Jey Uso.[4]

Championships and accomplishments[change | change source]

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  2. "Riki-Shi". Inoki Genome Federation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
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  7. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2000". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  8. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Top 500 Wrestlers of the PWI Years". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on May 15, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
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  16. WWE Hall of Fame 2015, every inductee!, retrieved January 27, 2020
  17. "Rikishi to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame". February 9, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  18. Labbe, Michael J. "WWF 1994 Slammy Awards".
  19. Meltzer, Dave (January 26, 2011). "Biggest issue of the year: The 2011 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards Issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, CA: 1–40. ISSN 1083-9593.

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