Rikishi (wrestler)

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

Rikishi
Fatu in 2017
Birth name	Solofa Fatu Jr.
Born	(1965-10-11) October 11, 1965 (age 59) San Francisco, California, U.S.[1]
Spouse(s)	Talisua Fuavai-Fatu ​ (m. 1985)​
Children	5 (including Jonathan, Joshua (The Usos) and Joseph)
Family	Anoaʻi
Website	rikishifatu.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 height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[3]
Billed weight	425 lb (193 kg)[3]
Billed from	The Isle of Samoa[3] Streets of San Francisco by way of Stamford[3] Middle East (The Sultan)[3]
Debut	1985[1]

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. He also was a member of the stable Too Cool during the Attitude Era. 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

• Lutte Internationale
  • Canadian International Television Championship (1 time)
• Northern States Wrestling Alliance
  • NSWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Samu
• Portland Wrestling
  • Portland Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Power Pro Wrestling (Memphis)
  • Power Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[5]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Comeback of the Year (2000)
  • Ranked No. 27 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2000^[6]
  • Ranked No. 347 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003^[7]
• Revolución Lucha Libre
  • Campeonato Internacional Absoluto (5 times)
• Universal Wrestling Association
  • UWA World Trios Championship (1 time) – with Kokina Maximus and The Samoan Savage
• World Class Wrestling Association
  • WCWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Samu^[8][9]
  • WCWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Samu^[10][11]
• World Wrestling Council
  • WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Samu
• World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE
  • WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time)^[12]
  • WWF/E Tag Team Championship (2 times)^[a] – with Samu (1) and Rico (1)^[13]
  • WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Scotty 2 Hotty^[14]
  • WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2015)^[15][16]
  • Slammy Award for Best Etiquette (1994) – with Samu^[17]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Worst Worked Match of the Year (1993) with Samu, Bastion Booger, and Bam Bam Bigelow vs. The Bushwhackers and Men on a Mission at Survivor Series^[18]

1. The title was called the "WWF Tag Team Championship" during his first reign and the "WWE Tag Team Championship".during his second reign.