Rikishi (wrestler)
| Rikishi | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Fatu in 2017 | |
| Birth name | Solofa Fatu Jr. |
| Born | October 11, 1965 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 |
| 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)[4] |
| Billed from | The Isle of Samoa[4] Streets of San Francisco by way of Stamford[4] Middle East (The Sultan)[4] |
| Debut | 1985[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.[5]
Championships and accomplishments
[change | change source]- 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)[6]
- Power Pro Wrestling (Memphis)
- Power Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[7]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Revolución Lucha Libre
- Campeonato Internacional Absoluto (5 times)[6]
- Universal Wrestling Association
- UWA World Trios Championship (1 time) – with Kokina Maximus and The Samoan Savage[6]
- World Class Wrestling Association
- World Wrestling Council
- WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Samu[6]
- World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE
- WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time)[14]
- World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Samu (1) and Rico (1)[15]
- WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Scotty 2 Hotty[16]
- WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2015)[17][18]
- Slammy Award for Best Etiquette (1994) – with Samu[19]
- 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[20]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 "Online World of Wrestling". Retrieved March 13, 2008.
- ↑ "Riki-Shi". Inoki Genome Federation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
- ↑ "Rikishi". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Cite error: The named reference
WWEBiowas used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ "WWE Hall of Fame Report 3/28: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of 2015 Ceremony - Randy Savage inducted, Nash, Zbyszko, Schwarzenegger, Flair, Michaels, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Cite error: The named reference
Titleswas used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ "PPW Heavyweight Title (Tennessee)". Wrestling-Titles.com.
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2000". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Will, Gary; Duncan, Royal (2000). "Texas: WCWA Texas Tag Team Title [Von Erich]". Wrestling Title Histories: professional wrestling champions around the world from the 19th century to the present. Pennsylvania: Archeus Communications. p. 277. ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- ↑ "World Class Wrestling Association Texas Tag Team Championship". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ↑ Royal Duncan & Gary Will (2006). "(Dallas) Texas: NWA American Tag Team Title [Fritz Von Erich]". Wrestling Title Histories. Archeus Communications. ISBN 978-0-9698161-5-7.
- ↑ "World Class Wrestling Association Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- ↑ "Intercontinental Championship". WWE. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ↑ "World Tag Team Championship title history". WWE. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
- ↑ "WWE Tag Team Championship title history". WWE. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ↑ WWE Hall of Fame 2015, every inductee!, retrieved January 27, 2020
- ↑ "Rikishi to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame". February 9, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ↑ Labbe, Michael J. "WWF 1994 Slammy Awards".
- ↑ 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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