SJ
Solofa Fatu Jr.
Actor, Producer
Born October 11, 1965 (58 years)
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.
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.
Known For
Filmography
| 2022 | WWE This is Awesome (TV Series) · as Rikishi |
| 2021 | The Best of WWE: Best of Survivor Series · as Fatu |
| 2021 | WWE's Most Wanted Treasures (TV Series) · as Rikishi |
| 2021 | WWE Icons (TV Series) · as Rikishi |
| 2021 | The Best of WWE: Attitude Era Royal Rumble Matches · as The Sultan |
| 2020 | First Look: WWE Icons · as Rikishi |
| 2020 | WWE Survivor Series · as Rikishi (appearance) |
| 2020 | The Big Show Show (TV Series) · as Rikishi |
| 2019 | WWE: Trish and Lita: Best Friends, Better Enemies · as Rikishi |
| 2017 | WWE: Kurt Angle - The Essential Collection · as Rikishi (archive Footage) |
| 2017 | Kingdom of Gladiators: The Tournament · as High Chief Faku |
| 2017 | Sandy Wexler · as Tsunami |
| 2017 | WWE The Day Of (TV Series) · as Rikishi |
| 2016 | Scott Hall: Living on a Razor's Edge · as Rikishi |
| 2015 | WWE: The Kliq Rules · as Fatu |
| 2015 | WrestleMania · as Rikishi |
| 2015 | WWE Hall of Fame · as Rikishi |
| 2014 | WWE Rivalries (TV Series) |
| 2014 | The Monday Night War (TV Series) · as Rikishi |
| 2014 | WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions · as Rikishi |
| 2013 | WWE: Raw 20th Anniversary Collection · as The Sultan |
| 2013 | The Best of WWE in Your House · as Fatu |
| 2012 | WrestleMania XXVIII · as Rikishi |
| 2011 | WWE: OMG! - The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History · as Rikishi |
| 2010 | WWE: Bobby 'the Brain' Heenan · as Rikishi |
| 2010 | Smackdown: The Best of 2009-2010 · as Rikishi (archive Footage) |
| 2010 | Victorious (TV Series) · as Sumo Wrestler |
| 2009 | WWE: Batista - I Walk Alone · as Rikishi |
| 2009 | WWE: Greatest Stars of the '90s · as Fatu |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect · as Rikishi |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | WWE: John Cena - My Life · as Rikishi |
| 2007 | TNA Wrestling: Bound for Glory · as Junior Fatu |
| 2005 | WWE Armageddon · as Rikishi |
| 2005 | Natale a Miami · as Marito Di Justine |
| 2005 | Tombstone: The History of the Undertaker · as Fatu |
| 2004 | IMPACT! Wrestling (TV Series) · as Junior Fatu |
| 2004 | John Cena: Word Life · as Rikishi |
| 2004 | WrestleMania XX · as Rikishi |
| 2004 | WWE No Way Out · as Rikishi |
| 2004 | Royal Rumble · as Rikishi |
| 2003 | WWE: Brock Lesnar: Here Comes the Pain · as Rikishi |
| 2003 | WWE Backlash · as Rikishi |
| 2003 | Royal Rumble · as Rikishi |
| 2002 | WWE Rebellion · as Rikishi |
| 2002 | WWE No Mercy · as Rikishi |
| 2002 | WWE Unforgiven · as Rikishi |
| 2002 | WWE Global Warning Tour: Melbourne · as Rikishi |
| 2002 | The Rock: Just Bring It · as Rikishi |
| 2002 | WWE Vengeance · as Rikishi |
| 2002 | WWE Velocity (TV Series) · as Rikishi |
| 2002 | WWE Judgment Day · as Rikishi |
| 2002 | WrestleMania X8 · as Rikishi |
| 2002 | Royal Rumble · as Rikishi |
| 2002 | Best of the WWF 2001 · as Rikishi |
| 2001 | WWF Vengeance · as Rikishi Phatu |
| 2001 | WWE Tough Enough (TV Series) · as Rikishi |
| 2001 | WWF Judgment Day · as Rikishi |
| 2001 | WWF No Way Out · as Rikishi (appearance) |
| 2001 | Royal Rumble · as Rikishi |
| 2001 | Best of Raw Vol. 3 · as Rikishi |
| 2000 | WWF Armageddon · as Rikishi |
| 2000 | WWF Rebellion · as Rikishi |
| 2000 | Survivor Series · as Rikishi |
| 2000 | WWF No Mercy · as Rikishi |
| 2000 | WWF Unforgiven · as Rikishi |
| 2000 | Summerslam · as Rikishi |
| 2000 | Fully Loaded · as Rikishi |
| 2000 | King of the Ring · as Rikishi |
| 2000 | WWF Judgment Day · as Rikishi |
| 2000 | WWF Insurrextion · as Rikishi |
| 2000 | WrestleMania 2000 · as Rikishi |
| 2000 | No Way Out · as Rikishi |
| 2000 | Royal Rumble · as Rikishi |
| 1999 | WWF Armageddon · as Rikishi |
| 1999 | WWF Jakked/Metal (TV Series) · as Rikishi |
| 1999 | WWE SmackDown (TV Series) · as Rikishi |
| 1999 | TV Total (TV Series) · as Rikishi |
| 1998 | WWE Heat (TV Series) · as Rikishi |
| 1997 | WWF in Your House: Ground Zero · as The Sultan |
| 1997 | WWE Byte This! (TV Series) · as Rikishi |
| 1997 | WWF in Your House: Revenge of the Taker · as The Sultan |
| 1997 | WrestleMania 13 · as The Sultan |
| 1997 | Royal Rumble · as The Sultan |
| 1997 | WWF Shotgun Saturday Night (TV Series) · as The Sultan |
| 1996 | Survivor Series · as The Sultan (free-For-All) |
| 1996 | Royal Rumble · as Fatu |
| 1995 | Survivor Series · as Fatu |
| 1995 | WWF in Your House 4 · as Fatu |
| 1995 | WWF in Your House 3 · as Fatu |
| 1995 | WWF in Your House 2 · as Fatu |
| 1995 | WWF 1994: The Year in Review · as Fatu |
| 1995 | Royal Rumble · as Headshrinker Fatu |
| 1994 | Survivor Series · as Headshrinker Fatu |
| 1994 | WWF Action Zone (TV Series) · as Fatu |
| 1994 | Summerslam · as Headshrinker Fatu |
| 1994 | King of the Ring · as Headshrinker Fatu |
| 1994 | WrestleMania X · as Headshrinker Fatu |
| 1994 | Royal Rumble · as Headshrinker Fatu |
| 1993 | Survivor Series · as Fatu |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | Summerslam · as Headshrinker Fatu |
| 1993 | King of the Ring · as Headshrinker Fatu |
| 1993 | WrestleMania IX · as Headshrinker Fatu |
| 1993 | Royal Rumble · as Headshrinker Fatu |
| 1993 | WWE Raw (TV Series) · as Headshrinker Fatu |
| 1992 | Survivor Series · as Headshrinker Fatu |
| 1992 | The Big Breakfast (TV Series) · as Rikishi |
| 1990 | WCW/NWA Capital Combat · as Fatu |
| 1989 | Starrcade · as Fatu |
| 1989 | Halloween Havoc · as Fatu |
| 1989 | WCW/NWA the Great American Bash · as Fatu |
| 1989 | WCW/NWA WrestleWar · as Fatu |
| 1989 | Clash of the Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun · as Fatu |
| 1986 | WWF Wrestling Challenge (TV Series) · as Fatu |
| 1986 | WWF Superstars (TV Series) · as Fatu |
| 1985 | WCW Saturday Night (TV Series) · as Fatu - The Samoan Swat Team |
| 1985 | WWE Prime Time Wrestling (TV Series) · as Fatu |
| 1972 | World Class Championship Wrestling (TV Series) · as Fatu - The Samoan Swat Team |