Rikishi


Solofa Fatu, Jr.(born October 11, 1966), is a Samoan-American professional wrestler. He is best known under the ring name Rikishi, but currently wrestles as Kishi and most recently wrestled as Junior Fatu in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
Fatu is a member of the extensive 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 Eddie Fatu, known as Umaga, and is the younger brother of 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 Dallas-based World Class Wrestling Association. The team later worked for the World Wrestling Federation as the Headshrinkers before Solofa Fatu, Jr. embarked on a singles career.
Championships and accomplishments [edit]
Power Pro Wrestling (Memphis)
PPW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Universal Wrestling Association
UWA Trios Tag-Team Championship (1 time) - with Kokina Maximus and The Samoan Savage
World Class Wrestling Association
WCWA Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Samu
WCWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Samu
World Wrestling Council
WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Samu
World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment
WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Scotty 2 Hotty
World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Samu (1) and Rico (1)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI ranked him # 347 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003.
PWI Comeback of the Year Award (2000)

Ring name(s)
Fatu
The Sultan
Phatu
Alofa the Polynesian Prince
J.R. Smooth
Rikishi
Rikishi Phatu
Kishi
SUMO RIKISHI
Junior Fatu
Billed height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Billed weight
423 lb (192 kg)
Born
October 11, 1966 (1966-10-11) (age 41)San Jose, California
Resides
Poinciana, Florida
Billed from
Isle Of Samoa
Debut
1985