Solofa Fatu Jr.
Acting • Born 1965-10-11
Biography
Solofa Fatu Jr. is a Samoan American retired professional wrestler best known for his run in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) under the ring name Rikishi. During his WWE career, he captured the WWE Intercontinental Championship once, the WWE World Tag Team Championship twice, and the WWE Tag Team Championship once. Known for his size, athleticism, and crowd connection, Rikishi became a prominent figure of WWE’s late Attitude Era. Fatu is a member of the renowned Anoaʻi wrestling family. He is the twin brother of Sam Fatu (The Tonga Kid/Tama) and the older brother of the late Eddie Fatu (Umaga/Jamal). His extended family includes legendary tag team The Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika Anoaʻi) and numerous cousins who competed professionally, including Yokozuna, Roman Reigns, The Rock, and Rosey. Rikishi is married to Talisua Fuavai-Fatu and is the father of five children. His twin sons Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso have gone on to become major stars in WWE, continuing the family’s generational presence in the industry. Outside of wrestling, Fatu has appeared in numerous video games and media projects, including WWF No Mercy, WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain, multiple entries in the WWE 2K series, and films such as Natale a Miami and Sandy Wexler, along with a guest appearance on Nickelodeon’s Victorious. He has also spoken publicly about surviving a drive-by shooting in 1987, an experience that nearly cost him his life and remains a defining moment outside his wrestling career.
Filmography
124 credits
JCW Bloodymania 7
Movie • 2013
Rikishi
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003
Movie • 2003
Rikishi
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
Movie • 1994
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt
Movie • 1994
Headshrinker Fatu
German Fan Favorites
Movie • 1994
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
Movie • 2003
Rikishi
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
Movie • 2004
Rikishi
WWE WrestleMania XX
Movie • 2004
Rikishi
WWE WrestleMania 13
Movie • 1997
The Sultan
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
Movie • 1997
The Sultan
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
Movie • 2002
Rikishi
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
Movie • 2001
Rikishi
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
Movie • 2010
Himself
WWE Survivor Series 1993
Movie • 1993
Fatu
WWE No Way Out 2004
Movie • 2004
Rikishi
WWE Unforgiven 2000
Movie • 2000
Rikishi
WWE Survivor Series 1995
Movie • 1995
Fatu
NWA The Great American Bash 1989
Movie • 1989
Fatu
WWE Armageddon 1999
Movie • 1999
Rikishi
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
Movie • 1989
Fatu
WCW Starrcade 1989
Movie • 1989
Fatu
WCW Capital Combat: Return of RoboCop
Movie • 1990
Fatu
WWE No Way Out 2001
Movie • 2001
Rikishi (Appearance)
WWE No Way Out 2000
Movie • 2000
Rikishi
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
Movie • 1997
The Sultan
WWE King of the Ring 2000
Movie • 2000
Rikishi
WWE Insurrextion 2000
Movie • 2000
Rikishi
WWE Judgment Day 2000
Movie • 2000
Rikishi
WWF Fully Loaded 2000
Movie • 2000
Rikishi
WWE No Mercy 2000
Movie • 2000
Rikishi
WWE SummerSlam 2000
Movie • 2000
Rikishi
WWE Survivor Series 2000
Movie • 2000
Rikishi
WWE Rebellion 2000
Movie • 2000
Rikishi
WWE Armageddon 2000
Movie • 2000
Rikishi
WWE Judgment Day 2001
Movie • 2001
Rikishi
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
Movie • 2000
Rikishi
WWE Judgment Day 2002
Movie • 2002
Rikishi
WWE Rebellion 2002
Movie • 2002
Rikishi
WWE Backlash 2003
Movie • 2003
Rikishi
The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect
Movie • 2008
Rikishi
Living On A Razor's Edge: The Scott Hall Story
Movie • 2016
Rikishi
WWE: The Attitude Era - Vol. 3
Movie • 2016
Rikishi
WWE Vengeance 2002
Movie • 2002
Rikishi
101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler
Movie • 2005
Himself (Fatu)
It Wants Blood 2
Movie • 2023
Dr. Coco
WWE Unforgiven 2002
Movie • 2002
Rikishi
WWE No Mercy 2002
Movie • 2002
Rikishi
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
Movie • 2015
Rikishi
WWE Global Warning
Movie • 2002
Rikishi
Timeline: The History of WWE – 2000 – As Told By Rikishi
Movie • 2009
Himself
JCW Legends and Icons
Movie • 2011
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased
Movie • 2016
WWE Wrestlemania X8
Movie • 2002
Rikishi
WWE Survivor Series 1996
Movie • 1996
The Sultan (Free-for-All)
Rise of the Gladiators
Movie • 2017
High Chief Faku
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection
Movie • 2017
Rikishi (archive footage)
Sandy Wexler
Movie • 2017
Tsunami
Groove Street
Movie • 2018
Big D
Christmas in Miami
Movie • 2005
Marito di Justine
YouShoot: Rikishi
Movie • 2015
Himself
TNA Wrestling: Bound for Glory
Movie • 2007
Junior Fatu
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
Movie • 2012
Rikishi (archive footage)
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
Movie • 2014
Rikishi
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time
Movie • 2008
Rikishi
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
Movie • 2019
Rikishi (archive footage)
WWE WrestleMania 2000
Movie • 2000
Rikishi
WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show
Movie • 2014
Himself
WWE WrestleFest '94
Movie • 1994
Fatu
AWA The Road to Super Clash III
Movie • 1988
Fatu
AWA SuperClash III
Movie • 1988
Fatu
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
Movie • 1989
Fatu
NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
Movie • 1989
Fatu
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88
Movie • 1988
Fatu
NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory
Movie • 1989
Fatu
WCW WrestleWar 1989
Movie • 1989
Fatu
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
Movie • 1990
Fatu
WWE In Your House 4: Great White North
Movie • 1995
Fatu
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992
Movie • 1992
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Survivor Series 1992
Movie • 1992
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
Movie • 1996
Fatu
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Movie • 1993
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
Movie • 1993
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE WrestleMania IX
Movie • 1993
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE King of the Ring 1993
Movie • 1993
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE SummerSlam 1993
Movie • 1993
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
Movie • 1994
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE King of the Ring 1994
Movie • 1994
Headshrinker Fatu
WWF Countdown to The Crowning
Movie • 1994
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE SummerSlam 1994
Movie • 1994
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Survivor Series 1994
Movie • 1994
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
Movie • 1995
Headshrinker Fatu
WWE Survivor Series 2020
Movie • 2020
Rikishi (Appearance)
WWE Mega Matches '95
Movie • 1995
Fatu
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
Movie • 2014
Rikishi
The Contract
Movie • 2024
Nicole's Father
The Rock - Just Bring It!
Movie • 2002
Rikishi
WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle
Movie • 2025
Self
NWA WrestleWar 1989
Movie • 1989
Fatu
Kurt Angle: It's True! It's True!
Movie • 2000
Rikishi
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
Movie • 1993
Fatu
WWE UK Rampage '93
Movie • 1993
Fatu
WWE Icons
TV • 2021
Rikishi
WWE Icons Revisited
TV • 2021
Rikishi
Raw
TV • 1993
Headshrinker Fatu
Raw
TV • 1993
Rikishi
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV • 1999
Rikishi Fatu
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV • 1999
Rikishi
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV • 1999
Rikishi Phatu
WWE This Is Awesome
TV • 2022
Rikishi
WWF Wrestling Challenge
TV • 1986
Fatu
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
TV • 2021
Rikishi
Victorious
TV • 2010
Sumo Wrestler
WWE Velocity
TV • 2002
Rikishi
WWE Rivalries
TV • 2014
Raw
TV • 1993
Fatu
Raw
TV • 1993
The Sultan
WWE Tough Enough
TV • 2001
Rikishi
The Big Show Show
TV • 2020
Rikishi
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV • 1999
WWE Old School
TV • 1973
The Sultan
Raw
TV • 1993
AWA Arena Shows
TV • 1981
Fatu
NWA World Championship Wrestling
TV • 1985
Fatu
Clash of the Champions
TV • 1988
Fatu