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- Full name: Solofa Fatu, Jr.
- Born: October 11, 1966
- Birthplace: San Francisco, California
- Billed height: 6'0"
- Billed weight: 400 lbs
- Finisher: Banzai Drop, Rikishi Driver
- Cousin of Yokozuna and The Rock
- Former WWE Intercontinental and Tag Team champion
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Solofa Fatu (aka Rikishi) is a Samoan-American professional wrestler, who is best known for his WWE career as a dancing, thong-wearing big man.
After failed gimmicks as a "Headshrinker" and "The Sultan," Rikishi teamed with Too Cool (Brian Christopher and Scotty 2 Hotty) and entertained fans with their dancing at the end of matches.
Perhaps Rikishi's most memorable move was neither his Banzai Drop or Rikishi Driver finishers, but the Stinkface, where he'd pummel an opponent into a corner until they fell to the first turnbuckle. Then, Rikishi pulled up his thong and shoved his behind into his opponent's face--a humiliating and hilarious move among fans.
At the peak of his career, Rikishi was involved in a main event storyline as the man who ran over WWE's top star Stone Cold Steve Austin, keeping Austin out of action for nearly a year.
Rikishi currently wrestles on the independent circuit.
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Solofa Fatu Timeline
- October 11, 1966: Born
- 1985: Debuts with the "International Wrestling" territory
- 1987: As part of the Samoan Swat Team with his cousin Samu they became the first ever WWC Caribbean Tag Team Champions, leaves the promotion
- 1988: Joins the WCCW promotion with Samu and won the WCCW Tag-Team Titles
- 1990: Works for a number of independent promotions
- 1991: Works for the Universal Wrestling Association
- 1992: Signs with the WWF with Samu become "The Headshrinkers"
- 1995: Becomes a Singles Wrestler
- 1999: Reappears in the WWF as Rikishi Phatu
- 2000: Pro Wrestling Ilustrated (PWI) Comeback of the Year Award
- 2003: PWI ranked him # 347 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI Years
- 2004: WWF Tag Team Championship with Scotty 2 Hotty, released from the WWE
- 2005: Shortened name to Kishi due to copyright laws
- 2006: Arrested without resistance in Escambia County, Florida
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