Rikishi (wrestler)

Solofa Fatu Jr. (born October 11, 1965) is an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Rikishi. He is known by his work in the 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. He also was a member of the stable Too Cool during the Attitude Era. 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.

Championships and accomplishments
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)
Power Pro Wrestling (Memphis)
Power Pro Wrestling Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Comeback of the Year (2000)
Ranked No. 27 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2000
Ranked No. 347 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003
Revolución Lucha Libre
Campeonato Internacional Absoluto (5 times)
Universal Wrestling Association
UWA World Trios Championship (1 time) – with Kokina Maximus and The Samoan Savage
World Class Wrestling Association
WCWA Texas Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Samu
WCWA World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Samu
World Wrestling Council
WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Samu
World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE
WWF Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
WWF/E Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Samu (1) and Rico (1)
WWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Scotty 2 Hotty
WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2015)
 Slammy Award for Best Etiquette (1994) – 
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Worst Worked Match of the Year (1993) 

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