Rikishi

Rikishi is one of those wrestlers who made the late Attitude Era genuinely fun to watch — a 400-pound Samoan with absurd athleticism and an even more absurd finishing move. The Stinkface was ridiculous on paper and electric in practice, and somehow he pulled it off with such commitment that the crowd ate it up every single time. Born Solofa Fatu Jr. out of San Francisco, he came from one of wrestling's great family trees — the Anoa'i dynasty — which gives his career this extra layer of legitimacy beyond the comedy gimmick. His 2001 heel turn, complete with running over Stone Cold Steve Austin and the "I did it for The Rock" promo, was genuinely surprising booking. Getting inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame was the right call; the man had range, charisma, and that rare ability to make a crowd laugh while also fearing him a little.

Name (English)

Rikishi

Name (Japanese)

ソロファ・ファトゥ

Reading

そろふぁ・ふぁとぅ

Born

October 11, 1965 (age 60)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Snake

Origin

San Francisco, California, United States

Height

186 cm

Occupation

professional wrestler

High school

Balboa High School

University

Boston College

Awards & achievements

• WWE Hall of Fame

Motto

Private

• Xhttps://x.com/therealRikishi
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AD%E3%82%B7%20(%E3%83%97%E3%83%AD%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC)

Tags

• California
• professional wrestler

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.