Solofa Fatu Jr.
Acting
1965-10-11 · San Francisco, California, USA
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
TheatersNWE: From Italy to the World
2026 · Movie
Margo's Got Money Troubles
2026 · Series
WrestleMania IX: Becoming a Spectacle
2025 · Movie
The Contract
2024 · Movie
It Wants Blood 2
2023 · Movie
WWE This Is Awesome
2022 · Series
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
2021 · Series
WWE Icons
2021 · Series
WWE Icons Revisited
2021 · Series
WWE Survivor Series 2020
2020 · Movie
The Big Show Show
2020 · Series
Trish & Lita – Best Friends, Better Rivals
2019 · Movie
Headstrong
2019 · Movie
Groove Street
2018 · Movie
Kurt Angle: The Essential Collection
2017 · Movie
Rise of the Gladiators
2017 · Movie
Sandy Wexler
2017 · Movie
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased
2016 · Movie
Living On A Razor's Edge: The Scott Hall Story
2016 · Movie
WWE: The Attitude Era - Vol. 3
2016 · Movie
YouShoot: Rikishi
2015 · Movie
WWE Hall of Fame 2015
2015 · Movie
WWE Rivalries
2014 · Series
WWE Greatest Wrestling Factions
2014 · Movie
WWE: The Best of Raw - After the Show
2014 · Movie
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
2014 · Movie
JCW Bloodymania 7
2013 · Movie
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
2012 · Movie
JCW Legends and Icons
2011 · Movie
Victorious
2010 · Series
Chris Benoit: The Aftermath
2010 · Movie
Timeline The History of WWE – 2000 – As Told By Rikishi
2009 · Movie
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time
2008 · Movie
The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect
2008 · Movie
TNA Wrestling: Bound for Glory
2007 · Movie
Christmas in Miami
2005 · Movie
101 Reasons Not To Be A Pro Wrestler
2005 · Movie
TNA iMPACT!
2004 · Series
WWE WrestleMania XX
2004 · Movie
WWE No Way Out 2004
2004 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
2004 · Movie
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003
2003 · Movie
WWE Backlash 2003
2003 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
2003 · Movie
WWE Rebellion 2002
2002 · Movie
WWE No Mercy 2002
2002 · Movie
WWE Unforgiven 2002
2002 · Movie
WWE Global Warning
2002 · Movie
WWE Vengeance 2002
2002 · Movie
WWE Velocity
2002 · Series
WWE Judgment Day 2002
2002 · Movie
WWE Wrestlemania X8
2002 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
2002 · Movie
The Rock - Just Bring It!
2002 · Movie
WWE Tough Enough
2001 · Series
WWE Judgment Day 2001
2001 · Movie
WWE No Way Out 2001
2001 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
2001 · Movie
WWE Armageddon 2000
2000 · Movie
WWE Rebellion 2000
2000 · Movie
Kurt Angle: It's True! It's True!
2000 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series 2000
2000 · Movie
WWE No Mercy 2000
2000 · Movie
WWE Unforgiven 2000
2000 · Movie
WWE SummerSlam 2000
2000 · Movie
WWF Fully Loaded 2000
2000 · Movie
WWE King of the Ring 2000
2000 · Movie
WWE Judgment Day 2000
2000 · Movie
WWE Insurrextion 2000
2000 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania 2000
2000 · Movie
WWE No Way Out 2000
2000 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
2000 · Movie
WWE Armageddon 1999
1999 · Movie
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999 · Series
WWE In Your House 14: Revenge of the Taker
1997 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania 13
1997 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
1997 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1996
1996 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
1996 · Movie
WWE Mega Matches '95
1995 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1995
1995 · Movie
WWE In Your House 4: Great White North
1995 · Movie
WWF 1994: The Year In Review
1995 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1995
1995 · Movie
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt
1994 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1994
1994 · Movie
German Fan Favorites
1994 · Movie
WWE SummerSlam 1994
1994 · Movie
WWE WrestleFest '94
1994 · Movie
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
1994 · Movie
WWE King of the Ring 1994
1994 · Movie
WWF Countdown to The Crowning
1994 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
1994 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1993
1993 · Movie
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
1993 · Movie
WWE SummerSlam 1993
1993 · Movie
WWE King of the Ring 1993
1993 · Movie
WWE UK Rampage '93
1993 · Movie
WWE U.K. Rampage 1993
1993 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania IX
1993 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
1993 · Movie
Raw
1993 · Series
WWE Survivor Series 1992
1992 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1992
1992 · Movie
NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush
1990 · Movie
WCW Capital Combat: Return of RoboCop
1990 · Movie
WCW Starrcade 1989
1989 · Movie
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
1989 · Movie
NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
1989 · Movie
NWA The Great American Bash 1989
1989 · Movie
NWA Clash of The Champions VII: Guts & Glory
1989 · Movie
WCW WrestleWar 1989
1989 · Movie
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
1989 · Movie
AWA SuperClash III
1988 · Movie
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88
1988 · Movie
AWA The Road to Super Clash III
1988 · Movie
Clash of the Champions
1988 · Series
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986 · Series
NWA World Championship Wrestling
1985 · Series
AWA Arena Shows
1981 · Series
WWE Old School
1973 · Series