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Solofa Fatu Jr. [1] (born October 11, 1965) is an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring names Rikishi and Fatu with the WWE and also competed under the variety of names in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
Vale's husband wrestles for World Xtreme Wrestling as Vertigo "The Cure" Rivera. [15] Journey Fatu, son of Sam Fatu, wrestles primarily in deathmatches. [16] [17] Thamiko T. Fatu, son of Rikishi, wrestles on the independent circuit. [18] Sean Maluta, Afa's nephew, was a participant in WWE's Cruiserweight Classic tournament. [19]
Fatu was born into the Anoaʻi family of Samoan wrestlers, which includes his father Rikishi, his older brothers Jonathan and Joshua. [3] He is named after his uncle's in-ring name, Yokozuna. [ 4 ] He played American football at American River College in Sacramento and Dickinson State University in Dickinson, North Dakota.
Joshua Samuel Fatu (Josh) and Jonathan Solofa Fatu (Jon) were born in San Francisco, California on August 22, 1985 (Jonathan is the older twin by 9 minutes), [12] the sons of Talisua Fuavai and professional wrestler Rikishi. [13] They have six brothers and a sister, including Solo Sikoa. [14] The Fatu brothers are of Samoan descent.
The original members, Joe Anoa'i, better known as Roman Reigns, was born in Pensacola, Florida as the son of Sika Anoa'i of The Wild Samoans and twin brothers Jonathan Fatu and Joshua Fatu, also known as Jimmy and Jey Uso respectively as part of The Usos and sons of Solofa Fatu (better known as Rikishi), were born in San Francisco; as the trio ...
He is the son of Sam Fatu and the nephew of both Rikishi and Umaga. Fatu was trained by his uncle Rikishi and wrestled for various promotions on the independent circuit between 2012 and 2019 before signing with MLW. He left MLW in early 2024 and signed with WWE that April, making his official debut in June as part of The Bloodline, a faction of ...
Fatu is the son of WWE Hall of Famer Solofa Fatu (Rikishi) and a member of the Anoaʻi family. He attended Escambia High School in Pensacola, Florida. where he played football. He continued his football career at the University of West Alabama with his brother Joshua, where they both played linebacker. Jonathan only played one season (2003). [125]
He is the son of former Samoan professional wrestler Sika Anoa‘i, who competed as one half of the Wild Samoans, and Patricia Hooker. [6] [7] His younger brother, Joe Anoaʻi, was the starting defensive tackle for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team and is also a professional wrestler who works for the WWE under the name Roman Reigns ...