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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.
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 ...
The two reunited later that same month, and on the February 1 episode of SmackDown!, they defeated Rikishi and Haku in a First Blood match. [10] [22] They got a shot at the tag titles at No Way Out, facing the champions The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) and Edge and Christian in a tables match, but lost when Rikishi and Haku interfered.
Too Cool (Rikishi and Scotty 2 Hotty) February 3, 2004 [13] SmackDown! Cleveland, OH: 1 77: 76 WWE recognizes their reign as beginning on February 5, 2004, and ending on April 22, 2004, both episodes of which aired on tape delay. [14] 10 Charlie Haas and Rico: April 20, 2004 [13] SmackDown! Kelowna, BC, Canada: 1 (3, 1) 56: 55
As is tradition at WrestleMania, celebrities outside of WWE were involved in various roles. Pop/reggaeton singer Becky G performed "America the Beautiful" for Night 1, [27] while country singer Jimmie Allen did the same for Night 2. [28]
A rikishi (力士), sumōtori (相撲取り) or, more colloquially, osumōsan (お相撲さん), is a sumo wrestler. Although used to define all wrestlers participating in sumo wrestling matches, the term is more commonly used to refer to professional wrestlers, employed by the Japan Sumo Association, who participate in professional sumo tournaments (called honbasho) in Japan, the only country ...
Rikishi tried to do a splash on Angle in the ring but Rock was also splashed. Rikishi tried to hit a Savate Kick on Angle but accidentally hit Rock with it. Rikishi tried to perform another Savate Kick on Angle but Angle ducked and performed an Angle Slam on Rikishi. Angle focused on a knocked out Rock and delivered him an Angle Slam to win the ...
Kimarite (Japanese: 決まり手) is the technique used in sumo by a rikishi (wrestler) to win a match. It is officially decided or announced by the gyōji (referee) at the end of the match, though judges can modify this decision.