Solofa Fatu
Birthdate: October 11, 1966
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 401 pounds
From: San Francisco Bay Area, California
Ethnicity: Samoan
Finishing move: Stink Face, Rikishi Driver
Career Highlights: Intercontinental Champion; Tag Team Champion (as Headshrinker Fatu)
The chemistry between the three was instantaneous. Rikishi's dancing and his giant ass become Federation pop culture. But after taking Federation Champion Triple H to the limit on a January episode of SmackDown!, Rikishi proved to the world that his talent extended to the ring as well.
At the Royal Rumble in Madison Square Garden, Rikishi disposed of superstar after superstar, including the 500-pound Viscera -- one of the only Federation competitors who weighs more than Rikishi! In fact, it wound up taking the combined efforts of six or seven Federation superstars to eliminate the Phat man!
Rikishi is a constant threat to every title in the World Wrestling Federation. Who knows -- he could win the Tag Team Championship by himself! The man with ass cheeks of steel is a star on the rise, for one simple reason -- he is just Too Cool!
from wwftoocool.com
Rikishi has had a very successful career with many accomplishments and achievements all around the world. The nephew of Afa the Wild Samoan #1, Fatu was trained by the legendary Afa and Sika- the Wild Samoans in the mid 1980s.
From his debut, Fatu was a HUGE success in countless territories as a singles sansation and as a tag team with his brother the Tonga Kid as the "Islanders". But, it wasn't until he teamed up with his cousin Samu (Afa's son) that he reached his full potential in tag team competition. Known as the Samoan Swat Team (SST), the duo captured countless titles and headlined many main events from Texas to Canada to Atlanta. They ripped up WCW/NWA and additionally took home the World Class Tag Team Titles on four separate occasions- making history like only the Samoan family can. From there, the two joined up with what would be their "guiding light" and manager... Afa the Wild Samoan and headed into the World Wrestling Federation as the Head Shrinkers.
While in the WWF, the duo defeated the likes of the Steiner Brothers, Money Inc., the Quebecers, the Natural Disasters, Men On a Mission and countless others. Additionally, Fatu and Samu (the Head Shrinkers) took home the WWF World Tag Team Titles on two separate occasions in classic battles in front of sold out WWF venues. After Samu left the WWF for international touring, Fatu teamed with fellow islander Sionne. The new version of the Head Shrinkers continued just where the old version had left off- dominating the WWF tag team division.
From there, Fatu decided he wanted to jump into the singles division and underwent the alias known as the Sultan! While working in the WWF, the Sultan (Fatu) competed from time to time for Top Rope Productions/ World Xtreme Wrestling (owned by Afa the Wild Samoan). Currently Fatu is head lining the WWF as "Rikishi" one of the hottest personalities today. This mass superstar is expected to go all the way to the top in the world of wrestling. He's just another samoan superstar following in the family tradition.
from wildsamoan.com