He is a threetime wwe tag team champion and onetime intercontinental champion. Championship title pack, with 10 new championships from wwe, wcw, ecw and awa. Rikishi as the driver was clearly a result of wwe having created one of the biggest opportunities to create a mega heel at the time and having no idea of who it should be. Wwe, using the tagline live the revolution, is the fifteenth annual wwe. Rikishi was someone who could go out and hang with taka michinoku or the big show. He returned on the november, 1999 episode of wwf metal as rikishi fatu beating julio fantastico. The superstar immediately teamed up with his cousin, samu, to form the headshrinkers, a savage duo cut from the. Rikishi was in hctp and i remember it being in some of the svr games. Rikishi s son training to be a wrestler, wwe update wrestling news and rumors tamiko fatu, the youngest son of former wwe superstar rikishi, has been training with his father at the knokx pro wrestling academy in sun valley, california. Rikishi was one of the most popular superstars in wwes chaotic attitude era, and as announced on raw, he now he becomes the third member of the wwe hall of fame class of 2015.
Rikishi means sumo wrestler in japanese and fatu with world wrestling entertainment wwe, where he was a onetime intercontinental champion, twotime world tag team champion, and onetime wwe tag team champion. As for rikishi in the main event, again, i thought he could have been a good longterm option as an uppercarder who gets the odd title match now and again. Rump shaker, rikishi driver, stinkface first video game appearance. Rikishi fuhrte diese aktion aus, wobei er sich vorher dreimal mit beiden. Jul 27, 2012 rikishis affiliation with the street savvy duo known as too cool gave the samoan superstar a softer side that made him more relatable to fans from around the world. Dont look too close to the ass cheeks how to hit the rikishi driver in wwe how to hit the stink face in wwe how to hit the.
Rikishi makes his entrance in wwe official youtube. In spite of this memorable run as a funloving big man, rikishi may be best remembered as the driver of the car that hit stone cold steve austin at the 1999 survivor series. On february 9, 2015, it was announced that rikishi will be inducted into 2015 wwe hall of fame. Ddp, scotty 2 hotty, rikishi, goldust and val venis entrances. Samoan driver or greetings from asbury park if you want a variation without a taunt. He is known by his work in world wrestling federationentertainment. This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies. A member of the famed anoai wrestling family, rikishi made his wwe debut in the early 90s under the name fatu. From his careers start to his main storyline introduction. Dec 26, 20 the rock and triple h take an aggressive stroll down memory lane. Wwe has been home to many giants, but few big men have been as agile as the 400 pluspound samoan wonder known as rikishi. Fatu is a member of the huge samoan anoai wrestling family and the nephew of the wild samoans, afa and sika, who trained him in the 1980s.
Rikishi announced for wwe hall of fame class of 2015 wwe. The hart lock, lift single underhook ddt, omega driver, pinup strong. Aug 14, 2007 wwe smackdown 2001 stone cold,the undertaker and the rock vs kane,kurt angle and rikishi. Claiming he had performed this heinous act to allow his cousin, the rock, to capture the wwe championship, rikishi began to battle austin, culminating in a brutal no. Undertaker saves rey mysterio from kane and big show plus randy orton destroys the phenom duration. Previous appearance first appearance wwe 2k17 wwf smackd. From his time as a member of the headshrinkers to dancing with too cool, check out photos from the amazing wwe career of the funloving big man from the islands, rikishi. Oct 30, 2012 rikishi makes his way to the ring in wwe. Here comes the pain, wwe 2k16, wwe 2k17, wwe 2k18, and wwe 2k19. Rikishi appeared on wwe for the raw reunion show on july 22, 2019. He begins season mode with about 70 sp, making him a top midcarder in the game. He was managed by the iron sheik early in his career.
Nov 06, 2012 undertaker saves rey mysterio from kane and big show plus randy orton destroys the phenom duration. The debut trailer for wwe is centered around cm punk inspiring a revolution. Jan 27, 2012 caf theres no piledriver finish so he will land on his stomach or michinoku driver is the best replacement i dont remember when it was made, but it wasnt taken out in sym. May 08, 2020 rikishi s son training to be a wrestler, wwe update wrestling news and rumors tamiko fatu, the youngest son of former wwe superstar rikishi, has been training with his father at the knokx pro wrestling academy in sun valley, california. Wwe survivor series the rock vs rikishi video dailymotion. During the reunion show of the july 22, 2019 episode of raw, rikishi accompanied his sons the usos to the tag match against the revival who were. Rikishi hits the rikishi driver on christian in wwe.
To think of rikishi as just another funloving dancer in wwe would be to grossly underestimate this fearless and charismatic big man from the islands. Gangrel, grand master sexay, rikishi, scotty 2 hotty and val venis. Claiming he had performed this heinous act to allow his cousin, the rock, to capture the wwe championship, rikishi began to battle austin, culminating in a brutal no holds. Get all the latest and breaking news about wwe superstar rikishi.
He is an actor and producer, known for wwe smackdown. On a scale from 1 to 5, how excited are you for wwe 2k battlegrounds. Oct 30, 2012 wwe is a wrestling game developed by yukes and published by thq for the wii, xbox 360, and playstation 3 platforms. He has been married to talisua fuavai since july 20, 1985. Rikishi s son training to be a wrestler, wwe update wrestling news and rumors. He may not have been chris benoit or kurt angle, but he was also 400 pounds. Rikishis son training to be a wrestler, wwe update. The rock and triple h take an aggressive stroll down memory lane. Wwe intercontinental champion x1, world tag team champion x2with samu x1 and rico x1, wwe tag team champion x1with scotty 2 hotty.
Rikishi is a playable dlc character in the attitude erathemed video game wwe. Rikishi wrestler simple english wikipedia, the free. Rikishi hits his finisher in wwe official youtube. If you go back and watch raws and smackdowns in succession you can even start to see where they saw rikishi as a failure and had to add triple h to the story. Thq also announced today the ability to prepurchase downloadable content at a reduced price point through the wwe fan axxess program. Hed humiliate an opponent with his signature stink face and finish them off with a rikishi driver and then cavort in celebration on the ring apron. Rikishi also appears as a playable dlc character in the attitude erathemed wwe video game. Wwe features all new dlc content microsoft community. Fire thunder piledriver aka rikishi driver aka greetings from.
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