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Rodney Anoaʻi

Rodney Agatupu Anoaʻi  was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his time with The World Wrestling Federation where he wrestled under the ring name Yokozuna. The termyokozuna refers to the highest rank in professional sumo wrestling in Japan. Although the "Yokozuna" character was portrayed as a champion sumo wrestler, Anoaʻi had never competed as an actual sumotori. Though Yokozuna wrestled as a representative of Japan, he was of Samoan origin and was accordingly billed as hailing from Polynesia (although he was managed by Mr. Fuji, who would follow Anoaʻi to the ring with a wooden bucket of salt, and waving a Japanese flag). In the WWF, Anoaʻi was a two-time WWF Champion and two-time Tag Team Champion (with Owen Hart), as well as the winner of the 1993 Royal Rumble. Anoa'i was the first wrestler of Samoan descent to hold the WWF Championship as well as the first Royal Rumble winner who as a result of a direct stipulation received a world title shot at WrestleMania. He defeated WWE Hall of Famers Bret Hart and Hulk Hogan, in consecutive pay-per-view victories at WrestleMania IX and the1993 King of the Ring, to win his two WWF Championships. He was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2012.


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Born:
Oct 2, 1966 In San Francisco, California, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
65
First Appeared:
In the series WWF Wrestling Challenge 1986-09-07
Latest Project:
Movie Biography: Yokozuna 2023-03-26
Known For
Poster of Biography: Yokozuna
Poster of WWF Off the Top Rope
Poster of WWF Stars and Stripes Challenge
Poster of L'homme au masque d'or
Filmography
Movie Biography: Yokozuna Yokozuna / Self 2023-03-26
Movie Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man 2018-05-29
Movie WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased 2016-08-09
Movie WWE: Presents True Giants 2014-12-09
Movie WWE: 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History Yokozuna 2012-08-12
Movie WWE Hall Of Fame 2012 2012-03-31
Movie WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s Yokozuna 2009-04-14
Movie Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection 2009-06-09
Movie WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology Yokozuna 2006-10-17
Movie Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story Self - Yokozuna 2006-11-14
Movie WWE: Tombstone - The History of the Undertaker Yokozuna 2005-08-23
Movie WWE: Undertaker - He Buries Them Alive Yokozuna 2004-01-27
Movie Heroes of Wrestling Yokozuna 1999-10-10
Movie WWF World Tour '96 Yokozuna 1997-01-01
Movie WWF Summer Flashback! Yokozuna 1997-07-14
Movie Best Of Raw • Volume One Yokozuna 1996-12-01
Movie WWE Royal Rumble 1996 Yokozuna 1996-01-21
Movie WWE WrestleMania XII Yokozuna 1996-03-31
Movie WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage Yokozuna 1996-02-18
Movie WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog Yokozuna 1996-05-26
Movie WWE Survivor Series 1996 Yokozuna 1996-11-17
Movie WWE SummerSlam 1996 Yokozuna 1996-08-17
Movie WWE In Your House Yokozuna 1995-05-13
Movie WWE WrestleMania XI Yokozuna 1995-04-02
Movie WWE King of the Ring 1995 Yokozuna 1995-06-25
Movie WWE SlamFest Yokozuna 1995-03-21
Movie WWF Off the Top Rope Yokozuna 1995-03-22
Movie WWE WrestleFest '95 Yokozuna 1995-01-01
Movie WWE In Your House 5: Seasons Beatings Yokozuna 1995-12-17
Movie WWE Survivor Series 1995 Yokozuna 1995-11-19
Movie WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacks Yokozuna 1995-07-22
Movie WWE In Your House 4: Great White North Yokozuna 1995-10-22
Movie WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header Yokozuna 1995-09-24
Movie Inside the WWF Yokozuna 1994-05-04
Movie WWE King of the Ring 1994 Yokozuna 1994-06-19
Movie WWE WrestleMania X Yokozuna 1994-03-20
Movie The History Of WrestleMania Yokozuna 1994-02-02
Movie WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams Yokozuna 1994-06-29
Movie WWF March to WrestleMania X Yokozuna 1994-03-13
Movie WWE Royal Rumble 1994 Yokozuna 1994-01-22
Movie WWE Survivor Series 1994 Yokozuna 1994-11-23
Movie WWF WrestleFest '94 Yokozuna 1994-06-29
Movie WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1994 Yokozuna 1994-11-20
Movie WWE Paul Bearer's Hits from the Crypt Yokozuna 1994-12-14
Movie Razor Ramon Yokozuna 1994-10-05
Movie German Fan Favorites 2 Yokozuna 1994-10-24
Movie WWF Sunday Night Slam • November 20th, 1994 Yokozuna 1994-11-20
Movie WWF European Rampage 1993 Yokozuna 1993-04-25
Movie WWE King of the Ring 1993 Yokozuna 1993-06-13
Movie WWE WrestleMania IX Yokozuna 1993-04-04
Movie WWE Royal Rumble 1993 Yokozuna 1993-01-24
Movie WWF Bashed in the USA Yokozuna 1993-06-23
Series WWE Raw Yokozuna (archive footage) 1993-01-11
Movie WWE March to WrestleMania IX Yokozuna 1993-03-28
Movie WWF Stars and Stripes Challenge Yokozuna 1993-07-04
Movie WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers Yokozuna 1993-06-24
Movie WWE Survivor Series 1993 Yokozuna 1993-11-24
Movie WWE SummerSlam 1993 Yokozuna 1993-08-30
Movie WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1993 Yokozuna 1993-11-21
Movie WWE Global Warfare Yokozuna 1993-08-11
Movie WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993 Yokozuna 1993-08-22
Movie WWE Survivor Series 1992 Yokozuna 1992-11-25
Movie AWA SuperClash IV Kokina Maximus 1990-04-08
Movie L'homme au masque d'or 1990-01-01
Series WWF Wrestling Challenge Yokozuna 1986-09-07