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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
Character:
Release Date:29/05/2018
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased
Character:
Release Date:09/08/2016
WWE: True Giants
Character:
Release Date:09/12/2014
The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:21/08/2012
WWE Hall Of Fame 2012
Character:
Release Date:31/03/2012
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
Character:
Release Date:09/06/2009
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:14/04/2009
Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story
Character:Self - Yokozuna
Release Date:14/11/2006
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:17/10/2006
WWE: Tombstone - The History of the Undertaker
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:23/08/2005
Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story
Character:Yokozuna (archive footage)
Release Date:19/09/2004
Heroes of Wrestling
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:10/10/1999
WWF Summer Flashback!
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:14/07/1997
WWF World Tour '96
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:01/01/1997
Best Of Raw • Volume One
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:01/12/1996
WWE Survivor Series 1996
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:17/11/1996
WWE SummerSlam 1996
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:17/08/1996
WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:26/05/1996
WWE WrestleMania XII
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:31/03/1996
WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:19/02/1996
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:21/01/1996
WWE Survivor Series 1995
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:19/11/1995
WWE In Your House 4: Great White North
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:22/10/1995
WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:24/09/1995
WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacks
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:23/07/1995
WWE King of the Ring 1995
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:25/06/1995
WWE In Your House
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:14/05/1995
WWE WrestleMania XI
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:02/04/1995
WWF Off the Top Rope
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:22/03/1995
WWE SlamFest
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:21/03/1995
WWE WrestleFest '95
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:01/01/1995
Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:14/12/1994
WWE Survivor Series 1994
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:23/11/1994
WWF Sunday Night Slam • November 20th, 1994
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:20/11/1994
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1994
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:20/11/1994
German Fan Favorites
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:24/10/1994
Razor Ramon
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:05/10/1994
Undertaker: He Buries Them Alive!
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:12/09/1994
Bret "Hit Man" Hart
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:10/08/1994
The Undertaker
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:05/07/1994
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:29/06/1994
WWF WrestleFest '94
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:29/06/1994
WWE King of the Ring 1994
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:19/06/1994
Inside the WWF
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:04/05/1994
WWE WrestleMania X
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:20/03/1994
WWE March to WrestleMania X
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:13/03/1994
The History Of WrestleMania
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:02/02/1994
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:22/01/1994
WWE Survivor Series 1993
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:24/11/1993
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1993
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:21/11/1993
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:01/11/1993
WWE SummerSlam 1993
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:30/08/1993
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:22/08/1993
WWE Global Warfare
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:11/08/1993
WWF Stars and Stripes Challenge
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:04/07/1993
All Aboard the Lex Express
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:04/07/1993
Invasion of the Bodyslammers
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:24/06/1993
WWE Bashed in the USA
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:23/06/1993
WWE King of the Ring 1993
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:13/06/1993
WWF European Rampage 1993
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:25/04/1993
Smack 'Em Whack 'Em
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:22/04/1993
WWE UK Rampage '93
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:11/04/1993
WWE WrestleMania IX
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:04/04/1993
WWE March to WrestleMania IX
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:28/03/1993
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:24/01/1993
WWE Survivor Series 1992
Character:Yokozuna
Release Date:25/11/1992
L'homme au masque d'or
Character:Le Lutteur Hawaïen
Release Date:02/01/1991
AWA SuperClash IV
Character:Kokina Maximus
Release Date:08/04/1990
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