Rodney Anoaʻi
Biography
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.
Known For(72 works)
Raw
1993Raw
1993
WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986WWF Wrestling Challenge
1986
WWE Pay Per View
1985WWE Pay Per View
1985
Biography: WWE Legends
2021Biography: WWE Legends
2021
WWE Hall of Fame
2005WWE Hall of Fame
2005
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
2006
WWE Sunday Night Slam
1994WWE Sunday Night Slam
1994
WWE WrestleMania IX
1993WWE WrestleMania IX
1993
WWE WrestleMania X
1994WWE WrestleMania X
1994
WWE WrestleMania XII
1996WWE WrestleMania XII
1996
WWE King of the Ring 1995
1995WWE King of the Ring 1995
1995
WWE Survivor Series 1992
1992WWE Survivor Series 1992
1992
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased
2016WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased
2016
WWE King of the Ring 1993
1993WWE King of the Ring 1993
1993
WWE: Tombstone - The History of the Undertaker
2005WWE: Tombstone - The History of the Undertaker
2005
WWE WrestleMania XI
1995WWE WrestleMania XI
1995
WWE Survivor Series 1995
1995WWE Survivor Series 1995
1995
WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage
1996WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage
1996
WWE Survivor Series 1994
1994WWE Survivor Series 1994
1994
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
2009Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection
2009
The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
2012The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
2012
WWE Royal Rumble 1993
1993WWE Royal Rumble 1993
1993
WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header
1995WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header
1995
WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacks
1995WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacks
1995
WWE King of the Ring 1994
1994WWE King of the Ring 1994
1994
WWE Royal Rumble 1994
1994WWE Royal Rumble 1994
1994
WWE Survivor Series 1996
1996WWE Survivor Series 1996
1996
WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog
1996WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog
1996
WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
1993WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993
1993
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
2018Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man
2018
Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story
2004Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story
2004
WWE In Your House 4: Great White North
1995WWE In Your House 4: Great White North
1995
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
2009WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
2009
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt
1994WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt
1994
The History Of WrestleMania
1994The History Of WrestleMania
1994
WWE SummerSlam 1993
1993WWE SummerSlam 1993
1993
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
1996WWE Royal Rumble 1996
1996
WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
1993WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers
1993
WWE Survivor Series 1993
1993WWE Survivor Series 1993
1993
WWF Sunday Night Slam • November 20th, 1994
1994WWF Sunday Night Slam • November 20th, 1994
1994
Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story
2006Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story
2006
Bret "Hit Man" Hart
1994Bret "Hit Man" Hart
1994
WWE Bashed in the USA
1993WWE Bashed in the USA
1993
WWE WrestleFest '94
1994WWE WrestleFest '94
1994
Inside the WWF
1994Inside the WWF
1994
WWE WrestleFest '95
1995WWE WrestleFest '95
1995
WWE SlamFest
1995WWE SlamFest
1995
Heroes of Wrestling
1999Heroes of Wrestling
1999
German Fan Favorites
1994German Fan Favorites
1994
Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
1993Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches
1993
WWF World Tour '96
1997WWF World Tour '96
1997
WWF Summer Flashback!
1997WWF Summer Flashback!
1997
WWE In Your House
1995WWE In Your House
1995
Undertaker: He Buries Them Alive!
1994Undertaker: He Buries Them Alive!
1994
WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
1994WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams
1994
Razor Ramon
1994Razor Ramon
1994
WWE SummerSlam 1996
1996WWE SummerSlam 1996
1996
WWE Global Warfare
1993WWE Global Warfare
1993
L'homme au masque d'or
1991L'homme au masque d'or
1991
WWE March to WrestleMania X
1994WWE March to WrestleMania X
1994
WWE March to WrestleMania IX
1993WWE March to WrestleMania IX
1993
Best Of Raw • Volume One
1996Best Of Raw • Volume One
1996
WWF European Rampage 1993
1993WWF European Rampage 1993
1993
The Undertaker
1994The Undertaker
1994
WWE Smack 'Em Whack 'Em
1993WWE Smack 'Em Whack 'Em
1993
WWE UK Rampage '93
1993WWE UK Rampage '93
1993
WWF Off the Top Rope
1995WWF Off the Top Rope
1995
WWE Hall Of Fame 2012
2012WWE Hall Of Fame 2012
2012
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1993
1993WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1993
1993
WWE: True Giants
2014WWE: True Giants
2014
All Aboard the Lex Express
1993All Aboard the Lex Express
1993
AWA SuperClash IV
1990AWA SuperClash IV
1990