Yokozuna

Also known as Rodney Anoa'i

American professional wrestler (1966-2000)

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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…

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Biography: WWE Legends2021
Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man2018
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased2016
WWE: True Giants2014
The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History — Yokozuna2012
WWE Hall Of Fame 20122012
Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection2009
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s — Yokozuna2009
Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story — Self - Yokozuna2006
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology — Yokozuna2006

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Rodney Agatupu Anoaʻi (October 2, 1966 – October 23, 2000) was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his time with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), where he wrestled under the ring name Yokozuna. He was also known for his appearances with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as Great Kokina.

Anoa'i's character was portrayed as a champion sumo wrestler, with his ring name being a reference to the highest rank in professional sumo wrestling in Japan. While Anoaʻi wrestled as a representative of Japan, he was a Samoan American and was billed as hailing from Polynesia. However, he was managed by the Japanese character Mr. Fuji (in reality a Japanese American) who would follow Anoaʻi to the ring with a wooden bucket of salt while waving a Japanese flag.