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Rodney Anoaʻi
San Francisco, California, USA
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. Th…
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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 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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2021
Biography: WWE Legends
TV show
- 2018
- 2016
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2014
WWE: True Giants
Movie
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2012
The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History
Movie Yokozuna
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2012
WWE Hall Of Fame 2012
Movie
- 2009
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2009
WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s
Movie Yokozuna
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2006
Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story
Movie Self - Yokozuna
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2006
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Movie Yokozuna
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2005
WWE: Tombstone - The History of the Undertaker
Movie Yokozuna
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2005
WWE Hall of Fame
TV show Yokozuna (Archive footage)
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2004
Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story
Movie Yokozuna (archive footage)
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1999
Heroes of Wrestling
Movie Yokozuna
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1997
WWF Summer Flashback!
Movie Yokozuna
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1997
Aar Ya Paar
Movie Yokozuna
More credits
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1997
WWF World Tour '96
Movie Yokozuna
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1996
WWE Terminators '96
Movie Yokozuna
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1996
Best Of Raw • Volume One
Movie Yokozuna
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1996
WWE Survivor Series 1996
Movie Yokozuna
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1996
WWE SummerSlam 1996
Movie Yokozuna
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1996
WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog
Movie Yokozuna
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1996
WWE WrestleMania XII
Movie Yokozuna
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1996
WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage
Movie Yokozuna
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1996
WWE Royal Rumble 1996
Movie Yokozuna
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1995
WWE Survivor Series 1995
Movie Yokozuna
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1995
WWE In Your House 4: Great White North
Movie Yokozuna
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1995
WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header
Movie Yokozuna
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1995
WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacks
Movie Yokozuna
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1995
WWE King of the Ring 1995
Movie Yokozuna
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1995
WWE In Your House
Movie Yokozuna
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1995
WWE WrestleMania XI
Movie Yokozuna
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1995
WWF Off the Top Rope
Movie Yokozuna
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1995
WWE SlamFest
Movie Yokozuna
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1995
WWE WrestleFest '95
Movie Yokozuna
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1994
WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt
Movie Yokozuna
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1994
WWE Survivor Series 1994
Movie Yokozuna
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1994
WWF Sunday Night Slam • November 20th, 1994
Movie Yokozuna
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1994
WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1994
Movie Yokozuna
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1994
German Fan Favorites
Movie Yokozuna
