Rodney Anoaʻi

Rodney Anoaʻi

Acting

October 2, 1966 — October 23, 2000San 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. 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

Raw

Raw

1993

WWE WrestleMania XII

WWE WrestleMania XII

1996

WWE WrestleMania X

WWE WrestleMania X

1994

WWE WrestleMania IX

WWE WrestleMania IX

1993

WWE WrestleMania XI

WWE WrestleMania XI

1995

Biography: WWE Legends

Biography: WWE Legends

2021

WWE: Tombstone - The History of the Undertaker

WWE: Tombstone - The History of the Undertaker

2005

WWE Royal Rumble 1994

WWE Royal Rumble 1994

1994

WWE Royal Rumble 1993

WWE Royal Rumble 1993

1993

Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story

Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story

2004

Acting75

Biography: WWE Legends

Biography: WWE Legends

2021

Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man

Randy Savage Unreleased: The Unseen Matches of The Macho Man

2018

WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased

WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased

2016

WWE: True Giants

WWE: True Giants

2014

The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History

The 50 Greatest Finishing Moves in WWE History

2012

Yokozuna

WWE Hall Of Fame 2012

WWE Hall Of Fame 2012

2012

Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection

Macho Madness - The Randy Savage Ultimate Collection

2009

WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s

WWE: Greatest Wrestling Stars of the '90s

2009

Yokozuna

Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story

Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story

2006

Self - Yokozuna

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

2006

Yokozuna

WWE: Tombstone - The History of the Undertaker

WWE: Tombstone - The History of the Undertaker

2005

Yokozuna

WWE Hall of Fame

WWE Hall of Fame

2005

Yokozuna (Archive footage)

Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story

Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story

2004

Yokozuna (archive footage)

Heroes of Wrestling

Heroes of Wrestling

1999

Yokozuna

WWF Summer Flashback!

WWF Summer Flashback!

1997

Yokozuna

WWF World Tour '96

WWF World Tour '96

1997

Yokozuna

WWE Terminators '96

WWE Terminators '96

1996

Yokozuna

Best Of Raw • Volume One

Best Of Raw • Volume One

1996

Yokozuna

WWE Survivor Series 1996

WWE Survivor Series 1996

1996

Yokozuna

WWE SummerSlam 1996

WWE SummerSlam 1996

1996

Yokozuna

WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog

WWE In Your House 8: Beware of Dog

1996

Yokozuna

WWE WrestleMania XII

WWE WrestleMania XII

1996

Yokozuna

WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage

WWE In Your House 6: Rage in the Cage

1996

Yokozuna

WWE Royal Rumble 1996

WWE Royal Rumble 1996

1996

Yokozuna

WWE Survivor Series 1995

WWE Survivor Series 1995

1995

Yokozuna

WWE In Your House 4: Great White North

WWE In Your House 4: Great White North

1995

Yokozuna

WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header

WWE In Your House 3: Triple Header

1995

Yokozuna

WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacks

WWE In Your House 2: Lumberjacks

1995

Yokozuna

WWE King of the Ring 1995

WWE King of the Ring 1995

1995

Yokozuna

WWE In Your House

WWE In Your House

1995

Yokozuna

WWE WrestleMania XI

WWE WrestleMania XI

1995

Yokozuna

WWF Off the Top Rope

WWF Off the Top Rope

1995

Yokozuna

WWE SlamFest

WWE SlamFest

1995

Yokozuna

WWE WrestleFest '95

WWE WrestleFest '95

1995

Yokozuna

WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt

WWE Paul Bearer's Hits From the Crypt

1994

Yokozuna

WWE Survivor Series 1994

WWE Survivor Series 1994

1994

Yokozuna

WWF Sunday Night Slam • November 20th, 1994

WWF Sunday Night Slam • November 20th, 1994

1994

Yokozuna

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1994

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1994

1994

Yokozuna

German Fan Favorites

German Fan Favorites

1994

Yokozuna

Razor Ramon

Razor Ramon

1994

Yokozuna

Undertaker: He Buries Them Alive!

Undertaker: He Buries Them Alive!

1994

Yokozuna

WWE Sunday Night Slam

WWE Sunday Night Slam

1994

Yokozuna

Bret "Hit Man" Hart

Bret "Hit Man" Hart

1994

Yokozuna

The Undertaker

The Undertaker

1994

Yokozuna

WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams

WWE Bloopers Bleeps and Bodyslams

1994

Yokozuna

WWE WrestleFest '94

WWE WrestleFest '94

1994

Yokozuna

WWE King of the Ring 1994

WWE King of the Ring 1994

1994

Yokozuna

Inside the WWF

Inside the WWF

1994

Yokozuna

WWE WrestleMania X

WWE WrestleMania X

1994

Yokozuna

WWE March to WrestleMania X

WWE March to WrestleMania X

1994

Yokozuna

The History Of WrestleMania

The History Of WrestleMania

1994

Yokozuna

WWE Royal Rumble 1994

WWE Royal Rumble 1994

1994

Yokozuna

WWE Survivor Series 1993

WWE Survivor Series 1993

1993

Yokozuna

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1993

WWE Survivor Series Showdown 1993

1993

Yokozuna

Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches

Bret "Hit Man" Hart: His Greatest Matches

1993

Yokozuna

WWE SummerSlam 1993

WWE SummerSlam 1993

1993

Yokozuna

WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993

WWE SummerSlam Spectacular 1993

1993

Yokozuna

WWE Global Warfare

WWE Global Warfare

1993

Yokozuna

WWF Stars and Stripes Challenge

WWF Stars and Stripes Challenge

1993

Yokozuna

All Aboard the Lex Express

All Aboard the Lex Express

1993

Yokozuna

WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers

WWE Invasion of the Bodyslammers

1993

Yokozuna

WWE Bashed in the USA

WWE Bashed in the USA

1993

Yokozuna

WWE King of the Ring 1993

WWE King of the Ring 1993

1993

Yokozuna

WWF European Rampage 1993

WWF European Rampage 1993

1993

Yokozuna

WWE Smack 'Em Whack 'Em

WWE Smack 'Em Whack 'Em

1993

Yokozuna

WWE UK Rampage '93

WWE UK Rampage '93

1993

Yokozuna

WWE WrestleMania IX

WWE WrestleMania IX

1993

Yokozuna

WWE March to WrestleMania IX

WWE March to WrestleMania IX

1993

Yokozuna

WWE Royal Rumble 1993

WWE Royal Rumble 1993

1993

Yokozuna

Raw

Raw

1993

Yokozuna

WWE Survivor Series 1992

WWE Survivor Series 1992

1992

Yokozuna

L'homme au masque d'or

L'homme au masque d'or

1991

Le Lutteur Hawaïen

AWA SuperClash IV

AWA SuperClash IV

1990

Kokina Maximus

WWF Wrestling Challenge

WWF Wrestling Challenge

1986

Yokozuna

WWE Pay Per View

WWE Pay Per View

1985