Rodney Anoai Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
The man who would eventually become known as Yokozuna was born in San Francisco on October 22, 1966. He came from a wrestling family, as his uncles were Afa Anoai and Sika Anoai. He was trained by his uncles and Sam Fatu as a teenager and wrestled in Alabama and the USWA under the name Kokina Anoai. He already weighed 400 pounds. In Japan, he would...
Net Worth
$14 Million
Date Of Birth
October 2, 1966
Died
October 23, 2000, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Place Of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Height
1.93 m
Weight
290.8 kg
Profession
Professional Wrestler, Actor
Nationality
American
Spouse
Monica Anoa'i
Children
Justin Anoa'i, Keilani Anoa'i
IMDB
Movies
WWE: Survivor Series 1992, WWE: SummerSlam 1993, WWE: Survivor Series 1995
TV Shows
AWA All-Star Wrestling
Star Sign
Libra
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Trademark
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The Banzai Drop
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Fact
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WWE Hall of Famer.
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In the AWA, he wrestled as Kokina Maximus, managed by Adnan Al-Kaissy. In Japan he used the Great Kokina gimmick.
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Was the first Royal Rumble Winner in 1993 to face the WWE Champion at Wrestlemania.
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Is the brother of former WWE superstar Rosey (Matt Anoai).
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One day in the ring, he broke his leg in action. However, due to his weight a stretcher couldn't carry him out of the arena. They had to bring out a forklift to remove him from the arena.
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A parallel can be made from him to another famous Yoko, Yoko Ono. While many argue that she helped destroy Beatlemania, it has been argued that Yokozuna helped to destroy Hulkamania. He defeated Hulk Hogan for the WWE championship in 1993, ending Hogan tenure in the WWE.
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Was revealed as Owen Hart's "mystery parter" for Hart's tag team match at WrestleMania XI (1995).
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Lost the WWF Championship only 2 minutes and 7 seconds after winning it.
Weighed between 500-550 pounds during his prime, was rumored to top 700 lbs. at the time of his death.
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Former WWF World Champion & Tag Team Champion.
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Professional wrestler.
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Is a descendant of an extensive family of Samoan professional wrestlers, including Dwayne Johnson (aka "The Rock"), Solofa Fatu Jr. (aka "Rikishi"), Afa, Sika, Samu & Matt Anoai (aka "Rosey").
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Became the first Samoan to win the WWF World Championship.
