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8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by Ishilove: 2:03pm On Aug 16, 2017
Do you remember Yokozuna? I clearly remember the auditorium wildly erupting when another wrestler (I forget now) lifted him up and slammed him on the canvas. He also defeated The Undertaker in Wrestlemania 90 something (i forget).

Back in the 90s when his popularity was at it's peak, I always found this dude very fascinating, especially when he sat those oversized buttocks of his on the faces of his contenders. THAT was his killer move; nearly suffocating the opponent in masses of jiggly, flabby flesh. I always imagined how the butt smelt...ewww. embarassed I admired his handsome face though grin

Be that as it may, I had no idea he has been dead for 17 long years. Yep, since 2000. A shocked fan, who also just discovered that the dude has been dead a long time did some research and posted the below on his Facebook page.

(1) Yokozuna wasn't Japanese,as everybody including myself thought.He was actually a full blooded American born in California,US.His Asiatic features are gotten from his Polynesian roots,as he is of Samaon ancestry(Like those Americans from Hawaii that look like Chinese).
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(2) His real name was Rodney Agatupu Anoai.'Yokozuna' was actually just his ring name which refers to the highest rank in professional Sumo wrestling in Japan.
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(3) Yokozuna weighed 291 Kg and was 6 feet 5 inches tall.
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(4) Yokozuna was never actually a Sumotori(Sumo wrestler),but he received different phases of training from in and outside the US,including Mexico,and went under the special tutelage of a Japanese American--Mr. Fuji,who always escorted Yoko to the ring waving the Japanese flag and holding a wooden bucket of salt.
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(5) Sumo wrestlers are a special order of Japanese traditional martial artists who are fattened excessively in dedicated camps to great bulk and trained in a special style of competitive full-contact wrestling.
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(6) Yokozuna and I were actually birthday mates!....woww.He was born on October 2nd and I was born on October 3rd!
A libran as myself!!

Sooo...October 2,1966 and died in October 23,2000.
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(7) The cause of his death was Pulmonary Edema as a result of overweight and clogging of his both lungs and heart.
Dude was approaching 550kg,and changed from being big and incredibly fit to outrightly obese and fat!!!
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( 8 ) Yoko had just 2 children at the time of his death.

He was also my birthday mate cry

Sleep on, Yokozuna...

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Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by naptu2: 2:08pm On Aug 16, 2017
You missed one.

He is from a family of legendary wrestlers. I posted this earlier this year.

naptu2:
They were the first members of the family that I knew.

Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is one of their nephews, Rocky Johnson is their in-law (he is actually Dwayne Johnson's father) and Yokozuna and Fatu/Rikishi are also their relatives. The great Supafly Jimmy Snuka is also their in-law.


Afa and Sika - The Wild Samoans

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naptu2:
Members of the Anoa'i family.

Afa and Sika, Jimmy Supafly Snuka, Yokozuna, The Rock Dwayne Johnson, Roman Reigns, Tonga Kid/Fatu/Rikishi, etc.

Third picture: Rocky Johnson.

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Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by Ishilove: 2:10pm On Aug 16, 2017
naptu2:
You missed one.
Which one?
Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by skillz121(m): 2:11pm On Aug 16, 2017
Legend
Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by Ishilove: 2:11pm On Aug 16, 2017
I just noticed the wrestler with him in that first picture is Owen Hart.

Life is so fragile... cry
Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by Ishilove: 2:12pm On Aug 16, 2017
naptu2:
You missed one.

He is from a family of legendary wrestlers. I posted this earlier this year.

Supafly is a relative?? Wow!!
Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by naptu2: 2:20pm On Aug 16, 2017
Ishilove:

Which one?

Scroll up. I've added two posts and several pictures from my diary. Jimmy "Supafly" Snuka is my favourite member of the family.
Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by seunny4lif(m): 2:30pm On Aug 16, 2017
I too was surprised when i discovered Yokozuna is actually Native American shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked

Their great Grand father gave their sons a great foundation.
Starting from Rocky
to
Yokozuna
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Rikisi and The Rock grin grin grin grin
to
Usos
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Roman Empire(The under Dog)----> The WWE needs to work on Roman Mic skill, just like their doing with Usos becos he his good on the ring
Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by uboma(m): 4:07pm On Aug 16, 2017
Wow!

I am just learning of his death.

he was a great wrestler during his time.
Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by lacruz12(m): 4:38pm On Aug 16, 2017
So his constant visit to the gym couldn't burn some fats
Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by uboma(m): 4:45pm On Aug 16, 2017
lacruz12:
So his constant visit to the gym couldn't burn some fats



I can safely say that he wasn't really determined to keep fit.

I have seen persons as fat as Yokozuna who through rigorious and constant exercises, did loose considerable amount of fatty deposits..
Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by naptu2: 4:58pm On Aug 16, 2017
Ishilove:

Which one?

Here's a chance to see Yokozuna when he was younger.

The first members of the family that I knew were the famous Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika). They fought in the IWA in the late '70s and early '80s. Then I also got to know Jimmy Supafly Snuka and Rocky Johnson who fought in the NWA and WWF.

Here's an IWA match in which Yokozuna (then known as Kokina) accompanied his uncle, Afa and his cousin Samu to the ring.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C7yxdxsVVI
Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by naptu2: 5:04pm On Aug 16, 2017
January 21st, 1980.

The Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika) vs "Polish Power" Ivan Putsky and Tito Santana

(I always wondered who would win if Ivan Putsky fought the Mighty Igor).



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgd1IFMMMVw
Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by naptu2: 5:10pm On Aug 16, 2017
Yokozuna's greatest enemies (apart from Hulk Hogan) were the Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon)

July 16th, 1994.

Typhoon vs Yokozuna.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEObajmSH8M
Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by Ishilove: 5:11pm On Aug 16, 2017
naptu2:


Here's a chance to see Yokozuna when he was younger.

The first members of the family that I knew were the famous Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika). They fought in the IWA in the late '70s and early '80s. Then I also got to know Jimmy Supafly Snuka and Rocky Johnson who fought in the NWA and WWWF.

Here's an IWA match in which Yokozuna (then known as Kokina) accompanied his uncle, Afa and his cousin Samu to the ring.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C7yxdxsVVI
He looked like he was in his teenage or early 20s.
Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by naptu2: 5:12pm On Aug 16, 2017
Sumo match.

May 16th, 1994

Earthquake vs Yokozuna


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCcWl2238Lg

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Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by Ishilove: 5:12pm On Aug 16, 2017
naptu2:
January 21st, 1980.

The Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika) vs "Polish Power" Ivan Putsky and Tito Santana

(I always wondered who would win if Ivan Putsky fought the Mighty Igor).



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgd1IFMMMVw
I give it to Mighty Igor any day grin
Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by Ishilove: 5:18pm On Aug 16, 2017
naptu2:
Yokozuna's greatest enemies (apart from Hulk Hogan) were the Natural Disasters (Earthquake and Typhoon)

July 16th, 1994.

Typhoon vs Yokozuna.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEObajmSH8M

See how young Jim Ross was cheesy
Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by Samsimple(m): 5:30pm On Aug 16, 2017
Our madam ishilove, there is no wrestlemania 90 yet maybe in d nearest future...the wrestlemania for 2017 is 33 so 90 will be..just do d maths ursef
PEACE
Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by felixomor: 5:32pm On Aug 16, 2017
Ishilove
so you like wrestling?

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Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by naptu2: 5:35pm On Aug 16, 2017
Family feud grin

February 18th, 1983.

The Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika) vs their in-law (and one of my favourite wrestlers) Jimmy "Supafly" Snuka and Andre The Giant.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWZpN8T1T5g
Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by sorextee(m): 5:44pm On Aug 16, 2017
I knew he has been dead since. But i never knew he was never Japanese.. I still remember that his scary entrance song.. And dat his legendary match with undertaker.. Where he put undertaker inside his own coffin, locked it.. He opened it ND undertaker wasnt inside.. I fear dat day.. grin
Later realised it was all effects as I don wise..

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Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by naptu2: 5:49pm On Aug 16, 2017
Rocky Johnson (who was one of my least favourite wrestlers) married Afa and Sika's cousin, Ata Maivia and they gave birth to Dwayne Johnson (aka Rocky Maivia or The Rock).


June 1984

Rocky Johnson vs the mad man from "Scotland", Rowdy Roddy Piper.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj6lDZYKm0k
Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by LarrySun(m): 6:19pm On Aug 16, 2017
Is Somoa Joe also a relative?
Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by Ishilove: 6:54pm On Aug 16, 2017
felixomor:
Ishilove
so you like wrestling?
I'm a HUGE fan cheesy

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Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by felixomor: 7:17pm On Aug 16, 2017
Ishilove:

I'm a HUGE fan cheesy
cheesy
Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by Ishilove: 7:29pm On Aug 16, 2017
felixomor:

cheesy
grin
Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by Emperormartin(m): 9:40pm On Aug 16, 2017
Ishilove:
I just noticed the wrestler with him in that first picture is Owen Hart.

Life is so fragile... cry
I'm telling you... one of my favorite wrestler in 90's. didn't know Owen Heart died far back in 1998
Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by naptu2: 3:14am On Aug 17, 2017
The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) with his uncle Afa Anoa'i (one half of The Wild Samoans).

Afa has lost his legendary hair.

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Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by naptu2: 6:05pm On Aug 17, 2017
smiley Another beautiful early 1980s WWF match from Madison Square Garden. This time it's a 6 man tag team match.

The Wild Samoans, Afa and Sika, along with Afa's son Samula vs Andre The Giant, "Mr USA" Tony Atlas and Rocky Johnson on January 23rd, 1984,



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4qF8CLaGXM
Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by armadeo(m): 10:51pm On Aug 17, 2017
Ishilove it was lex Luger who slammed yokozuna

Psi this is real old school wrestling. My fav of all time is


















The UNDERTAKER
Re: 8 Facts About Legendary WWE Sumo Wrestler, Yokozuna by Ishilove: 11:04pm On Aug 17, 2017
armadeo:
Ishilove it was lex Luger who slammed yokozuna

Psi this is real old school wrestling. My fav of all time is


















The UNDERTAKER
My dear ehn, my all time fav was...


you guessed wrong...


Shawn Micheals!! cheesy

He's just a sexy boyyyy

That was when wrestling was wrestling, not the Telemundo scripts we have now. The tin don taya me to dey watch

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