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Solo Sikoa

Joseph Yokozuna Fatu (born March 18, 1993), better known by his ring name Solo Sikoa, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand as the leader of The MFT stable.

After Fatu played college football at American River College in Sacramento, he began his professional wrestling career in 2018 under the ring name Sefa Fatu on the independent circuit. He then signed with WWE in 2021 and was assigned to the NXT brand as Solo Sikoa before being called up to the main roster a year later, debuting at Clash at the Castle. He joined The Bloodline stable at first as a silent enforcer, then was repackaged as the self-proclaimed "Tribal Chief" before the stable phased out its name from January 2025. In the WWE, he has held the NXT North American Championship and the WWE United States Championship once each.

As the son of Rikishi and brother of Jonathan and Joshua (Jimmy and Jey Uso), Fatu is a member of the Anoaʻi family of Samoan wrestlers.

Fatu was born into the Anoaʻi family of Samoan wrestlers, which includes his father Rikishi and older twin brothers Jonathan and Joshua. He is named after his first cousin once removed's in-ring name, Yokozuna. He played American football at American River College in Sacramento and Dickinson State University in Dickinson, North Dakota.

On April 29, 2018, Fatu made his in-ring debut under the ring name Sefa Fatu and regularly teamed up with his cousins, Jacob and Journey Fatu. On January 25, 2019, Fatu would win the FSW Nevada State Championship, holding the belt for 149 days until losing to Hammerstone in June. In August 2019, Fatu defeated Watson to win the Arizona Wrestling Federation (AWF) heavyweight title, which he held for 418 days until losing it in January 2021.

On August 30, 2021, it was announced that Fatu signed a contract with WWE. He was assigned to their development brand, NXT, and made his debut on October 26 at Halloween Havoc under the ring name Solo Sikoa, interrupting a segment between co-hosts Grayson Waller and LA Knight before attacking Waller. Sikoa made his in-ring debut on the November 2 episode of NXT, defeating Jeet Rama. In December, Sikoa began a feud with Boa after his alter-ego attacked and choked him backstage. They fought to a double countout on the January 11, 2022 episode of NXT, but Sikoa defeated Boa in a No Disqualification Falls Count Anywhere match on the January 25 episode of NXT. On the March 1 episode of NXT, Sikoa suffered his first loss in NXT against Gunther, ending his undefeated streak.

Sikoa competed in a five-way ladder match for the NXT North American Championship at the Stand & Deliver pay-per-view on April 2, which was won by Cameron Grimes. He failed to win the title from Grimes on the April 12 episode of NXT and in a triple threat match involving Carmelo Hayes at Spring Breakin' on May 3. After weeks of brawling between Sikoa and Von Wagner, Sikoa defeated Wagner in a Falls Count Anywhere match on the August 2 episode of NXT in his final match for the brand, suffering a knee injury in the process.

At Clash at the Castle on September 3, 2022, Sikoa returned from injury and interfered in the main event match between his cousin Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre, helping Reigns retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship and aligning himself with The Bloodline, turning heel in the process. He made his main roster in-ring debut against McIntyre on the September 9 episode of SmackDown, losing by disqualification after Karrion Kross attacked McIntyre. On the September 13 episode of NXT 2.0, Sikoa made a surprise appearance, defeating Hayes to win the NXT North American Championship. He retained the title three nights later on SmackDown against Madcap Moss, but was forced to vacate it on the September 20 episode of NXT. At Survivor Series: WarGames on November 26, Sikoa and The Bloodline defeated The Brawling Brutes (Sheamus, Ridge Holland and Butch), McIntyre and Kevin Owens in a WarGames match. He suffered his first pinfall loss on the main roster against Cody Rhodes on the March 27, 2023 episode of Raw. On Night 2 of WrestleMania 39 on April 2, Sikoa helped Reigns retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Rhodes in the main event. On May 6, at Backlash, Sikoa and The Usos defeated Owens, Sami Zayn and Matt Riddle in a six-man tag team match.

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