Rodney Anoai - Definition and Overview

Rodney Anoai (October 2, 1966 - October 22, 2000) was a professional wrestler, most commonly known as Yokozuna.

The term Yokozuna refers to the highest rank in professional sumo wrestling in Japan. Although the "Yokozuna" character was portrayed as Japanese, Anoai himself was actually Samoan.

He struggled with weight problems throughout his professional wrestling career; when he wrestled in the then-World Wrestling Federation, he was believed to have weighed as much as 600 pounds (272 kg). After his WWF career ended, he performed for various independent promotions. Anoai died of a massive heart attack; his obesity was likely a major factor in his premature death. Anoai was also distantly related to The Rock, Rikishi and Afa.