<html> <!--Generated by Angelfire: L02S00--> <head> <title>Yokozuna</title> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000ff" alink="#800080" vlink="#ff0000"> <basefont size="3"> <!--Header--> <h1 align="center">Yokozuna</h1> <!--EndHeader--> <!--Image--> <div align="center"><img src="//www.angelfire.com/wrestling/Blackhammer/images/yokohome.art"></div> <p> <!--EndImage--> <!--Freetext--><center>1966-2000</center> <p> October 23, 2000 – Yokozuna (real name Rodney Anoai) dies in his sleep in a London hotel room at the age of 34. The two-time former WWF World Champion was a cousin of Rikishi and a nephew of Afa and Sika. The nearly 600-pounder had toured the U.S. Independent circuit and Great Britain toward the end of his life. <p> <hr> Yokozuna def. Bret Hart in Las Vegas, NV on 4-4-1993 to win the WWF World Title. <p> Yokozuna def. Hulk Hogan in Dayton, OH on 6-13-1993 to win the WWF World Title. <p> Yokozuna & Owen Hart def. The Smokin' Gunns (Billy & Bart Gunn) in Hartford, CT on 4-2-1995 to win the WWF World Tag Team Titles. <hr> <p> <font size="1">Courtesy of Pro Wrestling Illustrated & <a href="http://yokozunaforever.com/home.shtml"> Yokozuna Forever Web Site.</a></font> <!--EndFreetext--> <p> </body> </html>