2006-09-15 01:32:16 · 26 answers · asked by Kazuya Mishima 1 in Sports ➔ Wrestling
He was found dead with his trainer.
2006-09-15 07:59:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I found it interesting that Yokozuna is actually the highest rank in Sumo and there is only one active Yokozuna right now. It is very prestigous. I also found it fascinating that the wrestler was actually Somoan. Vince! You dawg!
Yokozuna failed a physical by the New York State Athletic Commission, which revolked his wrestling license in just about every State.
Yokozuna was never seen in a WWF ring again..
In The Meantime:
Yokozuna was spotted around the independant circuit for the next few years..
October 1999 - Heroes of Wrestling PPV: King Kong Bundy & Jim Neidhart beat a 700lbs Yokozuna and a 'drunk' Jake Roberts..
2000: Yokozuna participated in a tour in Australia, then began a tour of Europe..
October 23, 2000: While in Europe, Yokozuna passed away in his sleep due to heart failure -- he was 580lbs at time of death..
2006-09-15 10:32:46 · answer #2 · answered by jennyrascal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes Yokozuna aka Rodney Anoia is dead
2006-09-15 14:52:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the last answer.
Don't make me laugh. Yokozuna did die a number of years ago.
He died somewhere in the UK doing a wrestling tour for an indie company.
But he most certainly didn't come back a Rikishi.
Although Rikishi was actually related to Yokozuna.
2006-09-15 08:40:59 · answer #4 · answered by bazzabagsure 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yokozuna never returned for the WWF, and now he never will. He was found dead at the age of 38 (his official age dated from a 1996 WWF publication) on Monday in Liverpool, England...
2006-09-15 08:47:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rodney Anoa'i (October 2, 1966 – October 22, 2000) was an American professional wrestler, most commonly known as Yokozuna.
Anoa'i died of a massive heart attack while on a wrestling tour in Liverpool, England; his obesity of over a reported 600 pounds [1] was likely a major factor in his premature death. His last opponent was Shinjiro Ohtani. Anoa'i had only recently turned thirty-four years old.
2006-09-15 14:30:19 · answer #6 · answered by tyrone b 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes he died in England on October 23, 2000
2006-09-15 08:46:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes he died in England on October 23, 2000
2006-09-15 08:40:33 · answer #8 · answered by Tobe P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-09-15 12:57:22 · answer #9 · answered by thefuturemrscena 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anoa'i(Yokuzuna) died of a massive heart attack while on a wrestling tour in Liverpool, England; his obesity of over a reported 600 pounds [1] was likely a major factor in his premature death. His last opponent was Shinjiro Ohtani. Anoa'i had only recently turned thirty-four years old.
2006-09-15 12:20:51 · answer #10 · answered by brogdenuk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, his date of death was: October 23, 2000
2006-09-15 08:41:30 · answer #11 · answered by Debbie M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋