RIKISHI – LOST 60 POUNDS

Looking big is part of being a professional wrestler, so it was challenging for Rikishi or Solofa F. Fatu Jr. to get rid of his excess fat. He was even threatened by the WWE that he would lose his spot if he failed to shed the extra pounds. The wrestling superstar started gaining unhealthy levels of fat from 1999 onwards, and after making repeated requests in 2004, WWE was forced to drop him.

He did lose 60 pounds at one time, but the former wrestler would quickly gain them again. At the height of his career, Rikishi won two World Tag Team Championships as well as one each of Intercontinental and WWE Tag Team Championships. Rikishi has also been inducted into the WWE World of Fame. While he has remained famous, it is serious business for him to maintain a healthy weight so that he, his doctor, and his health insurance company would be at peace.