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>Fatu returned on the November 13, 1999 episode of WWF Metal as Rikishi Fatu, beating Julio Fantastico. Rikishi is the general Japanese term for a sumo wrestler, similar to his cousin's ring name "Yokozuna". "Fatu" soon became "Phatu", until he dropped the last name entirely after he started teaming with Too Cool. No mention was made of his WWF past. He had gained some weight, bleached his hair blonde, and wore a mawashi.[31] Per Vince McMahon's request and Fatu's own willingness to honor sumo tradition, nothing was worn underneath the mawashi and his buttcheeks were exposed; this was unlike Yokozuna, who wore tights underneath the loincloth, which both McMahon and Fatu felt were unnecessary for the Yokozuna character.[32] His ring gear gained immediate attention; on his televised debut with the gimmick on WWF Metal, play-by-play announcer Kevin Kelly responded that he was "a little concerned with, well, Rikishi Fatu's well...garment, or lack thereof," with color commentator Tom Prichard responding that "there isn't much of a garment there!"
No no no sirs, not like this. I was told only women get objectified for displaying their body parts, yet Wikipedia is laying out how Rikishi also wore a thong and it garnered attention to his buttocks and made him the "Ass Man."
Did Rikishi ever give us his consent for the overt camera shots and cheeky comments Jim Ross made during his matches? I feel so ashamed. He wasn't asking for it.
#JusticeforRikishi
