10 most unexpected Number 1 Contenders for the WWE Championship

#5 Rikishi Fatu

Yup, this guy got a shot at the WWE Championship

That’s right. The big guy who used to rub his bum in people’s faces was once Number 1 Contender to the WWE Championship. Long before his days with 2 Cool, Rikishi – wrestling under the name of Fatu – was part of a tag team called The Headshrinkers.

In 1995, he received a shot at Bret Hart’s WWE Championship from absolutely out of nowhere. Despite interference from his tag team partner – Samu – Rikishi was unsuccessful in his attempt to win the big belt.