Rikishi says Jimmy Uso has recharged.
Jimmy Uso has been absent from WWE programming since The Bloodline turned on him and attacked him on the April 12th episode of WWE SmackDown. During his absence, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, and later addition Jacob Fatu have run roughshod on WWE SmackDown.
Speaking on his RIKISHI FATU OFF THE TOP podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi was asked for an update on his son Jimmy Uso.
“Jimmy’s doing fine. I think at any given moment, hopefully that Jimmy will be ready to come back, to be able to do what he loves. I’m sure he misses the fans, and I’m sure you all miss Jimmy. He’s doing great. He’s got some time to be able to rest the body, rest the mind. He’s ready to go, so hopefully we’re able to see Jimmy soon," Rikishi said.
Rikishi went on to emphasize that Jimmy Uso had recharged during his time away, but physically and mentally. He highlighted the beneficial aspects of being able to get away from everything and focus on life at home. Rikishi also stated that he would think that Jimmy was eager to return.
"He’s recharged. 17 years, these boys have been in there. 17 years non-stop. Of course, within 17 years, there’s injuries. But we’re taught to keep going. So for him and his brother Jey, they’ve been dominating tag team competition for a minute. The beautiful thing about [being in a] tag team is that one is hurt, the other can do most of the work just to get by. So for him to finally kind of get a break and kind of sit back and recharge a lot of the broken bones, and do a lot of therapy, whether you need it or not, daily massages, just shut down everything, shut down media, shut down personal appearances, shut down taking bumps in the ring, shut down traveling, shut everything down, and just to be able to look in your living room and look at what’s most important in your life, your family and your kids, that does the body and the mind tremendously good. It recharges your mind, your body, and your soul. He’s been out a couple months, so if you’ve been off, I can imagine he’s itching to get back too. I’m sure that he’s happy to take time off, but I’m sure, speaking from a wrestler, man, we don’t know how to sit at home, man. All we know is to get out there and grind, be it in professional wrestling or our own business," Rikishi said.
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