Rikishi says it's Solo Sikoa's time to eat.
Rikishi often shares his thoughts about the Bloodline storyline on his podcast. In addition to his comments about Jey Uso's booking, he has also made some bold predictions about another one of his sons, Solo Sikoa. He previously said that he could see Sikoa being the one to dethrone Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes.
Speaking on his Off The Top podcast, Rikishi discussed the Men's WarGames match at WWE Survivor Series and noted that while Solo Sikoa got pinned, it took several finishers to put him down. He went on to praise Sikoa for his growth.
"Big shoutout to Solo. I’m gonna tell you why. Solo had to step his game up once the guy, the man, the guy that brings all the banks in, Roman Reigns, once he stepped out, and here comes Solo. There was a lot of pressure. Is he gonna be able to carry that weight? Can he carry the ball? But we’ve seen the short amount of time, the growth of this professional, learning all he’s learned. He was able to adapt into this Solo Sikoa role, and you can hear it, the fans online, he got heat so quick, it’s because how Solo invested himself into this character of who he is. He’s a made man. You put Solo up on a marquee, fans are still gonna come because they still want to hate this guy, they still are not happy about this finish [at Survivor Series], and who knows? People might think this is over because now Roman got the one, two, three on the Tribal Chief. So who knows where it’s gonna go?" Rikishi said.
Rikishi went on to look ahead to 2025. He shared his belief that Sikoa has been waiting his turn and working hard to perfect his craft. The WWE Hall of Famer stated that he saw Sikoa winning the WWE Championship in 2025.
"It’s his time to eat. He’s been out for a minute, perfecting the craft, waited his turn, waited for his opportunity. 2025, I see Solo Sikoa, WWE Champion," Rikishi said.
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