Rikishi was happy to see the response to Jimmy Uso's return.
Jimmy Uso had been absent from WWE programming since April, but he made his return at WWE Bad Blood, where he helped Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes beat Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu.
Speaking on his Off The Top podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi, Jimmy's father, commented on Jimmy Uso's return.
“I seen the highlights, when he come through, and when I seen that part there, all I was really listening to was the fans. That damn building erupted. It just erupted. So that type of feeling and that type of sound, let’s go back three years ago, it’s almost when Solo Sikoa came in for Roman. Then here it is, so I’m watching this, and as a proud father, come on. I’m always gonna talk about my kids out there on social media. So yeah, it was a big night. I’m glad god answered my prayers and gave my boy strength and health to make the right decision because wrestling’s always gonna be there, but your health, you don’t understand, 200-something days of getting hit in the back of the head with chairs and getting dropped on your neck, your vertebrae, it only takes 30 seconds to put your ass in a wheelchair for the rest of your life. Is it worth it? Some might say we’re crazy, but at the end of the day, you already know what you signed up for. So the choice, that was my thing. The choice is yours, I’m just gonna pray for you, for your strength and health. I said don’t even tell me if you’re coming back. I don’t wanna know if you’re coming. I want to see it, or I’ll read about it," Rikishi said.
Rikishi then highlighted how Jimmy Uso's return was just part of the excitement, as he noted that The Rock came back while Reigns, Sikoa, and Fatu were in the main event as well. He then said that he did not think The Bloodline would lose their spot anytime soon.
“You got The Rock, you got Roman, you got Jimmy came back, Solo and Jacob in the main event, it’s so exciting to watch the family up there doing it, and doing it on a high level. It’s almost like they’re competing amongst themselves. How many main events can they main event? But I guarantee you, the day that that’s not moving the needle, well, as they say, whatever’s good for business, the wheel turns. We’ll see. I doubt that wheel’s gonna turn for a minute," Rikishi said.
Roman Reigns acknowledged Jimmy Uso on the October 11th episode of WWE SmackDown. More information is available here.
Click here to see what The Rock had to see about his return at WWE Bad Blood.
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