"He will f**k you up" - Veteran doubles down on major Rikishi claim about Jacob Fatu's backstage confrontation with Triple H
A wrestling veteran recently gave his thoughts on a major claim made by real-life Bloodline member Rikishi about WWE Superstar Jacob Fatu's rumored backstage confrontation with Triple H. The veteran in question is Konnan.
Jacob has already made a huge name in World Wrestling Entertainment by winning the WWE Tag Team Championship alongside Tama Tonga. However, during an edition of SmackDown, Solo Sikoa ordered The Samoan Werewolf to give his title to Tonga Loa.
Following this segment, a rumor started circulating on social media about an alleged backstage confrontation between the company's CCO, Triple H, and Jacob Fatu. However, Rikishi recently debunked this and assured Jacob would never disrespect The Game.
During an edition of Keepin' It 100, wrestling veteran Konnan agreed with Rikishi's comments, saying that he knew Jacob Fatu personally and did not believe that the latter would do anything like that with Triple H.
"Well, let me say this. I know Rikishi, I know Jacob Fatu very well [and] that does not sound like him. He would never do that, and he [Rikishi] is correct. If you try him [Jacob], he will f**k you up. But I'm so happy for him, one of the nicest guys in the business. He's been through a lot," he said. [2:03 - 2:28]
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WWE legend Rikishi believes Jacob Fatu is being pushed too fast
During an edition of his Off The Top Podcast, Rikishi said that he believed that WWE was pushing Jacob Fatu too fast.
The Hall of Famer added that he wanted the company to let Jacob show off his talent in different matches before facing someone like Cody Rhodes.
"I’m not surprised. Again, it goes down to where, this is my humble opinion, I think Jacob’s being pushed too fast. When you go to Cody, where do you go from there? Cody is the guy right now. I’ve said this before, let Jacob rampage through the whole roster, [and] give him those enhancement matches to build him. We’ve seen Jacob, however long he’s been on, but is there anything different? You can only do so much on a run-in. This is me. This is what I’m saying. You really want to go with a guy, show his talent. Put him out there, let him have a match match, a squash match, just so he can show his potential of what else this kid can do," he said.
It will be interesting to see what the Triple H-led promotion has planned for The Samoan Werewolf's future.
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