Rikishi reveals blind reaction to Jimmy Uso's surprise WWE return
Jimmy Uso returned to WWE this month after being away for almost six months. The comeback followed concerning comments made by Rikishi, who is vocal online about his sons and the company they work for. Rikishi is now revealing his blind reaction to Jimmy's return, which even surprised the WWE Hall of Famer.
The Kish is a father of eight, including Jimmy, Jey Uso, and Solo Sikoa. Too Cool's dancing Samoan regularly shares his thoughts on pro wrestling, mainly happenings related to The Anoa'i Family, on his podcast and social media.
The 59-year-old raised concern for Jimmy a few weeks back by asking fans to keep praying for the older Uso brother. While he has since offered a follow-up on why he asked fans to pray, Naomi's husband returned 18 days later at Bad Blood, helping Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes defeat Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu.
Rikishi made sure Jimmy's WWE return was not spoiled. The 40-year industry veteran told his son not to inform him of return plans ahead of time as he was a bit concerned with Jimmy's health and future. Speaking on his Off The Top podcast, he recalled being surprised during Bad Blood, just like the fans were.
"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," Rikishi said. [H/T to Fightful]
Friday's SmackDown main event loss to Solo was Jimmy's first match since losing to Jey at WrestleMania XL. After interference by The Bloodline during the match, the post-match angle saw Roman save Jimmy. However, the 4-on-2 beatdown ended with Reigns and Uso laid out to close the show.
WWE RAW update on The Usos
WWE Intercontinental Champion Jey Uso has been a top RAW Superstar since joining the brand. Cody Rhodes brought him to WWE's flagship show shortly after walking out on The Bloodline and SmackDown last year.
After Solo Sikoa and his Bloodline took out Jimmy Uso and Roman Reigns on SmackDown, the episode ended with Jimmy telling his older cousin that they needed help. Jimmy then shockingly returned to RAW last night. The older Uso brother tried to convince Jey to hear him out twice, but he was not interested.
Main Event Jey is set to defend the Intercontinental Championship against former champion Bron Breakker on next week's RAW. It will be interesting to see if Jimmy gets involved as the new Usos storyline continues.