Rikishi thinks current Bloodline member will become a major fan favorite in WWE one day
WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi believes that Jacob Fatu could become very popular with the fans in the future. He also weighed in on how The Bloodline member has been performing after arriving at the company.
The villainous faction is run by the wrestling legend's son, Solo Sikoa. He's the one who brought in Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, and The Samoan Werewolf. Jimmy Uso and Paul Heyman were kicked out of the group, and the former NXT North American Champion declared himself the new Tribal Chief.
Speaking on the Off the Top podcast, Rikishi stated that Jacob Fatu hasn't made any big mistakes in the ring yet, but he can get away with it as he has "many attitudes." The WWE veteran added that he could see the SmackDown star getting over with the crowd in the future.
"Knock on wood, he hasn't fumbled the ball on any moves, but Jacob is smooth enough that if in case he did mess up a move on live TV or a taping, he's a man with many attitudes so he can definitely get away with it ... he looked very, very comfortable, and I'm glad now as he's going through these house shows, which they don't televise and we see a lot of that when wrestlers go out there, it's your way of perfecting your craft and finding it and he's going to find the WWE universe and the universe is definitely gonna find Jacob," said Rikishi. (H/T Wrestling INC.)
Rikishi says Jacob Fatu's brother is ready to join WWE
The Anoa'i family is one of wrestling's richest dynasties for a reason. It's possible for The Bloodline storyline to go on for decades just because of how big the family tree is.
Rikishi also said on his podcast that he'd love to see Jacob's younger Journey Fatu in WWE. He believes that the latter is ready.
"Journey can get away with, Journey can adapt. He's a WWE material right now, you know. But Journey doesn't look like the rest of us. Journey has his own look, right? So, I would think if they do decide to pick up Journey Fatu, which is Jacob's brother, his younger brother, you know, Journey's psychology is to the roof, so A on that. You know, Journey is not a liability, A on that. He's a hard worker, A on that. He has passion about the business, A on that. He's a safe worker, A+ on that. And he gets it, psychology-wise, you know, A++ on that," he said.
At SummerSlam, The Bloodline leader Solo Sikoa will challenge Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship in the main event of the show.