Rikishi Picks Side For Jey Uso Vs. Jimmy Uso At WWE WrestleMania 40

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WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi has picked his side for the highly anticipated brother vs. brother showdown between his son’s Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso at WrestleMania 40.

In a match that has been in the works since SummerSlam 2023 back in August, The Uso brothers will face-off one-on-one for the very first time at the biggest stage possible: WrestleMania 40.

The match obviously means a great deal to both Jimmy and Jey, but equally as such for their father Rikishi, who recently spoke on Rikishi Fatu Off The Top regarding the bout being made official for Philidelphia.

Rikishi said:

“Man, that’s exciting news. I’m excited, to be able to have the boys out there. Another historic…Bloodline, family tree, whatever you want to call it, but to have my sons out there on WrestleMania finally going after it together, this is a big deal for the whole fans.

“You’re finally gonna see the dream match, Uso vs. Uso, Yeet vs. No Yeet. It’s gonna be exciting. I’m very happy to be the last to know about it.”

While many fans are hoping to see Rikishi play a role in the bout in some fashion, the Hall of Famer revealed that he won’t be too far away, as he’s set to attend WrestleCon in Philadelphia that weekend.

“I’m not too far from WrestleCon. I’ll be there at WrestleCon. I’m gonna be in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I’m not too far, that’s all I can say.

“I’m not too far from the stadium. I’m not too far from the stadium where WrestleMania will be. Of course, they got a lot of Ubers, they got limousines over there, who knows?

“But I am not too far from the stadium. The news was that (it’s) Yeet versus No Yeet. But where’s the man that eats? I’ll tell you, I’m not gonna be far.”

Then, finally Rikishi gave the answer to the burning question of which side he will be on at WrestleMania, explaining who he feels should come away with the major win at the Grandest Stage of Them All.

“You know what? That’s a hard one, but I gotta put my feelings aside as a father. Jey is having a hell of a year as a single. Jimmy’s the same as far as being involved in the group, with the Bloodline.

“So to see the steam that Jey is having as a singles career, it only makes sense from a business standpoint, as if I was on the board of TKO or WWE. We’d have to go with ‘Yeet’.

“I would feel that it would be the best business move, is to let Jey get the upper hand for WrestleMania against his brother. But on a personal level, it’s a win-win situation for the boys, that they’re able to go out there. They bring it out when they work with a lot of people, the passion, because they always want to steal the show.

“But this one here, working against each other, this is really gonna be ‘show the world’ type of sh*t, like let’s me and you do this, and let’s announce to the world what exactly these two brothers can do.

“To see my sons going against each other for this dream match for the fans, it’s a win situation for the fans, for the company, for the family, and I’m so proud of them.

“I just pray that they walk out there, I know they’re gonna give it all they got, but I also pray that they are able to walk back out the squared circle together, hand in hand.”

As well as the match between Jey and Jimmy, Rikishi also has an understandable investment in The Bloodline’s war with Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins at WrestleMania.

Speaking specifically on Cody Rhodes’ quest to finish the story and dethrone Roman Reigns, Rikishi recently stated that Cody not winning would be a “win-win”.

Click here to read his full explanation as to why.

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