WWE Hall Of Famer Believes Jey Uso Vs. Jimmy Uso Delivered At WrestleMania 40

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WWE Hall of Famer and former Intercontinental Champion Rikishi believes Jey Uso vs. Jimmy Uso delivered at WrestleMania 40.

At WWE WrestleMania 40 Night One, former Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions and real life twin brothers Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso clashed in a first time showdown.

Jey picked up the win over Jimmy, but many fans were surprised that the bout came and went without an appearance by The Usos’ father Rikishi either during the build or at Mania itself.

Speaking on Rikishi Fatu Off The Top, Rikishi shared his thoughts on the Jey Uso vs. Jimmy Uso WrestleMania 40 match. He said:

“First of all, I’d like to send a big shoutout to my sons. To be able to finally their dream match in this industry that they’ve been wanting for a long time, I felt like they went out there, they delivered.”

“I only wish that they could have had a little bit more time. I felt like there was a missing puzzle there, which is the guy who you’re listening to now. Hashtag I never got to ‘Call Rikishi.’”

“So I felt had…they did great without me, but just to add a little more into the match, it would have been a great opportunity, not only for the fans but also myself, on a personal level, to be able to grace the stage with your kids.”

“That’s a memory that will forever be in stone in our family. But at the end of the day, I don’t make the calls.”

“I didn’t lie about it. I was right close by, I was in Philadelphia. Everybody knew where I was at, but I never got the call,”

When asked to confirm that WWE never called him to be part of the WrestleMania 40 match, Rikishi answered:

“Absolutely not. That’s why I was absent. Hey, I don’t know. After watching the match, maybe…what would be right for me to be a special guest referee. That’s what I felt.”

“I couldn’t be a manager because then it would show favor, which side I’m leaning to. Or I could have just been part of the commentary for that one match, if they’d seen fit. Who knows?”

“Maybe the company felt like, ‘Oh, maybe Kishi couldn’t do the referee. Maybe blah blah blah.’ Whatever the case may be, right.”

“But there’s still something that they could have put me at. Be it the front row or be it at commentary, or just something. Whatever it was.”

On not feeling any ill will towards WWE for not calling him to be part of Jey Uso vs. Jimmy Uso, Rikishi said:

“But at the end of the day, I don’t call the shots. I don’t work for WWE. I’ve been gone from them for well over 25 years, and the only reason why I’m relevant in this wrestling game, and I’ll shoot with it, is because of my fans.”

“Anything the Bloodline does, anything my kids does, anything any family does that is relevant on TV, you can guarantee my name is gonna pop up.”

“So to me, it’s like, the fans, when they speak, somebody’s gotta listen. Somebody has to listen, and to be able to either, one, honor what the fans are asking for, or two, then so be it. So it’s that. That’s why I’m very happy, I’m working on this album now,” 

Jey Uso kept his momentum from the win over his brother by defeating Drew McIntyre, Bronson Reed and Ricochet in a Fatal Four Way Match to become the #1 contender for Damian Priest’s World Heavyweight Championship on the Raw After WrestleMania 40.

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