Rikishi Overlooks Allegations Made Against Vince McMahon To Put Him Over As Someone Every Pro Wrestler Should Thank

Vince McMahon changed the wrestling industry forever, although whether it was for the best is certainly debatable. And now, following the release of the “Mr. McMahon” Netflix docuseries, WWE Hall of Famer and father of Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, and Solo Sikoa has addressed what McMahon’s legacy will be on his podcast . In this, he would seemingly overlook the serious allegations made against his former boss by calling him “ fearless ” and a “ great businessman ” and then adding that every pro wrestler, past, present, and future, should thank him.

“A boss that gave opportunity for a lot of us to live the life we live. A man, a promoter that was fearless, a great businessman. Learn to make the choices we all seen this before, ‘what’s good for business,’ and Vince did that. Vince did it all, man. A man that had a vision, brought that vision to reality, didn’t care what it took to make this thing happen.

At the end of the day, he did it for himself, but when you really think about it, we all prospered from it. Every single student that you see in that ring downstairs that’s working hard, every single Hall of Famer, every single wrestler past, present, and future, y’all want to thank Vince McMahon. Because he’s a man who put it on for everybody, big bank, takes little banks.”

Rikishi, real name Solofa Fatu Jr., worked for McMahon on and off between 1992 and 2004 under multiple gimmicks, including Fatu of the Headshrinkers and The Sultan. Still, it wasn’t until he was repackaged as Rikishi, a bleached blonde sumo wrestler who loved to dance and force his buttocks into his opponent’s face, that his career really took off. And while this gimmick on paper sounds farcical, it would get over huge with fans in the early 2000s and even saw him appear in a famous segment with McMahon where he gave him a “Stinkface” thanks to assistance from The Rock.