WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi took to his Off The Top podcast, where he talked about a number of topics including what he meant when he asked prayers for his son, Jimmy Uso on social media.
Rikishi said, “God forbid I even say anything on social media. Everybody thought that Jimmy was in the hospital. All I said was just ‘Send a prayer for my son.’ That’s it, as any father would give any son… I got so much [flak] for just [being] a father trying to send some prayers for his boy and then boom!”
On telling Jimmy Uso not to tell him when he would be returning to WWE television:
“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. I’m glad god answered my prayers and gave my boy strength and health to make the right decision because wrestling’s always gonna be there, but your health, you don’t understand, 200-something days of getting hit in the back of the head with chairs and getting dropped on your neck, your vertebrae, it only takes 30 seconds to put your ass in a wheelchair for the rest of your life. Is it worth it? Some might say we’re crazy, but at the end of the day, you already know what you signed up for. So the choice, that was my thing. The choice is yours, I’m just gonna pray for you, for your strength and health. I said don’t even tell me if you’re coming back. I don’t wanna know if you’re coming. I want to see it, or I’ll read about it.“
You can check out the complete podcast in the video below.
