At Comic-Con Northern Ireland 2024, WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi was asked about his opinion of Vince McMahon after the serious allegations made by Janel Grant, which will be covered in the Netflix docuseries.
Here’s what the WWF Attitude Era Veteran said:
“We have a long relationship with the McMahon family. Well over 75+ years with this man. We’ve kind of grandfathered into the McMahons. Me personally, I thank him for the opportunity of giving a bunch of guys from the island of Samoa, this small place, to be able to give us a platform, to introduce our culture and our people to the world.
If it wasn’t for the McMahons, then nobody would know who Afa and Sika was, nobody would know who Peter Maivia, Rikishi, all the way down to Roman Reigns to The Usos. So as far as the Fatu-Anoa’i clan, we’re forever McMahons in WWE.
Since I’ve left the WWE, I’ve been underneath, a legend in that umbrella, with the family still in contact. They’ve given me another opportunity. I feel it’s the trust and the relationship of our families that’s given me the opportunity to help my business grow in Los Angeles with a wrestling school.
I have nothing but respect for the McMahons, and when I say McMahons, I say all of them. What’s happening with him now, as far as the Netflix [series], I’ll make a decision when that comes out.
But for now, I always believe in people having a second chance in life. There’s nobody in this arena that were perfect. We’re never perfect. It’s not made like that in this world for us. There’s always speed bumps for us to be able to learn from one another, each one teach one.
At the end of the day, I would like to keep my happy memories of the McMahons, what they have done. They’ve really taken wrestling to another level. They have taken care of a lot of professional wrestlers, their families.
So let’s think how far this man has reached out to everyone to be able to give them the lifestyle that possibly some of us could never achieve. So I want to thank them.”
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