Rikishi spoke with immense pride about his nephew Jacob Fatu’s journey and current standing in WWE, noting how WWE fans have embraced him and see his potential as a future top star.
“Fans, they follow people’s careers. When you’re out there, they already have an attachment to Jacob. I was like, you know how proud they are of this kid,” Rikishi said on his Off The Top podcast.
“And then you hear his stories about so you can gravitate to somebody when you’re telling the story… had a bad, bad hand, you know, hand dealt to him. You know, did some time, came back out, boom, jumped into wrestling, had a family… kept running, and here it was, only, you know, in due time.”
Rikishi believes WWE fans connect with this narrative. He said, “The story alone, I feel a lot of people can relate to that… Now, you we all like a positive story… And the fans, you know, they just seize this this, they feel like they’re on a ride with the with the icon to be made absolutely right? Because they all see him coming for the first season in the making, right?” He also noted Fatu’s merchandise success: “He’s the heel and he’s got merchandise. Yeah, right, the hottest selling merchandise… if WWE would not make your merchandise, if they don’t feel that you’re generating revenue and you’re becoming a fan favorite, right?”
Rikishi concluded with high praise for Fatu’s potential by stating, “You stick Jacob with the right guys, the right names and the right angle? Yeah, you’re looking at a future Hall of Famer.”
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