Rikishi has offered an endorsement of Roman Reigns following his World Heavyweight Championship victory over CM Punk at WrestleMania 42, declaring the Tribal Chief irreplaceable to WWE’s business.
Speaking on Off The Top, Rikishi was asked for his thoughts on Reigns recapturing the title in the night two main event.
“When in doubt, call the tribal chief. You can see it, the whole world feels it. The company feels it. The bank feels it. Anybody that’s involved with WWE, you feel it. There is nothing else that needs to be proven anymore. What Roman says out there, what Roman does, he’s that big pot of gold at the end of that rainbow. You can come on the rainbow and it’ll just kind of stop there. But when he starts to come through, that needle moves all the way to that pot of gold.”
He also spoke to the weight of responsibility that comes with being the company’s top star, expressing personal concern for Reigns’ well-being going forward.
“The one thing that I pray a lot for is just his health, his mindset, to be able to continue. Because he mentioned it before, a lot of people that come through, they want that spot, but can you handle it? Are you the guy to handle that? To be able to be that face for the company, to be able to be respected by all, to be able to get up in the morning, fly from one city to the next city, to be able to do these early morning shows. Good Morning America, Jimmy Kimmel. All that stuff. It’s not only in the ring, but it’s the responsibility of being that guy,” Rikishi said.
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