WWE isn't doing a damn thing with the popularity of "YEET!" and "Main Event" Jey Uso.
That's how Rikishi sees things, anyways.
The WWE Hall of Fame legend and father of the popular WWE Raw Superstar spoke on his "RIKISHI FATU OFF THE TOP" program about his frustration over how his son is being booked in WWE.
"They’re not doing a damn thing with Yeet," he said. "My opinion’s why? Why do you not push or give the most popular babyface, in my eyes, be it my son or not, if the Yeet Master or the Yeet man is over, why? How come? What is the problem, not giving this guy some type of title, something, win something? It’d only be good for business, wouldn’t it?"
Regarding the tease of something between Uso and Rhea Ripley heading into "The Biggest Party of the Summer" at WWE SummerSlam 2024, Rikishi thinks there should be more for the master of "YEET!"
"Is that the best they got? The number one, in my eyes, again, I get hot when I’m talking about this because whether it’s my son or somebody else, this kid worked hard," he said. "Not saying everybody else didn’t, but damn it, in this industry, you work hard. They conquered the tag team [division]. What else is there to do? Now he breaks off as Yeet. Right? He does this thing here, and yet it’s not like they’re giving the gas pedal to him. It’s almost like I want to come back with that promo I did a while back. Now I can add, ‘Jey Uso has been held down.’ High Chief Peter Maivia has been held down. Afa and Sika has been held down. Rikishi has been held down."
He continued, "Damn it, I said that interview 25 or so years ago, and now we’ve come up to 2024, and now we got a Bloodline that’s being held down? Come on. Why? Give me a good explanation why. I got hairs on the back of my neck every time I watch and, 'Okay, SummerSlam, where’s Yeet? Ah. I don’t know, let’s write him in like he likes Mami.' Mami? That’s the best that those writers got? Let’s write this guy into a relationship with Mami? What are y’all trying to do? Break his marriage up? Y’all can’t put him in a good storyline, so what you gonna do now? God forbid you guys try to tell her tongue kiss each other on Raw. Shit, that better not happen."
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