Everybody knows that a good finisher can be a huge difference maker inside the ring. Over the years fans have seen some great finishers used on WWE programming and recently Jacob Fatu has been using the Impaler DDT which was made famous by Gangrel.
During a recent episode of his Off The Top podcast Rikishi talked a little bit about Jacob’s decision to start using the move, and he confirmed that Jacob called Gangrel to ask permission first.
“I was told that Jacob had called David [Gangrel] and asked David, was it okay that he uses that his finishing move. And David gave him the green light. David is like ‘Uncle David’ to Jacob. You know, being here at Knox Pro back in the day when Jacob first started. Jacob had three trainers breathing down his neck all the time. You had David, Gangrel. You had Reno and then you had myself. So it was nice to know the respect level that he was able to call David and ask David if it’s okay for him to use the Impaler]. I’m sure David’s happy to the respect and the love.
“But you know, that’s nothing new for us. Like, if you’re coming from this school and you are taught underneath us like that — even yourself. All you kids, you know, like, that’s a no-brainer. That’s a no-brainer. Shame on you if you didn’t have the respect to even call and ask, right? ‘What, all of a sudden, this is your move?’ Give respect where respect is due, follow the correct protocols and you don’t get no heat. So big shout out for Jacob for being smart.”
H/T 411Mania.com
