WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi recently spoke to FOX Sports about his predictions for WrestleMania 32 and more. You can check out the full interview here along with some highlights below.
Why Roman Reigns needs to turn heel:
“I feel that, in due time, you’re gonna see Roman Reigns become Roman Empire. Let’s take it back to John Cena and Rock back in the day, when people felt like they was just shoved down their throats. Eventually, they earned the people’s respect, and the next thing you know, they were just loved by the whole world. To me, you don’t want to go against the WWE Universe. You never want to do that. To me, what works is to go with the flow. If you hate me so much like that, had it been me, I’d tell Vince, switch me heel right now. Let’s give it to these people. I’d be the baddest frickin’ heel that they’d ever see. And in due time, you would hate me so much, when I do turn babyface, guess what, [you’d love me]. It’s a very simple fix.”
His infamous bump from the Armageddon Hell in a Cell match:
“I wanted to be the one to take the bump and steal the show in that match, and I’m grateful and thankful that nothing serious happened to me, everybody got to see the fall, the story was made, the fans we happy that there was a big bump as always expected in a Hell in a Cell, and I’m glad Rikishi took that time to take it.”
