During a recent Q&A panel at Comic-Con Northern Ireland, WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi spoke about his relationship with disgraced former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and the allegations made against him by former WWE employee Janel Grant.
You can check out some highlights from the panel below:
On his family’s relationship with McMahon: “I thank him for the opportunity of giving a bunch of guys from the island of Samoa, this small place, to be able to give us a platform to introduce our culture and our people to the world. If it wasn’t for the McMahons, nobody would know who Afa and Sika was. Nobody would know who Peter Maivia, Rikishi, all the way down to Roman Reigns and the Usos. As far as the Anoa’i clan, we’re forever [beside the] McMahons in WWE.”
On the allegations against McMahon: “What’s happening with him now… I’ll make a decision when that [documentary] comes out, but for now, I always believe in people having a second chance in life. There’s always speed bumps for us to be able to learn from one another… And so at the end of the day, like Mick, I would like to keep my happy memories of the McMahons.”
The documentary about McMahon’s life and career, “Mr. McMahon,” will premiere on Netflix on Wednesday, September 25. The docuseries will delve into the various sexual misconduct allegations made against McMahon by several women over the years.
