Rikishi has revealed his honest thoughts about Charlotte Flair.
A part of WWE since 2012, Flair joined NXT in its early years and stayed there before her main-roster promotion in 2015. The daughter of the legendary Ric Flair, Charlotte, soon established herself as one of the biggest names in the women’s roster.
An exceptional wrestling talent and a 14-time Women’s Champion, The Queen is often regarded as ‘the greatest women’s wrestler of all time’. However, WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi has a different opinion. Speaking on his Off the Top podcast, Rikishi stated,
No, I wouldn’t. There’s so many other wrestlers before her time. Had they been young enough to be able to go, they could have kept up with her. They weren’t built like her, as far as pushing her as far as Superstar status. There’s a few. Miss Jackie [Jacqueline Moore], Can you imagine if Miss Texas was young and in this era? Ivory, back in the day. These names that I’m throwing out there were never really pushed, but they were so good of workers that they were able to make other superstars.
They danced a lot with Trish Stratus. Danced a lot with Lita. All these guys are still relevant today, but you don’t hear too much about women legends like that… If they were in this era, I would love to see Jazz — she would be another good Contender to rock with some of these new chicks.”
Rikishi’s daughter-in-law Naomi is the current Women’s Money in the Bank holder and is heavily favored to win the Women’s Title in the near future. While not a big fan of Flair, the Hall of Famer later heaped praise on Nikkita Lyons.
“I’m a big fan of Nikkita Lyons. Hopefully these girls today get a chance to sit in the same locker room as some of the legends I mentioned. You can learn so much from them. It’s not just about how your moves look, it’s about making every moment mean something. Emotion, storytelling, facials, those are what truly connect.”
Flair is currently involved in an intriguing storyline with Alexa Bliss on SmackDown.
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Major Update On Charlotte Flair’s Real-Life Heat With This WWE Star
We’re cordial, no, we’re good. I still think there’s I still think there is some story left there [there’s a little meat on that bone]. There’s more meat, I don’t think there’s a nail in the coffin yet.
Our Survivor Series match was actually really incredible, it’s so hard to pick it, just wasn’t as different as the Ronda and I one, like impactful, but Becky and I have had a lot of great matches, but our Survivor Series match was pretty incredible too, which was like three years ago.”
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