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Rikishi, the father of The Usos, had been one of the biggest attractions of the Attitude Era of WWE. He played multiple characters in WWE before picking up his famous character. He was introduced to the WWE audience as Fatu, a member of the Samoan Swat Team. He won the WWE Tag Team titles once while playing this gimmick.
Later, he started playing the character of the Sultan, where he was presented as a tongueless person. This gimmick was given to hide his inability to speak English. In 1999, he debuted the character of Rikishi, and it became an instant hit. He was promoted as an upper mid card throughout the year 2000, and he even won the WWE Intercontinental Championship one time.
Rikishi thinks Al Snow should be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame
Recently, he remembered his fellow professional wrestler Al Snow, who was one of the top mid cards of the Attitude Era of WWE and won multiple Championships in the promotion. He explained why Al Snow should be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, and he should also be given a creative role in the promotion. Speaking on his "Rikishi Fatu – Off The Top" podcast, he explained the following;
Rikishi also believes that Al Snow should get a creative role in WWE
"And so a guy that I know and that I feel that can step into that same type of position, I'd have to go with Al Snow. Al Snow, big shoutout to OVW out there in Louisville, Kentucky. You see, he's opened up his thing there to be able to give the kids a shot, an opportunity to be able to, you know, be up underneath the lights and get some recognition, access, opportunity, exposure for a lot of those kids out there. He's doing a great job.
"And Al's been in the business for 30 years, man. So, he kind of knows how to, you know, work underneath pressure. He kind of knows how to run things, one of the best workers."
Al Snow won multiple championships in WWE
"I feel like Al still doesn't get the props that he deserves, and he's one of those cats that I feel should be in the Hall of Fame. You know, for many reasons, let's not talk about the grind of what he's done back in the day in the business to be able to become a great worker like that."
Al Snow was a household name during the Attitude Era of WWE, and he even won multiple championships, like the WWE European Championship, WWE Hardcore Championship, and even the Tag Team titles once with Mankind. He was a famous name despite being a lower mid card, and he definitely deserves to be in the WWE Hall of Fame.
