WWE SmackDown star Solo Sikoa spoke with Josh Martinez’s “Superstar Crossover” about his time in NXT and his current run on the main roster with The Bloodline.
Before being called up to the main roster, Sikoa discussed the plans NXT had for him:
“I felt like before I got called up, there were a lot of plans to after Carmelo Hayes and maybe Bron Breakker, you know, generation versus generation. I felt like it worked out just fine, man. Just to let everybody know, I’ve never lost the North American Title. I had to give it up, so it’s two different things. I never got beat.”
Regarding Ricky Sparks’ claim that he likes Sikoa:
“Shout out to Ricky Starks. I know who he is. I’m also a fan of his mic work. He knows how to use a microphone and he knows how to get down. I think it’s cool. I think it just shows respect, man, because at the end of the day, we both know, and everybody knows this, that this is a hard business to do. Not everybody can do it. If it was easy, everybody would do it, but everybody doesn’t do it. So I think when one worker shows love to another one, especially in a different company, I think that’s much respect. I mean, at least that’s what I think. That’s cool. Shout out to Ricky Starks.”
Paul Heyman has taught him the following:
“First of all, he’s been around my family for over 50 years. So he’s been around Roman’s dad. He was around my dad. I don’t know if a lot of people know this. My dad was one of the first Paul Heyman guys when they started in WCW because he was their manager. He’s with Roman and my brothers and now with me. There’s a lot of things that he’s taught me and it’s still teaching me. He said this is the place where you can go be a big superstar and make some money to take care of your family.”
You can check out the interview below:
(h/t to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription)
