WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi recently opened up and discussed an incident that nearly cost him his life. The former three-time tag team champion, as well as Intercontinental Championship holder, interviewed on Insight With Chris Van Vliet. During the interview, things got really serious for a moment, when Rikishi spoke about the drive-by shooting that happened to him in his younger days. Many people have noticed a scar on the Samoan’s stomach area, and Rikishi explained how he ended up with it, telling Chris:

“It was really a wake-up call for me. I was in there for two months. This scar on my stomach, they had to cut me open, because I was shattered inside. They just said that the bullet, it was a twenty-two, actually hit the side of my rib, which saved my heart. Had that rib not need there, it would have gone through my heart and we probably wouldn’t be having this conversation… My kids were very, very young, twins, at the time. My family members were in and out of the hospital, they were just furious. They wanted to find this son of a b**** who did what he did to me. When you’re in the hospital, you’ve got a whole lot of time. You can’t go nowhere… I just feel like I brought a lot of pain to my family”.

The father of current WWE Superstars Jimmy and Jey Uso, as well as father-in-law of Naomi also sent a message to the shooter. Law enforcement officials never found the person who pulled the trigger, and Rikishi hopes to meet the suspect someday. The member of the Anoa’i family tree explained:

“Well I hope, I mean, one day, if you’re watching this here, and you think you know who I am, I would like to personally meet you. And I would like to… I’m going to say this in case I don’t have a chance to. I forgive you, man. I forgive you for what has happened to me, for what you have done to me. And I hope you can learn from what has happened. But not only that, to [Inaudible]… and being a better person”.

(H/T and transcribed by SKWrestling)