Former WWE United States Champion Ricochet is renowned for his breathtaking athleticism, but he has often been knocked for his promo skills. Many fans have argued that his abilities on the microphone have been detrimental to his push in WWE.
On the newest episode of Out of Character with Ryan Satin, Ricochet commented on this narrative and pointed out that, prior to his arrival in WWE, he never had the chance to engage in a long-term storyline. Instead, he was an “attraction” who flew all over the place, so he never really got the chance to hone his promo skills.
“Obviously beforehand, I always said like, Ricochet beforehand, especially before getting to the WWE, I traveled the world as like an attraction man,” said Ricochet. “I was always the attraction. You know what I mean, so I never had any long-running stories at any specific company, other than like Japan when I was there, but no one really can watch that stuff. Obviously I can’t really speak Japanese so I didn’t get the chance to talk a lot.
“So coming up in my world, in my experience, I never got to be in any long storylines with somebody and hash everything out. You know, it was like I was always the attraction here, then I’d fly over here and be the attraction, I’d fly across seas and be, you know what I mean. So I was always just that guy.”
The high-flying star then noted that his development on the microphone has been a “slow burn,” but he believes he’s finally hit his stride. He expressed his confidence in his personality, his promos and his overall voice.
“So obviously the talking, the promos, it was a slow burn, but now you know, I think I fully found my pocket, I think I found who I am,” said Ricochet. “I know how I speak, I know what I wanna say now. So I mean, so everybody, everybody got their opinion, but everybody don’t know kind of everything that goes into it…. Basically I feel like nowadays, like I said before, I found my pocket and I think I just know my voice now. So I’m just more comfortable with things like that.”
Ricochet moved to WWE SmackDown in October, and his fans are hopeful that he’ll get a fresh start on the blue brand.
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The full interview is available here:
