Joshua Samuel Fatu (born August 22, 1985), better known by thering nameJey Uso, is an Americanprofessional wrestler. He is signed toWWE, where he performs on theRawbrand under theepithet"Main Event" Jey Uso. He is a member of theAnoaʻi family of professional wrestlers.
During his time as part of The Usos, Jey holds the record for the longest male tag team championship reign in WWE history at 622 days, which was accomplished in their fifth reign with theWWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship.[8] They are overall eight-timetag team champions in WWE, capturing theWWE Raw Tag Team Championshipthree times and winning theSlammy Award for Tag Team of the Year in both 2014 and 2015. In 2017, they won the SmackDown Tag Team Championship on three occasions, followed by a fourth reign in 2019 and a fifth reign in 2021. They are the first team to win both the Raw and SmackDown Tag Team Championships and the first team to hold them simultaneously as theUndisputed WWE Tag Team Championship. The two headlined multiplepay-per-views, includingWrestleMania 39 - Night 1.
As a singles professional wrestler, Jey won the 2020 Feud of the Year category for his feud with Roman Reigns by theCBS Sports as well as the2021André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.[9][10] He would later win the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship withCody Rhodes, marking his fourth reign with the Raw Tag Team Championship and sixth reign with the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. In September 2024, he won theIntercontinental Championship, the first singles title of his career. In February 2025, Uso won theMen's Royal Rumble, earning him a world championship match atWrestleMania 41, where he defeatedGunther for theWorld Heavyweight Championship, marking the first world title of his career.
Fatu attended and playedlinebacker for theUniversity of West Alabama. Prior to the 2005 season,UWA headfootball coachSam McCorkle cited in a Tuscaloosa News article that Fatu would be one of the players to watch. McCorkle hoped Josh Fatu, who was previously sat out for academic reasons, would help provide shots on defense. The season did not go as Fatu hoped it would.[13][14]
Realizing his football career was not heading down a desirable path, Fatu and his brotherJonathan decided to join their fatherRikishi and uncle,Umaga in the wrestling industry.[13]
As Joshua Fatu, he made his professional wrestling debut forWorld Xtreme Wrestling (WXW) alongside his brotherJonathan Fatu, as a tag team called The Fatu Twins inMilton, Florida, on June 8, 2007.[5] On December 12, 2008, Joshua made his appearance forNational Wrestling Alliance (NWA) atNWA Prime Time event inColumbus, Georgia, as Josh Fatu. He was a member of a tag team called The Samoan Soldiers with his brother Jonathan.[15] In 2009, he and his brother wrestled twice as a tag team for Xtreme Championship Wrestling (XCW) inDecature andNorth Richland Hills, Texas.[15]
Joshua made his debut as "Jules Uso", joining a tag team with his brother, called the Uso Brothers starting in 2010 by defeating The Rotundo Brothers (Duke andBo) on January 14.[16] On February 18, The Rotundo Brothers teamed up withWes Brisco to defeat The Usos andDonny Marlow.[17] They continued their association with Marlow at the television tapings on February 25, when he accompanied them to ringside for a victory against Titus O'Neil andBig E Langston.[18] The following month, they were given amanager, Sarona Snuka. On March 13, The Usos defeated The Fortunate Sons (Joe Hennig andBrett DiBiase) to win theFCW Florida Tag Team Championship.[19][20][21] They made their first successful title defense at the March 18 television tapings against The Dudebusters (Trent Baretta andCaylen Croft).[22] They went on to successfully defend the championship againstPercy Watson andDarren Young,Hunico andTito Nieves,Skip Sheffield and Darren Young, and The Dudebusters, who they defeated bydisqualification when Tamina pulled thereferee out of thering to stop him from counting thepinfall.[23][24][25][26] On June 3, The Usos lost the Florida Tag Team Championship to "Los Aviadores" (Hunico andDos Equis).[19][27]
On the May 24, 2010, episode ofRaw, The Usos (with Jules now wrestling as Jey Uso) and Tamina made their debut asheels by attacking theUnifiedWWE Tag Team Champions,The Hart Dynasty (Tyson Kidd,David Hart Smith, andNatalya).[28][29] The following week,Raw General ManagerBret Hart stated that he had signed them to contracts. That night, the triocut a promo, stating that they were looking for respect for their families. They were interrupted and attacked by The Hart Dynasty, who were seeking revenge for the surprise attack the previous week.[30] The Usos attempted to attack The Hart Dynasty again on the June 7 episode ofRaw, but The Harts gained the upper hand.[31] The Usos made their in-ring debut for the brand on the June 17 episode ofSuperstars, defeatingGoldust andMark Henry.[32] Three days later, they made theirpay-per-view debut by losing to The Hart Dynasty in asix-personmixed tag team match atFatal 4-Way.[33] The Usos were scheduled to face The Hart Dynasty on the June 28 episode ofRaw, but the match never started as The Usos instead attacked The Harts when they were entering the ring.[34] The Usos defeated The Hart Dynasty for the first time in a six-person mixed tag team match on the July 12 episode ofRaw when Jey pinned Smith.[35] The Usos challenged The Harts for the Unified Tag Team Championship atMoney in the Bank on July 18, but were unsuccessful.[36] On the July 26 episode ofRaw, Jey Uso facedRandy Orton in his first singles match on the brand in a losing effort. They received another shot for theTag Team Championship on September 19 atNight of Champions in aTag Team Turmoil match, where they eliminated both The Hart Dynasty and the team ofVladimir Kozlov andSantino Marella before being eliminated by Mark Henry andEvan Bourne. On the December 6 episode ofRaw, The Usos were in a fatal four-way tag match and were eliminated, but Tamina stayed in the corner of Marella and Kozlov upon their winning of the WWE Tag Team Championship; as a result, she turnedface and left The Usos.
On April 26, 2011, both Usos were drafted to theSmackDownbrand as part of the2011 Supplemental Draft.[37] On the June 2 episode ofSuperstars, The Usos turnedface when they competed againstThe Corre (Justin Gabriel andHeath Slater) in a losing effort.[38] During this time, The Usos began performing theSiva Tau, a traditional Samoan war dance, as part of their ring entrance, using the dance to display their strength and energize themselves; they performed this entrance until their heel turn in 2016.[39][40] On the July 29 episode ofSmackDown, The Usos challengedDavid OtungaandMichael McGillicutty for the WWE Tag Team Titles, but were defeated.[41]
The Usos then began appearing on thefifth season ofNXT in September 2011, by delivering post-match attacks on the team of Darren Young andJTG.[42] The Usos then went on to defeat Young and JTG on the September 27 episode ofNXT Redemption. However, just like how The Usos debuted on NXT, they were attacked after their win by another debuting tag team,Curt Hawkins andTyler Reks,[43] and The Usos lost to Hawkins and Reks the next week. In the following months and into 2012, The Usos exchanged wins with Hawkins and Reks on NXT, while continually losing toPrimo and Epico on SmackDown.[44] They also feuded with JTG, who had become Tamina's boyfriend.[45] In March 2012, The Usos began a feud withDarren Young and Titus O'Neil, after they mocked The Usos' pre-match Siva Tau.[46] Although The Usos beat Young and O'Neil in tag team matches, they were continually defeated in singles matches.[47] The Usos then started a feud withThe Ascension (Conor O'Brian andKenneth Cameron) on the August 15 episode ofNXT, with a match between the two tag teams ending in the Ascension being disqualified; the Ascension then conducted a post-match attack on The Usos.[48] On the September 5 episode ofNXT, the Ascension defeated The Usos.[49] The Usos then teamed withRichie Steamboat to lose to The Ascension andKassius Ohno on the October 17 episode ofNXT.[50] The Usos' feud with the Ascension was cut short when Cameron was released from WWE.[51]
On April 1 atWrestleMania XXVIII, The Usos unsuccessfully challenged for the WWE Tag Team Championship in a triple threat dark match against champions Primo and Epico and Tyson Kidd and Justin Gabriel when the defending champions retained their titles.[52] AtNo Way Out on June 17, The Usos faced Primo and Epico, Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd, and The Prime Time Players in a Fatal-4-Way tag team match to determine the Number 1 contenders for the WWE Tag Team Champions and were unsuccessful.[53] On the July 16 episode ofRaw, The Usos made an appearance dancing with their father, Rikishi, after Rikishi made a "Blast from the Past" return defeating Heath Slater.[52] On the September 7 episode ofSmackDown, The Usos were unsuccessful in winning a triple threat tag team match for number one contendership for the WWE Tag Team titles against The Prime Time Players, and Primo and Epico.
At the beginning of 2014, The Usos would go on a winning streak and began to demand a Tag Team Championship match fromNew Age Outlaws. They received their title shot atElimination Chamber on February 23, but were once again unsuccessful. On the March 3 episode ofRaw, The Usos defeated the Outlaws to win the titles. At theWrestleMania XXX pre-show on April 6, The Usos successfully defended their titles in a fatal four-way elimination match againstRyback andCurtis Axel, The Real Americans, andLos Matadores. The Usos then feuded withThe Wyatt Family, successfully retaining the championships againstHarper and Rowan on June 29 atMoney in the Bank and in atwo-out-of-three falls match atBattleground on July 20. The Usos dropped the titles to Goldust and Stardust atNight of Champions on September 21, ending their reign at 202 days.[56]
The Usos withNaomi making their entrance to the ring at theWrestleMania 31 pre-show in March 2015
On the December 29 episode ofRaw, The Usos recaptured the titles fromThe Miz andDamien Mizdow after feuding with them over Naomi's entertainment opportunities. However, they lost the titles atFastlane on February 22 againstTyson Kidd and Cesaro.[57] In a rematch the next night onRaw, The Usos failed to regain the titles due to Natalya interfering for a disqualification victory. At the March 9SmackDown tapings, Jey Uso suffered a legitimate shoulder injury. At theWrestleMania 31 pre-show on March 29, they competed in a fatal-four-way tag team match, which they lost and Jey further injured his shoulder.
After Jey suffered an anterior shoulder dislocation on the left arm, he remained off WWE television for about six months. He returned on the November 2 episode ofRaw alongside his brother Jimmy as a surprise return to team up with their cousin Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Ryback againstSeth Rollins,Kevin Owens and The New Day in a Survivor Series elimination tag team match, The Usos along with Reigns, Ambrose and Ryback were victorious in the match. On the November 30 episode ofRaw, The Usos competed in a tag team #1 contenders match againstLucha Dragons, which ended in a double disqualification when The New Day attacked both teams. Later that night,Stephanie McMahon told The Usos that they would be inserted to the tag team championship match at theTLC pay-per-view if Roman Reigns defeatedSheamus during the main event of the show in 5 minutes and 15 seconds, which he won by disqualification. At TLC on December 13, The Usos competed in a losing effort. The Usos won aSlammy Award on the December 21 episode ofRaw for "Tag team of the year".
At theRoyal Rumble on January 24, 2016, The Usos unsuccessfully challenged The New Day for the WWE Tag Team Championship. In February, The Usos entered a feud with theDudley Boyz after they put The Usos through tables after defeating The New Day and Mark Henry in an 8-man tag team tables match. On April 3, at theWrestleMania 32 kickoff show, The Usos defeated The Dudley Boyz, but the next night onRaw, they were defeated by the Dudleys in a tables match. On the April 11 episode ofRaw, The Usos defeated The Social Outcasts in the first round of a tag team tournament. Following the match, they were attacked byLuke GallowsandKarl Anderson. The following week onRaw, The Usos lost to The Vaudevillains in the semi-final round.[58] On the May 2 episode ofRaw, The Usos and Roman Reigns lost toAJ Styles, Gallows and Anderson in a six-man tag team match after Styles pinned Jey. AtExtreme Rules on May 22, The Usos lost to Gallows and Anderson in a Texas Tornado match, but helped Reigns retain his title in the main event.
On July 19, during the2016 WWE draft, The Usos were drafted to SmackDown working on both theBattleground andSummerSlam pre-shows. Then, they entered an 8 tag team tournament to determine the inaugural holders of theSmackDown Tag Team Championship. On the September 6 episode ofSmackDown, The Usos turnedheel for the first time since 2011 when they attackedAmerican Alpha after losing to them in 28 seconds in the semi-finals. AtBacklash on September 11, The Usos defeated theHype Bros before facingHeath Slater and Rhyno in the tournament finals, where they were defeated. On October 9, The Usos faced the new champions atNo Mercy, but were again defeated. As part of their heel turn, they began a street-like, thuggish gimmick. The Usos participated in a5-on-5 Survivor Series Tag Team Elimination match atSurvivor Series on November 20, where they lost toCesaro and Sheamus of Team Raw.[59] The Usos would reignite their feud with American Alpha followingElimination Chamber on February 12, after they attacked American Alpha.
On the March 21, 2017, episode ofSmackDown, The Usos defeated American Alpha to win the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, becoming the first team to have won both the Raw (formerly WWE Tag Team Championship) and SmackDown Tag Team Championship.[60] On the April 11 episode ofSmackDown Live, The Usos were successful in their first title defense by defeating American Alpha in a rematch, ending the feud.[61] They retained the titles atBacklash on May 21 against Breezango (Tyler Breeze andFandango)[62] andMoney in the Bank on June 18 against The New Day,[63] but lost them atBattleground on June 23 to The New Day, ending their 124-day reign.[64] On August 20 at theSummerSlam pre-show, The Usos defeated The New Day to recapture the titles.[65] Their reign ended on the September 12 episode ofSmackDown Live after they lost to The New Day in a Sin City Street Fight,[66] but regained the titles on October 8 atHell in a Cell.[67] Two days later onSmackDown Live, The Usos claimed that they had respect for The New Day, turning intofan favorites again.[68]
AtSurvivor Series on November 19, they defeated Raw Tag Team Champions Cesaro and Sheamus in an interbrandChampion vs Champion match.[69] AtClash of Champions on December 17, The Usos retained the titles in afatal four-way tag team match againstChad Gable andShelton Benjamin, The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston) andRusev andAiden English.[70] AtRoyal Rumble on January 28, 2018, The Usos retained the titles against Gable and Benjamin in atwo out of three falls match, winning 2–0.[71] They would renew their rivalry with the New Day, culminating in a title match atFastlane on March 11, which would end in a no-contest due to interference fromThe Bludgeon Brothers.[72] AtWrestleMania 34 on April 8, The Usos wrestled on the main card of WrestleMania for the first time, where they defended the titles against The New Day and The Bludgeon Brothers in a triple threat tag team match. The Usos dropped the belts to The Bludgeon Brothers after Harper pinned Kofi Kingston, ending their reign at 182 days and setting a record for the longest SmackDown Tag Team Championship reign.[73] On theSmackDown after WrestleMania, The Usos would defeat the New Day to earn a rematch against the Bludgeon Brothers for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship at theGreatest Royal Rumble.[74] At the event on April 27, The Usos were defeated when Rowan pinned Jey Uso.[75]
On the May 22 episode ofSmackDown, The Usos attempted to earn another title match atMoney in the Bank, but were defeated by Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson.[76] Following the loss, The Usos began failing to earn numerous title opportunities, including a tag team match against a returningTeam Hell No (Daniel Bryan andKane) on the July 3 episode ofSmackDown and losing in the first round of a number one contender's tournament to The Bar (Cesaro and Sheamus) on the July 31 episode ofSmackDown.[77] After months of treading in the division, The Usos began to build momentum, starting withSurvivor Series on November 18, where they, as Team SmackDown's captains, emerged from the 10-on-10 Survivor Series match as the sole survivors, giving SmackDown their only win over Raw.[78] They would go on to challenge The Bar for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship in a triple threat match, which also included the New Day atTLC on December 16, but failed to capture the titles.[79]
On the January 29, 2019, episode ofSmackDown, they defeated The Bar, The New Day and new SmackDown tag teamHeavy Machinery (Otis andTucker) to get a SmackDown Tag Team Championship match atElimination Chamber on February 17,[80] where they defeatedShane McMahon and The Miz to win the titles for a record fourth time.[81] On the March 26 episode ofSmackDown, The Usos were a part of a tag team gauntlet match in which they forfeited to former longtime rivals the New Day as a show of respect and to help Kofi Kingston earn a WWE Championship match at WrestleMania.[82] As a storyline punishment for their deed, they were scheduled to defend the titles against The Bar,Aleister Black andRicochet, andShinsuke Nakamura and Rusev in a Fatal 4-Way atWrestleMania 35 on April 7,[83] which they won.[84] Two days later onSmackDown, The Usos lost the titles toHardy Boyz.[85]
As part of the2019 WWE Superstar Shake-up, The Usos were drafted to theRaw brand.[86] They entered a feud withThe Revival (Dash Wilder andScott Dawson) onRaw, while also entering a feud with Daniel Bryan and Rowan onSmackDown, thanks to WWE's newWild Card Rule.[87][88] On the May 7 episode ofSmackDown Live, they failed to regain the SmackDown Tag Team Championship from Bryan and Rowan.[89] AtMoney in the Bank on May 19, they defeated Bryan and Rowan in a non-title match.[90][91] They continued their feud with The Revival, where the two teams traded victories with one another.[92][93] On the June 10 episode ofRaw, both The Usos and The Revival competed in a triple threat match for theRaw Tag Team Championship against championsCurt Hawkins and Zack Ryder, which The Revival won.[94] On July 14 atExtreme Rules, The Usos challenged The Revival for the titles, where they were unsuccessful.[95][96] Following Jimmy's arrest forDUI, the duo would be off television for the remainder of the calendar year.[97][98]
On the January 3, 2020, episode ofSmackDown, The Usos made a surprise return once again as part of the SmackDown brand, aiding Roman Reigns from an attack byKing Corbin andDolph Ziggler.[99] The Usos then challenged for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship atElimination Chamber on March 8[100][101] andWrestleMania 36 on April 4, where they were unsuccessful again.[102][103] During the match at WrestleMania, Jimmy suffered a legitimate knee injury, putting him out of in-ring action indefinitely.[104]
On the September 4 episode ofSmackDown, after Big E was attacked and injured in a storyline, Uso took Big E's place in a fatal 4-way match against Matt Riddle, King Corbin, and Sheamus where the winner would earn a Universal Championship match at Clash of Champions against Roman Reigns, who turned heel recently. He won by pinning Riddle to earn the first singles championship opportunity of his career.[105] On September 27, he was defeated atClash of Champions when Jimmy appeared and threw in a towel on Jey's behalf. Uso then received a rematch on October 25 atHell in a Cell in an "I Quit" Hell in a Cell match, but lost again.[106][107][108] After Hell in a Cell, he aligned with Roman Reigns, thus turning heel in the process.[109] On the April 9, 2021, specialWrestleMania edition ofSmackDown, he won theAndre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. This marked Uso's first major singles accolade in WWE.[10]
The Usos in 2022
After Jimmy returned from injury on the May 7 episode ofSmackDown, there was an initial strife between The Usos and Reigns before they all reconciled and formed a faction, with Jimmy turning heel in the process.[110][111] During theMoney in the Bank Kickoff pre-show on July 18, The Usos were successful in capturing their fifth SmackDown Tag Team Championship from theMysterios (Rey andDominik).[112] AtSummerSlam on August 21, The Usos would defeat The Mysterios in a rematch to retain the titles.[113]
On January 16, 2022, they broke their previous record of 185 days as longest reigning SmackDown Tag Team Champions.[114] At Night 1 ofWrestleMania 38 on April 2, The Usos defeatedShinsuke Nakamura andRick Boogs to retain their championships.[115] AtWrestleMania Backlash on May 8, The Usos and Reigns defeatedRK-Bro (Randy Orton andRiddle) and Drew McIntyre in a six-man tag team match.[116] On the May 20 episode ofSmackDown, they, with outside interference from Reigns, defeated RK-Bro to win the Raw Tag Team Championship, becoming theUndisputed WWE Tag Team Champions. This gave The Usos their third reign as Raw Tag Team Champions (and first reign with the title since 2014) and made them the first team to hold the Raw and SmackDown titles simultaneously.[117] AtMoney in the Bank on July 2, The Usos retained their undisputed titles againstStreet Profits in controversial fashion, with The Usos winning by pinfall despite Montez Ford's shoulder being off the mat.[118] A rematch between the teams was scheduled forSummerSlam[119] with a special guest referee, later revealed to beJeff Jarrett.[120]
On July 18, The Usos surpassed the 365-day mark as SmackDown Tag Team Champions, becoming the first team to hold the titles for a continuous reign of one full year. At SummerSlam on July 30, The Usos successfully retained against The Street Profits.[121] AtCrown Jewel on November 5, The Usos successfully retained the titles againstThe Brawling Brutes (Butch andRidge Holland).[122] On the November 11 episode ofSmackDown, they retained their championships against The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods), thus ensuring that they would become the longest reigning male tag team champions on WWE's main roster, a record previously set by The New Day at 483 days.[123] On November 14, 2022, The Usos officially broke The New Day's record for main roster tag team championships, and then on November 28, they brokeGallus' record of 497 days with theNXT UK Tag Team Championship to become the longest reigning male tag team champions in WWE history, regardless of championship or roster status. AtSurvivor Series: WarGames on November 26, The Bloodline (The Usos, Roman Reigns, Solo Sikoa and Sami Zayn) defeated The Brawling Brutes, Drew McIntyre and Kevin Owens in aWarGames match.[124]
Tensions between The Usos and Sami Zayn resurfaced in subsequent weeks. After Reigns retained theUndisputed WWE Universal Championship at theRoyal Rumble against Kevin Owens on January 28, 2023, The Usos proceeded to beat down Owens and handcuff him to the ring ropes. After refusing to hit Owens, Zayn then hit Reigns with a steel chair, turning face. Jimmy, Sikoa and Reigns attacked Zayn whilst Jey looked on and eventually left the ring in disgust.[125] After the event, Uso declared on Instagram that "he's out"[126] and did not appear on the following episode ofSmackDown.[127] He would show up on the February 10 episode ofSmackDown to retain the SmackDown Tag Team Championship with Jimmy againstBraun Strowman andRicochet. Before the episode ended, Reigns, through Heyman, informed The Usos to stay at home for the following week's episode ofSmackDown andElimination Chamber in Canada.[128]
On the March 6 episode ofRaw, Uso showed up in the crowd during Jimmy's match against Zayn, which Jimmy lost. Following the match, he hugged Zayn and then delivered a Superkick to the latter, affirming his allegiance to The Bloodline. The Usos and Sikoa then attacked Zayn beforeCody Rhodes ran out to save Zayn.[129] On the March 20 episode ofRaw, a reunitedOwens and Zayn challenged The Usos for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship atWrestleMania 39, which The Usos accepted.[130] At Night 1 of WrestleMania on April 1, The Usos main evented WrestleMania for the first time in their careers, where they lost the titles to Owens and Zayn, thus ending their Raw reign at 316 days and their record SmackDown reign at 622 days. This match also marked the first time a tag team match main evented WrestleMania since its inaugural show.[131] Following their loss, Reigns started ignoring them and began depending more on Sikoa instead, with Reigns inserting himself and Sikoa into a title match atNight of Champions.[132] They failed to capture the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships in their rematch against Owens and Zayn on the April 28 episode ofSmackDown.[133]
At Night of Champions on May 27, Jimmy turned face after he and Jey cost Reigns and Sikoa the match for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships, with Jimmy superkicking Reigns for mistreating them.[134] Jimmy was officially excommunicated from The Bloodline for his actions at Night of Champions on the June 2 episode ofSmackDown during Reigns' 1,000 days Universal Champion celebration.[135] On the June 16 episode ofSmackDown, Jey sided with Jimmy and left The Bloodline by kicking Reigns, turning face for the first time since 2020. The Usos then superkicked both Sikoa and Reigns.[136] On July 1 atMoney in the Bank, The Usos defeated Reigns and Sikoa in a "Bloodline Civil War" tag team match after Jey pinned Reigns, giving him his first direct pinfall loss since December 2019 atTLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.[137]
On August 5 atSummerSlam, Uso faced Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship in aTribal Combat match. Uso attempted to pin Reigns during the closing moments of the match, but Jimmy appeared to have turned on Jey by pulling him out of the ring and superkicked him, allowing Reigns to win.[138] Uso returned atPayback on September 2, appearing onTheGrayson Waller Effect withCody Rhodes announcing that he would be switchingbrands fromSmackDown toRaw.[139]
AtFastlane on October 7, Uso and Rhodes defeated Bálor and Priest to win the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship, but lost it 9 days later.[140][141] AtSurvivor Series: WarGames, Uso, Rhodes, Zayn, Seth "Freakin" Rollins and the returning Randy Orton defeated McIntyre and The Judgment Day (Priest, Bálor, Mysterio, andJD McDonagh) in a WarGames match.[142]
At Night 1 ofWrestleMania XL on April 6, Uso defeated his brother Jimmy via pinfall.[143] The following night, Uso interfered in the main event between Reigns and Cody Rhodes, attacking Jimmy and spearing him through a table at the entrance ramp. The next night onRaw, Uso won afatal four-way match to become the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship forBacklash France thanks to CM Punk.[144] At the event on May 4, he failed to win the title from Priest after interference fromJD McDonagh andFinn Bálor.[145] Two nights later onRaw, he replaced an injured Drew McIntyre in theKing of the Ring tournament, defeating Finn Bálor in the first round,[146] and Ilja Dragunov to advance to the semifinals of the tournament,[147] where he lost to Gunther.[148] On the June 17 episode ofRaw, Uso defeatedRey Mysterio and Finn Bálor to qualify for the Men's Money in the Bank ladder match atMoney in the Bank.[149] At the event on July 6, he failed to retrieve the briefcase as it was won by Drew McIntyre.[150] On the September 9 episode ofRaw, Uso defeatedPete Dunne,Ilja Dragunov, andBraun Strowman in a fatal four-way match to become the number one contender for the Intercontinental Championship.[151] On the September 23 episode ofRaw, Uso defeatedBron Breakker to win the title, his first singles championship in his wrestling career. Additionally, he and his father Rikishi became only the second father-son duo to become Intercontinental Champion, followingMr. Perfect and his sonCurtis Axel.[152] On the October 7 episode ofRaw, Uso defeatedXavier Woods to retain his title in his first title defense. After the match, Uso was attacked by Breakker.[153]
On October 25 episode ofRaw, Uso dropped the Intercontinental Championship back to Breakker after interference from the Bloodline (now consisting of Sikoa,Tama Tonga,Tonga Loa andJacob Fatu), ending his reign at 28 days.[154] On the October 25 episode ofSmackDown, Uso assisted Jimmy and Roman Reigns in taking out The Bloodline.[155] On the November 1 episode ofSmackDown, Uso agreed to team with Reigns and Jimmy against The Bloodline atCrown Jewel, but only if Roman treated him as an equal, which Reigns agreed to.[156] At the event on November 2, The Usos and Reigns lost to Sikoa, Tonga and Fatu in a Six-Man Tag Team match with Sikoa pinning Reigns.[157] AtSurvivor Series: WarGames on November 30, Jey, Jimmy, Reigns,Sami Zayn andCM Punk defeated The Bloodline andBronson Reed in aWarGames match.[158] AtSaturday Night's Main Event on January 25, 2025, Uso challengedGunther for theWorld Heavyweight Championship, but failed to win the title.[159]
The following week at theRoyal Rumble, Uso entered thenamesake match as entrant #20, which he won by last eliminatingJohn Cena.[160] On the February 10 episode ofRaw, Uso announced that he would face Gunther in a rematch for the World Heavyweight Championship atWrestleMania 41.[161] On Night 1 of the event on April 19, Uso defeated Gunther via submission to win the title in the opening match, winning his first singles world title.[162] On the May 5 episode ofRaw, Uso defended the title against Seth Rollins, retaining via disqualification caused byCM Punk attacking Rollins in retaliation of interference by Bron Breakker.[163] AfterRaw went off-the-air, Uso was attacked byLogan Paul.[164] AtSaturday Night's Main Event on May 24, Uso successfully retained the title against Paul, despite interference by John Cena, with the help of a returningCody Rhodes.[165] After that match, Rhodes challenged Paul and Cena to a tag team match atMoney in the Bank which was made official a few days later. At the event on June 7, Rhodes and Uso defeated Cena and Paul with the help of a returningR-Truth.[166] Two nights later onRaw, Uso lost the title back to Gunther in a rematch via technical submission, ending his reign at 51 days.[167] A week later, Uso was revealed as the mystery participant in theKing of the Ring tournament, winning the final first round match in the tournament.[168] On the June 23 episode ofRaw, Uso lost to Rhodes in the semifinals.[169] AtSummerSlam Night 1 on August 2, Uso and the returningRoman Reigns defeatedBron Breakker andBronson Reed.[170] On August 31, atClash in Paris, Uso failed to regain the World Heavyweight Championship from Seth Rollins in a fatal four-way match also involving CM Punk andLA Knight.[171] On the September 8 episode of Raw, Jey Uso speared LA Knight, turning tweener while having a more aggressive attitude. AtWrestlepalooza on September 20, he reunited with Jimmy in a losing effort againstThe Vision (Breakker and Reed).[172] On October 11, atCrown Jewel: Perth, The Usos tried to help Reigns to beat Reed, but made Reigns lose.[173] On the October 20 episode of Raw, Jey won abattle royal to earn a World Heavyweight Championship opportunity against CM Punk, for the vacant title atSaturday Night's Main Event XLI.[174] At the event on November 1, Uso lost to Punk for the title.[175][176]
Jey made a brief appearance on the reality television seriesTotal Divas due to his brother, Jimmy being married toTotal Divas star Naomi.
Jey is regularly featured onXavier Woods' YouTube channelUpUpDownDown, where he goes by the nickname 'Jucey'. He challengedKofi Kingston for the title in a game ofTetris, where he defeated Kingston to win the championship.[179]
After being named the number one contender for theWWE Universal Championship in September 2020, he was featured on an episode of theWWE Network mini documentary seriesWWE Chronicle.
Uso was married to his high school sweetheart Takecia Travis since February 13, 2014. The couple met atEscambia High School where they first started dating. The couple has two sons. The couple also have threeFrench Bulldogs named Pongo, Mumble and Jax.[180]
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