Greater than a 12 months after their divergence, Jimmy and Jey Uso lastly reunited final fall, particularly with the goal of weakening the brand new Bloodline, led by Solo Sikoa. Trying forward, fellow authentic Bloodline member Roman Reigns will battle Sikoa in Tribal Fight on the Netflix debut of “WWE Uncooked,” the place the winner will earn the foremost management of The Bloodline. On a current episode of the “Off The High” podcast, WWE Corridor of Famer Rikishi assessed the potential paths for the opposite OG Bloodline members, particularly Jimmy and Jey, in 2025.
In keeping with Rikishi, Jimmy Uso ought to proceed to play his position because the older twin brother to Jey. “The boys, they’re in a protected place amongst one another with Jimmy main the crew,” Rikishi mentioned. “He is acquired expertise with him and his brother Jey. You bought this complete new crew up beneath them. They’re like a few of the OGs now, pushing 17 going into 18 years. My factor to him is to proceed to guide, proceed to handle himself, keep wholesome.”
“My sons, their our bodies are beginning to [go] a little bit bit slower getting up. It comes with the enterprise, however they’re nonetheless in good spirits. [Jimmy] continues to be in good spirits, blissful to have the ability to embrace this time with the brand new members of the family which can be up beneath this tree.”
Regardless of sustaining a damaged toe at WWE Survivor Sequence: WarGames, Jimmy Uso not too long ago appeared on the December 20 episode of “WWE SmackDown.” There, he attacked “The Scottish Warrior” Drew McIntyre together with his crutch as an act of revenge after being overwhelmed down by him the week prior. Final week, Jimmy returned to motion for a string of vacation tour dwell occasions.
Rikishi Envisions ‘Dream’ Match For Jey Uso
Relating to the way forward for Jey Uso, Rikishi believes he can believably pursue both the WWE World Heavyweight Championship or the Intercontinental Championship, which he briefly held final 12 months. Ultimately, although, Rikishi would additionally like him to work a program with “The Samoan Werewolf” Jacob Fatu.
“Run some sort of storyline with ‘The Werewolf’ Jacob and simply actually get deep into that storytelling,” Rikishi mentioned. “I am speaking about head to the hospital and simply one thing the place you assume it is a profession ending [angle] for Jey and out of nowhere with simply working onerous in remedy or no matter that’s, it is like that ‘Rocky’ film coming again. Lastly when he will get again, it is that WrestleMania second or Royal Rumble second which works into WrestleMania and so they go from [there]. I really feel they will have an A-plus match amongst these two. I believe it’s going to be an amazing deal with for the followers, WWE Universe, to have the ability to watch a dream match like that.”
Total, Rikishi expects 2025 to be a sizzling 12 months for Jey Uso, very similar to 2024, particularly in the division of fan engagement. For instance Jey’s reputation, Rikishi referenced the thunderous response he acquired, which included dancing and his signature “yeet” gestures, whereas making his entrance at a current WWE dwell occasion in Orlando. There, he and Jimmy battled Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga in tag motion.
“There was like 15, 18,000 folks there and everybody was off their seats simply doing the ‘yeet,’ So both method, it is a win-win scenario for the corporate as a result of merch gross sales goes up, which is nice. It is a win scenario for Jey. The followers get to get their hero new merch on a regular basis.”
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