Jey Uso has discussed when and how WWE told him that he would win the 2025 Royal Rumble.
On February 1, WWE held the 38th annual Royal Rumble with stars like CM Punk, John Cena and Roman Reigns entering the men’s match. However, many were surprised when it ended up being Jey Uso who last eliminated Cena to win the match and earn a world championship match at WrestleMania 41. Now, more is known about how Jey himself found out he’d be winning the Royal Rumble.
Speaking to Daniel Cormier, Uso recalled not finding out about the Royal Rumble plan until halfway through the day itself.
“Man, I was humbled, man. I knew, as soon as they told me it was me, they told me like halfway during the day Saturday, man. ‘Hey, we need the last four to come in here.’ I’m last four, I see who’s with me. I’m like [looks around]. Yeah, they let me know, man. Then, I was like, man, I would show to my brothers, ‘Hey.’ They told them what it was, and I knew I liked it because I knew not one person in that arena [would] think it’s gonna be me. That’s the swerve I like, just like on Monday Night Raw on Bron Breakker, one of the hottest up-and-coming superstars. He’s not gonna beat him on a Monday Night Raw, and they go crazy [when I won]. So that’s the emotion that I like to pump to the fans, man. We gotta swerve because everyone’s smart today. Everyone thinks they know. Y’all ain’t got no damn clue, man. I like to just let y’all enjoy the show, Uce. Enjoy it. Enjoy what we do. It’s entertainment, it’s fun. When you’re there with us, you just gotta be there with us, man. It’s a great show. I love this. I love what we do,”
-Jey Uso
The former Intercontinental Champion will now head to Las Vegas to main event WrestleMania 41 in a world title match. As yet, Jey hasn’t made his official decision regarding who he will challenge in April, but it appears likely that Uso will stand face-to-face with World Heavyweight Champion GUNTHER at WrestleMania due to their recent interactions on RAW.
As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on Jey Uso’s Royal Rumble win as soon as we hear more.
