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Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso earned their early fame in WWE as a tag team, and they have been working as a tag team since the early days of the PG Era. Together, they were famously known as The Usos. They won the WWE Tag Team Championship 8 times together, and they are considered one of the best tag teams in the history of professional wrestling.
From 2023, they started working as singles wrestlers for the first time in their careers, and they have been thriving so far. Especially, Jey Uso, who had been presented as a main event star since early 2025. He won the men's Royal Rumble match and also the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 41. Jimmy Uso did not get to win anything as a singles wrestler, but he is doing good.
How Jimmy Uso reminded Jey Uso of their potential as singles wrestlers
But when was the time when these two brothers got to see their potential as singles wrestlers? Jimmy Uso remembered the time of pitching to work as singles wrestlers and remembered how he discussed the idea with his brother. Recently, he spoke on the “Cheap Heat” podcast, where he explained the following;
Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso are working as singles wrestlers right now
“I just had to remind my brother because he like, ‘Man, they know they know we can cook, man. They scared to give us 30. They scared to give us 30, dog. We about to steal that. They better give us nine hell.’ Hey, here’s the thing. When I found out the time and brother had the Wayne entrance, I was like, ‘Bro, just let me get in there, bro. Just kill me. Just duck spear me.’ Boom. Splash me. Boom. One, two, three.
"We just get the hell up out of there. Squash match. What you think? He was like, you know, they like, ‘No, we need something. You got to give them a little something.’ Well, damn. If we give him a little something, we letting the fans down. I feel a we can’t even cook the way y’all want us to cook.
Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso faced each other at WrestleMania XL
"That’s such an interesting thing because if you decide once you get the limited time, if you go squash, at least that’s an incredible story point. They ain’t ready for it. I was like, ‘They ain’t ready for no squash, bro. Duck spit. Kill me. One, two, three. Get the Wayne back in and start partying. Let’s go. Get the other five to somebody who…’ You know what I’m saying?”
Jey Uso earned more success among the two brothers as a singles wrestler, and he is a main eventer in WWE right now. He won the men's Royal Rumble match in 2025, which went on to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 41. He is still presented as a main eventer in WWE as he is doing a fairly decent job as a top star of the promotion.
