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Royal Rumble 2025 may not go down as the best Royal Rumble ever, but it will definitely be remembered as one of the most shocking Rumble events in WWE history, and that is because of only one reason; Jey Uso winning the men's Royal Rumble match.
Everybody expected John Cena to win the men's Royal Rumble match this year, and before's also the original creative plan all along. Jey Uso winning the Royal Rumble match was a last minute call. It may not be favoured by the majority of the wrestling fans, but it was definitely one of the biggest shockers in Rumble history.
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As of now, everybody thought it was Triple H's call, and it was also reported earlier that Triple H was the biggest mastermind behind this creative change since the Cerebral Assassin was overly impressed with the Tag Team legend, and that was the reason he made the shocking call.
Jey Uso defeated Gunther at WrestleMania 41 to win the World Heavyweight Championship
But recently, a shocking revelation was made in the Netflix series WWE Unreal. A lot of big revelations had been made in this series, including the original mastermind to pitch Uso's Royal Rumble win was actually not Triple H, it was WWE Hall of Famer Michael Hayes. Here is what Hayes said regarding the matter at WWE Unreal;
A lot of shocking things behind kayfabe have been revealed in Netflix WWE Unreal
"I think in the case of Jey Uso, when somebody catches fire, they just catch fire. And sometimes you have to alternate all your plans. Who do we have on our roster that’s hot, that hopefully is maybe new and fresh? And all of a sudden, Jey Uso’s checking all those boxes. And then you have to start worrying and wondering, is that individual up to the task?” (H/T and Transcription credits to Inside The Ropes)
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Uso may have been extremely over with the crowd in the audience, but the internet has always been overly critical of him. He did not achieve much by winning the World Heavyweight title either, and overall, he has not benefited at all by his world title win so far. Hopefully, he will prove his worth in the future.
