Jey Uso won Royal Rumble and made a decision on Monday night about what WWE championship he would fight for on Wrestlemania 41 in more than two months.
WWE fans greeted uso with cheer as they let him move and groove with them for several minutes before Gunther showed up and put a damper on things.
“Ring General” attacked USO as he vibed with fans and tried to make a statement.
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Jey Uso is celebrating after winning a men’s royal rumble fight during the WWE Royal Rumble at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis 1 February 2025. (Joe Camporeale/Imag images)
When officials broke the melee, the USO took the microphone and announced who he was after.
“Maybe I shouldn’t say this,” URO began as I tried to get back from Beatdown. “Me and you at Wrestlemania!”
The audience roared. Gunther came back down the ramp and tried to get a few more shots in, but USO met him with his own forearm. Gunther was knocked off the apron, and USO jumped off the ropes and flew over them to hit Gunther on the floor.
In a separate video, Gunther USO promised “10 weeks of hell.”
“What you saw out there – the selfish attempt from Jey Uso to destroy my legacy because I am forced to step into the ring at Wrestlemania,” Gunther said. “He calls himself ‘main event.’ In fact, he is Midcard.
Gunther has had the world’s heavyweight title since August when he defeated Damian Priest on SummerSlam. His rivalry with USO goes back a few weeks.
Gunther during a WWE Media Junket in Hilton Carillion Park in Skt. Petersburg, Fla., January 26, 2024. (Joe Camporeale/USA Today Sports)
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The USO challenged Gunther to the title of Saturday evening’s main event in January, but came up short.
The USO has never beaten Gunther on live TV in a single stream. The USO was part of a six-man tag-team match with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods last year when they defeated Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci.
Since then, Kingston and Woods separated from Big E and Gunther and Kaiser from Vinci.
With a title match set, the elimination chamber in March will decide who is facing Cody Rhodes for the undisputed WWE championship.
Jey Uso points to the Wrestlemania 41 sign. (WWE)
The elimination chamber is set to March 1st. Wrestlemania 41 is scheduled for 19-20.
