(KRON) — World Wrestling Leisure (WWE) famous person and San Francisco’s personal “Main Event” Jey Uso could have made historical past Saturday evening as the primary wrestler to win the lads’s Royal Rumble match after getting into on the No. 20 spot — however that doesn’t imply all followers are eagerly hopping aboard Uso’s self-proclaimed “Yeet Train.”
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Uso gained the 2025 over-the-top-rope battle royal, that includes 30 wrestlers in what could have been probably the most stacked Royal Rumble matches ever. The lineup included favorites like John Cena — on his farewell tour — Uso’s cousin Roman Reigns, CM Punk, social media magnet and boxer Logan Paul, and Seth “Freakin” Rollins. Uso final eradicated Cena to earn the best to headline WrestleMania towards the World Champion of his selection, both Cody Rhodes or Gunther.
Within the day for the reason that victory, backlash has been rising, with some followers arguing Uso didn’t deserve the win as he begins his trek on the so-called Highway to WrestleMania 41, set for April 19 and 20 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Uso has been on a meteoric rise over the previous yr, breaking away from his household’s “Bloodline” wrestling secure to ascertain himself as a solo competitor. Historically a tag workforce wrestler alongside his brother, Jimmy, the win marks a career-defining second. Uso has grow to be synonymous together with his fashionable catchphrases “YEET” and “Uce.” His entrance music has even gone viral at sporting occasions, notably through the 2024 NBA playoffs when a clip surfaced of followers vibing to his track at a Cleveland Cavaliers-Orlando Magic recreation. His international reputation was on full show in Could when his entrance at a WWE premium dwell occasion in Berlin despatched followers right into a frenzy, incomes one of many evening’s greatest reactions.
As a member of the legendary Anoa’i household — alongside his father, Rikishi, and The Rock—Uso’s WrestleMania major occasion spot is a milestone second. He as soon as competed in darkish matches on the occasion’s undercard, making this a large leap in his profession.
Nevertheless, fan response has been divided. A video of the win posted on WWE’s official YouTube channel has over 600,000 views however solely 16K likes. A video posted on WWE’s Instagram account additionally tells fairly a narrative. Feedback vary from “Wrong winner button ->” and “Worst Royal Rumble booking I’ve seen. The opportunities missed are just insane” to “I speak for everyone when I say this was the most disappointing Royal Rumble in history” and “Jey Uso at WrestleMania doesn’t make any sense, SO DISAPPOINTED.” One fan went so far as saying, “I don’t even think Jey wins on the WWE 2k24 simulator mode,” referencing the corporate’s fashionable 2K online game sequence.
In the meantime, followers defended the victory, however had been combined with feedback like, “Why y’all upset? Jey deserves it. Congratulations, Jey. He’s been performing week after week. No one saw this coming, which makes it even better” and “Not gonna lie (ngl), I like Jey, but this was a bad decision.”
“The company going forward with me, they trust me now,” Uso mentioned. “There were some heavy hitters in there. I was a heavy hitter too. Like John Cena said, ‘My time is now.’ And my time is now. I was screaming it out there all night, ‘It’s my turn, it’s my turn.’ It’s just going to go up from here. This ‘Yeet Train’ is just getting started, uce. I’m telling you, just let me rock, just let me keep cookin’. Yeet.”
Uso continued, “I’m the definition, uce, of real hard work. I never complained, just went to work every day. I just stick to the code. Love what I do, respect the locker room, and it’ll come back to you tenfold. I’m about to take it, uce. I’m about to take over.”
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