Jey Uso gained the Royal Rumble and decided Monday night time about which WWE championship he would contend for at WrestleMania 41 in additional than two months.
WWE followers greeted Uso with cheers as they allowed him to maneuver and groove with them for a number of minutes earlier than Gunther emerged and put a damper on issues.
“The Ring Normal” attacked Uso as he was vibing with followers, making an attempt to make a press release.
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Jey Uso celebrates after successful a males’s Royal Rumble match through the WWE Royal Rumble at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Feb. 1, 2025. (Joe Camporeale/Imagn Pictures)
As officers broke up the melee, Uso took the mic and introduced who he was going for.
“Possibly I shouldn’t say this,” Uso started whereas making an attempt to get again up from the beatdown. “Me and also you at WrestleMania!”
The group roared. Gunther got here again down the ramp and tried to get a couple of extra photographs in, however Uso met him with a forearm of his personal. Gunther was knocked off the apron, and Uso bounced off the ropes and flew over them to hit Gunther on the ground.
In a separate video, Gunther promised Uso “10 weeks of hell.”
“What you noticed on the market — the egocentric try from Jey Uso to destroy my legacy as a result of I’m pressured to step into the ring at WrestleMania,” Gunther mentioned. “He calls himself ‘Predominant Occasion.’ In actuality, he’s midcard. He’s a clown. He’s there for the amusement of all people on the market. He’s undoubtedly not in my league.”
Gunther has held the world heavyweight title since August, when he defeated Damian Priest at SummerSlam. His rivalry with Uso goes again a couple of weeks.
Gunther throughout a WWE media junket at Hilton Carillion Park in St. Petersburg, Fla., Jan. 26, 2024. (Joe Camporeale/USA As we speak Sports activities)
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Uso challenged Gunther for the title at Saturday Night time’s Predominant Occasion in January however got here up brief.
Uso has by no means overwhelmed Gunther on stay TV in a singles match. Uso was part of a six-man tag-team match with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods final yr after they defeated Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci.
Since then, Kingston and Woods separated from Massive E and Gunther and Kaiser cut up from Vinci.
With one title match set, the Elimination Chamber in March will decide who faces Cody Rhodes for the undisputed WWE championship.
Jey Uso factors to the WrestleMania 41 signal. (WWE)
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Elimination Chamber is about for March 1. WrestleMania 41 is scheduled for April 19-20.
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