Jey Uso, known as one of the best tag team wrestlers in WWE, became a top solo star after winning the Royal Rumble this year. Fans are now cheering for him as a successful solo star.
The chanting “You deserve it” on this week’s Raw was really an emotional moment. However, his journey wasn’t easy. His father, Rikishi, didn’t want him or his brothers to become wrestlers.
In recent years, The Bloodline family has grown a lot. Jimmy and Jey Uso, known as The Usos, are one of the greatest tag teams in WWE history. Solo Sikoa is becoming the leader of The Bloodline 2.0, and Thamiko Fatu is performing on the independent circuit.
But Jey shared something surprising in a recent interview. He revealed that his father, Rikishi, didn’t want him or his brothers to become wrestlers. On Daniel Cormier’s DC Check-In podcast, Jey said his parents warned him and his brothers against joining the wrestling world.
He said, “My parents didn’t want none of us to wrestle. They know what that lifestyle is like. They know the time, sacrifice away, being on the road is one of the hardest things like in this business, especially like back in that time. It was crazy.”
Jey Uso shares the moment he was told about the Royal Rumble win
In the same podcast, Jey Uso shared the moment he received the news of his unexpected victory at the 2025 WWE Royal Rumble. He explained that he got the news in the middle of the day on Saturday. When he saw the last four competitors, he knew something significant was about to happen.
Jey didn't know he was going to win the rumble, he found out that same day and went straight to his brother 🥹 pic.twitter.com/bP7ectzjW4
— JICAIRA (🩵YEET💗) (@octubershorty) February 5, 2025
He felt a rush of excitement when they told him that he would be going to win the main event. Jey said, “I was humbled, man. As soon as they told me it was me—yeah, they told me like halfway through the day on Saturday—I was like, ‘Man, really?’ They called in the last four, you know, and I saw who was with me. I was like, ‘Yeah, yeah.”
