During the November 27 episode of RAW, it was confirmed that in the upcoming 4 December episode of WWE RAW, Seth Rollins will be defending the gold. Jey Uso has been announced as challenging Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. This news was first announced by Rollins, and later on, Uso made the save successfully when Drew McIntyre attacked the champion on Monday.
The Monday match of Rollins vs. Uso has been dedicated to Umaga by Uso. Just before starting the match, Jey took to Instagram and announced that he had decided to dedicate this match to Umaga, who died 14 years ago, as a tribute to the Intercontinental champion breaking this announcement to the media, Uso said, “December 4th, this one is for you.”
Why did Jey dedicate his match to Umaga?
Umaga (originally Edward Smith Fatu) is not just an intercontinental champion but someone who has a great history of victory in WWE history, which connects both the champions and the bloodline they come from.
Umaga is a member of the Anoaí family, which includes great WWE wrestlers of history like Roman Reigns, The Usos (Jey and Jimmy), who are also the tack team champions, and Solo Sikoa, who are the nephews of Umaga.
Apart from their bloodline connection, December 4 is also the death anniversary of Umaga, as he passed away on December 4, 2009, due to a fatal heart attack. Therefore, Jey decided to dedicate his December 4 match to him.
Jey Uso made his debut in the WWE FCW (Florida Wrestling Championship) in December 2009. He wrestled as Jules Uso, along with his twin brother Jimmy. They had become the FCW-Florida Tag Team Champions and had gained fame as the Usos. Noticing the month and year Jey made his debut, it can also be assumed that his December 4 match was a more important day for him as it marks his 14th anniversary with WWE.
Jey Uso’s life and career
Joshua Samuel Fatu, who currently performs under the ring name “Jey Uso,” comes from the Anoa’i family of Samoan professional wrestlers; therefore, he was trained to be one of the best wrestlers since childhood by his father.
After making his debut for WXW and then winning the FCW-Florida Tag Team Champions in 2009 with his brother Jimmy, In July 2021, he became a part of the atrocious stable “The Bloodline,” which included his cousins, his own brothers (Jimmy and Solo Sikoa), and group leader Roman Reigns. He remained a part of it until June 2023.
In his career working as Usos, he has won the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship, WWE RAW Tag Team Championship (three times), the Stammy Award for the Tag Team of the Year 2014 as well as 2015, and the SmackDown Tag Team Championship on three different occasions, which include the fourth reign (2019) and the fifth reign (2021).
Their success was not limited till here, they are also the first team to win the RAW as well as the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, and they are also the first to hold them simultaneously as the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship. Overall, they hold an eight-time tag team championship in WWE.
At the Night of Champions in June 2023, “The Bloodline” was broken as Jimmy and Reigns fell into a dispute, and Jimmy left the group. Later on, Jey also left “The Bloodline” on August 11, 2023, after Friday Night SmackDown, and joined the Raw brand.
The First title that Jey had won is the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship that too without his brother through a match where he and Rhodes defeated Bàlor and Priest. On the December 4 episode of RAW, Seth Rollins had defeated Jey Uso via pinfall with a curb stomp for the World Heavyweight Championship.
