Jey Uso
Joshua Samuel Fatu (born August 22, 1985), better known by his ring name Jey Uso, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. He is the twin brother of Jonathan Solofa Fatu (Jimmy Uso). The two wrestle together since 2007 as The Usos. Uso has also been successful in singles competition. He is a member of the renowned Samoan-American Anoa'i family, which includes many other wrestlers like his father Rikishi, his younger brother Solo Sikoa, and his cousins Roman Reigns and The Rock. Uso represented the family as part of the stable The Bloodline.
| Jey Uso | |
|---|---|
| Ring name(s) | Jey Uso[1] Josh Fatu Joshua Fatu Jules Uso[2] |
| Billed height | 6 ft 2 (188 cm) [3] |
| Billed weight | 242 lb[3] |
| Born | 22 August 1985
(aged 40) San Francisco, California, U.S.[4] |
| Billed from | San Francisco, California[1][5] |
| Trained by | Rikishi[4] Wild Samoan Training Center[4] Florida Championship Wrestling |
| Debut | June 8, 2007 |
In WWE, Uso is an eleven-time tag team champion, winning the SmackDown Tag Team Championship six times (his fifth reign was longest tag team championship reign in the company at 622 days), and the Raw Tag Team Championship five times. He and Jimmy were also the first men to hold both titles together as the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship. As a singles wrestler, he won the World Heavyweight Championship and the Intercontinental Championship once, the 2025 men's Royal Rumble Match, and the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 37 in 2021.
Championships and accomplishments
- CBS Sports
- Feud of the Year (2020) vs. Roman Reigns[6]
- Tag Team of the Year (2018) with Jimmy Uso[7]
- ESPN
- Florida Championship Wrestling
- FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jimmy Uso[9]
- New York Post
- Storyline of the Year (2022) part of The Bloodline and Sami Zayn[10]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Rolling Stone
- Tag Team of the Year (2017) with Jimmy Uso[14]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Feud of the Year (2023) as part of The Bloodline vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn[15]
- Worst Match of the Year (2024) vs. Jimmy Uso at WrestleMania XL[16]
- WWE
- World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[17]
- WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)[18]
- WWE/Raw/World Tag Team Championship[a] (5 times) – with Jimmy Uso (4) and Cody Rhodes (1)[19]
- WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Jimmy Uso (5) and Cody Rhodes (1)[20]
- Men's Royal Rumble (2025)
- André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal (2021)[21]
- WWE Intercontinental Championship #1 Contender Tournament (2024)[22]
- Slammy Award (2 times)
- Tag Team of the Year (2014, 2015) – with Jimmy Uso[23]
Jey Uso Media
The Usos with Tamina in September 2010
The Usos at the 2012 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony inducting their cousin Yokozuna
The Usos with Naomi making their entrance to the ring at the WrestleMania 31 pre-show in March 2015
The Usos as SmackDown Tag Team Champions at WrestleMania 34
Jey Uso as WWE Intercontinental Champion in 2024
Footnotes
- ↑ The title was called "WWE Tag Team Championship" during their first and second reigns, "WWE Raw Tag Team Championship" during their third reign, and "World Tag Team Championship" during their fourth reign. They won the titles for a third time as the reigning SmackDown champions in a Winners take all match and from this moment were called "Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions".
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jey Uso BioWWE. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ↑ Adkins, Greg. Shooting Star-Spangled Raw (May 31, 2010)World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jey UsoWWE. Retrieved Sep 6, 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Jey UsoOnline World of Wrestling. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
- ↑ Jimmy Uso BioWWE. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ↑ Brookhouse, Brent. 2020 CBS Sports Wrestling Awards: Drew McIntyre stands out as Wrestler of the Year. CBSSports.com (January 2, 2021). Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ↑ Silverstein, Adam. The Man comes around: Becky Lynch breaks out for WWE as the 2018 Wrestler of the Year. CBS Sports (December 26, 2018). Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Pro Wrestling 2022 awards: The best male and female wrestler, feud, faction, promo and more. ESPN (December 28, 2022). Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ↑ Varsallone, Jim. New tag team appears on WWE Raw. The Miami Herald (May 24, 2010). Retrieved July 24, 2010.
- ↑ Staszewski, Joseph. The Post's 2022 pro wrestling awards. New York Post (December 27, 2022). Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ↑ Tag Team of the Year. Pro Wrestling Illustrated 36 (2) (2015). p. 30–31.
- ↑ Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2024 - the Internet Wrestling Database. Pro Wrestling Illustratedprowdb. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ↑ Lambert, Jeremy. The Usos Top 2022 PWI Tag Team 100. Fightful (December 6, 2022). Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- ↑ Herzog, Kenny (December 19, 2017). "WWE Wrestler of the Year: The Miz". Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-sports/wwe-wrestler-of-the-year-the-miz-116075/. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave. February 26, 2024 Observer Newsletter: 2023 Observer Awards issue. Wrestling Observer Newsletter (February 23, 2024). Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave. February 17, 2025 Observer Newsletter: The 2024 Awards issue. Wrestling Observer Newsletter (February 14, 2025). Retrieved February 14, 2025.
- ↑ Powell, Jason. WrestleMania 41 results: Powell's live review of night one with Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins, Gunther vs. Jey Uso for the World Heavyweight Championship. Pro Wrestling Dot Net (April 19, 2025). Retrieved April 19, 2025.
- ↑ Jenkins, H.. Jey Uso Defeats Bron Breakker To Win WWE IC Title During 9/23 RAW. Ringside News (2024-09-24). Retrieved 2024-09-24.
- ↑ WWE Raw Tag Team ChampionshipWorld Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ↑ WWE SmackDown Tag Team ChampionshipWorld Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ↑ Powell, Jason. 4/9 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of the WrestleMania 37 go-home show, final comments from Roman Reigns, Edge, and Daniel Bryan, Andre the Giant Battle Royal, Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler vs. Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio vs. The Street Profits vs. Alpha Academy in a four-way for the Smackdown Tag Titles (April 9, 2021)Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ↑ Powell, Jason. 6/12 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of AJ Styles vs. Daniel Bryan in the tournament final to become new Intercontinental Champion, Braun Strowman and Heavy Machinery vs. The Miz, John Morrison, and Dolph Ziggler, final hype for WWE Backlash. Pro Wrestling Dot Net (June 12, 2020). Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ↑ Shows. WWE. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
Other websites
- Jey Uso on WWE.com
- Fatu/ Jey Uso on IMDb