10 Wrestlers Who Got Much Worse (But WAY More Over)

10. Jey Uso

Jey Uso very obviously knows his way around a tag team layout. His library of matches peaks to a quite awesome level: Vs. Luke Harper & Erick Rowan (Battleground ‘14), Vs. the New Day (Hell In A Cell ‘17), Vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn (WrestleMania 39).

The execution of those layouts was never immaculate, though. Consider his superkick. Jey leans back to register the dramatic effect but doesn’t put enough behind the actual thrust.  

As ‘Main Event’ Jey Uso, he’s yet to work a truly great singles match. His output ranges between mediocre (the vast majority of his TV matches) and awful melodramatic cliché (Tribal Combat and his oxymoron of a methodical spot-fest against brother Jimmy at WrestleMania 40). 

There’s just a…nothing quality to his matches. Knowing that the fans will chant “Yeet!” regardless, he dances through his shine and basically works like 1999 Road Dogg. 

It doesn’t matter. He’s more over than ever, and it’s not just the catchphrase. He’s a rare cool figure in pro wrestling and WWE did a fantastic job of making him sympathetic through the Bloodline saga. 

What gets lost in the Jey Uso Discourse is that the man has worked the WWE “grind” for almost a decade and a half, and is pushing 40. It’s OK for him to be a bit thrashed.