10 Wrestlers Who Became Unexpectedly Popular Babyfaces In 2020
2. Jey Uso
The Usos are fantastic and have been for years. They are the best tag team in the world regardless of promotion, and have had numerous classics with teams like The New Day, Cesaro and Tyson Kidd, The Shield and The Wyatt Family over their tenure in the promotion.
Yet, no one could have predicted the singles push of Jey Uso during his brother Jimmy's injury, and even less could have predicted how good the angle would be and how good Uso has been as a singles babyface. His narrative with cousin Roman Reigns for the World Title is the most engaging narrative in months, and his recent promo on Smackdown was the best mic work of his career.
At Clash of Champions, Uso put on the babyface performance of a lifetime, delivering genuine grit and showcasing his perseverance beautifully. His refusal to concede to his cousin’s desire for dominance inspired emotion in everyone invested in the storyline, with the appearance of his brother Jimmy bringing tears to the eyes.
He fought as hard as anyone else ever could, and refused to give up, even after his body was too broken to continue. Uso is WWE’s best babyface success story of 2020.