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4. Who Is Jey Uso?

We really need to have a serious discussion about Jey Uso.

The former Royal Rumble winner and World Heavyweight Champion has regressed back to taking up a spot alongside Roman Reigns in the Bloodline 2.0. While there are some interesting and fun wrinkles to his character (the back-and-forth with Jacob Fatu, his standoffish attitude at times), there are some issues that need to be addressed, and Saturday exposed a few.

Firstly, is Jey a babyface or a heel? No one is saying he has to definitively choose a path right now, but if you assume that Fatu joining the Bloodline and being tormented by Jey is part of a larger strategy to make fans clamor for Jacob to break free, then Uso should be more menacing. Yet, he was there slapping hands with fans and announcers on his way to the ring, in full babyface mode. He also wrestled as a pure baby, fighting from underneath and losing clean.

Secondly, Jey was basically blown up from doing his entrance and was sucking wind throughout the match. If Uso is going to be a significant player on Raw and be put into these big spots, he can’t be visibly gassed three minutes into an eight-minute match.

And on a more personal note, can Shawn Michaels please teach Jey (and Jimmy) how to throw an effective superkick? This “stick your foot up in the general vicinity of your opponent’s face” is a bit embarrassing.

A little more than a year ago, Jey Uso felt white hot and was undeniable as a super-over babyface. Now, he’s an entrance and a “yeet,” and that’s about it. He’s got something with his relationship with Fatu, but there are some serious holes in his game.