2-time champion to return from injury and help Jey Uso win at WrestleMania 41? Chances explored

Modified Mar 28, 2025 15:33 GMT

Jey Uso and Gunther are set to face at WrestleMania 41 [Image Credits: WWE.com] — Jey Uso won the 2025 Royal Rumble [Image credits: WWE.com]

Jey Uso has a massive WWE WrestleMania 41 match ahead of him with Gunther. However, it looks like an unexpected ally might make their presence known at the upcoming premium live event against a common enemy.

Gunther and Jey Uso have been feuding for a while even before the latter won this year's Men's Royal Rumble. Their feud continues to escalate and grow more intense as their World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania 41 nears. The Ring General has been playing mind games and physically beating down The Yeet Master in the past few weeks, something similar to what he did to Ilja Dragunov. Interestingly, the former NXT UK Champion can use this as leverage and exact revenge against his rival at The Show of Shows.

Ilja and Gunther had a memorable feud at NXT UK that continued when they were both placed on RAW. A feud was brewing between them before the latter became the World Heavyweight Champion, that was until Dragunov was injured during a match against The Ring General at a house show in September. Due to this reason alone, the former NXT Champion has a major reason to help Jey win the title after missing opportunities due to his absence.

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The challenger receiving help from The Mad Dragon will also ensure that Gunther's dominant character won't be diminished too much.

What major consequences does Jey Uso have in store for himself if he fails to defeat Gunther at WrestleMania 41?

As mentioned above, Jey and Gunther have been feuding for a while. In most of their face-offs, it's the champion who walks away with the victory. Due to this, the challenger has given himself a major consequence if he fails to defeat the champion again.

While on the RAW Recap podcast, Jey Uso shared the struggle he is facing with the pressure placed on him for his upcoming title match. He teased becoming more focused to defeat the champion and if he fails to win again then "that's it."

"All I know is I'm just trying to stay above water as every day goes by, leading closer to WrestleMania. I ain't never had this kind of mindset, so, I'm dealing with that. But I really feel like enough with all the bright colors, enough with trying to entertain, I don't know. All I know is, at WrestleMania, I have to beat Gunther because if I don't beat Gunther, that's it for Jey Uso. So, everything's on the line right now."

It will be interesting to see what will happen at the World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania 41.

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Hazel has had a penchant for writing since high school. Apart from pursuing Humanities and Social Sciences for her senior year, she attended classes about creative and nonfiction writing. In 2019, Hazel started working as a ghostwriter, and three years later, she began working for Sportskeeda. In 2023, she became a published author under 8letters Books Publishing House. Even today, when she is not studying as a pre-med student or writing for Sportskeeda, she enjoys reading and writing novels.

Her favorite wrestlers are Edge and Randy Orton. She recalls watching John Cena vs Big Show vs Edge in WrestleMania 25 in her first wrestling match. Hazel enjoyed the entrances, and what got her hooked was how cool and ruthless Edge was and how John Cena never backed down from his challenges.

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