5 Ways Jimmy Uso's arrest could affect booking at Elimination Chamber

Some shocking news came out earlier today regarding one half of the challengers for the SmackDown Tag Team titles, Jimmy Uso. Uso and his wife, Naomi, were stopped by policemen in Detroit last night due to Naomi driving the wrong way down a one way street.

During the arrest, Uso was charged with Disorderly Conduct and Obstruction according to TMZ and several reports including one from Cagesideseats.com. WWE even released a statement on the matter, stating that 'Jonathan Fatu is responsible for his own actions.'

Since Jimmy and Jey Uso are set to challenge the Miz and Shane McMahon for the SmackDown Live Tag Team titles this Sunday at Elimination Chamber, how will that affect things? Will it even matter?

Here are five ways that Uso's arrest could affect the booking around the SmackDown Live tag title match at Elimination Chamber.

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#5 Nothing changes

Will the circumstances not even change the original booking for the match?

One thing that could certainly happen is that WWE doesn't alter anything in terms of booking for the match. Perhaps Shane McMahon and the Miz were slated to win anyways, so maybe the Usos just lose clean. If that was their original plan, they could opt to punish him (if they do at all) after the PPV has passed since it occurred so close to the Elimination Chamber show.

WWE often rewrites episodes of Raw on the day on which it airs, so they likely do the same thing for PPVs. Vince McMahon can change his mind about something and that causes the writing squad to switch things up in a jiffy.

When Roman Reigns was 'suspended' for 30 days due to a wellness policy violation, he actually lost the WWE Championship to Seth Rollins at Money in the Bank in 2016 only for Dean Ambrose to cash in the same briefcase on Rollins. Reigns even lost to Finn Balor in a match to determine who would face Rollins at SummerSlam for the inaugural Universal Championship.

The fact is that depending on who the offender is and how severe the arrest is, WWE may simply postpone any punishment or not punish the superstar at all.

#4 Shane McMahon and the Miz actually retain instead of dropping the titles

The title run for the Best Tag Team in the World might be prolonged due to the arrest

Depending on what the original booking for the match was, the outcome could certainly change. I originally thought that the title reign of McMiz would be short. But if the Usos were slated to win the titles from Miz and Shane McMahon, maybe WWE just cancels that and has the friends simply retain the titles.

Maybe Mandy Rose 'distracts' Uso once again leading to a roll-up loss or a quick loss that might serve as punishment for Jimmy Uso. But it wouldn't be fair to his brother who didn't mess up so close to the PPV.

They can still postpone the inevitable break up of the team that will kick off the Shane McMahon vs. the Miz program the may be planned for WrestleMania. Just how long the title reign was meant to be might alter booking plans prior to WrestleMania. Maybe they lose it on an upcoming episode of SmackDown or at the last PPV before April in Fastlane.

#3 The match is cancelled altogether

An easy solution might be to just cancel the match

Since things happened a little too close to the actual date of the PPV, maybe WWE decides not to deal with it by simply cancelling the scheduled match. They did so on Raw with a Dana Brooke/Natalya match but that was because it didn't fit into the framework of Raw and Elimination Chamber, but they didn't do anything wrong.

Maybe they replace it and have a rematch between the Revival and Chad Gable and Bobby Roode since the titles switched hands on Raw this week. Or maybe they have R Truth and a partner face Shinsuke Nakamura and Rusev.

They could also throw one of the new recruits into a match last minute so that fans can see them on a bigger stage and so that the stars can get big-match experience.

It all comes down to how much WWE really wants to switch things around, but since it didn't happen to one of the Elimination Chamber matches, it could very well be simply cancelled.

#2 Another team is inserted into the match

The Bar isn't scheduled for anything so maybe they get a rematch

One easy way to remedy Jimmy Uso's mistake would be to invent a reason why the Usos couldn't make the match and simply insert another team into the fray. Even though WWE said they are doing away with rematches, AJ Styles and Becky Lynch both got rematches after losing their titles.

Has The Bar been given a rematch for their titles? No they haven't, but WWE might need them if they call this audible. Another team could be inserted, like Sanity or the Good Brothers since neither has been featured much in the title picture lately.

Or maybe they throw Heavy Machinery in there since Mr. McMahon seems to like Otis and his character. There are no shortages of teams that could be subbed in and many of them are more than due and deserving of a title shot.

#1 The match is turned into another McMiz TV segment

The Miz would certainly love to talk as much as possible about his tag team title run with Shane-O-Mac

Another easy way WWE could address the situation if the Usos will still be involved is to say that one of the brothers had a minor injury or a family issue that forced the match from happening. If it's a minor injury angle and they aren't cleared, the brothers could still show up in a segment of McMiz TV should WWE choose that route.

They could also not have the Usos appear and have Shane McMahon and the Miz cut promos on the sudden change in the match.

It would be a great way to bring back Sanity and have them attack the champs during the segment and remind fans that the unstable trio is still around and dangerous.

Or maybe they throw Nakamura and Rusev into the segment or another team. The attack idea would be the best use of a McMiz TV segment should it replace the actual match that was intended.