Potential WWE decision would be a slap in the face to Jey Uso at WrestleMania 41, says ex-employee

Modified Apr 10, 2025 19:40 GMT

Jey Uso with his twin brother, Jimmy (Image credit: WWE.com)

Jey Uso is set to challenge Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship at WWE WrestleMania 41. Former WWE employee Tommy Carlucci recently discussed the possibility of the match opening the first night of the Show of Shows.

The former Bloodline member won the 2025 Men's Royal Rumble to earn his shot at The Ring General's title. Although the Royal Rumble winner usually main events WrestleMania, Uso will seemingly not headline this year's Grandest Stage of Them All. Instead, Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk vs. Seth Rollins was announced to close the first night of the Showcase of the Immortals. Meanwhile, John Cena's Undisputed WWE Championship match against Cody Rhodes is set to main event the second night.

On the Behind The Turnbuckle: The Last Word podcast, Carlucci discussed Uso and Gunther potentially kicking off WrestleMania. He claimed it would be a slap in the challenger's face:

"If it's the first match, that's a slap in the face to Jey big time. It cannot be the first match, Yeeting, going crazy. It's just a whole respect factor just starting the show like that and you were the main event and now you're not the main event, that's a big slap, dude," he said. [17:39 - 17:53]

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Ex-WWE star thinks Jey Uso will have a short World Heavyweight Title reign

On the Gigantic Pop podcast, former superstar Matt Morgan discussed the upcoming clash between Gunther and Jey Uso. He predicted that the latter would beat The Ring General to capture the title at WrestleMania 41.

However, Morgan disclosed that he believes Uso's championship reign would not be long:

"I will argue I'm worried what happens once he gets it done, becomes champion. I have a feeling it will not be a long title reign. I'm not saying it as a hater, I'm saying it because WWE did not do enough of a job of building his context wide enough," he said.

It would be interesting to see if Jey Uso would indeed leave Las Vegas with the World Heavyweight Championship.

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