To the wrestler who refused to quit.
To the wrestler who turned every setback into a comeback.
To the wrestler who earned the respect of millions.
To the wrestler who never gave up.
To the wrestler who earned every opportunity.
To the wrestler who proved hard work pays off.
YEET. ☝🏽🔥
Jey Uso deserves his flowers. 🎉🥺
Jey Uso was actually a great world champion.
Let’s get this out of the way right now: I am not a fan of the YEET Man at all. Not even close.
However, yes, calling him the worst world champion is absolute nonsense. Anyone who genuinely believes that is putting their hatred of Uso above common sense and simply refusing to look at the facts.
I didn’t like him winning the Royal Rumble, and I didn’t like the fact that he forced Gunther to tap out either. But the title win itself was fitting and logical.
There was a pretty good, layered story behind it. You had the classic underdog journey, a revenge story, and even some kind of character evolution.
The reign itself worked for a number of reasons. For once, someone new finally became champion, which is already a miracle nowadays. On top of that, Jey wasn’t another untouchable demigod who felt impossible to beat, so every match actually felt important. We literally knew he could lose in every single defense, and that was damn cool.
And his fans got their month and a half of satisfaction, which is also damn important, because a lot of people genuinely support him. Because as a Finn Balor fan, all I ever get is a couple of slaps in the face, just to make sure I don’t dream too big.
And yes, in case you forgot, the reign itself was built around an interesting character arc for Jey. He was torn between being a good guy and being a champion. He had already won the title, but it felt like he still wasn’t mentally ready to defend it at any cost, including sacrificing his reputation as the nice guy.
Then Jey lost the title, that story was stupidly cut off, and now they’re trying to sell us Uso as this unbelievably badass guy. But yes, that reign wasn’t just “not the worst.” It was good.
"I don't hate the Arman Tsarukyan matchup for Gaethje. He's a great wrestler, and he does a great job using it defensively.
I've noticed the small changes in his game. He's really cleaned up a lot of the bullshit. He's gotten away from the leg kicks a little bit. I know Daniel Cormier and Rogan hate that.
I think it's genius because people are always going to think about it. If he throws a couple, it changes the way they think about everything. He was getting hit a lot. He was becoming predictable.
He's really rounded out his striking game."
Anthony Smith breaks down the improvements that Justin Gaethje has made.