“Jey Uso Is Not a World Heavyweight Champion” – Ex-WWE Champion Doubts Jey Uso’s Chances Against Gunther

Bully Ray shared his thoughts about GUNTHER’s World Heavyweight Championship reign and Jey Uso during an appearance on Busted Open Radio.

For some reason … it doesn’t feel like GUNTHER has been given the opportunity to do the same thing for the World Heavyweight Championship as he did for the Intercontinental Championship. For some reason, there’s not as much tread; there’s not as much depth in this run. There’s a possibility, without a doubt, the way Jey Uso is continuing to climb the ladder, he’s getting as over as any guy who’s ever broken away from a tag team in WWE. To me, Jey Uso is not a World Heavyweight Champion that you’re tuning into every week to see defend the championship.

GUNTHER defends the World Heavyweight Championship against Jey Uso at Saturday Night’s Main Event on January 25.

Jey Uso Sets Championship Goals for 2025

Jey Uso discussed his championship aspirations during a Netflix interview. The former Intercontinental Champion reflected on his family’s legacy in professional wrestling.

I’m a second generation wrestler. I’m the son of Rikishi. I come from a long line of talented wrestlers. The Rock, Umaga, The Wild Samoans, Yokozuna. We’ve been in [the] game. In my eyes, my family helped build WWE to what it is today. I’m just trying to make my own footprint in the sand.

Uso transitioned to singles competition on RAW after departing The Bloodline in mid-2023, capturing the Intercontinental Championship for 27 days.