WWE Plans to Keep Pushing Jey Uso Despite Fan Criticism
WWE reportedly plans to maintain Jey Uso’s babyface push despite backlash over his quick win against Austin Theory, with merchandise sales proving his popularity.
WWE has no intentions of slowing Jey Uso’s momentum despite recent fan outrage over his controversial squash match victory.
According to Sportskeeda’s Chris Featherstone, WWE remains committed to Main Event Jey’s babyface push regardless of online criticism.
Sources from within WWE have confirmed that Jey Uso will continue to be pushed as a babyface for the foreseeable future despite recent online backlash.
Fans voiced their displeasure after Jey’s lightning-fast victory over Austin Theory, with the YouTube clip amassing over 61,000 dislikes.
The match was originally planned for 11 minutes but got drastically cut down, possibly due to John Cena’s extended promo taking up airtime.
Behind the scenes, Jey’s merchandise numbers tell a different story that WWE brass is paying attention to as WrestleMania season heats up.
He was second in merchandise in recent sold-out Live Events that he wasn’t even advertised to be on, which WWE is very satisfied with.
Jey is slated to challenge Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 41, with his road continuing this Monday on RAW in Glasgow.
The former tag specialist will team with a mystery partner against Theory and Grayson Waller, with Joe Hendry teasing potential involvement.
Jey addressed the situation cryptically on Instagram, posting “Crash Out Jey” with the caption “Lawd Help Me” alongside 2Pac’s defiant anthem “Ambitionz Az A Ridah.”
While social media sentiment might suggest cooling Jey’s push, WWE’s focus on the bottom line proves once again that merchandise sales speak louder than Twitter outrage in determining who gets the spotlight on the road to WrestleMania.