The Wrestling Observer reports that three WWE talents are currently suffering from injuries – NXT’s Sawyer Fulton & SmackDown’s Naomi and Jey Uso.
Regarding Fulton, he’s expected to be out of action for several months with some sort of shoulder or biceps injury. His absence is the reason for Big Damo joining Sanity, which began on this week’s NXT episode. Fulton last wrestled on 11/17 at the NXT house show in Boston, teaming with Eric Young and Alexander Wolfe for a loss to No Way Jose and TM-61.
Naomi and Jey are both suffering with ankle injuries. Naomi is expected back this week but The Observer did not provide further details on Jey. They both last wrestled on 11/22 – Naomi a loss to Alexa Bliss on Main Event and The Usos a Tag Team Turmoil loss to American Alpha on SmackDown.
As seen in the Instagram videos below, Jey needed a wheelchair to get through the airport the next day:
As seen tonight on Raw, Jimmy and Jey Uso were erroneously introduced by Lilian Garcia as the Grammy Award-winning Tag Team of the Year (as opposed to the Slammy Award-winning Tag Team of The Year) prior to their match against Curtis Axel and Adam Rose. Raw immediately went to a commercial break, with her announcing flub replayed when the show returned to the air. It was then repeatedly mentioned by JBL throughout the night.
Lilian quickly acknowledged her error on Twitter.
Music side of me came out in that match!! ? #TheUsos#Raw
This week’s episode of Main Event was taped in Hershey, PA on Tuesday prior to the Smackdown tapings.
WWE NXT Superstar Tyler Breeze competed in a dark match taking on local wrestler Chuck Lennox from Maryland Championship Wrestling meanwhile the following were taped:
Bo Dallas vs. Zack Ryder
Fandango vs. Heath Slater
Luke Harper vs. Jack Swagger
– Jey Uso has been out of the ring, injured since April after having surgery on his shoulder and shared a photo showing him working out and teasing his return.
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– Dolph Ziggler has confirmed on Twitter that he’s currently working on plans for more dates relating to his stand-up comedy show in August.
– As noted earlier this week, Samoa Joe’s deal with WWE allows him to continue to work independent wrestling shows. According to F4WOnline.com, Joe has very few restrictions on where he can work and his deal was described as similar to the deal Rhyno has, only for a lot more money.
– Sami Zayn has resurfaced on Twitter for the first time since being taken out by Kevin Owens at the NXT Takeover: Unstoppable special on Wednesday. Zayn tweeted the following:
– WWE Superstar Jey Uso continues to work on recovering from shoulder surgery. During his off-time as he prepares for his comeback, the former WWE Tag-Team Champion has grown a full beard, which you can see in the photo and clip below.
– The dark main event after last night’s tapings from Providence, Rhode Island saw Neville and Dolph Ziggler save Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns from a beatdown by Sheamus, Bad News Barrett, Seth Rollins and J&J Security.
Big Show came out and took Neville, Ambrose and Ziggler out but the babyfaces finally fought back. Big Show took a spear from Reigns, a superkick from Ziggler, a superkick from Ambrose and Red Arrow from Neville to end the show.
– NXT will be announcing more live events outside of Florida today.
– Jey Uso posted this on Instagram on Tuesday night, updating fans on his condition after recent shoulder surgery. He’s expected to be out for the next 6 months.
Been off the grid for a min..thanks for everyones love N prayerz!!! Road to Recovery is NOW!!! This is NOT a “set back” but a “Set Up”!! #UsoStrong #UceMode
WWE Superstar Jey Uso is expected to be out of action for “about 6 months” after suffering a shoulder injury prior to WrestleMania 31. According to WWE physician Dr. Stephen Daquino,
“At WrestleMania, Jey suffered an anterior shoulder dislocation on the left arm, which was later evaluated back in Florida.”
Jey underwent surgery last week to tighten his rotator cuff and shoulder capsule to repair the injury. He’s expected to be out of action for 6 more months.
Uso last competed at WrestleMania 31 with limited involvement, but he “aggravated” the injury during the 4-team tag title match.
He is not on WWE’s ongoing European tour, while Jimmy Uso competes in singles action.
– Jey Uso was kept off of the WWE European tour this week due to the shoulder injury he suffered prior to WrestleMania 31. Instead, Jimmy Uso is working singles matches during the tour. The official WWE Twitter account noted that Jey is at home resting up.
– WWE stock was down 2.19 percent on Friday, closing at $13.42 per share. The high yesterday was $13.89 and the low was $13.35.
– This week’s edition of the JBL & Renee Young Show, which you can watch below, features a stop at WWE Headquarters.
– Jey Uso has been cleared to wrestle in the Fatal 4 Way tag team title match on the WrestleMania Kickoff show this Sunday, according to f4wonline.com. Uso suffered a shoulder injury last week, but with 8 men in the match, he’ll be able to limit his involvement while still participating.
– As of last week, the plan for the IC title Ladder Match at WrestleMania is for Daniel Bryan to emerge victorious. Of course, plans could change by Sunday, but he’s the clear favorite headed into this weekend.
– WWE Diva Eva Marie posted an Instagram video documenting her first week back in the ring. She wrote:
My first week back @wwe in #RING training. I have a long road ahead, but excited to put the work in, and be the best I can be for the amazing #RedNation – I’m going to post video updates so you guys can come along on this journey with me:) Thank you everyone for your continued support and encouragement, it means the world to me #NowLetsGoToWork
The WWE Network is advertising a four-way tag-team match for the WWE Tag-Team Championships for the official WrestleMania 31 Kickoff Show.
The match is scheduled to feature Cesaro and Tyson Kidd vs. The New Day vs. Los Matadores vs. The Usos, which means Jey Uso is likely able to work through his shoulder injury.
– Despite previous reports to the contrary, WWE is still of the belief that top Ring Of Honor stars The Briscoes will be signing with them and will be heading to NXT by mid-summer.
– As previously reported, Jey Uso is currently out of action with a shoulder injury. Due to the injury, Uso’s status for WrestleMania 31 will not be known until he is evaluated by WWE doctors, which is expected to happen later this week. The injury occurred when Xavier Woods landed awkwardly on Uso while executing a somersault plancha during a recent match on WWE SmackDown.
As reported over the weekend, WWE Superstar Jey Uso missed the live event in Seattle on Saturday evening. Jimmy Uso ended up working the show by himself, defeating The Miz in singles action.
WWE has since confirmed the fact that Uso suffered a shoulder injury while working a match on SmackDown.
“Following Thursday night’s SmackDown, it was revealed that Jey Uso suffered a shoulder injury during an Eight-Man Tag Team Match. The former WWE Tag Team Champion will be evaluated again this week.”
– Jey Uso did not work the WWE live event on Saturday night in Seattle, Washington. Instead, Jimmy Uso appeared by himself, defeating The Miz in singles competition.
– Bo Dallas and Tyler Breeze have been working as a tag-team at recent WWE live events. At Saturday’s live event in Seattle, the two lost to The Lucha Dragons in tag-team action, however before the match, Dallas cut a promo, telling everyone that they were witnessing history as he and Breeze teamed up, and are now known as “Bo-Breeze.”
Below are photos of Bo-Breeze at last night’s show.
Jey Uso of The Usos tag-team in WWE recently responded to Vince McMahon’s speech on the live “Steve Austin Show” podcast about the current generation in WWE during a recent interview with Turnbuckle Weekly.
Below is an excerpt from the interview.
“I know he wouldn’t say something without any meaning behind it. I feel like he was just trying to light a fire under the locker room. He wants guys to go out there and grab that brass ring, step out on a limb, and go out there and get it. I feel like some of the guys, including myself… when me and my brother first came it is kind of like walking on egg shells. We don’t want to mess up because we’re new guys. We’re young we don’t know what to do.
“As far as ambition, I feel like we do have a good crew. It’s going to take time. It’s going to take some years to get used to this thing. But as soon as we got our feet deep in the ground and our claws deep in the dirt, we’re going to be ok. I love my group of guys. I love my locker room. If you look at it we have some great talent in there. It is going to take time. It’s going to take time. That’s all I can say about it.”
Former Germany goalkeeper Tim Wiese appeared at Saturday’s WWE live event in Frankfurt as an official timekeeper for a match pitting The Usos against Gold and Stardust.
Wiese made multiple appearances for Germany’s national team between 2008 and 2012, but more notably, was German club Werder Bremen’s No 1 goalkeeper between 2005 and 2012. His contract with German club Hoffenheim was mutually terminated on January 21, 2014 after the 32-year-old suddenly ballooned and put on an incredible amount of muscle. This prompted reports that he was planning to switch trades and pursue a career as a professional wrestler. He has tried out for WWE and claimed in September that he was offered a contract.
“@NotSoAverageJoe: @JRsBBQ any thoughts on ex-goalkeeper Tim Weise??”, Jim Ross was asked by a fan today, responding, “I was at his tryout. Lots of charisma. #hopeful.”
The following matches were taped prior to Monday’s RAW in Chicago, Illinois for this week’s edition of WWE Superstars.
– Kofi Kingston def. Sin Cara in singles action to open up the show. This was said to be a good match with a lot of high flying spots.
– Jey Uso def. Stardust in a battle of tag-team competitors in singles action. This was also considered to be a good match that was well received by the Chicago fans.
– After initially keeping him out of the ring during live events to sell his storyline knee injury, WWE had Jey Uso return to action on Sunday night in Dayton, Ohio. Uso worked a six-man tag-team match with his brother Jimmy and The Great Khali, defeating all three members of The Wyatt Family. Jey had his knee heavily taped up and sold it throughout the majority of the match.
– NXT Women’s Champion Charlotte held a live Q&A on Twitter on Sunday night. She spoke about her pre-match ritual, which includes her saying a prayer to her brother Reid before heading out to the ring. She also noted that her first official WWE t-shirt will be released soon.
WWE Tag Team Champion Jey Uso suffered a knee injury on Monday’s RAW from Des Moines, Iowa. According to a statement at WWE.com, Uso sustained a “forceful, direct blunt trauma” to his left knee, aggravating a previous injury.
WWE physician Dr. Chris Amann Uso “stretched ligaments” on last week’s during The Usos’ match against Goldust and Stardust. The injury was worsened last night as a result of Stardust’s latest attack on him during Jimmy’s match with Goldust. Dr. Amann told WWE.com on Monday night:
“This evening during [Jimmy Uso’s match with Goldust, Jey] sustained forceful, direct blunt trauma to his left knee with a chair [strike] to the knee while his leg was wrapped around the ring post. We brought him back to the training room and took a look at his knee. All the external ligaments seem to be intact, but we’re worried about internal ligament damage as well as possible fractures, so we’ve set him up for further evaluations with X-rays and an MRI.”
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The following are highlights of a recent interview with Jey Uso:
On growing up with other sons of Legends: “I remember the Rotundo boys . . . mostly Bray [Wyatt] and the Hennigs. We’d be just hanging out. Our dad would tell us to sit still, and we just didn’t move.”
On working with John Cena: “He just made us comfortable. It really calmed us down. And now we’re really starting to get our personality out there more. If the fans in the WWE Universe think the Usos played a big part in that last man standing match, man, I’m thankful for it.”
On his WrestleMania dream match: “If it came down to it, I would love to headline WrestleMania with my brother. I think it would be the easiest match I ever had in my career. And it would be the most fun.”
One half of WWE’s Tag Team Champions, Jey Uso, recently spoke with The State Journal-Register to promote Saturday’s WWE live event in Springfield, Illinois. Here are some highlights of what he said about:
His brother Jimmy Appearing on Total Divas: “Sometimes it does get overwhelming, especially for my brother. The cameras go home with him, and on his days off they’re around him. It does get uncomfortable. Sometimes you’re talking with the cameras there, and if we get too deep, then it’s like, wait. … To me it’s a weird feeling.”
Never Wanting to Break Up The Usos: “I feel like me and my brother will never break up. Why can’t we be tag-team champions/WWE World Champion or Intercontinental Champion and tag champs? I don’t think it has been done before. But if it came down to it, I think we’d draw a lot of money (if my brother and I broke up and faced each other). Have my dad come in there and get involved.”
The following is a non-spoiler match listing for this week’s edition of WWE SmackDown, which was taped on Tuesday night and will air on Friday, May 2, 2014 on the SyFy Network.
– Rob Van Dam vs. Jack Swagger
– Alexander Rusev vs. R-Truth
– The Wyatt Family vs. Sheamus & The Usos
– Damien Sandow vs. Dolph Ziggler
– Big E. vs. Titus O’Neil
– Dean Ambrose vs. Ryback vs. Curtis Axel vs. Alberto Del Rio
For a complete spoiler report for this week’s WWE SmackDown, click ahead to page two …
The following is a non-spoiler match listing for this week’s edition of WWE SmackDown, which was taped on April 22nd in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and will air this Friday, April 25th on the SyFy Network.
– “The Great Debate” between Paul Heyman and Cesaro.
– Cesaro vs. Jack Swagger
– Natalya vs. Tamina Snuka
– Curtis Axel vs. Jey Uso
– Luke Harper & Erick Rowan vs. Goldust & Cody Rhodes
– Fandango & Layla vs. Santino Marella & Emma
– The Shield vs. 11 WWE Superstars
For a complete WWE SmackDown spoiler report for this week, click ahead to page two …
The following are results of this week’s WWE Main Event, which aired on the WWE Network on Tuesday, April 22nd from Hershey, Pennsylvania.
– Big E. def Alberto Del Rio in the opening match of the show. The finish comes when Del Rio goes for a tornado-DDT, which Big E. reverses into his “Big Ending” for the 1-2-3. After the match, Bad News Barrett pops up on his podium. He’s afraid he’s got some bad news. He informs Big E. that he’s only got 12 days remaining as WWE Intercontinental Champion.
– Hornswoggle def. El Torito in singles action. The finish comes when El Torito goes for his finisher, but Hornswoggle moves and hits him with his Tadpole Splash for the 1-2-3.
– Sheamus def. Titus O’Neil in another one-on-one contest. The finish in this one saw Sheamus nail O’Neil with a big headbutt and follow it up with his Brogue Kick for the pin and the 1-2-3.
– Ryback def. Jimmy Uso in the headline bout of this week’s Main Event. Both Jey Uso and Curtis Axel were at ringside and after a bunch of distractions, Ryback eventually hits Jimmy with his Shellshocked finisher for the pin and the win.
– The season one finale of Total Divas on E! will air on Sunday, Dec. 15 and will be highlighted by former WWE and World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan asking Brie Bella for her hand in marriage. According to TVGuide.com, the official synopsis for the episode, titled “Ready to Ride,” is as follows: “In the Season 1 finale, Bryan pops the question to Brie in a romantic setting; at the same time, Nikki feels uncertain about her future with John Cena after a heated discussion about marriage and children; and the first meeting between Eva Marie’s fiancé and her family goes horribly wrong.”
The penultimate episode will air on Sunday, Dec. 8. Details are as follows: “Nattie and TJ are forced to say goodbye to a beloved pet; Trinity has it out with Jon over his jealous behavior; and Nikki’s medical leave causes tensions between herself and Brie.”
– Former WWE Diva Amy Weber, who served as John “Bradshaw” Layfield’s image consultant when the Texas native reigned as WWE Champion in 2004 and 2005, was honored with Best Dance Song at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards in Hollywood, California last week. She also opened the show with a performance, footage of which is available here.
– In addition to Christian (40) and Jushin “Thunder” Liger (51), two former WWE wrestlers are celebrating birthdays today. “The Z-Man” Tom Zenk turns 55 while Jimmy Del Rey turns 51.
– WWE Hall of Famer “Mean” Gene Okerlund appeared on ESPN Radio’s The Herd with Colin Cowherd this week as a celebrity guest picking NFL games.
– In a fallout match from the Survivor Series, Jimmy and Jey Uso take on the Real Americans on this week’s episode of WWE Superstars. Plus, Zack Ryder squares off against Fandango. Courtesy of WWE’s YouTube account, here are highlights from both matches.
– WWE rookie Diva Summer Rae celebrated her thirtieth birthday on Thanksgiving Day.
“Being home & being able to spend time with my family made today a great birthday & Thanksgiving,” she wrote on Instagram. “Laying on the couch with the pups, watching movies with the fam, & eating a great meal. Oh & it wouldn’t be complete without my birthday candles in the pumpkin pie!”
– According to WrestlingFigs.com, Rob Van Dam will appear at the Frank & Son’s Collectibles Show tomorrow from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The event takes place at 19649 San Jose Ave. City of Industry, California.
