Despite Being Rikishi’s Sons, The Usos Discussed Why Their Parents Didn’t Want Them to Become WWE Stars Like Dwayne Johnson: “We Were Told to Stay Away”

The Usos come from a long line of Samoan wrestlers in the Anoa’i family. Ever since they stepped into WWE, they revolutionized and changed the entire landscape of the tag team Division.  There is no denying that Jimmy and Jey Uso are one of the most accomplished tag team wrestlers in the history of WWE. Their reputation precedes them, but do you know that they almost didn’t become wrestlers?

As a matter of fact, they had an interest in a completely different sport as children.

The Usos’ parents didn’t want them to live a tough life of a pro wrestler

While talking to Ariel Halawani during an interview that took place before Money in the Bank, Jimmy, and Jey discussed that their father, Rikishi, who was also a WWE star, never wanted his sons to follow in his footsteps, as he was very well aware of all the sacrifices wrestlers have to make for their careers.

Their cousin Dwayne Johnson had a successful career in wrestling. Still, their parents were hesitant to send them into this field.“We were told to stay away from it. My dad, my parents. They wanted us to do something better. They didn’t want our bodies to take a toll, be on the road when you have families,” Jimmy said.

Their mom and dad never wanted them to join wrestling as they believed it would exert them physically and mentally as well. Plus, The Usos also revealed that they were never into wrestling as kids.

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So then how did they end up in WWE? Don’t worry, we have the answer to that too.

The Usos wanted to become footballers

During the interview, Jimmy Uso stated that they never took school seriously and their grades were also not very good, so they dropped out. So when they were around 21 or 22 years of age, their parents ask them to get a job and be responsible and that’s how they got into wrestling.

Jey Uso disclosed that he and his twin brother enjoyed football. They also played in high school and continued their career as linebackers when they were at the University of West Alabama. They wanted to follow their football dream, but circumstances rendered them helpless.

Just like their cousin, The Rock, they also couldn’t fulfill their football dream when they were young. But everything happens for the best and now the twin brothers are on the way to becoming future Hall of Famers with all their accomplishments in WWE.

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