Today, Main Event Jey Uso is among the most over WWE stars. Along with Cody Rhodes, he shares the Undisputed Tag Team titles. With a new theme entrance, he won over the fans since he moved to Monday Night RAW. But what made the right-hand man leave Roman Reigns and The Bloodline behind?
Jey is credited for starting The Bloodline’s civil war and being the first to pin Reigns after his undefeated streak. So, what made Jey not just leave The Bloodline but also SmackDown?
The real reason why Jey Uso left The Bloodline
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When Reigns returned to SummerSlam 2020, no one was expecting him to turn heel. This would be his first heel run since joining the company in 2014. After manipulating Jimmy Uso, Reigns was able to get the siblings to join the stable in July of the same year.
From this point on, the Usos and Reigns were becoming one of the top stables in the WWE. Reigns assigned himself as the Head of The Table, with Paul Heyman as his advisor. Jey would become his right-hand man. Throughout this time, there was a solid brothership between the men.
"I'm out The Bloodline. I'm out of SmackDown. I'm out of WWE!"
Did Jey @WWEUsos just quit WWE?!?!?#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/YYf431xXMk
— WWE (@WWE) August 12, 2023
In 2023, Jimmy was the first to leave the group, and his brother Jey sided with him. Jimmy had been the scapegoat in the group for quite some time. Money in the Bank 2023 saw Reigns and Solo Sikoa take on the Usos. After a grueling match, Jey got the pin on Reigns, which was the first direct pinfall loss since December 2019.
This would lead to a singles match between Jey and Reigns at SummerSlam 2023. Despite standing up for his brother, it would be Jimmy who would cost Jey the match. On the August 11 episode of SmackDown, Jey super kicked the members of The Bloodline and quit the group and SmackDown. He then went onto go on a different tangent than expected.
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Jey 2.0 a.k.a Main Event Jey Uso
Jey Uso decided to distance himself from The Bloodline and their nefarious affairs as he joined RAW. After joining RAW, Jey was first approached by The Judgment Day to form an alliance. However, Jey refused and started a feud with the group along with Cody Rhodes. While on RAW, he reunited with Sami Zayn and won the trust of Kevin Owens.
Now, with Reigns back after a short absence, he ordered Jimmy to win back the Undisputed Tag titles. The season premiere of SmackDown saw a staredown between The Bloodline and Jey and Rhodes.
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