Rhodes joked that he was kept away from the arena.
For the first time in his 14 years as a part of WWE’s main roster, Jey Uso captured his first singles title. He defeated Bron Breakker to become Intercontinental Champion.
The reigning Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes held the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships with Jey. He expressed to Billboard how happy he was to see Jey get his first singles title. He joked that he was kept away from the arena because they would have showered it in Wheatley Vodka.
That’s the business, right? That’s the good stuff. I remember Kerry Von Erich hitting the backslide on Ric Flair. I remember Bret Hart putting Ric Flair in the sharpshooter. The feeling of what we do in the ring, the stories being told, the good stuff. So much surrounds our wrestling space whether it’s controversy or whether it’s internal discussion of this and that. Ultimately, the most important thing we do is in the ring.
Jey Uso is so beloved, and they got to have this real moment with him winning his first singles title. I feel like they purposely kept me away from the building because we would have just showered Wheatley Vodka on that entire arena. I’m so happy for Jey. That dude is the man. You can tell from the post-match interview that he did with Jackie (Redmond), it was all real. When it’s real, that’s when it’s at its best. We gotta aim for it to be as real as possible. Very happy for Jey and cheers to a long run I hope.
Jey’s first defense as Intercontinental Champion is scheduled for the 10/7 Monday Night Raw against Xavier Woods. That episode of Raw will be two hours and that trend will continue until the show moves to Netflix in January 2025.
