The Big Change WWE Hall Of Famer Would Have Made To Jey Uso’s Huge Win
Rikishi would have changed one thing about Jey Uso’s WWE Intercontinental Championship win.
On the September 24th edition of Raw, Jey Uso overcame Bron Breakker to win the Intercontinental Championship. The victory marked Uso’s first singles gold since joining WWE almost 15 years ago.
On the latest episode of his Off The Top podcast, Uso’s father Rikishi spoke of his pride in his son.
“I am so proud, man. So, so proud. Besides Jey’s sons, I’m probably the number one fan of Jey right now. I always been. I’m happy, I’m proud, I’m proud to be his pops. I’m proud that the fans are proud.
“I don’t know who was more excited, [if] I was or the fans because when I [saw] the reaction of the fans and the reaction of my boy, you think about it. That was a long road. What is it, 15 years or 14 years? You dominate the tag team division, and then you finally break off into singles competition, not knowing which way is it gonna go.
“But you see it, the fan-favorite, you see the entrance, you see the everything, everything about the character of Jey. For me, Jey is not a character. That is really that kid. That kid is just a lovable kid like that. He’s not a liability, he’s not a troublemaker. He’s a company man. He’s a good role model. So he’s one of those kids that, as far as for corporate, as far as for being that community person, to be able to be a role model to kids or even parents in the community, he’s that kid.
“He’s been through some stuff. Being a son of wrestler and being on the road, you see a lot of stuff. You can either go left or go right. So all his career, at the end of the day, the choices that they make are their choices, and he’s made the right choices all the way through, and look it, your new Intercontinental Champion.”
Despite his happiness at Uso’s big win, the Hall of Famer says there is one thing he would have changed.
“I thought the match was absolutely amazing. Man, I would have loved to see that match on a big pay-per-view though. You know what I mean? Kind of tease it on a Monday Night Raw, and then go into some type of pay-per-view and just let them go. I would have loved to see some blood, you know what I mean? It’s just the drive to be number one. Because they really brought some awareness to that IC Title, and now with Jey holding it, get ready to run because you’re gonna be busy, son.”
Jey Uso Debuts New Intercontinental Title Belt
Two weeks after winning the championship, Jey Uso introduced a new version of the Intercontinental Championship belt. Rather than the black and gold look used for the last few years, Uso’s title has added some more colour in a way that’s reminiscent of classic title designs.
H/T to Fightful for the above transcription.