Backstage WWE plans for Jimmy Uso (Exclusive)

Jimmy Uso represents one-half of arguably WWE's best-ever tag team, The Usos. He's an eight-time WWE Tag Team Champion and will likely go down as one of the best tag team wrestlers in the company's history. However, since the OG Bloodline disbanded, Jey Uso and Jimmy have rarely competed in the tag team division.

Jey Uso has embarked on a singles run and established himself as a top babyface on RAW. At WrestleMania 41, he beat Gunther to win the World Heavyweight Championship. Meanwhile, Jimmy Uso has been floundering without a fixed storyline on SmackDown.

During the latest edition of WrestleVotes Q&A on Sportskeeda WrestleBinge, Bill Apter said that there was no program fixed for Jimmy on WWE TV.

"They don't have a program locked in for him at this point. They're trying very hard to find somebody to shoot an angle with him, but it hasn't happened yet. I don't know what they're planning. The people I've talked to are going like we're looking for something to bring him up a level, but they haven't come up with anything yet," Apter said. [From 35:40 onwards]

WrestleVotes confirmed that WWE wanted to keep Big Jim on TV, given his popularity, but the creative team was looking for an angle that would capture fans' interest.

"I think they wanna keep him around, they wanna keep him on TV. He's popular enough, but they are looking for some kind of spark behind him [that is] yet to be seen yet, so we'll see how it goes." [From 36:12 onwards]

Jimmy Uso has primarily been a tag team guy throughout his run in WWE, but with Jey occupied with his singles run, this is the perfect opportunity for him to break away from that mold. While he missed out on qualifying for the 2025 Men's Money in the Bank ladder match, he can still go after a world title if he turns on his twin.

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Faiz is a WWE writer at Sportskeeda Wrestling. He is a BBA graduate who is passionate about sports and wants to make a career in that field. This passion led to a postgraduate degree in Journalism, which helped him pivot into becoming a sports writer. When writing, he puts the utmost importance on accuracy and thorough research.

Faiz has six years of work experience across four companies. He started his career with Zomato and then moved to Amazon. He shifted to becoming a football writer at TV9 Digital and is now with Sportskeeda. He covered the Wrestling Xtreme Mania event in Gurgaon in 2025, where he had the opportunity to interview Raj The Maharaja, fka Jinder Mahal. At the same event, he also got quick interviews with former WWE Superstar Dijak and Japanese Joshi legend Emi Sakura.

When it comes to his favourite wrestlers, Faiz has two names in mind. He loved to watch Triple H before the current WWE CCO retired, and he is a huge fan of Roman Reigns. Being a loyal fan since the Tribal Chief's SHIELD days, Faiz credits Roman's mic skills and unmatched in-ring storytelling for his mega success. When he was young, one in-ring story left a lasting impression on his mind and eventually got him hooked on WWE. That match was Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24. Apart from that, he is also a fan of RAW.

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