WWE star Jimmy Uso has revealed that he and his brother Jey were left with a “sour taste in their mouths” following their “Brother vs. Brother” match at WrestleMania 40 in Philadelphia. The match, which was the culmination of their year-long Bloodline civil war, was one of the most anticipated on the card, but it ultimately failed to meet the high expectations of fans and the performers themselves.
During a recent interview on the Cheap Heat podcast, Jimmy Uso explained that a last-minute cut in their allotted time was the main reason the match suffered.
“I say it was just time, bro. Like, you got two twin brothers, man, that finally get together. They’re going against each other, man. This meant a lot to us, both of us. So, we thought we was going to get to cook, man… And when we got there, man, man, you talking about, ‘Yeah, hell yeah, I was pissed off. Hell yeah, I felt some kind of way.’ But then it’s like, ‘Hey, just remember this. No matter what they telling us today and how much time we got or whatever they want us to do out there, understand this, brother. Don’t let this… take away from our moment… It’s me and you in there. It’s WrestleMania, dog.’”
Jimmy even revealed that when they found out how little time they had, he pitched an alternate finish to Jey.
“When I found out the time… I was like, ‘Bro, just let me get in there, bro. Just kill me. Just duck spear me.’ Boom. Splash me. Boom. One, two, three. We just get the hell up out of there. Squash match. What you think? He was like, you know, they like, ‘No, we need something. You got to give them a little something.’ Well, damn. If we give him a little something, we letting the fans down. I feel a we can’t even cook the way y’all want us to cook.”
Jey Uso ultimately won the WrestleMania 40 encounter. After spending most of the last year and a half on separate paths, the brothers have recently reunited on Monday Night Raw and are in a heated feud with The Vision.
