WWE has formally set World Heavyweight Champion Gunther vs. Jey Uso for WrestleMania 41, a match the promotion deliberate months prematurely. Jey Uso shocked the world at Royal Rumble 2025 by successful the Males’s Royal Rumble Match.
Within the last moments of the Royal Rumble, Jey Uso battled John Cena for the victory. He finally eradicated Cena, claiming his first-ever Royal Rumble win. The next week on WWE RAW, an emotional Jey addressed the WWE Universe, reflecting on his career-defining second.
Earlier than he may say a lot, World Heavyweight Champion Gunther interrupted him. The Ring Basic dismissed Jey Uso as an unworthy challenger, stating that going through him didn’t attraction to him. He went additional, saying Jey couldn’t even lace his boots.
The champion additionally identified that defeating John Cena, CM Punk, or Roman Reigns would have elevated his legacy, however going through Jey Uso supplied no such status. He made it clear to Jey that he had no real interest in going through him at WrestleMania 41.
On the newest version of WWE RAW, Jey Uso and Gunther brawled within the ring. Fired up, Uso officially challenged The Ring Basic for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 41. Curiously, this isn’t the primary time Jey and Gunther have confronted one another. The Ring Basic has defeated him a number of occasions prior to now.
The latest victory got here at Saturday Night time’s Principal Occasion, only one week earlier than Uso’s Royal Rumble win. Regardless of Jey’s current loss in opposition to Gunther, stories have revealed that WWE had been planning this WrestleMania 41 conflict for months.
Report confirms WWE deliberate Jey Uso vs. Gunther for WrestleMania 41 months in the past
Fightful Select (behind a paywall) stories that WWE deliberate Jey Uso’s Royal Rumble win and his match in opposition to Gunther at WrestleMania 41 effectively prematurely. The promotion reportedly selected the matchup even earlier than their match at WWE Saturday Night time’s Principal Occasion.
Jey is now decided to defeat Gunther at WrestleMania 41. It will likely be fascinating to see if he can accomplish the unthinkable in Las Vegas this April.
