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Post by ghost on Feb 21, 2024 16:47:30 GMT -5
Jey needs it more. If they want to push him as a top face, especially with “Main Event” as his nickname, he’s going to need some high profile wins.
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Post by HIM on Feb 21, 2024 17:06:49 GMT -5
As much as it pains me to say this, Jimmy. He's barely been anything these past few months. Getting a win at Mania would likely be good for him, while Jey's already over like rover as it is. It seems as if this might be one of those feuds that truly ends with a rematch at a minor PPV, which I feel as if Jey will win. I feel like a win will help Jimmy more than it hurts Jey at this point unless they royally screw something up between now and then. Yeah this. Jimmy needs it more and Jey will always be good.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Feb 21, 2024 17:35:04 GMT -5
As much as it pains me to say this, Jimmy. He's barely been anything these past few months. Getting a win at Mania would likely be good for him, while Jey's already over like rover as it is. It seems as if this might be one of those feuds that truly ends with a rematch at a minor PPV, which I feel as if Jey will win. I feel like a win will help Jimmy more than it hurts Jey at this point unless they royally screw something up between now and then. Yeah this. Jimmy needs it more and Jey will always be good. And Jey can always get his shine back on Night Two if he’s part of Cody’s Squadron and helps foil the Bloodline.
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Post by "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik on Feb 21, 2024 17:37:40 GMT -5
It will be like WrestleMania 25 where the less over heel brother wins (Matt beating Jeff) which ultimately won't do much to change that dynamic afterwards.
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Post by HIM on Feb 21, 2024 17:40:40 GMT -5
Yeah this. Jimmy needs it more and Jey will always be good. And Jey can always get his shine back on Night Two if he’s part of Cody’s Squadron and helps foil the Bloodline. Yep exactly. All he'd have to do is go out there and take out Jimmy and he's fine.
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Feb 21, 2024 17:43:09 GMT -5
And Jey can always get his shine back on Night Two if he’s part of Cody’s Squadron and helps foil the Bloodline. Yep exactly. All he'd have to do is go out there and take out Jimmy and he's fine. If Jey gets a good spot in the likely big damn heroes moment of Cody vs. Roman II, people will remember that more than the loss.
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Post by Nosnorb on Feb 21, 2024 17:57:45 GMT -5
It will be like WrestleMania 25 where the less over heel brother wins (Matt beating Jeff) which ultimately won't do much to change that dynamic afterwards. Difference is that Jeff had won the WWE Championship and Matt was operating on his own as a heel. Jey is just over 6 months into his face run and has barely any major PPV victories to his name, and Jimmy is third in the Bloodline pecking order. Jey needs this a lot more than Jimmy does, it does not bode well for his solo career if he fails again on PPV and loses to his bitch brother.
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Post by darthobiwan on Feb 21, 2024 22:15:02 GMT -5
What I see with Jimmy winning...
Either Roman or Solo interfere to help Jimmy, then they have rematches later down the line where Jey wins.
Also it would give an interesting narrative if both Jimmy and Solo (assuming he gets a match too) win their respective matches) making 2-0 Bloodline going into main event. However Roman loses to avoid a Bloodline sweep!
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Post by tirtefaa on Feb 22, 2024 1:41:47 GMT -5
It will be like WrestleMania 25 where the less over heel brother wins (Matt beating Jeff) which ultimately won't do much to change that dynamic afterwards. Does that mean that Jimmy shows up with silly key tights and a nasty sunburn?
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Post by Cvslfc123 on Feb 22, 2024 2:45:34 GMT -5
Jey, to prove that Jimmy made the worst decision of his career to rejoin The Bloodline.
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Post by XIII on Feb 22, 2024 3:26:18 GMT -5
Jey wins and then Special ref Vin Diesel gives a speech about family and they wear hoodies and run in for Roman Reigns.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Feb 22, 2024 3:38:04 GMT -5
I think if Jimmy loses this he's effectively a full dud as a character since this split. He's been nothing but a shadow to Jey down to copying his catchphrase and being a flunkie for the Bloodline after screwing his brother to keep him out of it which I still think was f***ing horrible writing and stand by it
Dude's flopped so far in his singles run attempt imo, I know Jey was always considered the better all around worker but holy shit.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Feb 22, 2024 3:39:54 GMT -5
It's actually funny how nerfed Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa have been as in-ring threats the last few months. Like, the only person Jimmy has beaten in a televised match since he betrayed Jey at SummerSlam nearly seven months ago is Karl Anderson. KARL ANDERSON. And that win in and of itself was nearly five months ago. Sikoa hasn't won a TV match since he beat John Cena in Saudi Arabia nearly four months ago. Career worst losing streaks, the both of them. Jimmy wasn't losing this much even when he and Jey were literally going nowhere fast in the early 2010s. At least Jey won another tag belt and got a couple of successful defenses in, as well as won a WarGames match.
Which tells me that this should play into whatever happens after Rhodes beats Reigns (failure is not an option here). Rock can go on about how he's led these two astray and how they've underachieved so much recently because of Reigns only wanted them to serve his purposes. To aid that premise, Jey should win at WrestleMania.
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Post by chazraps on Feb 22, 2024 4:43:43 GMT -5
I think if Jimmy loses this he's effectively a full dud as a character since this split. He's been nothing but a shadow to Jey down to copying his catchphrase and being a flunkie for the Bloodline after screwing his brother to keep him out of it which I still think was f***ing horrible writing and stand by it Dude's flopped so far in his singles run attempt imo, I know Jey was always considered the better all around worker but holy shit. That's exactly why he should lose. Jimmy needs to be cast out so he can regroup and come up with his own shit in his own lane. If he wins, we're doomed to the deadend "the other Uso" street that so many former tag partners get stuck on.
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Post by simplydurhamcalling on Feb 22, 2024 5:16:17 GMT -5
Why do people think Jimmy "needs" the win? Why? He's not doing anything near what Jey's doing on any level? Jimmy winning benefits nobody, not even Jimmy. That's Austin Theory vs Cena shit from last year. Jey needs the win to continue to ascend, an ascension that's not worth the risk especially with how HOT he is right now. You're going to hamper him, deflate the crowd and give us a rematch with a foregone conclusion that won't be as memorable as the big fumble of Jey not winning. I think I was as perplexed as you are at the responses so far, Jimmy is not going to be a top tier star (one main reason being his lack of reliability outside the ring), Jey might yet be a top tier star but needs that big singles win and this is the perfect match for it.
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Post by Woo on Feb 22, 2024 9:10:09 GMT -5
Jimmy will win. He needs it more. A Jey victory doesn't really achieve anything. Jey is not going to win the belt, or challenge Cody for it, so why not build up Jimmy to Jey's level?
This will be just like Bret be Owen with the underdog heel brother who needs the rub more getting the victory.
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Feb 22, 2024 9:34:00 GMT -5
Jimmy will win. He needs it more. A Jey victory doesn't really achieve anything. Jey is not going to win the belt, or challenge Cody for it, so why not build up Jimmy to Jey's level? This will be just like Bret be Owen with the underdog heel brother who needs the rub more getting the victory. But a win, if he doesn't have what it takes to back it up does nothing. Ok, he won't go after Cody, why not someone else? Can keep him warm with stuff with Judgement Day, Shinsuke, they'd be wise keeping him and GUNTHER apart so they can both be strong. It might not be Owen over Bret, it might end up more like "what if Jim Neidhart had gone over Bret".
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Feb 22, 2024 10:31:04 GMT -5
They could do the Hardy thing from 2009 with the heel winning at Mania then the face winning a gimmick match at Backlash to end the feud but that crowd was so deflated when Jeff lost at Mania and it'd likely be the same for Jey here so I'd just have win. The Mania crowd is obviously much bigger than Backlash and seeing tens of thousands of fans bouncing along to Jey will be a great sight so I'd give him the big win there.
I also think there's a chance Jimmy goes face. Not a full-time tag reunion, they'd still be singles guys primarily, but I wouldn't be shocked if they get the fight out of their system, Jey wins then they embrace after the match like Cody/Dustin in 2019. Then you could have a backstage segment the next night with Roman like wtf was that and Jimmy ends up not helping him during the main to cement his turn.
If not then I'd at least tease a reconciliation after the match only for Jimmy to cheap shot, HBK/Jericho 03 style.
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Post by chazraps on Feb 22, 2024 13:12:48 GMT -5
Jimmy will win. He needs it more. A Jey victory doesn't really achieve anything. Jey is not going to win the belt, or challenge Cody for it, so why not build up Jimmy to Jey's level? This will be just like Bret be Owen with the underdog heel brother who needs the rub more getting the victory. This is absolutely nothing like Bret vs Owen beyond the fact that they're brothers. Bret vs Owen had Bret as a former world champ and longtime established guy reluctantly facing his brother, who had been largely lower-card/enhancement talent, and giving him a chance to showcase to immeadiately make him a top singles competitor and a viable threat. Aside from the fact that Jimmy is no Owen Hart, there's nothing new to establish about current day Jimmy. We've known him exactly as long as we've known Jey. We've seen Jey have this big huge rise over the past year as a potential breakout star and since August, Jimmy's been the last obstacle for him to truly vanquish to allow him to reach the next level. A Jey victory shows that on a big stage Jey can get the job done and truly unquestionably breakaway from the Bloodline and his tag team past to be a singles guy. That's what that achieves. It's what puts a strong foot forward and encourages the fans' cheering him. Jimmy doesn't need a rub because there's nothing to rub. To "build up to Jey's level" is 50/50 booking that benefits nobody that absolutely destroyed the midcard (especially the upper midcard) for 15-20 years in WWE. You need to have some talent win more than others, and if the fans are behind them, shouting their catchphrase and buying their merch by the boxload, that's the one you get behind. Risking diluting that for someone you have no real hook for is just a poor business decision and bad writing. And for all the Matt-Jeff 2009 comparisons - let's not put rose colored glasses on that. The feud was poorly received and did absolutely nothing for Matt or the show itself. The only time Matt vs Jeff worked was the Deletion era.
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Post by ChitownKnight on Feb 22, 2024 13:24:34 GMT -5
Jimmy will win. He needs it more. A Jey victory doesn't really achieve anything. Jey is not going to win the belt, or challenge Cody for it, so why not build up Jimmy to Jey's level? This will be just like Bret be Owen with the underdog heel brother who needs the rub more getting the victory. This is absolutely nothing like Bret vs Owen beyond the fact that they're brothers. Bret vs Owen had Bret as a former world champ and longtime established guy reluctantly facing his brother, who had been largely lower-card/enhancement talent, and giving him a chance to showcase to immeadiately make him a top singles competitor and a viable threat. Aside from the fact that Jimmy is no Owen Hart, there's nothing new to establish about current day Jimmy. We've known him exactly as long as we've known Jey. We've seen Jey have this big huge rise over the past year as a potential breakout star and since August, Jimmy's been the last obstacle for him to truly vanquish to allow him to reach the next level. A Jey victory shows that on a big stage Jey can get the job done and truly unquestionably breakaway from the Bloodline and his tag team past to be a singles guy. That's what that achieves. It's what puts a strong foot forward and encourages the fans' cheering him. Jimmy doesn't need a rub because there's nothing to rub. To "build up to Jey's level" is 50/50 booking that benefits nobody that absolutely destroyed the midcard (especially the upper midcard) for 15-20 years in WWE. You need to have some talent win more than others, and if the fans are behind them, shouting their catchphrase and buying their merch by the boxload, that's the one you get behind. Risking diluting that for someone you have no real hook for is just a poor business decision and bad writing. And for all the Matt-Jeff 2009 comparisons - let's not put rose colored glasses on that. The feud was poorly received and did absolutely nothing for Matt or the show itself. The only time Matt vs Jeff worked was the Deletion era. The thing with Jey is a victory over his brother (who’s been portrayed as a good) at mania won’t do that much for him. I think his match with Gunther did more tbh. Jey’s story is beating Gunther, hopefully in France
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