WWE Live UK tour - Jey Uso talks potential Wrestlemania in London and what it's like working for Triple H

Uso is set to bring the Intercontinental Championship to the UK after he recently defeated Bron Breakker in a result that meant Uso and his father Rikishi became the second father-son duo to hold the title after Mr. Perfect and Curtis Axel.

The new champion is scheduled to feature on the UK tour in October and November alongside names such as Bianca Belair, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton, United States Champion LA Knight, WWE Women’s Champion Nia Jax and Jade Cargill to name a few.

On the UK tour, Uso could earn his second singles championship in the WWE as he squares off with ‘The Ring General’ Gunther in a street fight for the World Heavyweight Championship, and the new Intercontinental Champion joked that “his chest will be on fire”.

“I’ve wrestled Gunther a couple times and I do not look forward to that. My chest will be on fire - his hands are like the size of mitts,” Uso added.

The former 10-time tag team champion has fond memories of his time wrestling in the United Kingdom after headlining WWE’s Money in the Bank event in London last year, where Jey and his twin brother Jimmy defeated Solo Sikoa and Roman Reigns in a tag-team match. With the rumour mill in overdrive over the possibility of a WrestleMania in London in the future, Uso admits he’d love to see the showpiece of the immortals in the English capital.

“I would so love it if the WWE was able to go back to London and have a WrestleMania there,” he said. “I feel like the people would definitely appreciate it out there - I know we would. I know if it was half of what Money in the Bank was last year, if they bring that same energy just imagine WrestleMania. It’s going to be crazy.”

After years of wrestling predominantly alongside his brother Jimmy in tag team matches, Jey switched to singles competition permanently in 2023, challenging for Austin Theory for the United States Championship, Seth Rollins and Damien Priest for the World Heavyweight Championship, challenging Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship and competing inside WarGames at Survivor Series last November. Uso explained what the biggest adjustment was when switching to singles competition.

“Obviously, you think your wind has to be up for sure,” he said. “When I would get tired I would just tag out and tag my brother in. I think one of the other things that was a big adjustment was outside the ring, travelling - not having a brother around no more, not being in company with someone 24/7, sharing rides, sharing aeroplanes, having lunch, working out together. I guess the little things are gone. You don’t appreciate them until they are.”

Since making his debut on WWE’s main roster in 2010, Uso has featured prominently on WWE TV under both Vince McMahon and Triple H. The new Intercontinental Champion has revealed what he thinks the biggest difference is between the pair in terms of their approach.

“I would say Vince is very keen and very strict on what the product is supposed to be and with Triple H it’s kind of a free range almost to where he’ll let you have more leeway within your character and you have more creative liberty within yourself compared to Vince I think,” Uso said. “Vince was very A,B,C,D whereas Hunter is A,B,C,D,E,F. You don’t have to sweat as many bullets with Hunter than you did with Vince is what I feel.”

How to get tickets for the WWE Live UK tour

Tickets for WWE Live in the UK in October and November - starting from around £40 - are available now from Ticketmaster.

Full WWE Live UK tour dates

• Sunday, October 13 – Utilita Arena in Cardiff
• Monday, October 14 – M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool
• Tuesday, October 15 – Utilita Arena in Newcastle
• Wednesday, October 16 – Co-op Live in Manchester
• Sunday, November 3, 2024 – 3Arena in Dublin
• Monday, November 4, 2024 – The O2 Arena in London
• Tuesday, November 5, 2024 – Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham
• Wednesday, November 6, 2024 – Utilita Arena in Sheffield