Jimmy Uso

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Lore & Background

The Usos debuted in Florida Championship Wrestling in January 2010, defeating The Rotundo Brothers. On March 13, they defeated The Fortunate Sons to win the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship. On the May 24, 2010 episode of Raw, The Usos and Tamina made their main roster debut as heels by attacking the Unified WWE Tag Team Champions, The Hart Dynasty. The Usos began performing the Siva Tau, a traditional Samoan war dance, as part of their ring entrance. On the June 3 episode of SmackDown, they began to use face paint similar to their deceased uncle Eddie Fatu (Umaga). They won the WWE Tag Team Championship on March 3, 2014, successfully defending at WrestleMania XXX, Money in the Bank, and Battleground before dropping the titles at Night of Champions. They recaptured the titles on the December 29 edition of Raw, but lost them at Fastlane. After Jey Uso suffered a shoulder injury, Jimmy Uso defeated Xavier Woods on the April 18 episode of Main Event. The Usos won a Slammy Award on the December 21 episode of Raw for Tag Team of the Year. At the 2016 WWE draft, The Usos were drafted to SmackDown. On the September 6 episode of SmackDown, The Usos turned heel for the first time since 2011 when they attacked American Alpha. As part of their heel turn, they began a street-like, thuggish gimmick.

In Their Own Story

The Usos were involved in the traditional Survivor Series elimination match at Survivor Series, teaming with Rey Mysterio, Cody Rhodes and Goldust in a losing effort against The Real Americans and The Shield. After a brief feud against The Wyatt Family at the beginning of 2014, The Usos went on a winning streak and demanded a Tag Team Championship match from The New Age Outlaws. They received a tag title shot at the Elimination Chamber PPV but were unsuccessful, but they won the titles on the March 3 episode of Raw. On the WrestleMania XXX pre-show, The Usos successfully defended their titles in a Fatal Four Way Elimination match against Ryback and Curtis Axel, The Real Americans, and Los Matadores. The Usos then resumed a rivalry with The Wyatt Family, successfully retaining the championships against Harper and Rowan at Money in the Bank and Battleground. At Money in the Bank, The Usos challenged Rollins and Reigns for the titles but were unsuccessful. They participated in a triple-threat tag team match against the team of Cody Rhodes and Goldust and The Shield at the Hell in a Cell pay per view, which they failed to win. At the Royal Rumble, The Usos unsuccessfully challenged The New Day for the WWE Tag Team Championship. On the WrestleMania 32 kickoff show, The Usos defeated The Dudley Boyz. At Extreme Rules, The Usos were defeated by Gallows and Anderson in a Texas Tornado match. At Backlash, The Usos defeated the Hype Bros before facing Heath Slater and Rhyno in the tournament finals for the inaugural SmackDown Tag Team Championship, but were defeated.

Reader's Guide

Jimmy Uso, born Jonathan Solofa Fatu on August 22, 1985 in San Francisco, is a member of the Anoaʻi family of professional wrestlers. He attended Escambia High School and the University of West Alabama alongside his twin brother. He made his professional wrestling debut as a tag team named The Samoan Soldiers with his brother on December 12, 2008 at NWA Prime Time in Columbus, Georgia. In 2010, The Uso Brothers debuted in Florida Championship Wrestling, winning the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship on March 13. They were moved to the main roster later that year. The Usos are overall nine-time tag team champions in WWE, capturing the World Tag Team Championship four times and the SmackDown Tag Team Championship five times. They hold the record for the longest male tag team championship reign in WWE history at 622 days, accomplished in their fifth reign with the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. They are the first team to win both the Raw and SmackDown Tag Team Championships and the first team to hold them simultaneously as the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship. The two headlined multiple pay-per-views, including WrestleMania 39 - Night 1.

Did You Know?

• Jimmy Uso was born nine minutes before his twin brother Jey Uso on August 22, 1985.
• He and his brother debuted as The Samoan Soldiers on December 12, 2008 at NWA Prime Time.
• The Usos won the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship on March 13, 2010 by defeating The Fortunate Sons.
• They hold the record for the longest male tag team championship reign in WWE history at 622 days.
• The Usos are the first team to win both the Raw and SmackDown Tag Team Championships and hold them simultaneously as the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship.