WWE Monday Night Raw on Sept. 23 caught everybody without warning.
Bron Breakker had confirmed to be a dominant WWE Intercontinental Champion, studying from his opponents and decimating them together with his signature energy and pace.
But, “Fundamental Occasion” Jey Uso went on to defeat him to earn his first singles title since he joined WWE in 2010 alongside his brother, Jimmy Uso.
Jey’s victory ended Breakker’s title reign at simply 51 days.
Followers and wrestling personalities all over the world have reacted to Uso’s surprising victory, some in favor and a few in opposition to.
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Some of the vocal opponents of Uso’s victory was former WWE, WCW, and TNA inventive Vince Russo, who declared the choice made “zero sense” on Sportskeeda Wrestling’s “Legion of RAW.”
“They wanted to construct Bron Breakker,” Russo stated. “They wanted to depart a title on him. I do not even… I am not guessing; I do know he put some sort of warmth on himself, they usually needed to take the belt off him to show him and ensure he is aware of who’s boss. That reserving choice makes zero sense.”
On the opposite facet, former WCW World Heavyweight Champion and Royal Rumble winner Lex Luger stated on his “Lex Expressed” podcast that he would not consider this can damage Breakker’s momentum in any respect.
“Yeah, that — he will not miss a beat,” Luger stated, per Robert Defelice of Fightful. “I assumed that was nice for Jey Uso as a result of, I imply, that factor he does, the ‘YEET,’ he’s so over. He is having such a fantastic run, I’m so glad for him to perform that.”
“Additionally, regardless that he is comparatively new within the enterprise, that is not going to harm Bron in any respect. He is so proficient. He will be a staple within the WWE for the following, who is aware of, 15-20, years, he’ll be an enormous star, a multi-time world champion. I see nothing however the sky is the restrict for Bron.”
“So I believe that was a kind of conditions the place it was a win-win. I believe Bron’s going to go on to even greater, higher issues, clearly, for a very long time, and it was nice to see Jey get the title there. I assumed that was a great transfer. I do not assume it is gonna damage Bron in any respect.”
It is a lot simpler to facet with Luger on this debate. Breakker has garnered a ton of momentum since his NXT debut in 2020 and is well one of the crucial thrilling younger wrestlers on the roster. He might simply be a fundamental occasion determine within the close to future.
In the meantime, Jey Uso has been utilizing the “Fundamental Occasion” moniker however has but to win a title. He wanted this to turn out to be a menace for world titles sooner or later.
Breakker and Uso are going to be advantageous. In reality, this opens up new storytelling avenues for them each. It is thrilling to see the place they each will go.
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