The Usos
Professional wrestling tag team
The Usos (born August 22, 1985) were a professional wrestling tag team consisting of fraternal twin brothers Jimmy and Jey Uso. They are signed to WWE. As of 2024, Jey performs on the Raw brand, while Jimmy performs on the SmackDown brand. In WWE they are eight-time Tag team champions (three-time Raw Tag Team Champions and five-time SmackDown Tag Team Champions). Their fifth reign as SmackDown Tag Team Champions is the longest tag team championship reign in the company at 622 days.
| The Usos | |
|---|---|
 The Usos (Jimmy on left, Jey on right) as WWE Tag Team Champions in 2014 | |
| Tag team | |
| Members | Jey Uso / Josh Fatu / Joshua Fatu / Jules Uso Jimmy Uso / John Fatu / Jonathan Fatu |
| Name(s) | The Fatu Brothers[1] The Samoan Soldiers[1] The Usos[2] The Uso Brothers[3] |
| Billed heights | Jey Uso: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jimmy Uso: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Combined billed weight | 493 lb (224 kg) |
| Billed from | San Francisco, California[2][4] |
| Debut | June 8, 2007[5] |
| Disbanded | August 5, 2023 |
| Years active | 2007–2023 |
Jimmy (real name Jonathan Solofa Fatu) and Jey (real name Joshua Samuel Fatu) are the twin sons of Solofa Fatu, better known as Rikishi, and are part of the Anoa'i family. They were members of the family's stable The Bloodline. Their younger brother Joseph Yokozuna also works in WWE as Solo Sikoa.
In wrestling
change- Finishing moves
- Double diving splash[6][7]
- 1D (for One and Done)
- Signature moves
- Assisted Samoan drop[8][9]
- Double Superkick
Championships and accomplishments
change- CBS Sports
- Feud of the Year (2020) Jey Uso vs. Roman Reigns[10]
- Tag Team of the Year (2018)[11]
- ESPN
- Best Storyline of the Year (2022) – part of The Bloodline and Sami Zayn[12]
- Best Storyline of the Year (2023) – part of The Bloodline 2.0[13]
- Tag Team of the Year (2022)[12]
- Florida Championship Wrestling
- FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time)[14]
- New York Post
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Faction of the Year (2022) – with The Bloodline
- Tag Team of the Year (2014)[17]
- Ranked Jimmy No. 25 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2014[18]
- Ranked Jey No. 26 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2014[18]
- Ranked No. 1 of the top 50 Tag Teams in the PWI Tag Team 50 in 2022[19]
- Rolling Stone
- Tag Team of the Year (2017)[20]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Feud of the Year (2023) as part of The Bloodline vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn[21]
- WWE
- WWE (Raw) Tag Team Championship[a] (3 times)[22]
- WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (5 times)[23]
- André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal (2021) – Jey Uso[24]
- Slammy Award (2 times)
Notes
change- ↑ The title was called "WWE Tag Team Championship" during their first and second reigns. The Usos won the titles (which were now called "WWE Raw Tag Team Championship") a third time as the reigning SmackDown champions in a Winners take all match and from this moment were called "Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions".
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Uso Brothers – Online World of Wrestling". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on September 7, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Jey Uso Bio". WWE. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ↑ Adkins, Greg (May 31, 2010). "Shooting Star-Spangled Raw". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
- ↑ "Jimmy Uso Bio". WWE. Archived from the original on January 1, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ↑ "Uso Brothers". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ↑ Caldwell, James (June 17, 2010). "Caldwell's WWE Superstars Results 6/17: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of Kofi Kingston, Usos, Yoshi Tatsu". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
- ↑ Keller, Wade (July 12, 2010). "WWE Raw Results 7/12: Keller's ongoing coverage of live show on USA Network". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
- ↑ James, Justin (June 6, 2010). "6/6 WWE results in Columbia, S.C.: Edge vs. Chris Jericho "Street Fight," Usos vs. Hart Dynasty, Bourne vs. DiBiase". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
- ↑ Keller, Wade (July 18, 2010). "Caldwell's WWE Money in the Bank PPV Results 7/18: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
- ↑ Brookhouse, Brent (January 2, 2021). "2020 CBS Sports Wrestling Awards: Drew McIntyre stands out as Wrestler of the Year". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ↑ Silverstein, Adam (December 26, 2018). "The Man comes around: Becky Lynch breaks out for WWE as the 2018 Wrestler of the Year". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on December 27, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Pro Wrestling 2022 awards: The best male and female wrestler, feud, faction, promo and more". ESPN. December 28, 2022. Archived from the original on December 31, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ↑ ESPN.com (December 26, 2023). "Pro Wrestling 2023 awards: The best male and female wrestler, feud, faction, promo and more". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 28, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ↑ Varsallone, Jim (May 24, 2010). "New tag team appears on WWE Raw". The Miami Herald. Archived from the original on July 24, 2010. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
- ↑ Staszewski, Joseph (December 27, 2022). "The Post's 2022 pro wrestling awards". New York Post. Archived from the original on December 29, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ↑ Staszewski, Joseph (December 26, 2023). "The Post's 2023 pro wrestling awards". New York Post. Archived from the original on December 27, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ↑ "Tag Team of the Year". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 36 (2): 30–31. 2015.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2014". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. The Internet Wrestling Database. Archived from the original on September 29, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
- ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (December 6, 2022). "The Usos Top 2022 PWI Tag Team 100". Fightful. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- ↑ Herzog, Kenny (December 19, 2017). "WWE Wrestler of the Year: The Miz". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 13, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave (February 23, 2024). "February 26, 2024 Observer Newsletter: 2023 Observer Awards issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ↑ "WWE Raw Tag Team Championship". World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Archived from the original on January 5, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ↑ "WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship". World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Archived from the original on January 13, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ↑ Powell, Jason (April 9, 2021). "4/9 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of the WrestleMania 37 go-home show, final comments from Roman Reigns, Edge, and Daniel Bryan, Andre the Giant Battle Royal, Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler vs. Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio vs. The Street Profits vs. Alpha Academy in a four-way for the Smackdown Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ↑ "Shows". WWE. Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ↑ "2015 Slammy Award winners: WWE Tag Team of the Year". WWE. December 21, 2015. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
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