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The Usos Say Their Summerslam Match Getting Moved To Kickoff Show Was A Slap In The Face
In an interview with WWe.com, The Usos (Jimmy and Jey) spoke about their successful 2017 and how their match with The New Day getting moved to the Kickoff Show of Summerslam was a slap in the face. Here are highlights:
Jimmy Uso on if they felt slighted about getting moved to the kickoff show: “Hell yeah, we felt slighted. You grind to get on these shows. One of the biggest pay-per-views of the year is SummerSlam. We had one of the hottest rivalries of the year with New Day going into SummerSlam. So to be put on the Kickoff was a slap to all our faces. Me, my brother and The New Day. We did our thing. To be on a Kickoff at 5 [p.m.], and the fans aren’t even in their seat? Our mindset is, we’re gonna make sure this will be the hardest match to follow. And yeah, they messed up by putting us on first, but we ain’t got no choice but to do it. But to make this match a hell of a tag team match, to make this match a hell of a title match, to make this match a hell of a match period … we almost hurt the show, you know what I’m saying?”
Jimmy on changing up their style: “As far as change goes, we needed it. We had a good run with the painted-up Usos. The colors, doing the Siva Tau was cool, showing the Universe our heritage. But you start to feel it when it’s time for a change. If you don’t adapt and evolve, you will get left behind in this business. We knew it was time to change. The people knew it was time to change. But this change was solely for me and him. Put our feet down. ‘Hey Uce, this is what we’re gonna be. This is us, and if they don’t like it, the hell with them.'”
Jey Uso on how their new persona is them: “We say what’s on our mind, Uce, and people are gonna listen. They wanna listen. Our whole [persona] right now is The Usos. It is me and him 100 percent. If you ran into us at a Walmart or a Publix, you are gonna get what you see on TV.”
Jimmy Uso on making it to Wrestlemania: “We grind to get on WrestleMania. Year after year after year you wanna be the team to get there. You wanna be the main movie. Not the previews of the movie. This year it needs to happen, because I know we’re hotter than ever, we’re better than ever, people like us more than ever.”
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