Jey Uso Was Never Considered To Dethrone Roman Reigns At WWE SummerSlam

Roman Reigns defeated Jey Uso in the Tribal Combat match to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship after Jimmy Uso cost his brother the title bout at WWE SummerSlam 2023.

In a recent appearance on the “McGuire on Wrestling” podcast, Dave Meltzer revealed that WWE never considered any alternate plan for the finish of the main event, and Jey dethroning Roman wasn’t discussed. He said,

“I never even heard anyone discuss that as a possibility. I mean, obviously, they’ve already got whatever it is. They’ve got plans going for Roman as champion for months down the line, so Jey wasn’t going to win. I’ve got to think Cody is eventually winning it, so it’s just a question of keeping him hot enough. Brock did a great job with Cody.”

When asked if Brock Lesnar vs. Cody Rhodes could have headlined WWE SummerSlam 2023, Meltzer said,

“Roman was the main event by far. Could they have put it higher on the card? Yes, but you know Brock. He likes to get out of dodge. If it was a normal show, Brock would’ve been in the opener and gotten out, but because of Logan Paul basically insisting on being in the opener, Brock had to go to the second match.”

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