Below are a couple of top WWE news stories of the day, featuring Jey Uso and Kevin Owens.
• On his podcast, Rikishi once again talked about how frustrated he is with his son Jey Uso’s current WWE booking.
Rikishi teased that Jey could join AEW if WWE doesn’t put a title on him. Here’s what the WWE Hall of Famer said:
“Once the Money In The Bank thing didn’t go through, I thought, let’s see what they do now. Maybe they will give him a shot. Maybe they’ll set him up for the I don’t know, the Intercontinental belt. I think he deserves a shot [at] the World Championship.
I’m at this point where I want to call my son, ‘Go ahead and take a break. Obviously, the writers don’t know where to put you, or they can write something that is right for the character Jey Uso, The Yeet Man.’
I mentioned this, definitely, WWE is making money off The Yeet Man. The Yeet Man is making money himself. The only difference is The Yeet Man is working for his money. You see it every week. There is new merchandise of Yeet coming out.
The Yeet Man is out doing personal appearances. I mean, it’s not because he has to. It’s because that’s the demand of the fans. Of all the characters they picked, they picked The Yeet Man.
So what I’m saying is, make no mistake about it. I am not in favoritism of my son. I’m speaking about what is happening because this could be any other wrestler. What is the case? Why aren’t you lighting this kid up and just letting him do his thing? I appreciate everybody. Let’s hope WWE gets it together and does the right thing.
The kid is so good, WWE ain’t the only spot. He could probably go to AEW if he wants to write his own ticket, maybe more than what WWE is making on him. Hopefully, they turn it around and do the right thing by The Yeet Man.”
• During an interview with Sports Illustrated, Kevin Owens revealed that he still hasn’t signed a new contract with WWE.
He has less than 6 months left on his current deal. He will face Cody Rhodes for the WWE Championship at Bash In Berlin on August 31.
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