Jey Uso advancing in the King of the Ring tournament receives negative feedback from fans

As seen during the June 13th 2026 edition of WWE SmackDown, Jey Uso defeated LA Knight, Finn Balor, and Royce Keys to advance in the King of the Ring tournament. The segment received negative feedback, as the official YouTube video had 26,000 dislikes compared to 8,000 likes as of Saturday morning.

Fans were quick to voice their frustrations. One commenter wrote that “WWE [is] just trolling us at this point,” while another felt that both Finn Balor and LA Knight “deserve better.” Meanwhile, a third fan expressed disappointment by saying, “So I guess the Ruthless Depression Era continues.”