Wrestling promoter Scott D’Amore gives his thoughts on WWE potentially turning Jey Uso heel

Jey Uso is scheduled to face CM Punk for the vacant world heavyweight title at Saturday Night’s Main Event on November 1st 2025. In his D’Amore Drop column for Yahoo! Sports, wrestling promoter Scott D’Amore gave his thoughts on WWE potentially turning Jey heel…

“Jey Uso is in an interesting spot right now. He’s super over with the WWE audience, no question, but he’s been treading water ever since he lost the World Heavyweight Championship in June. That particular big gold belt is only a few years old, but of the eight reigns associated with it, Jey’s 51 days as champion is the shortest run that wasn’t ended by a same-night Money In The Bank cash-in (like CM Punk at SummerSlam). There’s only so long anyone can keep doing the smiling babyface thing. If WWE creative believes Jey still has equity as a main-event talent, pulling the trigger on the long-teased heel turn might be the best thing for him.”

“A heel Jey Uso beating Punk for the vacant title next weekend and having a championship run — even a short one — would do far more for him than staying an upper-midcard babyface or reforming another tag team with Jimmy. Turning Jey Uso heel won’t be easy. Fans cheer their favorites more than ever. John Cena spent the whole summer bad-mouthing them to their faces, and they still cheered.”