On a recent edition of his “Wrestling With Freddie” podcast, former WWE creative team writer Freddie Prinze Jr. lavished praise on Jey Uso for establishing himself as the top babyface star of SmackDown in his feud with Roman Reigns.
Jey will challenge Roman in a Tribal Combat match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship and recognition of Tribal Chief this Saturday at WWE SummerSlam 2023.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On Jey Uso being the top star on SmackDown: “We are going to go to Friday Night SmackDown Jey Uso is the star of this show right now. I said on Mark Henry’s radio show Busted Open, I said Jey Uso is the most over cat, and that was before he became the most over cat just because — I wasn’t the first one to call it. Everybody saw where the story was going, but Jey’s ability to execute at such a high level and keep you interested — I’ve never seen a wrestler get cut to more when they’re not talking than Jey Uso.”
On Jey Uso’s charisma and promo skills: “Whoever he’s in a promo with, just know the camera’s not going to be on you but for a second. You could basically just walk out with your notes and just read them because this dude is pacing back and forth, letting you know every thought and emotion on his face. It’s crazy, man. I don’t even know how to describe it because there’s no actor that does this. He’s just so freaking expressive and it’s not over the top. Or if it is, he’s so committed to it that it doesn’t play over the top.”
