2025 Royal Rumble winner Jey Uso makes his choice and is going after Gunther and the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 41.
Jey Uso is officially heading to WrestleMania 41 with his sights set on Gunther and the World Heavyweight Championship.
After outlasting 29 other superstars to win the 2025 Royal Rumble, Uso made his long-awaited decision on the February 10 edition of Monday Night Raw on Netflix, choosing to challenge "The Ring General" for the prestigious title on the grandest stage of them all.
For Uso, this match is more than just a championship opportunity—it’s a shot at redemption. Just one week before his Royal Rumble triumph, he fell short in his initial bid for the world title, losing against Gunther at January’s Saturday Night Main Event.
The dominant champion crushed Uso’s dream in ruthless fashion, leaving him to rebuild and prove himself in the Rumble match. Now, Uso has the chance to return the favor by taking the title that Gunther has held since SummerSlam.
Gunther, however, has proven time and again why he is one of WWE’s most dominant forces. His reign as World Heavyweight Champion has been marked by sheer brutality, a continuation of the style that saw him hold the Intercontinental Championship for a record 666 days before finally losing it at WrestleMania 40.
Despite that setback, the Austrian powerhouse has remained at the top of WWE, winning King of the Ring and eventually taking the world title.
The history of Royal Rumble winners suggests that Uso has a real chance at making history. Seventeen past winners have successfully cashed in their opportunity to win a world title at WrestleMania, with Cody Rhodes being the most recent after dethroning Roman Reigns last year.
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