AEW star calls himself "Grandpa Uce," recalls working with Jimmy and Jey Uso in WWE
An AEW star recently shared his experience of working with WWE Superstars, Jimmy and Jey Uso. The name in question is none other than Hall of Famer, Paul Wight (fka The Big Show).
The Usos are one of the most decorated tag teams in WWE. However, last year, the duo shockingly broke up after Jimmy turned on Jey. This eventually led to a one-on-one match between the twins at WrestleMania XL where Main Event Jey defeated Jimmy Uso to emerge victorious.
In a recent chat on Fightful's Down Under The Ring podcast, Paul Wight praised the Usos and revealed that they took care of him like "Grandpa Uce" during his time with the Stamford-based promotion.
"I had a lot of fun with those guys, those two are great. Jimmy and Jey, I never had a hard night with those two. They took care of me like 'Grandpa Uce,'" he said. [1:09 - 1:18]
You can check out his comments in the video below:
WWE Hall of Famer Paul Wight tells an interesting story involving Sting and Hulk Hogan in WCW
Paul Wight became a major player in WCW before eventually moving to WWE. At Halloween Havoc 1995, Wight defeated Hulk Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and recently recalled how the Hulkster tried to rib him.
In a recent chat with Fightful's Down Under The Ring podcast Wight recalled that after winning the title, Hogan had told him to show off his belt at the airport while traveling. It was Sting who finally had to step in to tell him how stupid he looked, and that he was being ribbed by the Hulkster and Macho Man Randy Savage, who was also in on the joke.
"This is blonde haired Sting with the razor shades. He comes over to me after I'm with the security, he goes, ‘What are you doing?’ I said, ‘What?’ He goes, ‘Why are you wearing the title?’ I said, ‘Well, Hulk told me to wear it to the airport, let everybody know that I'm the new champ.’ He goes, ‘Put it in your bag, you look like an idiot. He's ribbing you,’ and he walked off and I was like, ‘Aw, he's making fun of me.’ I had to take the title and put it in my bag. It was my first lesson and yeah, Hulk and Randy ‘Macho Man,’ they were both in on that one. They thought that was hysterical," he said. [H/T Fightful]
Paul Wight left WWE in 2021 and signed with AEW. He has mainly worked backstage in the promotion and has recently teased getting back in the ring again.
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