Jey Uso advances to WWE King of the Ring final against Oba Femi

WWE is back overseas, and that meant an earlier than normal start time for Monday Night Raw. The trade off is usually a much better crowd, but they seemed pretty tame in large portions of the show. Which is strange because I quite liked it overall. Let’s waste no more time, shall we? OOOOOOO-BA! OOOOOOO-BA! Yes, I spent a little too much time considering how many “o’s” to put in that sub headline to get across how awesome it is when the fans simply chant for Oba Femi. They did just that at the start of this week’s show, gearing up for the King of the Ring Finals at Night of Champions and a showdown with Jey Uso. Oba’s promo was simple — destiny has been kind to him so far, and she is still on his side. He considers victory a foregone conclusion, such that he’s already considering what to do after he becomes King of the Ring. Does he go after the WWE or world heavyweight championship? The fans made clear they want Femi vs. Roman Reigns, not Femi vs. Cody Rhodes, for what it’s worth. There was something fascinating about Jey Uso making his entrance then, not because he interrupted but because the chief criticism of Jey is that he’s all flash and no substance and the crowd reaffirmed this in its own way, showering him with cheers while he made what felt like the longest entrance of all time, and then ran it back once he got to the ring. It genuinely felt like an attempt at getting Femi over even more with the segment of the fanbase who feels that way. Oba is the opposite of Jey — all substance, and backing up every bit of his big talk. Jey, who was completely blown up and breathing heavy through his entire promo, simply said Femi was overlooking him like everyone else always has. He’ll win the King of the Ring like he did the Royal Rumble and the world heavyweight title while being overlooked. Compelling enough. Oba was cool as a cucumber when he responded: if you shoot, don’t miss but even if you do, you’re getting destroyed. In the end, Jey was right — Femi is not worried one bit about him but rather his cousin, The Tribal Chief. Go tell him he’s coming. Hot damn, this was fantastic to build to not just the King of the Ring Finals but also the pending Femi vs. Reigns match, whenever it may happen. Sorry ain’t cutting it When Chad Gable’s ego blew up, the man was completely out of control. He made life hell for those closest to him who were nothing but good to him. When he lost his mask in Mexico and lost his identity as El Grande Americano, it forced him to confront the man he had become. That man was a mess, who had to make amends to the many people he hurt. The way you do that is through extreme ownership and accountability. Apologies are largely useless, if we’re being honest. A simple “I’m sorry” doesn’t actually say much. That’s why I appreciated that he called Maxxine, Akira Tozawa, and Otis out to the ring and laid out exactly what he did, made clear he understood how and why it was wrong, and then apologized. Maxxine wasn’t buying it, and I appreciated that even more. Because that’s really how it is, isn’t it? She called out that this apology was selfish, it was for him, and they don’t actually need him. He’s not sincere, and never has been. Otis and Tozawa have big hearts and want to forgive him, but she’s not buying what he’s selling. Why believe him? And you know what? That’s fair. It’s a valid response, even considering the apology as sincere, which it certainly seems to be. The fans didn’t love Alpha Academy walking out on Gable, and he looked devastated. But the other side of making the apology for the wrongs you’ve done is accepting the consequences of your actions. Your remorse doesn’t change the hurt you caused, it simply opens the door to forgiveness and a path forward, if there is one. It’s important that everyone has the choice on whether or not to walk through that door. Maxxine, for now, is choosing not to do so. Gable has to accept that. This was fantastic in every way. All the rest Paige got a nice homecoming when she used the RamPaige to pin Lyra Valkyria to retain the tag team titles alongside Brie Bella. But that’s not where the action was. Instead, Bayley picked her partner up after the loss and told her “you’re the best.” Lyra responded by snapping and beating the trash out of Bayley. My only issue here is Valkyria was doing the thing where she was stopping mid beatdown to consider herself like she was unsure and then continued on anyway. There is far too much of that in WWE heel work these days, like a misplaced attempt at depth. I wish the heels would just own it and full send when they break bad. Ethan Page defeated Dragon Lee in a solid television match that saw the former use a low blow to score the victory. They’re taking the time to establish him on the main roster. We’ll see how well he catches. Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan is pledging to humiliate Iyo Sky by both beating her to win Queen of the Ring and then taking Rhea Ripley’s women’s championship at SummerSlam. It sure would be something, huh? Sky got the better of her here and I wouldn’t be surprised if the same happens this weekend. If it wasn’t clear Solo Sikoa has no interest in joining forces with The Bloodline, he made it so when he showed up on this show and Spiked Jimmy Uso during his match against LA Knight, leading to Big Jim’s defeat. We are once again headed for more family turmoil. I’m sure you’re terribly excited for it. The Vision kinda suck, huh? The Street Profits won the world tag team titles from them here thanks to Austin Theory being incredibly stupid, Joe Hendry showing up to scare off Logan Paul, and Bron Breakker being a big dumb overly aggressive guy. I will say they did great to show an interview with Seth Rollins crediting the Profits before assisting them in their victory. It was a fun way to close out what was a pretty damn good show overall. This was one of the better episodes from the red brand in a while. Grade: A- Your turn.

Oba Femi might want to watch what he has to say to Jey Uso | (Photo: WWE via Getty Images) Raw General Manager Adam Pearce made the red brand’s go-home show for Night of Champions official Sunday on social media. The rundown for this week’s episode includes two championship matches and a series of promos. Segments: The finalists in the King and Queen of the Ring tournaments will have something to say Chad Gable has requested time, though Pearce didn’t specify for what Matches: World Tag Team Championship: The Vision (c) vs. The Street Profits Women’s Tag Team Championship: Paige & Brie Bella (c) vs. Lyra Valkyria & Bayley Dragon Lee vs. Ethan Page A Royal Collision Oba Femi meets Jey Uso this Saturday at Night of Champions in the King of the Ring final. The winner moves on to a world title match at SummerSlam. If “The Ruler” knows what’s good for him, he may want to avoid exchanging words with Uso on Raw. Despite the Bloodline professing they’ve changed their ways, somehow, those who oppose them still find themselves on the receiving end of a group mugging. Last week, LA Knight got a bit too brazen with Jimmy and Jey Uso, leading to a two-on-one attack. As Knight fought back, Jacob Fatu arrived and snuffed him out. Despite such incidents, Roman Reigns gave Jey strict orders to win King of the Ring on his own. However, if Femi pops off and says the wrong thing Monday in London, he could be snacking on Samoan stomps instead of fish and chips. Speaking of London, WWE has returned to Europe, meaning Raw will start earlier than usual. The show streams live on Netflix at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT.

Jey Uso: four letters, one word: King. | (Photo: WWE) At the start of the King of the Ring tournament, Roman Reigns gave Jey Uso his marching orders: win on your own. To his credit, that’s exactly what “Main Event” Jey has done. Sort of. While Uso hasn’t leaned on his family for help, a pair of assists from unlikely sources have worked in his favor. The “yeeter of worlds” advanced out of the first round after capitalizing on interference by Solo Sikoa that was meant to help Royce Keys. Against Je’Von Evans in Friday’s SmackDown semifinal, Uso won clean. However, Evans was less than 100 percent after The Vision attacked him four days earlier on Raw. JEY USO IS INTO THE FINALS!!! 🫡 pic.twitter.com/i7TCJfi1IO — WWE (@WWE) June 20, 2026 That pattern is worth watching as Uso heads into the finals against Oba Femi, a man at war with Brock Lesnar. After punching his ticket to the finals, Femi put everyone on notice, including the former WWE and UFC Champion. He questioned whether Lesnar was “even a man” after “The Beast” disappeared following his victory over “The Ruler” at Clash In Italy to even their feud at 1-1. Based on Uso’s run through the tournament, Lesnar’s response to Femi could come at Night of Champions, capping off a solo effort for Uso aided by everyone but the Bloodline.

He’s not the King of the Ring finalist many WWE fans wanted, at least online. Maybe he’s the one we need. Either way, he’s the one we’re getting. As many suspected from pretty much the moment Seth Rollins lost his first round 4way in the King of the Ring tournament, Jey Uso punched his ticket to a Night of Champions showdown with Oba Femi for the crown… and the World title shot for SummerSlam that would come along with it. How did he defeat Je’Von Evans in the semis on the Juneteenth SmackDown? In what I’d describe as a strong match, and a bit of a war between the Young O.G. and the former World Heavyweight champ he irritated by calling “Unc” in an earlier backstage segment. This match has been PHYSICAL 😱 pic.twitter.com/Gxqqtn6DH6 — WWE (@WWE) June 20, 2026 Evans countered a spear attempt with a superkick, but Uso crotched him when he went for an OG Cutter follow-up. That allowed Jey to hit the spear and a splash to advance to face Oba Femi at next Saturday’s premium live event in Saudi Arabia. JEY USO IS INTO THE FINALS!!! 🫡 pic.twitter.com/i7TCJfi1IO — WWE (@WWE) June 20, 2026 He told you. Ask him, he’ll tell you again. Future King Jey? 👑 pic.twitter.com/sYrPA7imtI — WWE (@WWE) June 20, 2026 Will Oba’s rise continue in the finals? Or will Uso punch his ticket to SummerSlam, possibly thanks to Brock Lesnar’s return in Riyadh to set up a trilogy fight with Femi in Minnesota? Let us know where y0u think the King of the Ring final will take us in the comments below. And keep up with and talk about tonight’s SmackDown in Claire’s live blog here!