Jimmy Uso

One-half of The Usos and a member of The Bloodline.

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Jonathan Solofa Fatu (born August 22, 1985), better known by his ring name Jimmy Uso, is an American professional wrestler signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. He is one-half of The Usos with his twin brother Jey Uso as members of The Bloodline. Trained since childhood by his father, WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi, Fatu made his documented debut as part of The Samoan Soldiers on December 12, 2008 before joining WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) in 2010. He and Jey were moved to the main roster later that year. While on the main roster, they were briefly managed by their cousin Tamina Snuka in 2010, though she and Jimmy's wife Naomi have not been consistent managers. During his time as part of The Usos, Fatu won the award of holding the record for the longest male tag team championship reign in WWE history at 622 days, accomplished in their fifth reign with the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship. They are overall nine-time tag team champions in WWE, capturing the World Tag Team Championship four times and winning the Slammy Award for Tag Team of the Year in both 2014 and 2015.

Quick Facts

Birth name: Jonathan Solofa Fatu
Born: 22 August 1985
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, U.S.
Education: University of West Alabama
Spouse: Trinity Fatu (2014)
Children: 2
Father: Rikishi
Family: Anoaʻi

Lore & Background

The Usos debuted in Florida Championship Wrestling in January 2010, defeating The Rotundo Brothers. On March 13, they defeated The Fortunate Sons to win the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship. On the May 24, 2010 episode of Raw, The Usos and Tamina made their main roster debut as heels by attacking the Unified WWE Tag Team Champions, The Hart Dynasty. The Usos began performing the Siva Tau, a traditional Samoan war dance, as part of their ring entrance. On the June 3 episode of SmackDown, they began to use face paint similar to their deceased uncle Eddie Fatu (Umaga). They won the WWE Tag Team Championship on March 3, 2014, successfully defending at WrestleMania XXX, Money in the Bank, and Battleground before dropping the titles at Night of Champions. They recaptured the titles on the December 29 edition of Raw, but lost them at Fastlane. After Jey Uso suffered a shoulder injury, Jimmy Uso defeated Xavier Woods on the April 18 episode of Main Event. The Usos won a Slammy Award on the December 21 episode of Raw for Tag Team of the Year. At the 2016 WWE draft, The Usos were drafted to SmackDown. On the September 6 episode of SmackDown, The Usos turned heel for the first time since 2011 when they attacked American Alpha. As part of their heel turn, they began a street-like, thuggish gimmick.

Reader's Guide

Jimmy Uso, born Jonathan Solofa Fatu on August 22, 1985 in San Francisco, is a member of the Anoaʻi family of professional wrestlers. He attended Escambia High School and the University of West Alabama alongside his twin brother. He made his professional wrestling debut as a tag team named The Samoan Soldiers with his brother on December 12, 2008 at NWA Prime Time in Columbus, Georgia. In 2010, The Uso Brothers debuted in Florida Championship Wrestling, winning the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship on March 13. They were moved to the main roster later that year. The Usos are overall nine-time tag team champions in WWE, capturing the World Tag Team Championship four times and the SmackDown Tag Team Championship five times. They hold the record for the longest male tag team championship reign in WWE history at 622 days, accomplished in their fifth reign with the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. They are the first team to win both the Raw and SmackDown Tag Team Championships and the first team to hold them simultaneously as the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship. The two headlined multiple pay-per-views, including WrestleMania 39 - Night 1.