WWE: Jey Uso on Becoming a Singles Star & Being Tired of People Saying He’s Just An Entrance, AJ Styles on His Upcoming Retirement from Wrestling, WWE’s Current Plans for Elimination Chamber 2026 Week in Chicago

Jey Uso Comments on Becoming a Singles Star & Being Tired of People Saying He’s Just An Entrance

A recent episode of the WWE RAW Recap podcast featured Jey Uso as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Uso’s thoughts about him leaving The Bloodline and becoming a singles star in WWE.

“Man, I liked that era. It was like, that’s where, that’s where the Main Event character was born from. Take no prisoners, man. I was, I was right-hand man for a reason. I do got that dog in me, man. If needed to be come out, I let it out, man. I just felt like, like how you said, it was everything that you named off. Going out on my own, succeeding. Man, being a top guy, being a big hitter on Monday Night Raw, man, I still feel like I ain’t got my flowers, uce. Like, I still feel like I’m still trying to prove myself. I’m tired of everybody talking down on my name, man. I bust- I go hard every single week, man. Every week, you see it, man. You see what I bring to the table, man. I’m still- I feel like I’m still getting looked over, still getting disrespected, man and that’s just gonna stop. Don’t let these bright colors, don’t let it fool you, because I get down, man. Seeing Punk asking me how far I’m gonna go, what I’m willing to do. Come on, man, y’all seen my story. I run through my own family to get to the top too now, because I understand what it takes. I’m just out for respect now.”

Uso also gave his thoughts about him losing his joyfulness over the past several months and him being tired with people saying he is just an entrance for why fans like him.

“I mean, nothing really changed on me, uce. You know, I still have fun. I still throw a party every Monday. I still like the kids, man. I still YEET with them. It’s just, man, when the bell rings, I just got to switch modes now, man. If I’m trying to get to the top, get back to the top, I got big hitters in front of me. I got guys like, man, CM Punk, you know, the guy like Gunther, guys like you know, the Seth Rollins, get well loose, but like, I got a heavy list in front of me and I got to- I just can’t play. I just can’t play no more, man. I’m tired of like people saying I’m just I’m just an entrance or whatever. It was like, I ain’t got skills to hold it down up top, man. So I just, I just switched modes. It was like, I don’t know. I mean, it might be going back to the old ways thinking, you know, Bloodline ways, but man, that kind of mentality got the job done.

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com 1 & 2

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AJ Styles Comments on His Upcoming Retirement from Wrestling

As noted before, AJ Styles is currently planning to retire from his in-ring wrestling career at some point in 2026.

The Undisputed held a recent interview with Styles. One of the topics discussed included Styles’ thoughts about his upcoming retirement from his wrestling career.

“I’ve had a tremendous time in professional wrestling. Not many people can say they love their job. I do. It’s going to suck when it’s over. But that’s always been my ultimate goal — to retire on my own terms.”

Styles also gave his thoughts about the importance his time in Japan had for his wrestling career.

“There’s no doubt in my mind that I may not have made it to WWE without Japan. My tenure in Japan helped me figure out who I was and what I wanted to do.

When I went to WWE, Vince wanted me to be who I was in Japan. That style from Japan did not change when I went to WWE. That’s the guy Vince wanted, so I didn’t have to change anything. Maybe that’s why it got over so well.”

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WWE’s Current Plans for Elimination Chamber 2026 Week in Chicago

As noted before, WWE currently has scheduled for next year’s Elimination Chamber event to take place in Chicago, Illinois.

PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that his sources stated that WWE officials are currently planning to put together a big series of events around their Elimination Chamber 2026 event.

Johnson reported that next year’s event is currently scheduled to take place on February 28, 2026 at the Allstate Arena in Chicago.

Those spoken to reportedly stated that WWE is currently putting together a logistical plan involving them holding a SmackDown show in Chicago on February 27th and potentially also hold NXT and AAA events that weekend in the city.