Jey Uso remains one of WWE\u2019s most popular performers despite persistent online criticism.<\/p>\n
Autograph and photo-op packages with Uso at July\u2019s Fanatics Fest NYC are sold out. More than 30 WWE superstars are scheduled to appear at the annual sports fan festival. Yet, only packages featuring Uso, Rhea Ripley, Cody Rhodes, Liv Morgan, and Randy Orton have sold out<\/a>.<\/p>\n Uso is scheduled to appear on Sunday, July 19. His photo-op and autograph packages sold for $136.25 and $130.80<\/a>, respectively, and do not include admission to the four-day event. Among the five superstars, only Morgan\u2019s packages were priced lower than Uso\u2019s, with all five carrying three-figure price tags.<\/p>\n Ahead of Saturday\u2019s Night of Champions, fans have voiced displeasure<\/a> at the possibility of Uso becoming the next King of the Ring. The latest backlash is similar to what he faced after winning the 2025 Royal Rumble and the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania.<\/p>\n Many of the complaints center on Uso\u2019s extended entrance<\/a>, his conditioning, and his overall wrestling ability. The internet community was especially critical of Uso following a failed neck breaker spot in a match against CM Punk on Saturday Night\u2019s Main Event last November.<\/p>\n Amid increased scrutiny, Punk stood up for his colleague.<\/p>\n \u201dJey Uso is f***ing phenomenal, he is \u2014 100%,\u201d Punk told Busted Open in January<\/a>, while pointing to Uso\u2019s merchandise sales and reactions to his over-the-top entrance as proof of his popularity.<\/p>\n Uso\u2019s last match, a win over Je\u2019Von Evans in the semifinals of the King of the Ring on SmackDown, also drew mostly positive reviews. Brian Last, co-host of the Jim Cornette Experience<\/a>, called it \u201creally good,\u201d and it received a 6.97 rating out of 10 on Cagematch.<\/p>\n