Why did Jimmy Uso turn on Jey Uso in the main event of SummerSlam? Old interview appears to reveal WWE’s grand plans for the superstar twins

WWE fans were shocked as Saturday’s SummerSlam saw one of the most popular tag teams in recent history come to a dramatic end.

With the Bloodline stable having been embroiled in a civil war for several months, Jey Uso looked set to finally have reached the pinnacle of the WWE when he faced Roman Reigns in Tribal Combat in the main event of SummerSlam.

Just weeks after inflicting Reigns’ first pinfall loss for nearly three years, Jey appeared primed to finally end his cousin’s all-conquering run with the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship.

Jey landed the Uso splash on a motionless Reigns and came within milliseconds of capturing the gold before being dragged out of the ring mid-pinfall by a masked figure, later revealed to be his brother and long-time partner Jimmy Uso.

The interference ultimately cost Jey the match, and in the aftermath of the event fans took to social media to question why the brothers had been split up for the first time in their over decade long WWE run.

But Jimmy Uso intervened, splitting their pair up for the first time in their WWE run and setting up a potential showdown between the pair

However, it appears that the idea for the twins to eventually become rivals actually came from the Usos themselves.

In an interview with Ariel Helwani for TNT Sports last month, Jey explained that their desire to eventually face one another on the grandest stage of them all has existed since childhood.

The 37-year-old also explained that the twins envisaged their father, WWE legend Rikishi to serve as the special guest referee for the clash.

‘It’s like back in the living room, Uce. From day one, again, this is what we always wanted to do,’ Jey said.

‘I want my dad to be in there and be involved, [as] a referee, I just want my whole family to run this thing.

Pair have retained ambition to one day facing each other at Wrestlemania since childhood

‘Just me being against my brother, my heart will be filled with joy, man.’

An all-Uso showdown wouldn’t be the first time WrestleMania had hosted a clash between real life brothers.

WrestleMania X in 1994 saw Bret Hart take on brother Owen, with the latter getting his hand raised in a match regularly touted as one of the greatest in the history of the event.

The Hitman would enjoy the last laugh though, returning later in the night to defeat Yokozuna and capture the world title for the second time.