Jey Uso secured a spot in the King of the Ring tournament semifinals after winning a fatal four-way match on Friday's WWE SmackDown.
He defeated Royce Keys, LA Knight, and Finn Balor to advance. The victory sets up a semifinal clash against Je'Von Evans.
On the other side of the bracket, Oba Femi will face Dominik Mysterio.
The winners of both semifinals will meet at Night of Champions, with the tournament winner earning a title shot at SummerSlam.
Uso has publicly stated his intention to challenge Cody Rhodes for the WWE Championship at SummerSlam if he wins the tournament.
However, the outcome drew significant backlash from fans online. A YouTube video of the match received a high number of dislikes, as reported by si.
com.
Responding to the negative reactions on his Instagram Stories, Uso dismissed the criticism. "Told yall imma win dis bih.
Keep watching n Stay mad," he wrote.
Despite his loss, LA Knight remains involved in an ongoing storyline with the Bloodline faction.
Both Uso and Knight are scheduled to appear on Monday Night Raw in Baltimore.
In the women's Queen of the Ring tournament, Charlotte Flair defeated Sol Ruca, Lyra Valkyria, and Jade Cargill on Friday.
Flair advances to face Liv Morgan in the semifinals, with the winner to meet either IYO SKY or Raquel Rodriguez.
