Bringing down the house with wwe superstar power couple naomi + jimmy uso
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N THE PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING WORLD, no couple is quite as infamous as husband and wife, Jimmy Uso and Naomi—a.k.a. Jonathan and Trinity Fatu when they’re outside of the ring. The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstars met in training in Tampa shortly after signing with WWE and moved to Pensacola together, where they currently reside. Jimmy, alongside his twin brother Jey—better known as The Usos— are seven-time tag team champions and recently broke their own record of being the longest-reigning SmackDown Tag Team Champions. Naomi is a two-time WWE SmackDown Women's Champion and the first to win the Women’s Battle Royal at WrestleMania 34. When Jimmy and Naomi aren’t busy being a power couple and traveling the globe together wrestling, they enjoy spending time at home with family, pampering their two dogs, lounging on Pensacola Beach and exploring food trucks downtown. Downtown Crowd caught up with them ahead of their hometown show, WWE Road to WrestleMania, held at the Pensacola Bay Center on March 13 at 7 pm. Tickets to the live show are available online at ticketmaster.com. The two of you have been married since 2014. Tell me about how you met. Jimmy: I got signed [with WWE] in July 2009 and Trinity got signed in August. We went through developmental together, where they teach you how to fall properly, how to not hurt yourself and how to not hurt anyone else. From there you get a character and move up to the big leagues. I knew Trinity 8 | DOWNTOWNCROWD.COM
was a keeper right out of the gate. She was jumping off ropes and doing all these athletic stunts and abilities that half the guys couldn’t even do. It’s a funny story actually. I introduced myself to her because I heard that her favorite wrestler growing up was my dad, Rikishi, and she didn’t know I was his son. I made a fool of myself trying to small talk.
What is it like working in the same industry together? Do you get to train together, and do you ever get sick of constantly being with each other? Naomi: All of the above. It is a very grueling schedule. Before the pandemic, we were traveling on the road 300 days out of the year. But it is very comforting for me and really helps having him on the road with me.
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By Dakota Parks
