Jey Uso not medically cleared for WWE Royal Rumble

Jey Uso has not been medically cleared for the WWE Royal Rumble, according to Dave Meltzer.

The medical reason has not been given and his expected return is unknown. He was not seen in the Rumble chart on Friday, but was there the week before. He was still signed up for the game on WWE.com as recently as Sunday afternoon.

The 35-year-old was last seen in the ring losing to Shinsuke Nakamura on January 15 on SmackDown and has not been on the show since. He was part of the recent Roman Reigns / Kevin Owens angle who saw Reigns retain his WWE Universal Title against Owens in a final standing match at the Rumble.

Jey’s twin brother Jimmy is also on the sidelines as he recovers from knee surgery in the spring of 2020 with an estimated initial recovery schedule of 6-9 months.

Last night’s Men’s Rumble match was won by Edge and featured several surprise appearances and returns (Christian, The Hurricane, Kane and Carlito) and a few absences (Uso and Keith Lee).