Jey Uso Brings Back ‘Yeet’ Catchphrase

Written by John Duffy • Published 10th December 2023
Jey Uso making his entrance at WWE Survivor Series WarGames 2023

The wrestling world was rocked when Jey Uso was forced to stop using his much-loved catchphrase “Yeet” due to trademark issues.

The WWE superstar popularised the term earlier this year during his hilarious Fastlane post show press conference. The word quickly caught on and became synonymous with his character. Fans chanted it during his matches and the release of a “Yeet” t-shirt proved to be extremely popular.

However, WWE was forced to abandon the catchphrase and merchandise in December 2023 after it was discovered that an independent wrestler named Kasey Huffman had already trademarked the term.

Uso stopped using the word on WWE television, the shirt was removed from the online store and footage of the merchandise was blurred out. However, there was a glimmer of hope for all of the Yeet lovers out there when on December 9th, Uso hinted that the catchphrase could be returning when posted it on social media.

YEET!!!
💙
-jey

Jey Uso and the return of Yeet

At a recent live event in Utica, New York, Uso made it clear that his catchphrase was back. Uso made his entrance once again wearing a Yeet t-shirt and clarified on social media stating:

It’s Back..

Another big comeback saw CM Punk return to WWE after a decade away. since his return, there has been a tonne of speculation surrounding a potential match against Roman Reigns.

Jey Uso is someone who knows Reigns very well and had some words of warning for Punk if he ever steps to the Tribal Chief. Uso has faced Reigns several times in emotionally charged matches. The most recent outing saw the cousins clash against each other at SummerSlam for the Undisputed Universal Championship in a Tribal Combat match, which saw Reigns retain.

With the legal issues now seemingly over, WWE has released an interesting piece of merchandise to remember the trademark battles.