History Wrestling / TheUsos

* BadassFamily[=/=]WrestlingFamily: Members of the large Anoa'i family, specifically the sons of Wrestling/{{Rikishi}}, and the nephews of Wrestling/{{Umaga}} and Tonga Kid. Also cousins of one of their archenemies, Roman Reigns. If you were to count the Anoa'i family's "blood brothers", you could throw the Maivia family (and therefore one [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson]]) in there as well.

* {{It Runs|InTheFamily}} InTheBlood: Don't try to count on your fingers exactly how many of their family members have been involved with professional wrestling. You ''will'' run out of fingers. Let's just say that Jimmy and Jey boast a very strong pro wrestling gene pool.

* AssKicksYou: They both use running corner hip splashes in homage to their [[Wrestling/{{Rikishi}} father]] and their [[Wrestling/{{Umaga}} late uncle]] (though the latter's connection to them has never been mentioned on TV).
* BadassFamily[=/=]WrestlingFamily: Members of the large Anoa'i family, specifically the sons of Wrestling/{{Rikishi}}, and the nephews of Umaga and Tonga Kid. Also cousins of one of their archenemies, Roman Reigns. If you were to count the Anoa'i family's "blood brothers", you could throw the Maivia family (and therefore one [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson]]) in there as well.

* AssKicksYou: They both use running corner hip splashes in homage to their [[Wrestling/{{Rikishi}} father]] and, though unmentioned, their [[Wrestling/{{Umaga}} late uncle]].

* AssKicksYou: They both use running corner hip splashes in homage to their [[Wrestling/{{Rikishi}} father]] as well as their unmentioned [[Wrestling/{{Umaga}} late uncle]].

* AssKicksYou: They both use running corner hip splashes in homage to their father.

* GenerationXerox: Averted. While they did adopt a couple of moves in homage to their father, Rikishi, neither brother is anywhere near as big, and a close examination of their movesets reveals that they actually owe more of their wrestling style to [[Wrestling/JimmySnuka Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka]] and the more athletic feats of their late uncle Wrestling/{{Umaga}}.

* GenerationXerox: Averted. While they did adopt a couple of moves in homage to their father, Rikishi, neither brother is anywhere near as big, and a close examination of their movesets reveals that they actually owe more of their wrestling style to [[Wrestling/JimmySnuka Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka]].

* WrestlingFamily: See above; among others, Rikishi is their father, and their cousin is [[Wrestlig/TheShield Roman Reigns]].

* WrestlingFamily: See above; among others, Rikishi is their father, and their cousin is [[Wrestlin/TheShield Roman Reigns]].

* UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootball: They were linebackers for the University of West Alabama Tigers.

* IdenticalTwinIDTag: Jey has a tattoo on one of his pecs. This was also discussed InUniverse to help viewers who were having a hard time telling the two apart. Also, now that they've started wearing face paint, each wears it on the opposite side.

* WrestlingFamily: See above; among others, Rikishi is their father, and their cousin is RomanReigns.

'''Jonathan Solofa Fatu''' and '''Joshua Samuel Fatu''' are a Samoan-American TagTeam currently signed to Wrestling/{{WWE}} as '''The Usos''', '''Jimmy''' (Jonathan) and '''Jey''' (Joshua). They debuted in 2007 under their real names for the WXW promotion, run by their uncle, Afa. They named their team '''The Samoan Soldiers''' before they jumped to WWE. They became the Uso Brothers, Jimmy and Jules, in WWE's developmental program FCW, where they were 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/fl/fcw/fcw-fl-t.html FCW Florida Tag Team Champions]]. They debuted in WWE in 2010 as heels, feuding with the Hart Dynasty. They turned face via their feud with [[Wrestling/TheNexus the Corre]] on ''Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}}'' in 2011 and have remained faces ever since. They continue to pursue the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-t.html WWE Tag Team Titles]].

* PlayingWithFire: For a pair of bit players that don't get a lot of screen time, their entrance and accompanying pyro is '''''awesome.'''''

* SignatureMove: [[Wrestling/{{Umaga}} Umaga]]-esque butt smash, diving headbutt, assisted Samoan drop (alley-us), double back elbow to double elbow drop, savate kick trust in the gut transitioned to an uppercut.
* UnrelatedBrothers: Averted, played straight, and inverted in different situations. Obviously averted in the case of their own tag team. Played straight in their initial relationship with Tamina, who's called their cousin on screen, despite the fact that that the Anoa'i and Snuka families aren't even from the same ''country.'' [[note]]Anoa'i are from American Samoa, while Snuka's origins are in Fiji; there is a connection, though, as Snuka is married to a member of the Anoa'i family[[/note]] ''Inverted'' as far as their relationship with [[Wrestling/TheShield Roman Reigns]] goes. By blood, Reigns is the Usos' first cousin once removed, but this is ''never'' brought up. Also, Jimmy's wife Naomi of the Funkadactyls.

* WildSamoan: Subverted, from the start they claimed not to be your stereotypical Samoans. They don't dress the part, and the few aspects they do use, such as performing Polynesian wardances, are used to both intimidate their opponents and pay homage to their Samoan heritage. Although it's worth noting that the {{Trope Namer}}s are relatives of theirs, and they've adopted face paint and looser, more island-esque (though still urban) wrestling attire.

* HardHead

* RomanceOnTheSet: Jimmy is currently engaged to [[Characters/WWEDivas Naomi of the Funkadactyls]].

* UnrelatedBrothers: Averted, played straight, and inverted in different situations. Obviously averted in the case of their own tag team. Played straight in their initial relationship with Tamina, who's called their cousin on screen, despite the fact that that the Anoa'i and Snuka families aren't even from the same ''country.'' [[note]]Anoa'i are from American Samoa, while Snuka's origins are in Fiji; there is a connection, though, as Snuka is married to a member of the Anoa'i family[[/note]] ''Inverted'' as far as their relationship with [[Wrestling/TheShield Roman Reigns]] goes. By blood, Reigns is the Usos' first cousin once removed, but this is ''never'' brought up.

* UnrelatedBrothers: Averted, played straight, and inverted in different situations. Obviously averted in the case of their own tag team. Played straight in their initial relationship with Tamina, who's called their cousin on screen, despite the fact that that the Anoa'i and Snuka families aren't even from the same ''country.'' [[note]]Anoa'i are from American Samoa, while Snuka's origins are in Fiji[[/note]] ''Inverted'' as far as their relationship with [[Wrestling/TheShield Roman Reigns]] goes. By blood, Reigns is the Usos' first cousin once removed, but this is ''never'' brought up.

* WildSamoan: Subverted, from the start they claimed not to be your stereotypical Samoans. They don't dress the part, and the few aspects they do use, such as performing Polynesian wardances, are used to both intimidate their opponents and pay homage to their Samoan heritage. Although it's worth noting that the {{Trope Namer}}s are relatives of theirs, and they've adopted face paint and looser, more island-esque (though still urban) wrestling attire.
* WrestlingFamily: Part of perhaps the MostTriumphantExample. They're descendants of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anoa%27i_family Anoa'i clan]], who has sent more than ''a dozen'' talents to WWE over the last several decades.

* BadassFamily[=/=]WrestlingFamily: Members of the large Anoa'i family, specifically the sons of Wrestling/{{Rikishi}}, and the nephews of Umaga and Tonga Kid. If you were to count the Anoa'i family's "blood brothers", you could throw the Maivia family (and therefore one [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson]]) in there as well.

'''Jonathan Solofa Fatu''' and '''Joshua Samuel Fatu''' are a Samoan-American TagTeam currently signed to Wrestling/{{WWE}} as '''The Usos''', '''Jimmy''' (Jonathan) and '''Jey''' (Joshua.) They debuted in 2007 under their real names for the WXW promotion, run by their uncle, Afa. They named their team '''The Samoan Soldiers''' before they jumped to WWE. They became the Uso Brothers, Jimmy and Jules, in WWE's developmental program FCW, where they were 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/fl/fcw/fcw-fl-t.html FCW Florida Tag Team Champions]]. They debuted in WWE in 2010 as heels, feuding with the Hart Dynasty. They turned face via their feud with [[Wrestling/TheNexus the Corre]] on ''Wrestling/{{WWE NXT}}'' in 2011 and have remained faces ever since. They continue to pursue the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-t.html WWE Tag Team Titles]].

* [[It Runs ItRunsInTheFamily]] InTheBlood: Don't try to count on your fingers exactly how many of their family members have been involved with professional wrestling. You ''will'' run out of fingers. Let's just say that Jimmy and Jey boast a very strong pro wrestling gene pool.

* WildSamoan: Subverted, from the start they claimed not to be your stereotypical Samoans. They don't dress the part, and the few aspects they do use, such as performing Polynesian wardances, are used to both intimidate their opponents and pay homage to their Samoan heritage. Although it's worth noting that the {{Trope Namer}}s are relatives of theirs, and they've adopted face paint and looser, more island-esque (though still urban) wrestling attire.

* BadassFamily[=/=]WrestlingFamily: Members of the large Anoa'i family, specifically the sons of Rikishi, and the nephews of Umaga and Tonga Kid. If you were to count the Anoa'i family's "blood brothers", you could throw the Maivia family (and therefore one [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson]]) in there as well.

* CoolBigSis: Although she was referred to in passing as their 'cousin' at the time of their partnership, Tamina played this role to the Usos during the early parts of their WWE career. Wrestling/{{Tamina|Snuka}} has actually addressed Jimmy and Jey with "brother" in promos but this falls under [=bilingual bonus=].
* DanceBattler: Well, they dance before they battle and when they NoSell. This was what started their feud with the Prime Time Players, who mocked the Siva Tau to which the Usos mocked the "million dollar dance" along everything else about Titus and Daren.

* GenerationXerox: Averted. While they did adopt a couple of moves in homage to their father, Rikishi, neither brother is anywhere near as big, and a close examination of their movesets reveals that they actually owe more of their wrestling style to Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka.

* WildSamoan: Subverted, from the start they claimed not to be your stereotypical Samoans. They don't dress the part, and the few aspects they do use, such as performing Polynesian wardances, are used to both intimidate their opponents and pay homage to their Samoan heritage. Although it's worth noting that the {{Trope Namer}}s are relatives of theirs, and they've adopted face paint and looser, more island-esque (though still urban) wrestling attire.
* WrestlingFamily: Members of the large Anoa'i family, specifically the sons of Rikishi, and the nephews of Umaga and Tonga Kid. If you were to count the Anoa'i family's "blood brothers", you could throw the Maivia family (and therefore one [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson]]) in there as well.

* CoolBigSis: Although she was referred to in passing as their 'cousin' at the time of their partnership, Tamina played this role to the Usos during the early parts of their WWE career. Tamina has actually addressed Jimmy and Jey with "brother" in promos but this falls under {{bilingual bonus}}.

* RomanceOnTheSet: Jimmy is currently engaged to Naomi.

* ScreamingWarrior
* SignatureMove: Umaga-esque butt smash, diving headbutt, assisted Samoan drop (alley-us), double back elbow to double elbow drop, savate kick trust in the gut transitioned to an uppercut.