WWE Day 1 brought an unusual start to the PPV calendar for the biggest professional wrestling company in the world. In general Royal Rumble opens things up in the PPV calendar which also kicks things off for the Wrestlemania season. But this year, the norm was different as WWE nixed their annual TLC event in December to keep the entire month PPV-less and place one on the very first day of 2022.
Thus, the WWE Day 1 concept was produced which was said to be a brainchild of WWE President Tony Khan. The tradition will be kept in the near future given it has found success despite the absence of the main-eventer Universal Champion Roman Reigns. His cousins, The Usos were in action on the night during the opening contest.
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In a fight between two top tag teams at WWE Day 1, Jimmy and Jey Uso retained their SmackDown Tag Team Titles against The New Day – Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods. The finish to the match saw The Usos deliver a 3D to Kingston to receive the pinfall win. The finisher made famous by The Dudleys also received a big pop from the audience.
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The USOs with their own version of the Dudley Boys 3D!! Is this the day One ??? Bloodline ☝? #WWEDay1 pic.twitter.com/FI1a5R5yU3
— Spartaprime (@Spartaprime) January 2, 2022
Dudley Boyz praised Usos for WWE Day 1 performance
Now, WWE Hall of Famers The Dudley Boys – D-Von Dudley and Bully Ray aka Bubba Rey Dudley, have praised SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos for their performance at the inaugural WWE Day 1 pay-per-view, and also reacted on how the two have finished off the match.
Bubba took to Twitter after WWE Day 1 pay-per-view and supported Jimmy and Jey for using the finisher.
“Dear @WWEUsos. Nothin but [heart emoji] xoxo, Bubba #WWEDayOne @BustedOpenRadio”
In response, The Usos re-tweeted Bully’s comments and thanked him for the blessing while D-Von was also tagged in the post,
“Best Tag team finisher in the business.…thanks for the blessings uce. [drop of blood] @TestifyDVon @bullyray5150.”
D-Von, who currently works as a WWE Producer, did not directly comment or interact with Bully’s post, but he did make a statement on the tag title match at WWE Day 1,
“Fantastic match between the Usos and the new day!!! Great way to end the match with a 3-D fantastic job boys …. Oh testify!!!!!”
Fantastic match between the Usos and the new day!!! Great way to end the match with a 3-D fantastic job boys …. Oh testify!!!!!
— D-von Dudley HOF (@TestifyDVon) January 2, 2022
Best Tag team finisher in the business.…thanks for he blessings uce.? @TestifyDVon @bullyray5150 https://t.co/ZcHbKaedq6
— The Usos (@WWEUsos) January 2, 2022
