WWE's longest-reigning tag team champions imploded last summer. In the climactic moment of Jey Uso's headlining title match against Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns at WWE SummerSlam 2023, a masked Jimmy Uso ensured that his brother would not leave Ford Field with singles gold. WWE followed this by separating the twins, trading Jey to the WWE Monday Night Raw roster while Jimmy remained on WWE SmackDown. Sending each brother to different brands was just temporary, as WWE would wait until the biggest time of its calendar year to set their collision course into motion. Jimmy vs. Jey began at WWE Royal Rumble when each man entered the titular battle royal in the No.1 and No.2 positions, giving fans a teaser trailer of the bitter brotherly battle that would come in two months time.