Jey Uso returned to Smackdown for the first time since walking out on The Bloodline at the Royal Rumble. Jey stood by his brother Jimmy Uso in a tag team title match, and then secretly met with Sami Zayn backstage where he further cast doubt on his allegiance to The Bloodline.

After The Usos retained their titles, Jey was spotted walking backstage in the parking lot where he ran into Zayn. Zayn expressed his appreciation for Jey walking away from The Bloodline at the Royal Rumble.

Zayn told Jey that he did not need to go down with The Bloodline ship and that he knows deep down part of Jey wanted to see Roman go down in the Royal Rumble main event. Zayn closed by acknowledging Jey Uso, and the two fist bumped.