WWE legend Jim Cornette gave an interesting take on Naomi’s pregnancy revelation on WWE RAW.
Last Monday, the former Women’s World Champion announced that she is pregnant with her first child with Jimmy Uso, as she’s the stepmother of his two children from a previous relationship. The revelation was met with a positive response, and the wrestling world was happy for her.
Discussing the pregnancy segment on Cornette’s Drive-Thru podcast, the 63-year-old felt the former Women’s World Champion immediately turned babyface after doing a massive job as a heel by gaining a genuine reaction from fans during the announcement on Monday.
He also detailed how Naomi got to where she’s at right now after what she went through in her career, from the time of her training with a wrestling school to leaving WWE with Sasha Banks in 2022 to returning in 2024 and turning heel to eventually becoming champion, only for her to become pregnant which he thought was a “self-inflicted broken leg.”
“”She ain’t gonna be a heel anytime in the near future because she instantly turned babyface. Some people are happy about children, I have a more bleak viewpoint, but at the same time, the same thing we said with Becky Lynch, the timing. Not only of her work and training, however long she’s been in the wrestling business, from the time she first started going to wrestling school, to all that work. Also, when she walked out with Mercedes Mone a couple of years ago in solidarity with her friend that immediately went on to a high paying job and Naomi floated around in the sea of obscurity until she came back. And then they give her a big push and she turns heel and she becomes interesting and she’s the champion of the biggest company in the world. This is like a self-inflicted broken leg at the biggest moment of you career, one would think,” Cornette said.
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As a result of her impending motherhood, Naomi relinquished her title, ending her reign at 36 days after cashing her Money in the Bank contract on Iyo Sky at Evolution 2025.
Kevin Owens wishes Naomi and Jimmy Uso well on their pregnancy while taking a dig
Meanwhile, on X (Twitter), Kevin Owens believed that Naomi and Jimmy Uso’s first child would turn out to be a good human being, even after tagging Uso as misguided.
Afterward, The Prizefighter fired a shot at Big Jim’s relatives over at the Anoa’i Family, which is seemingly a swipe at Roman Reigns and Jey Uso, among others, with whom he had a heated rivalry.
“Baby Uso” chants broke out following Naomi announcing her pregnancy.#WWERAW
— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) August 19, 2025
Just like Naomi, Owens is also out of action with a spinal cord injury, for which he recently underwent surgery. The time of his in-ring return is still clouded with uncertainty.
Please credit Cornette’s Drive Thru and give a H/T to ITR Wrestling for the quote in the first half of this article.