Big E wasn't expecting to rejoin New Day on SmackDown after his WWE title loss

When Big E eventually became WWE champion, a big portion of the WWE fan base celebrated at the arrival of a major talent at the top of the card.

Big E glances at his belt (Courtesy: Twitter/WWE)
By Blesson Daniel | Feb 25, 2022 | 2 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

While Big E succeeded at promoting himself and the championships in the mainstream, WWE planned him for a rather unremarkable run in the ring until Brock Lesnar snatched the belt from him on Day 1 in a fatal-five-way match.

His four months as champion will hopefully not be his last, as WWE quickly sent the 35-year-old back to SmackDown to reunite with Kofi Kingston in New Day.

talkSPORT had the opportunity to chat with Big E during Super Bowl week, and we asked him what he had been informed about being dropped from the championship picture.

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Big E said, “My focus has been on controlling what I can. We’ve had several interviews and I’m sure I’ve already talked your ears off about meditation and how much that has helped me.

“But, that’s my job. I focus on being the performer and do the very best with what I’m given, that’s my focus.

“But, I don’t want any of that to be perceived as me taking away from being with Kofi and Woods. That’s my greatest delight. For me, it was a transition I will say I did not expect at this time in my career,” Big E admitted.

“I had hoped to climb back and try once again to win back the WWE championship. But, we have a pretty big champion [Roman Reigns] and pretty big title on SmackDown as well so, you never know.

“Right now, my focus is all about controlling what I can and doing the best with what I’m given, and that’s always been my focus.”

Backstage at WWE, Big E’ colleagues were ‘upset’ that he had to lose the championship

Following the championship loss, reports emerged that some of Big E’s contemporaries backstage in WWE were ‘upset’ over his defeat and thought that WWE should have done more with his title tenure.

Big E is just overjoyed that he has developed so many wonderful connections that others care about him at all.

Big E talks about his peer, “It means the world to me that I have the respect of my peers because above money, fame or success, I think the way you carry yourself as a human being, how you interact with your peers, your friends and strangers, it matters. 

“My thing is, I’ve tried to have more light in my life. I want to receive more and give more as well. It makes me think alright, I must have done something right along the way for so many people to be so supportive. So those are the things I truly cherish and I’m appreciative of,”