The current WWE World Champion Big E who is a former two times WWE Intercontinental Champion and a former eight times WWE Tag Team Champion recently expressed his desire to be on the same brand with his on screen and off screen friends Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods. Together they are famously known as the New Day.
Big E is currently one of the biggest stars in WWE and rightfully one of the faces of the promotion right now. But the path to become the face of WWE was not easy for B thirty five year old professional wrestler. He spent over a decade in WWE to come to this position right now. He also had an excellent powerlifting career beside of professional wrestling where he has an amazing record.
Big E Wants To Be On The Same Brand With New Day
Big E started his professional wrestling career back in 2009 as a trainee in WWE. He first worked in the Florida Championship Wrestling for three years which was the development territory of WWE back in the time.
After working for three years in the story The Championship Wrestling he came to NXT which was also a development Territory of the WWE. He did not have to spend much time in the NXT as he was promoted to the main roster soon after joining NXT.
After working solo for a number of years he paired with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods. Together they were known as The New Day, A stable that is considered by many fans and critics as one of the best stables in the history of professional wrestling.
Last year he was separated from his stable for the first time in his career and he was given a solo run once again. It was earlier reported that he was scheduled to win the Royal Rumble match and go on to challenge for a world title at WrestleMania 37.
But his push was delayed and he finally won the WWE championship after cast cashing in his Money in the Bank contract on Bobby Lashley. Currently he is holding the WWE championship quite strong.
Big E who is a former two times WWE Intercontinental Champion recently spoke on Sports Illustrated where he expressed his desire to be on the same brand with his on screen and off screen friends Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods. He said;
“Our time apart was good in the sense that I got an opportunity to mature as a performer, but now I want to take those lessons I learned, specifically the character tweaks, and use those as a collective.
“As a trio, we have so many different ways to go. I also like the idea of hitting that Wale music and going out there alone to defend my title solo. There is no leader in this group–we all have goals, and we’re all pursuing our dreams.”