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ToggleBig E was one of the most popular stars of WWE throughout the time he was active in the promotion. He spent more than a decade in WWE and he had been a solid mid card who won multiple mid card titles in the promotion. His role as a member of The New Day faction was also excellent.
In 2021, WWE decided to provide him the much awaited main event push and he went on to win the men’s Money in the Bank ladder match. Soon he cashed it in on the then WWE Champion Bobby Lashley to capture the WWE title. Recently, he revealed how it felt to him to win the MITB contract. Speaking on the “After the Bell” podcast he said;

The Moment That Changed Everything: Big E’s Journey After Winning the Money in the Bank Briefcase
“Man, it was massive. Really, really just one of the most special things that I’ve ever done in my career. Obviously, I really cut my teeth as a tag team wrestler, as a member of a faction for a long time, and I think when you’re in a group so long […] the three of us were so used to doing everything for the group, and it was always about that.
“So this was a departure from that. I was really happy with my career in many ways and all the things that we had done as a collective, but I also got to a point where I felt like I could give more and I wanted to do more, and it was time for a change.”

Big E Won Money In The Bank In 2021
“We had the IC title stuff with Sami [Zayn] and then with Apollo [Crews] for a while, maybe a little bit too long. Apollo and I were back and forth for four months, but that is not at all an indictment of Apollo, I think he’s so amazingly talented.
“And there are times where we thought things would go a certain way with our rivalry, and maybe it didn’t conclude when we thought it would. But I would say that dude is so incredibly talented that if you’re going to be in a program for too long with someone, you want it to be with someone of that caliber, who is just incredible at what they do.”
“I think about that moment, I’ve replayed it so many times, but it’s a special, special moment. And the biggest thing too is, I’m not very comfortable with heights. And getting up there, I just wanted to make sure to not look stupid, to not take too long with opening up the little [carabiner],”

“I was just so happy, I had a slight struggle and for a second I said, ‘Dear God, let this be the only one.’ […] Of all the things I was worried about, it wasn’t the bumps, it wasn’t anything else, the biggest worry was, ‘Don’t fumble with this carabiner. Don’t do it.'” Concluded the former WWE Champion.
Big E suffered an unfortunate injury last year why the hands of Ridge Holland which sidelined him from action since. He picked up the injury just before WrestleMania 38 and it was so unfortunate that he could not come back to action since. We hope he gets well soon and returns to action to dominate the wrestling world again.
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