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At Money in the Bank, Big E defeated seven other men to secure a golden ticket to the top of the card. No more excuses. No more saying that Big E is too comical and doesn't take things seriously.
Big E has captured the Money in the Bank contract and earned a shot at the WWE or Universal Championship. The crowd erupted for his win, and rightfully so. The WWE Universe has been begging for something like this for years. After breaking away from the New Day last year thanks to the WWE Draft, he quickly captured the Intercontinental Championship.
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Now with a certified and guaranteed shot at the gold, we're only a few steps away from WWE World Champion Big E. We've got a lot of time between now and then, though. So the question is how do we get there?
#5 Big E gets revenge for Kofi Kingston
Big E wasn't the only member of the New Day to have a major match at Money in the Bank. Kofi Kingston, his long-time tag team partner, challenged Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship. Unfortunately for Kofi, it didn't go well.
Kingston barely got out of the starting blocks and was absolutely demolished for seven straight minutes. It was manslaughter caught live on pay-per-view. Lashley hit power move after power move. Big slams, exploder suplexes and more. He drove Kingston into the ring post and even hit three dominators in quick succession.
Kingston could've been pinned at any point, but Lashey was making an example of him. After all of that punishment, he locked in the Hurt Lock. Kofi didn't even tap out, he was out cold before it was synched in. The ref called for the bell as he fell to the mat.
With a match like that, the muscle of the New Day is going to want his revenge. Big E targeting Bobby Lashley makes too much sense. With Big E holding a certified shot at the WWE Championship, let's get this feud on the road. A long program between E and Lashley? It will be, to quote Mr. Money in the Bank himself, "big meaty men slapping meat."
#4 Big E costs Bobby Lashley the gold for a match with Goldberg
Speaking of Big E's quotes from the New Day Podcast, he's said on multiple occasions that his dream match is to face Goldberg. Well, rumor has it Goldberg is returning to RAW tomorrow night. When Goldberg shows up, it's for one thing and one thing only - gold.
The WWE Hall of Famer has lost his last two championship matches at this point. At WrestleMania 36 he lost the Universal Title to Braun Strowman. At Royal Rumble this year he failed to take the WWE Championship off of Drew McIntyre.
We're all expecting to see Goldberg challenge for the WWE Championship. have the match take place at SummerSlam. However, having Big E and the New Day cost Lashley his championship will set us up for a Big E vs Goldberg WWE Championship match down the road.
Let's give Big E his dream match, and let's have him win it.
#3 Big E calls his shot
Only a handful of WWE Superstars have ever called their shot when it came to the Money in the Bank briefcase. So far, Rob Van Dam, Braun Strowman, and John Cena have all given up their case in advance. Interestingly enough, only one of them was successful.
So to have Big E be the only current wrestler in the company to do that successfully would be a pretty big deal. Especially if it's for the Universal Championship.
At that point, he'd have a unique accolade for himself, the first Money in the Bank winner to call out the Universal Champion ahead of time and win. Let's stack up his records, he deserves it.
#2 Big E toys with the champions for months on end
Last week, Big E hung out with Pat McAfee on a couch during a match, and the two soaked their feet together. Big E brought his own couch out ringside several times throughout the pandemic era to sit in on matches and annoy the wrestlers he's feuding with.
The great thing about Big E is his personality. He's one of, if not the most entertaining wrestlers in the company. It's difficult to get a big man with this kind of athleticism and charisma. The guy has the 'It' factor, so he could spend months aggravating both Bobby Lashley and Roman Reigns just sitting ringside.
Maybe he'll take the briefcase out for a nice dinner at ringside. Maybe he'll buy two tickets to the show, front row, and give the briefcase some popcorn and a soda. Whatever he does, it will be incredibly entertaining.
When he finally does decide to make his move, he'll prove why he's also one of the most dangerous superstars in the company.
#1 Big E holds the briefcase until after WrestleMania
There's a lot of rumors about plans for WrestleMania, especially when it pertains to Universal Champion Roman Reigns. The Big Dog is supposedly taking on The Rock at WrestleMania 38, with the whole "Family" and "Bloodline" story paying off at the Grandest Stage of Them All.
Roman's going to 'Mania to beat The Rock, right? So let's not muddle things with a short ten-day reign for Big E. After everything E has done for the fans, the man deserves a longer run with the top title. He deserves to be the one to dethrone Roman Reigns and finally put the Tribal Chief to bed.
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