5 Major things that could happen when Vince McMahon pushes Big E as a singles star

Xavier Woods has been out of action for a long time now with an injury and Kofi Kingston, Big E is all on his own. On the 24th July episode of SmackDown, we saw a segment where Kofi Kingston came out of the trainer's room and told Big E that he has an injury that could keep him out for close to two months or even more.

He took the time to insist that Big E starts a solo run. While Big E has been completely selfless and always put The New Day ahead of himself, the former WWE Champion Kofi Kingston gave him his blessing and told him that it's his time to shine.

In the video below, perhaps the most impactful line Kingston said was "Don't let them deny you for a decade before you take your due". A lot of what he said was based on their real-life experience together.

Big E has the potential to be a massive star in WWE. Here are five major things that could happen when Vince McMahon pushes Big E as a singles star.

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#5 A nice, long build to a main event run for Big E

How long would it take?

Big E is a superstar who is a powerhouse and has been presented that way for over eight years now. While dominance would be a great part of his storyline, he seems to be one of those characters who would benefit from a slow-burn build to a main event run rather than a monster push that would make him a World Champion within months.

We're all familiar with Big E by now, but seeing his journey as a singles star would be a whole different ordeal. WWE would likely go with a slow-but-eventual ascent to the main event for Big E.

#4 The New Day possibly takes a backseat

The New Day is one of the most important factions in WWE history

With nearly six years together without disbanding, The New Day made history by becoming WWE's longest-tenured faction of all time. It's no small achievement, especially when WWE loves the concept of splitting up partnerships for the sake of a storyline. Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods seems to have jumped that hurdle.

However, The New Day has not only been a united front the whole time, but their entire 2016-2020 run has seen them keep their status as popular babyfaces - something that's extremely rare in WWE.

As for The New Day's significance and importance in WWE history - it's unmatched. It's one of those cases where we'll only truly understand the magnitude and importance of it all once they're done with their careers.

However, Big E going on a singles run means that The New Day could end up taking a backseat. We don't mean to say that they'll disband, but they could be in the "least relevant" position they've been in throughout their run. It's a risk that Vince McMahon could be willing to take inorder to push Big E.

#3 One main eventer on SmackDown could lose their spot

Braun Strowman and Bray Wyatt

In the pandemic era of WWE, the two top stars on SmackDown have been Braun Strowman and Bray Wyatt. While we're not specifically namedropping anyone, but Big E becoming a main event superstar could mean that it would be at the expense of another.

This is, of course, taking into account two assumptions - One, Big E stays on SmackDown, and two, he remains a babyface. If Big E remains a babyface from the start of his singles run till he becomes a main eventer, then there's a high chance that one main event superstar from SmackDown goes down the pecking order.

It all depends on the timing of the push and if he were to gain momentum while one top babyface loses momentum, it's not hard to imagine a situation where he outright replaces said babyface.

The only exception to this would likely be Roman Reigns, who will remain a top babyface till the day his career ends. He shouldn't be replaced, either.

#2 A heel turn for Big E en route to a main event run

A continued evolution for Big E

Every character, including Big E, has to evolve at some point. While we've had Superstars like The Undertaker carry the same character for almost his whole career in the name of legacy, that isn't always going to work - especially in this day and age.

Moreover, The Undertaker's change in character for WrestleMania 36 saw him have his best match in seven years and for the first time, fans were genuinely excited about seeing him again.

He might be retired now, but it's clear that every character has to go through an evolutionary process. The same applies to Big E, who has had the same character for a good part of four-and-a-half years.

At some point, things are going to change. While it's easy to push him as a babyface in the pandemic era of WWE where there are no crowd reactions (or legitimate ones, anyway), but once the crowds eventually return, there's no guarantee that Big E is going to be a cheered babyface. We could end up seeing him turn heel en route to a main event run.

#1 Vince McMahon finally gets his golden boy

Big E talking to Vince McMahon

Wade Keller of PWTorch revealed on a podcast over five years ago that the original plan from Vince McMahon was to push Big E as the face of the company instead of Roman Reigns.

However, it was Triple H who convinced Vince McMahon to go with Roman Reigns instead and since then, we know how it all ended up playing out. Roman Reigns finally ended up getting the recognition that he deserved after his return from leukemia.

However, WWE doesn't have a golden boy in this day and age. Vince McMahon prefers to promote the company as the star rather than a singular name like they did with John Cena, The Rock, 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin, and Hulk Hogan.

However, that could still change. We might be in the modern era but there's a possibility that Vince McMahon ends up proving himself right and finds his new golden boy in Big E. That would certainly make fans quickly turn on Big E, but he could be established as the company's biggest star.