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#3 Apollo Crews will finally have a featured match at WrestleMania 37
It took almost five years, but Apollo Crews will have a spotlight at WrestleMania 37. Crews has been a part of three Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royals but has never had a singles match or a main card match at WrestleMania.
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At WrestleMania 37, he will challenge Big E for the Intercontinental Championship in a Nigerian Drum Fight.
For the majority of his WWE career, Crews was the smiling good guy who never gave up. It led to a United States Championship reign last year, but nothing much came his way after that title run.
He lost to Lashley, and both men went in opposite directions. Fast forward to WrestleMania 37, and this version of Crews is completely different from the man who won the US title last year.
Following the WWE Draft last October, he rejoined SmackDown. After losing to Big E in a few title challenges, Crews turned heel. Instead of just being aggressive and attacking faces, the former US Champ actually developed a new character.
Since he is descended from Nigerian royalty, Crews started to speak with an accent. He would also relate the way his Chieftain grandfather would have handled things with how he is now handling his enemies.
It's also a matter of respect for that heritage and his belief that he is better because he comes from royalty.
It has propelled Crews into a more serious character, even if it might be divisive to some. His in-ring talent has never been in question, but he has traditionally struggled to stand out in promos.
His heel turn might not be as world-shifting as that of Roman Reigns, but it's hard to argue against this being the most interesting Crews has been in WWE. It's been impressive enough to net a big title match at WrestleMania 37.
Since WWE has gone all-in with the heel turn for Crews, does that mean that Big E's time as IC Champ is up at WrestleMania 37? It would justify his actions and allow Big E to move up to challenge for the Universal Championship if a heel walks out with the belt.
Either man is worthy of holding the title, but Big E has been involved in several tag team titles bouts at prior WrestleMania events. For Crews, this is his first big spotlight on the WrestleMania stage.
