Big E’s singles resume includes a WWE Championship reign, but he says the defining chapter of his career wasn’t the title run — it was The New Day.
Speaking with 107.7 The Bone with Baby Huey during Super Bowl week from the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Big E reflected on what he would want most remembered if his in-ring career is truly finished.
\”I feel like I\’ve had some really great highs as a single superstar as far as being NXT champion, the second ever NXT champion, also getting to be WWE Champion, two-time IC champion. But really, I feel like what people know me as, and the time of my career that was really the most rewarding is my time with the New Day.
I feel like we really got to do something special. If I had to pick one, it would be as a member of the New Day because it really changed the trajectory of my career.\
New Day’s legacy still follows him
Big E pointed to how the group’s accomplishments and cultural footprint still come up in everyday fan interactions, even years after some of their biggest moments.
\”My time in the New Day is one I truly cherish. And we just broke down so many barriers. We did so many things we hadn\’t really seen before. Breaking a record that stood for 20 years with demolition.
Having Booty-O\’s, a food product in wrestling is kind of ridiculous. People still come up to me this, it\’s been I think we released Booty-O\’s a decade ago and people still fondly remember me as the Booty-O\’s guy.\
Where Big E stands on the breakup
Even with The New Day’s current on-screen divide, Big E said he’s approaching it with a calmer mindset and staying focused on the role he has right now.
\”It was something that was discussed at some point, but look, I\’m very zen these days. I\’m a big mindfulness meditation guy. Right now, I\’m focused on my broadcasting role. That is my role.
And look.. if those guys would actually appear on a PLE, if they would be there on one of these things, maybe we could spend some time maybe I would spend more time talking and thinking about them. But I look around they\’re I look at the card. No New Day. Another PLE goes by. No New Day. So what do you want me to do? What am I to do? Except I just do my job.\
A KofiMania memory, even now
Big E also said he still looks back fondly on being part of Kofi Kingston’s biggest career moment.
\”Obviously we are bitter enemies now, but being a part of Kofi Mania was really special. That was Kofi\’s moment that he earned. I still think fondly of the gauntlet match that Woods and I had to help Kofi get in with the Usos. That whole build was special.\
For more New Day coverage, see Xavier Woods’ recent comments on the group’s heel direction, and for the latest on Big E’s status, read his recent retirement update and his follow-up statement to fans.
