Subhojeet Mukherjee on April 24, 2021
On Night Two Of WrestleMania 37, Big E defended his Intercontinental Championship against Apollo Crews in a Nigerian Drum Fight match. The match turned out to be a very short one as Crews got the win with the help of Commander Azeez.
Many fans were disappointed at the short length of the match. While speaking to After The Bell, Big E talked about the Nigerian Drum Fight match and defended its short length, stating that he and Apollo did what they had to do.
Big E added that hitting each other with kendo sticks for 25 minutes wouldn’t have been the best decision for either competitor.
“If we did that for 25 minutes, your boy would be hurting. But, I feel alright, man. He was wearing my ass out with that Kendo stick for real. Right before he put me on the table, I was curling up like a ball to protect myself because those kendo sticks, when people ask, ‘Hey, how does it feel?’ There is no getting used to it, I’ve been hit with a Kendo stick plenty of times, but the thing stings, man. There’s nothing like it in what we do.
“For what we were given, I feel like we did our thing. I feel like we brought the intensity. It’s one of those things where you always wish it would be great to be the main event and to have 25 minutes and just massacre it, and put on a classic that people wouldn’t be able to stop talking about. But, I feel like we did our jobs. I really feel like we did our jobs.
“We brought it and I feel good about it. It’s funny, I talked to Kofi (Kingston) and (Xavier) Woods, I’ve had so many ‘Manias where I’ve had this sinking feeling afterward. kind of just let me down. I always talk about the time we hosted WrestleMania as one of the moments that wasn’t like that, where I walked away with this really good feeling and feeling like, ‘Man, we were part of something cool.’ This Mania for me, I feel like, for many reasons, feels like that too.”
We will have to see what is next in store for Big E since he lost the Intercontinental Championship. Perhaps a main event run might be in his future soon enough.
April 24, 2021 9:37 am
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