Big E Was Originally Supposed To Be Part Of The Shield

AEW star Jon Moxley made a name for himself in WWE, where he was known as Dean Ambrose. Together with Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns, the three debuted on the main roster back in 2012 and were known as The Shield.

The Shield would go on to become one of the most dominant and popular stables in the history of the WWE and truly elevated the statuses of all three Superstars involved. The Shield would break up and reunite on a few occasions. After Jon Moxley’s departure from WWE back in 2019, the Shield was done for good.

While speaking to Rick Ucchino, Kofi Kingston revealed that WWE Champion Big E was originally supposed to be part of The Shield.

“Big E will tell the story a lot better, but long-story-short, he was actually supposed to be in the Shield a long time ago, way way back when they were trying to pick people from FCW to come up. So Roman gets the call, Roman goes off, builds himself and does all these incredible things and incredible run with The Shield. Roman is Roman and also Big E has done some incredible things and [shown] some incredible growth . . . Now, everyone loves Big E, so there’s a big journey there too.”

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Big E won the WWE Championship last week in a feel-good moment for fans and fellow WWE Superstars alike. It remains to be seen how he will be booked as the champion in the coming weeks.

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