Big E Says AEW Competition Should Force WWE To Put On ‘Barnburners’ Every Week

Big E made headlines a couple of weeks ago after he promised to cash in his Money In The Bank briefcase which led to a lot of excitement among fans.

In the end, Big E cashed in his Money In The Bank briefcase on Bobby Lashley and defeated him for the WWE Championship, thus ushering in the new era of Monday Night RAW.

The pro wrestling world is more competitive than ever thanks to AEW’s massive success in the past few months as they continue to turn heads at every opportunity.

While speaking to Ariel Helwani on The Ariel Helwani Show, Big E talked about the current state of the pro wrestling world and stated that competition should force WWE to put on barnburners every week.

“It’s exciting. Watching wrestling in the mid-90s to late 90s and the Monday Night Wars, that was, to me, that felt like the golden era. We all have different golden eras, but for me as a kid, I love that era so much. It is an exciting time and for me, personally, I’m glad that so many other extremely talented performers have the opportunity to showcase their skills and that there is a place for people to work and show how good they are. If anything, it should force us in WWE to say, ‘Hey, let’s show that we’re the best. Let’s step up here and show we can put on barnburner shows every single week.’

That’s the beautiful thing, it’s a kick in the ass for the industry. It’s a positive thing all around. I love to see talented people do their thing. I have nothing negative to say about the state of wrestling and where we’re at right now. It’s a hot time. I’m not just a guy on the show. I’m put in the captain’s seat and if the shows aren’t good, that’s on me. I’m expected to be the one to help bring the tide up. We’re all supposed to rise together and I’m supposed to help drive that ship. I’m excited about the industry. I don’t think it’s time to complain. There are people who want to poke holes in things, if anything, let’s focus on us and getting better and putting on better shows and giving fans what they want and really spearhead this time in our industry.”

Even Bryan Danielson recently said competition between AEW and WWE is great for the wrestlers. We will have to wait and see if competition between the two companies will truly bring the best out of both or not.

h/t to Fightful for the quotes.

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