Current WWE Smackdown Superstar Big E recently interviewed with Inside The Ropes, where he discussed a number of topics. During the conversation, the reigning Intercontinental Champion shared his thoughts on the upcoming Nigerian Drum Fight, his first Wrestlemania singles contest, and pancakes.
“The Powerhouse of Positivity” kicked things off by talking about the unique match stipulation Apollo Crews recently announced. Big E shared his thoughts on the match, and explained:
“Look man, I don’t know. I’ve had a bunch of people reach out to me and ask me what this is. I’ve been reaching out to historians and googling and scouring Peacock. I think it’s a new thing, and no one has explained it to me, so I’ve got some work to do. Maybe I’ll learn on the fly. [I’ve agreed to a match that I don’t know what it is]. Probably not the smartest thing, but we’re going to do it.”
Big E followed up talking about his hometown of Tampa, and how cool it is to have his first Wrestlemania singles match without The New Day at “home”. Big E stated:
“Those are my guys, but it’s nice to finally get some opportunities on my own. The good part too is I’m a Tampanian, born and raised. Getting to have WrestleMania at the same place that I played my high school All-Star Game there in 2003 is pretty cool. It’s home. So, I’m excited about the opportunity. I didn’t realize this until someone said it, but it’s my very first singles match ever at WrestleMania. I’ve been with the company since 2009 and my first one, so it’ll be dope.”
The Intercontinental Champion continued the interview, and revealed how The New Day initially came across the idea to throw pancakes during their entrance. The former New Day member mentioned:
“It was me and Kofi in a match against Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. This was probably like 2017. But anyways, Woods decides that he’s going to be the chief lumberjack. So, he comes out in flannel and I think I came up with the idea that as chief lumberjack of as chief lumberjack – for some reason pancakes are associated with lumberjacks. So, he came out with a plate of pancakes, it was supposed to be a one-time thing and we move on. But because we’re idiots and we find things like that funny, we said hey, let’s just keep throwing out pancakes. I wanted to stop throwing out pancakes like six months in, but people kept clamoring for them. They wouldn’t shut up at live events about wanting pancakes. I also would suggest people never eat these pancakes because I typically don’t wear under trunks. So, when I wear my singlet, it’s just what God gave me, and I stuff them in there. It’s a keepsake. Don’t put them in your mouth.”
Big E will defend his Intercontinental Championship against Apollo Crews, during Night Two of WrestleMania 37.
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(H/T and transcribed by 411Mania)
