10 Fascinating Facts About WWE In 2013
5. WrestleMania 29 Was Big E’s In-Ring Debut
Debut on the main roster, at least.
It's an incredible thought, but Big E hadn’t worked a match on mainline TV before teaming with Dolph Ziggler in a loss to Team Hell No duo Daniel Bryan and Kane at WrestleMania 29. He’d done NXT TV to death, but hadn’t wrestled on Raw or SmackDown yet. 'Mania was his in-ring bow at the highest level.
E was presented as more of an enforcer for Ziggler and AJ Lee before the ‘Mania match happened, which is crazy to think about. What a pressure spot. For reference, the biggest card of the year also marked Fandango’s first televised main roster bout too. He was another debutant on the 'Showcase' event.
Future New Day man Big E was still using his Langston surname at the time. WWE officials must've been impressed by him, because E was handed a lengthy Intercontinental Title reign later in the year. He'd hold that belt for a cool 167 days before dropping it to Wade Barrett in mid-2014.
"BOOM!". Sorry.