Big E: My Focus Is Controlling What I Can, It Means The World To Have The Respect Of My Peers

Big E started the year as WWE Champion. Before the first day of 2022 came to an end, Big E had lost his WWE Title to Brock Lesnar in a fatal five-way bout.

After failing to win a number one contender’s bout and then losing a singles match to Seth Rollins, Big E was moved to WWE SmackDown and reunited with Kofi Kingston.

The first two months of the year may not have gone exactly how fans had hoped for the former WWE Champion, but he remains focused on the positives.

“My focus has been on controlling what I can. We’ve had several interviews and I’m sure I’ve already talked your ears off about meditation and how much that has helped me, but, that’s my job. I focus on being the performer and do the very best with what I’m given, that’s my focus. I don’t want any of that to be perceived as me taking away from being with Kofi and Woods. That’s my greatest delight. For me, it was a transition I will say I did not expect at this time in my career. I had hoped to climb back and try once again to win back the WWE championship. But, we have a pretty big champion [Roman Reigns] and pretty big title on SmackDown as well so, you never know. Right now, my focus is all about controlling what I can and doing the best with what I’m given, and that’s always been my focus,” he told Alex McCarthy of TalkSPORT.

Big E has received plenty of support from his peers and fans online following his WWE Title loss, which has meant the world to him.

“It means the world to me that I have the respect of my peers because above money, fame or success, I think the way you carry yourself as a human being, how you interact with your peers, your friends and strangers, it matters. My thing is, I’ve tried to have more light in my life. I want to receive more and give more as well. It makes me think alright, I must have done something right along the way for so many people to be so supportive. So those are the things I truly cherish and I’m appreciative of,” he said.

Big E and Kofi lost to Los Lotharios (Angel & Humberto) on the February 11 episode of WWE SmackDown.

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