Title changes are exciting.
It doesn’t matter if the crowd erupts with delight or displeasure, I can feel the magnificent energy of the moment whether I’m experiencing it live in the arena or at home through my television.
When Big E pinned Bobby Lashley to become WWE Champion, I was in my recliner drinking an A&W root beer float. The victory, for us both and the thousands in attendance, was as sweet as my beverage. It made me want to grab my replica WWE title – one I actually carry around in my personal and professional life (don’t judge) – and hoist it in air along with the new champ.
Being a longtime fan of Big E, it was rewarding to watch him showered with congratulatory ovation. It was even sweeter to watch him share that historic moment with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, his real-life best friends and follow members of The New Day faction.
Watching Kofi and Woods express their genuine love and admiration for Big E makes me, as a spectator, feel their closeness.
I felt it each time the trio won one of their record-setting tag team championships.
I felt it when they celebrated Kofi winning the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 35.
It’s a tangible emotion for The New Day and I because we share a connection.
They’re friends and colleagues. I’m a fan and admirer. They entertain me. I let people know how much I enjoy them by wearing their merchandise. The New Day doesn’t know me personally, but they care about my support. I’ve never met them, but I care about what happens to them and their continued success.
As the three men hugged in the ring following Big E’s WWE Championship victory, I started thinking about buying another one of their t-shirts.
And since I actually carry around a WWE Championship belt in my personal and professional life (again, don’t judge), I instantly felt an increased connection to Big E as a champion, to The New Day as a fan and admirer, and to the title belt that’s often clasped around my waist. |THIS.
[By The Champ | Photo courtesy of WWE]
This is “Railing”, a professional wrestling column written Mr. Joe Walker for THISENT.com.
