WWE Hall of Famer says Big E's loss is similar to his controversial defeat to Triple H
Booker T has drawn parallels between Big E's title loss at Day 1 pay-per-view to his against Triple H WWE WrestleMania 19.
The Harlem Heat star and Triple H faced off for the World Heavyweight Championship at The Show of Shows in 2003. The two were in a heated rivalry, which included some controversial remarks by The Game towards Booker T. The WCW icon was expected to win the match, but lost after Triple H landed a Pedigree on him.
Booker T, in his Hall of Fame podcast, compared his loss to that of Big E's, stating that fans felt hard done by both losses.
“I remember when I lost to Triple H. People really felt a certain way the next morning because the story was, I should have won. Big E was in a position where a lot of people feel like, ‘man he should have won.’ But there again, he has the chance to come back and redeem himself. Seriously, people still feel a certain way about it," said the two-time Hall of Famer. (H/T WrestlingInc)
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Booker T believes his fans felt that he had to win and he understands their sentiment, but he feels that in the grand scheme of things, it was the right thing for him to lose.
What could be next for Big E in WWE?
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Big E lost the opportunity to have a shot at winning back the WWE Championship from Brock Lesnar as he came up short in the #1 Contenders' match on this week's RAW. Bobby Lashley won the match and will now go on to face The Beast Incarnate at the Royal Rumble.
Big E, though, still has the adoration and love of the audience and he could win the men's Royal Rumble match later this month, which would give him a guaranteed shot at a world title at WrestleMania.
Big E, along with the likes of Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens, have been in the title picture on RAW and they could maybe face the winner of the Lesnar-Lashley match after Rumble.