Big E cashes in MITB contract on Raw, becomes new WWE Champion

The
September
13
episode
of
WWE’s
flagship
show
originally
had
a
WWE
Championship
match
scheduled
on
the
main
event
with
Bobby
Lashley
defending
the
belt
against
one-half
of
WWE
Raw
tag
team
champions,
Randy
Orton.

As
seen
in
the
match,
Lashley
planted
Orton
with
a
spear
to
pick
up
the
clean
pinfall
win
in
order
to
retain
his
title
after
a
lot
of
shenanigans
outside
the
ring
involving
Riddle
and
MVP.
Adding
insult
to
injury,
Lashley
also
put
Orton
through
the
announce
table
after
the
match.

.@fightbobby
defeats

@RandyOrton
with
a
SPEAR
to
retain
his

#WWETitle!#WWERaw
pic.twitter.com/GbyrpSIv5N

—
BIG
E
IS
WWE
CHAMPION
(@WWE)

September
14,
2021

The
All-Mighty
tended
to
close
the
show
posing
with
his
title
but
out
came
Big
E
to
cash-in
his
Money
in
the
Bank
contract
amid
huge
cheers
from
the
fans.
E
targeted
the
hurt
knees
of
Lashley
but
he
was
soon
downed
with
a
spear.
After
trading
some
moves,
E
lifted
Lashley
for
the
Big
Ending
finisher
and
secured
the
win.

BIG
E
IS
CASHING
IN
HIS
MONEY
IN
THE
BANK
CONTRACT
RIGHT
NOW
ON

#WWERAW!!!!!!!!!!!@WWEBigE
pic.twitter.com/4rrVM4QuN4

—
BIG
E
IS
WWE
CHAMPION
(@WWE)

September
14,
2021

The
crowd
in
the
TD
Garden
in
Boston
went
nuts
as
Kofi
Kingston
and
Xavier
Woods
joined
Big
E
in
the
ring
for
the
celebration.
He
raised
the
WWE
Title
in
the
air
as
pyro
exploded
all
around
the
arena.

Lashley
was
seen
limping
up
the
ramp
as
E
hit
the
turnbuckles
to
pose,
raising
the
title
with
the
wild
fans
chanting
for
him.
WWE’s
official
Twitter
account
has
since
been
changed
to
“BIG
E
IS
WWE
CHAMPION.”

BIG
E
vs.
BOBBY
LASHLEY
FOR
THE
WWE
CHAMPIONSHIP
RIGHT
NOW
on

#WWERaw!!!

pic.twitter.com/oqlD6Ipp9R

—
BIG
E
IS
WWE
CHAMPION
(@WWE)

September
14,
2021

BIG
E
IS
THE
NEW
WWE
CHAMPION!!!!!!!!@WWEBigE#WWERaw
pic.twitter.com/7mPw1rdDKE

—
BIG
E
IS
WWE
CHAMPION
(@WWE)

September
14,
2021

As
reported
in
our
Raw
preview
for
this
week,
WWE
went
head-to-head
with
Monday
Night
Football
but
despite
the
competition,
they
wanted
to
achieve
good
ratings
or
viewership.
This
is
why
they
had
moved
Lashley
vs.
Orton
WWE
Title
match
from
Extreme
Rules
to
RAW,
in
the
first
place.

Later
Big
E,
originally
a
Smackdown
roster
member,
appeared
on
Raw
after
dropping
the
following
tweet.

“Let’s
let
that
cat
out
of
the
bag…I
intend
on
cashing
in
my
Money
in
the
Bank
contract
tonight
and
cashing
in
to
become
WWE
Champion.”

Let’s
let
that
cat
out
of
the
bag…I
intend
on
cashing
in
my
Money
in
the
Bank
contract
tonight
and
cashing
in
to
become
WWE
Champion.

—
Ettore
“Big
E”
Ewen
(@WWEBigE)

September
13,
2021

How
it
started
How
it’s
going

pic.twitter.com/fjKGbbO0q3

—
Austin
#Creed4KOTR
–
Future
King
of
The
Ring
(@AustinCreedWins)

September
14,
2021

Throughout
the
latest
edition
of
Raw,
E
teased
about
cashing
in
the
Money
in
the
Bank
contract,
making
the
fans
glued
to
their
TV
screen
for
the
moment
to
arrive.
By
the
end
of
the
night,
he
stayed
true
to
his
words
and
pinned
the
most
dominant
superstar
of
Raw
in
2021
to
become
the
WWE
Champion.

This
is
Big
E’s
first
run
with
the
WWE
Title.
He
is
the
second
member
of
The
New
Day
faction
(after
Kofi
Kingston)
to
win
the
most
prestigious
gold
in
sports
entertainment.
Bobby
Lashley
held
the
title
for
195
days
before
dropping
it
to
E.
He
won
the
title
from
The
Miz
on
the
March
1
episode
of
RAW.