5 WWE Superstars who will benefit despite losing at WrestleMania 37

#2. Big E - Lost to Apollo Crews at WrestleMania 37

Big E had a grand entrance at WrestleMania 37.

Big E lost the Intercontinental Championship to Apollo Crews at WrestleMania. He was protected, as Dabba Katto (now known as Commander Azeez) interfered and helped Apollo Crews win.

While Big E lost his first WrestleMania match as a singles star, he will benefit in the long run far more than Apollo Crews. When Big E was split from The New Day in the WWE Draft last year, it became clear that his singles path to main event superstardom was only beginning.

Paul Heyman told Big E on Talking Smack that his singles career could overshadow his run with The New Day, similar to how Roman Reigns' singles success overshadowed his run with The Shield.

Big E was protected in his Intercontinental Championship defeat, and that may simply have been a way to get the title off him before he takes the next big step. While 2021 might be too soon to push Big E into the main event picture, it seems like an inevitability.