Road Dogg Wanted Big E as SmackDown Champion Before Kofi Kingston’s WWE Title Run

TLDR

According to former WWE creative team member Chris Dunn, Road Dogg wanted Big E to become SmackDown champion a year before Kofi Kingston's WWE Championship run in 2019. Dunn claimed that Road Dogg advocated for launching SmackDown with Big E as champion, but the direction changed when Kingston gained momentum leading up to WrestleMania 35, with Road Dogg then pushing for Kingston's title run instead.