Big E Explains Why He Is Not Living In Regret After Injury
Big E is content with his life despite his devastating injury.
On the March 11th, 2022 edition of SmackDown, Big E suffered a serious injury to his neck. The star landed on his head when taking an overhead belly-to-belly suplex outside the ring and the resulting impact led to a broken neck.
In the years since then, Big E has been open about his recovery, recently revealing that while one of the broken vertebrae is healing fibrously, it is not forming new bone. Until that happens, he will not be cleared to return to the ring.
During a recent interview with Adrian Hernandez of Unlikely, the former WWE Champion was asked if there’s a cut-off date for when returning to wrestling would be possible. The star doesn’t have such a date in mind, and says he is content with life away from the ring.
“I don’t know if there’s necessarily a cut-off. I don’t want to say I have a date in mind or a time or any of those things. But I’m content in life right now, and I have been content in life since day one, honestly.
“I think instead of focusing on all the things that are lost, or the things I can’t do or not being in the ring anymore, I focus on the things that I do have, and I’m so blessed. I’m so fortunate. One, I’m not in pain, I move around well, I’m in the gym, I live a great life. You don’t have to pity me, you don’t have to feel bad for me at all.”
Big E continues to make regular appearances on WWE TV, and says he “loves” being part of the Countdown shows.
“I got so many incredible things, and the nice thing is, although I’ve been out of the ring, I have so many other challenges and other things come my way that I’ve really enjoyed. I love being a part of these Countdown shows, we do pre-shows, we do post-shows, being able to be able to be here on a weekend like this and to take part, I’m so fortunate and so blessed to be 15 years in, under contract with WWE.
“I can’t believe how quickly it’s flown by. But I’m still here, and I’m still doing things that I love and enjoy. I get to see so many of my friends, so I’m blessed, I’m immensely blessed. I’m really thankful for all those things.
“I appreciate everyone who [has] checked in on me. I can’t believe, I thought after a year, people would have moved on and given up, but it’s like two-and-a-half years, and people are still asking, and I appreciate that. It means a lot, but life has been really, really good. I am blessed, I don’t live in any regret or any of those things. I’m very, very thankful.”
Big E Comments On Odyssey Jones Helping The New Day
With Big E out of action, The New Day has been a member down for two years now, but this might have changed. On Raw in Baltimore, Odyssey Jones saved Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods from a beatdown by The Final Testament, and subsequently donned a New Day t-shirt.
Big E later declared that a “star is born” in Odyssey Jones, saying he looked phenomenal in his Raw debut.
H/T to Fightful for the above transcription.