Why Big E Has Turned Down WWE’s Offer Of A Different Role

Big E has revealed why he’s turned down WWE’s offer of a bigger role in the company.

Big E was forced into retirement due to a career-ending injury in 2022, but more heartache was to come. The New Day’s Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston did the unthinkable and turned their back on their former partner during the team’s tenth anniversary celebration.

Currently, Big E appears on PLE kick-off shows, sharing his thoughts on events, but given his popularity, it’s no surprise that fans want to see him more. But for now, Big E is sticking with what he’s got.

Big E Doesn’t Want Back On The Grind

Speaking on The Takedown on SI, Big E explained why he’s turned down WWE’s approaches for a bigger role as he enjoys life off of the hamster wheel:

I think the idea of being on the road every single week for an extended period of time is something that I’m not really open to doing right now. And God bless the amount of people who’ve come to me and or even tweeted at WWE, ‘Get him on commentary. He deserves to be on commentary.’

Look, I’ve been approached multiple times by people within the company, people who’ve gone to bat for me…But once you’re able to get off that hamster wheel and you realise that man, I have my weekends back again, or when I first started dating Kristen, my fiancée, I was able to come out for a chunk of 10 days for two weeks and man, life is good out here. Life is good off the grind.