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As big fans of former WWE champion Big E, we remain thrilled he’s happy and healthy after breaking his neck taking a move on SmackDown in March of last year.
But we would also mark the f out if we got to clap for our guy’s return to the ring someday.
E is in Detroit with WWE this weekend for SummerSlam, and was of course asked if there have been any updates on his status during a media event yesterday (Aug. 4). The short answer is, “not really”. But he did share some advice he’s gotten from doctors that factors into his ongoing decision process:
“We did the year checkup, and all that stuff looked great as well. But on the other side, you know, I also talked to spine specialists, some who’ve worked on people in the company and done their fusions, and they said like, ‘Hey, I would not wrestle again if I were you.’
“So for me, at 37, you know, these are things that I think about. I think about the quality of life. You know, when I started this job at 23 years old and probably had a bit of a death wish and was okay dying in the ring. I, now at 37, would like to not die in the ring. I would like to do other things with my life. So I don’t really have a timeline right now.
“I’m just really grateful to not have any nerve pain. My strength is great — legit, no issues whatsoever. It’s just something I wanna be smart about and make the very best decision for my life because, hopefully, I’d like to have a lot of life — a lot of healthy life ahead of me. So I just wanna be smart about the decision. So, unfortunately, right now, I have no answers. I feel great — but yeah, I got nothing.”
E also spoke about possibly taking on a commentary role, and in typical Large Epsilon fashion made it a little weird. Very entertaining, but…
“It’s something that has been discussed. Titus [O’Neil] is doing that and having great fun. I’ve had fun as well. I saw Becky’s comments about the pee break*, which I’ve thought about many times. Many times. Do you wear a diaper? I’d probably wear a diaper. I like to stay hydrated. After three hours of being there, we can’t go in a bucket. There are people right behind you. I would. Maybe a catheter. Like a catheter. It would be painful, don’t get me wrong,