Backstage Update On Big E’s WWE Status

Amid the fallout from Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods’ departures from WWE, questions arose about the future of the third member of the New Day — and Fightful Select‘s WrestleVotes Radio has provided a clear answer. Big E is staying with WWE and is viewed internally as a “valuable presence” and a “key reason” behind the success of the company’s PLE Kickoff shows, where he has been a regular presence since being sidelined from in-ring competition.

Big E suffered a serious neck injury several years ago after taking a suplex at ringside, an injury that has kept him out of the ring since. He has worked extensively on the broadcast side of WWE in the interim. There is currently no confirmed update on a potential in-ring return, and Big E himself has previously indicated he has strongly considered retirement on medical advice — with the doctor who treated him expressing relief when Big E told him he was leaning toward being done wrestling.

Big E Says His Doctor “Almost Literally Breathed a Sigh of Relief” When He Said He Was Leaning Toward Retiring

“So after talking to Dr. Juan Uribe and a few other doctors, the doctor almost damn near begged me like, ‘Hey, please, even if you get your all go, you’re clear, you’re allowed to get back in the ring, please really reconsider it.’ And when I told him, ‘I think I’m definitely leaning towards being done,’ he almost quite literally breathed a sigh of relief,” Big E said. His continued presence with WWE in a non-wrestling capacity ensures the company retains one of its most beloved personalities even as Kingston and Woods explore their options elsewhere.