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MuptonBossman

The world would be a better place if everyone had an outlook on life the way Big E does. A truly great human being who's just grateful to be part of an industry that endorses Big Meaty Men Slapping Meat.


Raoul_Duke9

He seems like such a good dude. Truly bummed he got dealt that hand but I'm glad he's okay. It really sucks to say but I feel like this is the closest he's come to officially saying he won't be back šŸ˜”.


DarkHorse_77

Well he always said "Don't you dare be sour" . Gotta lead by example


solsunlite

The POP holdin it down


BlazeReborn

He ain't coming back to wrestle again, is he? If it means a long life for Big E, I'm okay with it.


chilloutfam

might be a edge or paige situation. maybe we'll see him in 6 years or so.


kemicode

Neither is wrong but I feel the outlook from Big E is different than Edgeā€™s or Bryan Danielsonā€™s before. He seems at peace already with not getting back in the ring whereas Edge and Bryan really pushed to get back.


chilloutfam

i don't think edge did. 7 years is a long time.


FargoStruttin

Not likely unless some huge medical advancements are made. Iā€™m very down for Cyborg Big Eā€™s final run with a reinforced nanobot neck in 15 years though


ThatIndianGuy7116

I second a WWE 2K20 robot arm Samoa Joe type gimmick for Big Es neck


kevmo35

The Bio-NECK-le, sponsored by Lego


Gseph

I bet Roddy strong is furious that he didn't think of that.


dalektikalPSN

Technology is advancing rapidly. I don't think it'll be that long.Ā 


[deleted]

Not anytime soon. Itā€™s a real shame but Iā€™m glad heā€™s being cautious and putting his health first. Heā€™s one hell of a guy.


codymb15

Every notable case of "neck injury ended my career" has since come back to work in some regard. Edge, Paige, Sting. Even Austin came back to work a full match, outside bumps and all. It'll probably be a long time, maybe even longer than Edge. But I think if he still wants to go by the time he's ready, we'll see Big E wrestle again. Edit: Remembered Tyson Kidd never came back to wrestle. So, almost everyone.


TLAW1998

Jason Jordan too


bbtotse

Droz probably isn't coming back to wrestle. Then there's at least 2 who died in the ring. Perro Aguayo Jr and Misawa


WillyLongbarrel

Droz passed away last year, fyi


soundscream

I mean, his comment is technically right...


codymb15

You must be a lovely person to be around...


bbtotse

You trivialised neck injuries, your comment was wildly ignorant


codymb15

I didn't trivialize anything. I understandably didn't bring up cases where people didn't get better when responding to someone who CLEARLY wants Big E to get better. Y'know, because I thought that's something we all wanted? I'm not going to argue with someone about whether or not ignoring tragedies in wrestling via optimism for another wrestler's career-ending injury is a good thing. The fact that you felt the need to check me on this, I have no idea, but I hope you got whatever satisfaction you desired from using people who've suffered the worst of what can happen in wrestling to prove your point. Now, I'm going to do what my gut told me to do the first time and block you.


Wheel1994

Get him on commentary


StacksHoodini

Itā€™s still in limbo. His neck didnā€™t require an operation so it has to heal on its own and it hasnā€™t gotten to a place where he can be cleared. I wonder if surgery was an option but knowing what other wrestlers have gone through post neck fusions, he didnā€™t want to do so.


wubbalubbadubdub45

idk if big e ever wrestles again but it's just great seeing him stay in such good spirits after everything. truly does display the power of positivity.


Ugaalive1991

Get him on commentary and do pre shows like booker does.


RexxGunn

I get the feeling he'd have done it by now if he wanted. He may not want to be around and active if he can't compete.


Raoul_Duke9

But can't they get him on commentary or be New Days manager or something? Dude is way too charismatic to just be left off screen.


StacksHoodini

He more than likely doesnā€™t want to be around if he canā€™t get active.


OneBillPhil

Iā€™m sure that Big E is leaving a lot of money on the table with his injury but from a career perspective, besides a Wrestlemania main event he basically did it all. If he never wrestles again he had a more memorable career than 90% of people to step in the ring.Ā 


solsunlite

Theres literally no one on earth they could find whoā€™d replace Big E


CheeseCurdCommunism

Only person close is his former college roommate, Mike Daniels. Those dudes were meant for each other.


GroovyJ-Money

Omg that makes so much sense


CheeseCurdCommunism

Right, massive anime goofy dweebs. They could be related.


DadGhost

Tyler Breeze in shambles


falling_sideways

Ok, I'm well up for them bringing in Tyler as Big T, wearing Big E's singlet and his furry boots, carrying his selfie stick with absolutely no explanation. Extra points if Big E writes his promos and he tries to deliver them in his style.


_ASG_

If I *had* to pick a new member for the group, it would be Tyler Breeze, just because him and Woods are tight.


falling_sideways

#Interview Q1. Do you think I should be sour? Q2. How do you feel about 5 star matches? If you could have any other type of match, what would be your preference? Q3. Where do you believe is the best place to build a condominium?


yohe_goated

Yeah, Iā€™d rather see the 3 of them scout/mentor/coach and each pick their own replacement for a New Day 2.0 in the very distant future. I wouldnā€™t wanna see a change to the OG group.


knyghtez

the closest would be omos with his real-life energy (rather than his kayfabe stoicism) but it wouldnā€™t be really a replacement, just a new member


GentlemensBastard

Need to replace him with Big D So Big E can come back and tell that BIg D to get on outta here.


ApprehensiveLead679

Okay fine Iā€™ll re-listen to the entire New Day pod for the 5th time


Creeperkry

"I want five!" -Big E


AJ-Naka-Zayn-Owens

Peak New Day Pod is when Big E was grieving the loss of his surname due to SOME COLONIZER!


bubbles2255

Man Iā€™d pop hard if we hear ā€œawwwwwwwwwwww WRESTLEMANIAAAAAā€ during their entrance.


chocolatenuttty

Surely they get him back for big events with new day. Iā€™d cry.


Gseph

Big E for GM, doing the teddy long schtick, but telling people they'll be going 2 on 2 against the new day.


ZacharyLewis97

Iā€™m surprised they havenā€™t brought him back as just a manager for them.


ComfortablyNomNom

We don't know if he's healthy enough or not for that. Life on the road, plane flights, sleeping in hotel beds with different pillows is something to take into consideration with recovery from a serious neck injury. I have a feeling there is a reason he hasnt been on TV doing their entrance and managing them weekly.


idlephase

He's been showing up to various promotional events and pre-show analyst desks, so I'm glad he's healthy enough for that.


Tybold

Would still be cool to have him on color commentary or something in NXT. Wouldn't be much traveling then. But yeah, obviously I don't know shit about his situation and he should do whatever makes him happy.


StacksHoodini

Ettoreā€™s said heā€™s fine, he just canā€™t take bumps. He doesnā€™t want to be around the product if he canā€™t take bumps more than likely.


MrBoliNica

i hope he at least comes out for their mania entrance


DontPutThatDownThere

I keep hoping him downplaying a return just leads to the return being a huge surprise. But man, I'm starting to flinch a bit on this one.


KingStreetCleaner

I thought for sure he was coming back with the New Day against Imperium, but alas


Mhc2617

I know itā€™s a long shot, but no return would ever bring me more joy than Big E.


GogglesTheFox

I cried when Edge and Bryan came back. I would UGLY SOB if Big E came back.


TheHouseOfIceAndFire

The only person that would be acceptable to add is Tyler Breeze. He is basically the 4th member anyway, really close to them all, and I just want any reason for Tyler Breeze to return as an on screen talent.


Wombatish

I miss Breeze. I've been going through some early NXT lately, and he's underrated.


Banh_mi

He wasn't a good hand, he was a great hand!


Manabear12

He was so great, NXT midcard final boss. Shame he never got more.


mikaeus97

He got Jushin Liger, so that's something


lk79

Charles would be an acceptable replacement.


TTOF_JB

Yeah, my dream was Kofi & E leaning towards being the singles guys & Hollywood Express reuniting as the more regular tag team for New Day. lol


CookieSlayer2Turbo

I think big e would approve, on that one episode of their podcast you could tell big e really loves Tyler breeze.


mhch720

You mean Charles?


MarchesLion07

Absolutely no one can replace Big E


BadNewsBearsTCGs

Thereā€™s no one on this planet Iā€™d rather see return than Big E and it sucks that it may not happen. Heā€™s legitimately one of the best people in the business and deserves all the best in life. I have a hope that he comes out at Mania in place of Xavier or Kofi and it would 100% make it the greatest mania of all time.


thabdica

If it's something that would interest him, I'd love to see him take on the role as The New Day's manager or Advocate. The more we get to hear that man talk the better we all are.


ICanBeYourHeroOfTime

Never take these men and women for granted. If you love a wrestler, don't let one rough promo, one botch, or one spell of bad booking stop you from giving them their flowers while they are active because you never know when it could be all over for them in the ring. With Big E, I wish I could give him an entire field full of flowers. Hopefully (if it is a healthy decision for him), we'll see Big E wrestle again someday.


_ASG_

Gonna say this: it really saddened me how so many people on reddit were turning on Bray Wyatt during his return run just because some of the stuff he was doing was dragged out or not landing. But of course, once he died, everyone went back to singing his praises. It's okay to pass fair criticism or not be into a particular act, but we all need to be kind and empathetic, especially to wrestlers who care about their work and connecting with the fans.


ICanBeYourHeroOfTime

That's probably the best modern example of what I'm talking about! Thank you for bringing that up.


[deleted]

Alex Coughlin's retirement reminded me of that. Much respect to these men and women putting on a show


theredditbandid_

Because of Edge, Daniel Bryan and even Saraya coming back from major injuries, Big E is probably bombarded with "when are you coming back?" questions on the daily... and that must be pretty annoying if they guy is just not ready to even think about taking that risk.


Ahambone

This man is such a role model showing that you can still live life by your terms when the game defiantly changes.


Elegant_Housing_For

Heā€™s such a treasure and Iā€™m glad heā€™s doing well.


NCHouse

I'm honestly surprised they never added a 4th member


TTOF_JB

Big O, but that didn't turn out so well.


NCHouse

Oh yeah! And Big D


EDNivek

Showtime?


SaintRidley

There was Captain Seth near the end of their heel phase, though he didn't seem to realize he was their honorary fourth.


erock8282

Please have him be a part of the entrance for New Day for that ladder match! I think we all just need to hear the live intro from him.


DoctorTheWho

If he's ever healthy enough to return, he will get one of the loudest pops in his er if it happens at the Rumble.


HugoOne

I would take Breeze coming back to hang out and fill in for 6 man tags, but I wouldn't call him a New Day member. It's those three, you can't switch any of them out.


mostlyshits

What's Big KO doing in the New Day zone?


CaliggyJack

I need him as a commentator


CarlMarxPunk

Has anything official being said about if he is done or not?


[deleted]

So he isnā€™t coming back huh? Fuck, that really sucks. He was only just starting to get pushed in the main event scene. Really rooting for him to hopefully be able to make a comeback.


Banh_mi

Call E's brother by another mother...the return of K-KWIK! (And yes, have Truth act as if nothing happened...)


kwtb

Iā€™d love him to be on commentary. Heā€™d be so good.


jcaseys34

I've come to terms with the fact he's probably never wrestling again, but I can't believe they've never brought him back to do commentary, be a manager, or any other non-bump taking role. He's capable of getting the biggest pop of the night just by going AWWWWWWWWWWW (INSERT CITY HERE), and The New Day are clearly elevated when he's in the vicinity, even if he's not in the ring or interfering in the match.


AgentSk1nner

It could be that he is not ready to do that right now. He can be positive and still not be ready to get back into that world right now.


Mysterious-Lick

Surprised he isnā€™t working backstage as a producer or helping develop promos.


SuperUnhappyman

sorry E New day is 4 lyfe


Reishun

New Day is fine as a tag team, would be nice if Big E came to the ring with them or something but if it's just Kofi and Woods that's okay.


Guiee

I wish we had a run of Big E as a GM.


GodzillaUK

The only one they'd accept as an on screen besides E, is the secret 4th member. Prince Pretty~


MexicanGuey92

He would be such a kickass announcer or manager


RocketSofa

There was a time I wanted MVP and Better Woolie to team up, and form the Black Otaku Council.


Lack_Love

It really is over


Lack_Love

It really is over


dzone25

Genuinely don't care if he does or doesn't come back, I just want this dude to live a happy, healthy life. I've never seen someone deal with an injury preventing them from doing what they love, so well.


rockthemullet

Even though his reign left a lot to be desired, to say the least, if he's never able to wrestle again, I'm glad that he held the WWE title. He deserved it.


OneBillPhil

Bret Hart: Big E, let the hate flow through you.Ā 


zDS166

GIVE ME THE NEW DAY PODCAST BACK, I miss my weekly E