WWE: Big E on Wrestling Career Future, Randy Orton Tattoo Lawsuit Update, RAW’s Match Producers

WWE

Dec 22, 2021

Big E on Future of His Wrestling Career & Potential Retirement Plans

Online newspaper The U.S. Sun held a recent interview with Big E. One of the topics discussed included Big E’s thoughts on the future of his wrestling career and his current retirement plans.

“I’ve got a few more years left in me. I don’t really know when that time will be… but when you’re 23, 35 feels like it’s ages from now and that you’ll be an old man and beat up. So 35 felt like at the time a good time to get out and I don’t want to overstay my welcome. I was talking to one of our refs, Rod Zapata, and I’ve known him since I got to FCW – so I’ve known him for 12 years. We’ve talked about how I’d spoken about getting out at 35 but I think, in many ways, a lot of wrestlers’ primes are like 35, 40… We’re seeing Bobby Lashley now having his best run in his mid-40s. We have so many guys now… Randy Orton, AJ Styles, Kofi Kingston, Bobby Roode, Dolph Ziggler – so many guys in their 40s performing at such a high level. They look great and are ageing well. So, I don’t know if I’m going to wrestle into my forties as I always told myself that I would make sure I was out before then, but my body feels great.”

Randy Orton Tattoo Lawsuit Update

As noted before, tattoo artist Catherine Alexander is currently suing WWE and Take-Two Interactive in regards to allegations of copyright infringement over her tattoos shown in WWE’s video game series. The tattoos in dispute were inked by Alexander on Randy Orton’s body from 2003 to 2009 and have appeared on Orton’s in-game character in WWE video games, which Alexander claims were done without her permission.

PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that based on recent court records, Alexander’s lawsuit is currently scheduled to officially go to a jury trial on January 31, 2022 at the U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois (East St. Louis).

Johnson reported that the court previously ruled in partial favor of Alexander stating that WWE and Take-Two had infringed on several of her tattoos for their WWE video games but denied Alexander’s request for a summary judgement at the time.

Match Producers for This Past Monday’s RAW Show

Fightful Select reported that the following backstage people were the match producers for this past Monday’s episode of WWE RAW:

Rhea Ripley vs. Queen Zelina match – Tyson Kidd
Dolph Ziggler vs. Damian Priest, United States Championship Contender’s match – Kenn Doane (Kenny Dykstra) and Chris Park (Abyss)
Chad Gable vs. Randy Orton match – Shawn Daivari
Austin Theory vs. Finn Balor match – Shane Helms
Doudrop vs. Bianca Belair match – Pat Buck
Kevin Owens & Seth Rollins vs. Bobby Lashley & Big E match – Jamie Noble & Michael “PS” Hayes
Bianca Belair vs. Liv Morgan vs. Becky Lynch (c), RAW Women’s Championship Triple Threat dark match – Jason Jordan