Big E on Being at Peace If His WWE In-Ring Career His Over & Future of His Wrestling Career

As noted before, Big E has been out of action for WWE since March of 2022 due to a broken neck injury.

Big E recently released an article for the Players Tribune discussing his current health and neck injury status and the future of his wrestling career. Big E also gave his thoughts about New Day’s 10 year anniversary and how much the group has meant to him.

“It’s funny: When I first sat down to write this article, it was because we were celebrating 10 years of The New Day. I wanted to put down in words how much all of this has meant to me. Of course, the truth is, what The New Day has meant to me — it’s beyond words. It’s beyond anything, really. Where this last DECADE has taken us??? Man … it’s beyond literally my wildest dreams.

Because I’m someone who didn’t have wildest dreams.

I’m someone who, for the longest time, didn’t believe I deserved them — and believed they’d just be wasted on me anyhow.

I’m someone who spent a lot of his past not being able to picture a future.

And I think about that so much when I look back on the story of our group. I think about all the different things we’ve accomplished, and been through, and come to represent. Things I’m truly proud of. Not in a self-aggrandizing way, or a self-important way — never that. But in a way that is just, like…… LIFE. Some of it’s crushing failure. Some of it’s wild success. Some of it’s deeply silly. Some of it’s quite serious. Some of it’s cringe as hell. Some of it’s cool as hell. Some of it’s painful. Some of it’s joyful. And every now and then, if you get really lucky, some of it’s meaningful.

When I look back on this decade I’ve spent together with Kofi and Woods … this decade in brotherhood … I think about all of those things and more. And I’mma write a few of them down now — but TLDR: I wouldn’t trade f***ing any of it.”

Later in the article, Big E continued stating:

“You know that thing I said earlier — how I’m someone who spent his past not being able to picture a future?

I can picture one now.

Which is ironic, I guess, since I broke my neck and can’t wrestle. But I’m at peace. And if that’s truly a wrap on my in-ring career……. I’m excited to explore the paths that are opening up for me in its wake. Whether it’s working for WWE outside of the ring, or it’s hosting, or acting, or voice work, or filmmaking, or so many other things. I feel like there are still so many parts of myself for me to discover. I feel like I’ve spent the last 10 years with Woods and Kofi on this amazing, life-changing project: trying to perform a version of wrestling that’s in the image of all the things we love. And now I want to find out how far I can stretch that project past wrestling. I want to see if I can actually create some of those things we love.”