Big E seemingly rules out a return to wrestling: “It’s just not a gamble worth taking”
While speaking to Chris Van Vliet, Big E commented on potentially making a comeback in wrestling like other stars that returned from serious neck injuries…
“I’m engaged. I’m about to get married in a few months. I can’t fathom telling Kristen I’m going to roll the dice with my health and my life again. I can’t do that to her.
To finally get to this point where I found my partner — who I want to spend the rest of my life with — someone I adore. We have so much fun together. The cliché of saying your partner is your best friend can be a cliché for a lot of people, but it’s real for us.
The idea of there being so many things in my career that I’m excited to do is great, but if that all goes away, if someone says, ‘Nope, we don’t want to see your face anymore, we’re done with you,’ I will be so content just to be home with my woman and enjoy life.
I think when you’re on that WWE hamster wheel and this is all you know, this is all you are, it can be hard to see beyond it. I am so thankful for it. I am so grateful for it. But I think having a bit of a foot out of the industry as well has allowed me to understand there’s so much more life out here.
Even just having my weekends again — to be able to travel, to hang out with friends, to connect, to go on vacations — I’m so grateful for all of that.
So maybe one day I could get cleared. It’s just not a gamble worth taking. When you understand the importance of your C1 and the potential costs, I’m just not willing to take those risks.”
Thanks to ChrisVanVliet.com for the quote.