Big E neck break: WWE star may never wrestle again after suffering horrific injury

A professional Doctor in the sporting world has claimed that Big E broken neck should see the WWE star forced into retirement.

On this week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown, Big E landed right on his head after being suplexed by Ridge Holland on the outside of the ring.

Fans were immediately concerned for the former WWE Champion, with it being later confirmed that he’d broken his neck.

Thankfully, however, Big E revealed in a Twitter video yesterday that he does not need surgery, and has not suffered any spinal cord damage.

However, the road to recovery won’t be easy for Big E, as a broken neck is no joke, and a sports doctor has claimed that he may never be able to wrestle again.

Big E revealed that he fractured his C1 and C6, and Pro Football Doc David Chao has explained on Outkick.com that this is a complicated injury.

Speaking specifically about the C1, Chao said that the injury often doesn’t heal properly, and if this happens to Big E, he may have to retire:

The C1 fracture is most dangerous as the top cervical vertebrae is a ring and is commonly associated with immediate death or complete paralysis. Thankfully the fracture was not displaced and he will not need surgery. However, this type of fracture often heals incompletely and it may mean the end of his wrestling career.

Chao knows that he’s talking about, explaining in his article that he’s worked with WWE and its wrestlers on injuries before:

Previously, I had worked regularly with WWE as a consulting physician for events and performing surgery. I can assure you the stunts that are executed are real and come with risk, even though some consider the sport to be “fake.”

Of course, every person recovers differently, and it’s quite possible that Big E’s C1 heals