Big E: New Day star says he'd be 'content' if he never wrestles again

Former WWE Champion Big E has said he’d be content if he ‘never wrestled again’ following his career-threatening neck injury. 

Earlier this week reports emerged suggesting that Big E is likely to make a full recovery from the terrifying broken neck he suffered back in March. Although there remains some doubt whether he’ll ever be able to compete in the ring again.

The 36-year-old’s recovery has shown positive signs in the last few months, with E posting images of him throwing his neck brace in the trash back in June, although he did reveal that his C1 vertebrae wasn’t yet forming bone. 

Speaking to TMZ Sports about the injury, the New Day star was asked if he’d be happy if the injury prevented him from continuing his in-ring career and E remained upbeat on the possible scenario.

Honestly, my philosophy as a human being is learning to be content with whatever life brings you. I’m so grateful to not be in a wheelchair, but if I was, I would have to adjust to life in a wheelchair. That’s just how I am programmed. If I spend hours or days or weeks kind of mourning where I’m at in life, and not being what I wanted to be, that doesn’t serve me.

Thankfully there has been no need for surgery on the former WWE champion’s neck, but his recovery comes with no guarantees. Big E is putting no time frame on any comeback, and at the moment is enjoying having the time to spend with friends. 

“It’s really one of those ‘wait and see’ things. I really can’t say. I don’t know whether I’ll be back in March at 100% or if they’ll look at say, ‘Maybe you should be doing something else with your life.’ For me, March of next year is very far off, so I don’t want to spend a lot of time worrying and stressing about that. I’ve been with this company