Big E provides injury update

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Big E will know more about his wrestling future after WrestleMania.

During an appearance on Busted Open Radio on Thursday, the former WWE Champion said he is having more scans done the first week of April and should know more about how his neck is healing then.

Big E said:

Right now, I still haven't gotten the one-year check-ups yet, we're actually going to do that when I get back home after WrestleMania. So, early April, during that first week, we'll get another set of scans.

Big E broke his C1 vertebrae in two places on the March 11, 2022 edition of SmackDown. While he was able to avoid surgery, he says the injury is not ossifying yet, which is necessary for a potential return to the ring.

Big E continued:

So, it's healing fibrously, meaning it's connected enough that I can walk around and no one's concerned that I'm going to be in any kind of pain or have any issues. But, it's just not ossifying yet, it's not turning completely into bone. And to deal with the rigors of bumping and doing what we do on a nightly basis, obviously, you want to make sure your C1 is completely ossified, that it's all bone, that it's in the best shape possible.
So, right now the plan is to get some more scans the first week of April, and have the doctors review them, and then make a decision from there.
Obviously, your C1 is a very important bone and I want to make the best decision healthwise for myself. It's one of those things you just don't want to rush. I've been in rehab right now for about nine months working on strength and range of motion and all of that stuff has been great.
Last August, Big E said that while he isn't cleared to wrestle, doctors aren't worried about him being able to live a normal life. He told the Out of Character podcast that he is "cleared to live a normal life but I’m not cleared to be taking off and hitting suicide spears and to be taking back bumps."



 

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Fingers crossed for him that he's able to make it back.
 
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All we can do is hope.
 

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Would love to see him back in the ring but he has to prioritize his health
 
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Big E still doesn't have a timetable for a potential return to the ring.

The former WWE Champion appeared on After the Bell with Corey Graves this week and said that while he's feeling great, he wishes he had more answers on if he'll be able to wrestle again.

Big E said:

I feel great, man. Unfortunately, I don't have a timetable but the great thing is I feel 100%, I don't even feel like someone who broke their neck. My mobility is incredible, it's great. My strength is great, I ahve no issues whatsoever. I wish I had some answers on returning to the ring, I got nothing, unfortunately.
The really beautiful thing is I feel great, body feels great, I'm really thankful for that. Life is good, I'm blessed. I can walk around, I can touch my toes, I can go to the gym, all those things.

Big E has been out of action for just under 16 months. He fractured his C1 and C6 vertebrae on the March 11, 2022, edition of WWE SmackDown after landing on his head following an overhead suplex from Ridge Holland.

Big E gave an update on his condition in April as well. At the time, Big E said he'd had scans done on his injury shortly after WrestleMania but had yet to speak with doctors about the results. He noted that his injury has been healing fibrously as opposed to ossifying, or turning into bone. In order for him to make a safe return to the ring, Big E said he wants to make sure his C1 is completely ossified.



 

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Of course the most important thing is that he feels great. Def want to see him return.
 
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I pray that we get to see him in the ring again one day, hopefully soon. He was starting to become a big deal and a freak accident happens. I am just happy that he is recovering nicely.
 

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YESSSSS. Give me Big E on that desk. New Day on commentary are consistently one of the highlights of a episode of RAW whenever they do it.
 

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Let him just do hour 3 or something if he's worried about his bladder :lol
 

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Put him on NXT and drop Booker T.

As much as I do miss him in ring, as well as the rest of New Day as a whole, I do think commentary is something he would excel at.
 
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Take my neck Big guy :cry