Big E would prefer New Day WWE Hall of Fame induction over solo honor
If Big E joins the WWE Hall of Fame one day, he would prefer a group induction for The New Day rather than just being honored himself.
Big E revealed last week that, nearly four years removed from his last match, he considers himself retired. He suffered a career-ending neck injury on SmackDown in March 2022 but is able to live a normal, pain-free life. Big E’s only limitation is that he is not able to wrestle because his neck is not forming new bone properly.
While speaking with radio station 107.7 The Bone, Big E was asked about potentially being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. He said that, if he could only choose one, he would rather be recognized as a member of New Day instead of as a singles star.
“I feel like I’ve had some really great highs as a singles superstar, as far as being NXT Champion, the second-ever NXT Champion, also getting to be WWE Champion, two-time IC Champion,” Big E said. “But really I feel like what people know me as and the time of my career that was really the most rewarding, was my time with The New Day. And I feel like we really got to do something special. I don’t want to diminish my singles career. I don’t know if I had enough time as a singles superstar to really be a stalwart as just a singles superstar.
“But, yeah, my time in The New Day is one I truly cherish. And we just broke down so many barriers. We did so many things we hadn’t really seen before. Breaking a record that stood for 20 years with Demolition, having Booty-Os — a food product in wrestling — is kind of ridiculous. People still come up to me. I think we released Booty-Os a decade ago, and people still fondly remember me as the Booty-Os guy. So if I had to pick one, it would be as a member of The New Day because it really changed the trajectory of my career.”
Big E still contributes to WWE in a non-wrestling role that includes appearing on PLE pre-shows and post-shows. We also saw him appear on Raw in December 2024 during an episode where New Day turned heel and betrayed him. 107.7 The Bone asked if we could see him get revenge on Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods one day.
“You know, it was something that was discussed at some point,” Big E responded. “But I’m very zen these days. I’m a big mindfulness, meditation guy. Right now I’m focused on my broadcasting role. That is my role.”
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