During the latest episode of his “Hall of Fame” podcast, Booker T addressed the recent update on Big E’s health and wrestling future following a neck injury.
Big E said that doctors have advised him to permanently retire from in-ring competition, but he is still working toward an effort at a comeback.
Sharing his appreciation and empathy for Big E, Booker T said,
“Hey man, it’s a life-changing moment. You know that one spot in the ring there definitely changed the whole name of the game. And the thing is man, I’m sad. I’m sad to hear it. I must say that I really like Big E. He’s one of the guys I always thought was a really, really cool down to earth cat. I remember, when Kofi… won the title, I remember Big E. I remember talking to him, I said, ‘Man, your time is gonna come, man.’ Because I said, ‘Because of your talent, you’re definitely gonna make it to the next level.’ That’s why I hate to see something like this happen.”
Booker T also offered a cautionary message to young wrestlers. He said,
“But it is a cautionary tale at the same time to a lot of these young guys, as far as going out there and throwing caution to the wind, sometimes when you don’t need to. And I don’t wanna be sitting here, blaming him or anything for anything he did or anything like that. But what I am saying is for the next guy, for the next Big E., think about that. And hopefully somebody can learn from it.. I really don’t even know what to say about it, man. I’m just, like I said, I’m perplexed, I’m sad that something like this would happen with Big E. Hopefully he can like you say, come to terms with it and move on, and hopefully have some quality of life. And you never know what’s around the corner either, you know what I mean? He might hit the lottery.”
