Big E took to social media this weekend to reveal that he no longer wears a neck brace. The former WWE Champion took a suplex from Ridge Holland on the March 11 episode of SmackDown and broke his C1 and C6 vertebrae. Fortunately he has not sustained any damage to his spinal cord and will not need surgery, although it remains unclear if and when he will be able to wrestle again. He has remained consistently positive in his social media updates, often thanking fans for their attention and good wishes.
“I’ve received some really good news, all things considered,” E said in his first statement regarding the injury. “The C1 and C6 are actually broken, not the displacement which is thought to be a very good thing, and I have no damage to my spinal cord. No ligament damage, no surgery, which I am very grateful for. And a pro tip. If you’re going to break your neck, do it.” In Birmingham. They were great. Everyone here at UAB has been great. But really, that means… a ton to me. That’s a lot of you. I’ve been so sweet and connected to him, and he stopped by to see me, and he texted me. I know I feel like I I look like a broken record but I’m so grateful, I’ll be fine. So God bless you.”
Looks like Big E was able to get off his neck brace
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– WrestlePurists (WrestlePurists) May 29 2022
“For those who want to update, my C1 does not seem to be recovering optimally. I will be spending another 4-6 weeks in an arc hoping I can avoid fusion. But don’t worry! A massive support system and what it should be,” he wrote once Others at the beginning of the month.
With E gone, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods continued to collaborate and feud with Sheamus, Holland and Butch over a SmackDown. The couple talked about how scary E was injured during an interview with Hot 97 earlier this year.
“It was easily the most terrifying night of my career,” Covey said. “Obviously the injury didn’t happen to me, but I was inside the ring. I see E go for that spear he’s doing and he missed it and he was out there and then he and Ridge go to that upper suplex and I see them go up and they look like a little wonky. But I didn’t see The effect is never. So I didn’t really know – I didn’t know, you know, I went in there and was like, ‘Okay everything looks OK,’ it’s frustrating and everything and then the match goes on. After it all went down, it was just the umpire. Like yeah, I don’t know if he’s OK. I was like, what’s going on all of a sudden, the paramedics start and everything goes out.”
“It was really scary because it’s a reminder of how quickly things can take a turn for the worse,” he continued. “Every move we make, there’s always an element of danger to it and fortunately, most of the time, we come out unharmed, but in those moments — literally looking at my brother in the face while the paramedics put the neck braces and everything in there, putting him on a stretcher, you know, it was scary. Very,” Kingston said.
“Me, Woods, and a bunch of boys went to the hospital right after that and we’re just waiting. With COVID protocols, they don’t really let a large group of people into the emergency room,” Woods said. “So we’re literally outside, it’s raining, we’re outside the emergency room, and we’re just waiting for a word. It’s so weird to say, ‘Thankfully, it just broke’ [his C1 and C6 vertebrae]’Do you understand what I’m saying? He posted a tweet that set the record straight yesterday where he said he went to see the doctor and the doctor said that if he broke his neck one millimeter in one direction, he would have had a stroke. If he broke his neck the other way a millimeter, he would have died. The fact that he was so strong and had so much muscle in there really saved them and you know again that it could have been so much worse. He was just in great spirits the whole time, so many people went to visit him, and sent him so many positive messages, which he really appreciated for sure.”
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