If and when Big E is inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame he wants it to be as part of New Day.
Speaking to 107.7 The Bone, Big E explained that even though he accomplished so much as a singles star, New Day is where his heart will always be.
“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 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. 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,” he said.
Big E explained why New Day was so important to him.
“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! 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,” he said.
Right now, Big E is happy with his current role in WWE.
“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,” he said.
Big E also reiterated that he bears no ill-will at all toward Ridge Holland whose suplex on Smackdown injured his neck, effectively ending Big E’s wrestling career.
“Things happen in our industry. Things happen. People get hurt. It wasn’t malicious. I told him immediately there was no hard feelings. I know, unfortunately, he’s gotten a lot of flack online. I know he’s dealt with injuries of his own. He’s dealt also with losing his job. My heart in many ways goes out to him. I hope he’s doing okay and I hope he’s recovering. There was never a moment of ill will at all for me. It’s the nature of what we do. You signed up for something that is incredibly fun, incredibly rewarding but also has very inherent dangers as well,” he said.
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