{"id":655572,"date":"2026-05-08T08:19:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T08:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/655572\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T08:19:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T08:19:10","slug":"update-on-big-es-future-on-wwe-ple-kickoff-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/655572\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on Big E\u2019s future on WWE PLE kickoff shows"},"content":{"rendered":"

Big E is here to stay with WWE after being internally recognized as a \u201cvaluable presence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Days after WWE WrestleMania 42, fans saw Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods arrive at a mutual decision with WWE to leave the promotion<\/a>. The two members of the New Day left WWE after the promotion allegedly sought to restructure their contracts.<\/p>\n

Woods and Kingston\u2019s departure also raised questions about their former teammate Big E\u2019s future. However, according to a new report<\/a> from Wrestlevotes Radio on Fightful Select, it was noted that Big E is set to continue as a part of WWE\u2019s PLE Kickoff shows.<\/p>\n

He is viewed internally as a \u201cvaluable presence\u201d and a \u201ckey reason\u201d behind the show\u2019s success over the years.<\/p>\n

Will WWE star Big E wrestle again?<\/p>\n

A few years ago, Big E suffered a neck injury after taking a suplex at ringside. He has since then been sidelined from in-ring action. Working extensively on the broadcast side of WWE, there is currently no confirmed update on Big E\u2019s in-ring return.<\/p>\n

Although he once opened up about his retirement decision<\/a>. \u201cSo after talking to [Dr. Juan Uribe] and a few other doctors, the doctor almost damn near begged me like, \u2018Hey, please, even if you get your all go, you\u2019re clear, you\u2019re allowed to get back in the ring, please really reconsider it,\u2018\u201d Big E said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd when I told him, \u2018I think I\u2019m definitely leaning towards being done,\u2019 he almost quite literally breathed a sigh of relief. So for someone who\u2019s been doing this for so long, who knows a lot more about spines and necks than I do, I definitely took heed.\u201d<\/p>\n


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Shounak Chakrabarti<\/p>\n

Shounak Chakrabarti is an experienced sports journalist with a lifelong passion for athletics and storytelling. He holds a Master\u2019s Degree in International Journalism from the University of Leeds and joined F4WOnline in 2025.
Shounak takes particular interest in soccer, closely following top clubs like Real Madrid and Arsenal. Beyond sports, he enjoys fiction writing, photography, gaming, and cinema.<\/p>\n

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