Ridge Holland: Big E’s Career, Unfortunately, Ended The Day I Suplexed Him. So Did Mine, At Least In WWE

On the March 11, 2022 episode of WWE SmackDown, Big E suffered a neck injury when he landed on his head following a belly-to-belly suplex from Ridge Holland. Big E fractured his C1 and C6 vertebrae but didn’t suffer any ligament or spinal cord damage.

He has not wrestled since and has said that his career is behind him.

Speaking to Mike Rand, Ridge once again looked back on the incident.

“From that moment, Big E was a huge star and so loved. There was a massive backlash, and even me being relatively new on the roster, as well. They’re gonna have to point the finger at somebody. Yeah, they pointed the finger at me. It was kind of a black cloud in my career. I never really got past it. I couldn’t shake it. I always say, Big E’s career, unfortunately, ended that day, but I think, so did mine, in a way. At least my career in WWE. I’ll always regret it. It’s one of those things I’m looking forward to putting behind me and hopefully moving on. If and when the time comes when I put my boots back on, I can reinvent myself,” he said.

Big E has said there is no ill will towards Ridge. You can find his comments here.

Ridge recently underwent neck surgery. You can find an update on how he’s doing here.

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