Big E reveals he declined WWE’s offer

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During this time away from the ring, Big E has appeared for WWE as an analyst on their premium live events and continues to make media appearances. Many fans have appreciated him in this role and want him to take up a commentary gig with the promotion.

In an interview with The Takedown on SI, the decorated tag team star was asked about what other roles he would be open to in WWE.

“I think the idea of being on the road every single week for an extended period of time is something that I’m not really open to doing right now. And God bless the amount of people who’ve come to me and or even tweeted at WWE, ‘Get him on commentary. He deserves to be on commentary,’” he said.

He revealed that he has been approached by people in the company about a commentary role but turned it down due to the demanding schedule and feels having more time to himself is what he needs right now.

“Look, I’ve been approached multiple times by people within the company, people who’ve gone to bat for me…But once you’re able to get off that hamster wheel and you realize that man, I have my weekends back again or when I first started dating Kristen, my fiance, I was able to come out for for a chunk of 10 days for two weeks and man, life is good out here. Life is good off the grind,” he added.

He said he was grateful to have the opportunity to work on the post- and pre-shows of PLEs, as it has allowed him to be around the locker room.

Big E agreed with criticism of WWE creative over The New Day heel angle

In December 2024, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods celebrated the 10-year anniversary of The New Day on RAW. It also saw Big E make a rare appearance following his neck injury.

The segment then led to a heel turn by the faction as they blamed E for not being present for them. This drew a lot of heat and fans expected a major payoff.

However, Big E didn’t make any appearance after this and the storyline went nowhere. Fans criticized this direction, questioning the reason behind the angle if there was never going to be a follow-up.

During his conversation on The Takedown with SI, the former WWE Champion said he agreed with the criticism and questioned why so much effort was put into the angle when there was never going to be a “retribution” for him.

If you use quotes from this article, please credit The Takedown with SI and give an H/T to Sportskeeda Wrestling for the transcription.

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