Big E Opens Up About Face-to-Face Meeting With Ridge Holland During WrestleMania Week

Big E has spoken publicly about running into Ridge Holland during WrestleMania week in Las Vegas, offering a glimpse into how the former WWE Champion has processed one of the most difficult chapters of his career.

The two crossed paths at the MGM Grand, a meeting that carries obvious emotional weight. Holland’s belly-to-belly suplex on the arena floor during a March 2022 episode of SmackDown left Big E with a broken neck — an injury that has kept the former New Day member and one-time WWE Champion out of in-ring competition ever since. Big E has been candid over the years about his feelings toward Holland and the incident itself, and his comments about finally seeing Holland face-to-face during one of WWE’s biggest weeks of the year add another layer to an ongoing, deeply personal story.

What makes Big E’s situation particularly compelling is the goodwill he’s maintained throughout. Rather than directing public bitterness at Holland — whose move, by most accounts, was a freak accident — Big E has largely taken a measured, human approach to talking about the injury and its aftermath. That context makes any direct meeting between the two men a moment worth paying attention to.

As of now, Big E has not returned to active competition, and there is no official word on whether a comeback is planned. His willingness to continue speaking openly about the injury, Holland, and his own emotional journey keeps the conversation alive for a fanbase that has never stopped rooting for his return.