Big E, was the former WWE Champion, who suffered a horrible injury and broke his neck while facing Sheamus and Ridge Holland in a tag team match.
Luke Menzies popularlly known as Ridge Holland is a former professional rugby league footballer and professional wrestler from England. He is presently contracted to WWE and works under the ring name “Ridge Holland” on the SmackDown brand.
Big E and Kofi Kingston were supposed to face Sheamus and Ridge Holland in a tag team bout at the event.
Everything was going well until Holland tried a belly-to-belly suplex, which resulted in Big E landing awkwardly at ringside.
Medical personnel treated the New Day member right away and brought him out of the arena on a stretcher, while Big E revealed that he had fractured his neck shortly after.
The injury video of “Big E” has been viral on social media platforms, including Reddit and Twitter.
After fracturing his neck during a bout on SmackDown Live on Friday night, WWE Superstar Ettore “Big E” Ewen announced he would not need surgery.
The 36-year-old gave an update from a hospital in Birmingham after landing on his head following an overhead belly-to-belly suplex from Ridge Holland on Saturday morning.
Ridge Holland wife is Stacey Menzies and they have a daughter named Isla Menzies in their family.