Big E tweeted that his doctor told him that he “narrowly escaped a stroke, paralysis or death” following the broken neck that he suffered on SmackDown on March 11.
Had my first doctor’s appointment and learning (because of the C1 fracture) I narrowly escaped a stroke, paralysis or death is very sobering. Life feels even more precious and valuable now.
— Ettore “Big E” Ewen (@WWEBigE) March 22, 2022
He said last week that his C1 and C4 vertebrae were fractured as a result of the injury, but that he won’t need surgery.

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