The long walk back from the twilight
Big E has been away from the active roster since that brutal neck injury in 2022, but the man isn't sitting on his hands. Recent reports via PWInsider confirm that the former WWE champion has been putting in serious work on his upcoming autobiography. This isn't just another generic athlete vanity project.
We are talking about a guy who carried the mid-card and hit the main event ceiling with a charisma that forced the company to take him seriously. When you lose that momentum to a career-threatening injury, the pivot to writing is often a way to make sense of the chaos. It shows he is still processing the jump from powerhouse to spectator.
Why this book matters for the locker room
The industry is littered with ghostwritten memoirs that read like press releases. Big E has always been the guy in the back who keeps it real. He has a unique voice that cuts through the sterile corporate speak we usually get from the promotion.
If he opens up about the 2022 injury candidly, it changes how future talents view neck health and ring safety. Wrestling fans tend to romanticize the bump, but Big E saw the medical reality firsthand. A book detailing that transition provides a perspective we rarely get.
The booking problem with retired stars
Let’s be honest: the promotion struggles to use guys like him once the gear stays in the bag. They dump them into pre-show panels and hope the crowd remembers the catchphrases. It is lazy creative.
Instead of burying him on social media duty, the company ignores the fact that he was the glue for the New Day. That faction worked because he had the gravitas to counterbalance the comedy. Without him on the creative side, you end up with filler segments and stale title defenses.
Missing the chance to build a legacy
Big E needs this book to bridge the gap between his past and whatever he wants his future to be. He is currently 30 years old (at the time of his ascension to the title), and he has earned the right to control his own story. The company does not know what to do with anyone who isn't currently in a 20-minute main event spot.
The risk here is simple. If the book becomes an apologist history for the promotion, it falls flat. We need the guy who used to throw people around like ragdolls, not a desk worker. If he holds back, he wastes a massive opportunity to define his era on his own terms.
The reality check
Booking a legend for a book tour or a podcast appearance while leaving his creative potential on the table is peak 2026 management. They want the personality without the risk of the person. Maybe this project forces them to realize he has more worth than just a recurring cameo.
He is a generational character hampered by a situation he didn't pick. I hope this manuscript is as loud and unpredictable as a Big Ending in the middle of a triple threat match. If it’s just sanitized fluff, we all lose.
