WWE Superstar Big E shares heartbreaking message discussing the Black Lives Matter movement
The United States of America is currently in turmoil, as protests have broken out not only all over the nation but across the world in protest of the manner in which George Floyd was killed by a policeman who was arresting him, by putting his knee on his neck, until Floyd suffocated. WWE faction New Day and Big E, on their podcast The New Day: Feel The Power, discussed the condition of the country at the moment and the Black Lives Matter movement.
WWE's Big E breaks down discussing the Black Lives Matter movement
The New Day had their friend and journalist Andreas Hale on their podcast. During the podcast, while discussing the manner in which George Floyd was killed, Big E broke down completely, unable to fathom how people could not have empathy for a man whose only possible crime had been passing off a counterfeit $20 bill.
He went on to say that Floyd did not deserve to die in the manner that he did and that it was not okay for such murders to take place. Big E said that he had heard such stories from his parents, grandparents, and even their parents, but this was no longer acceptable in a country like the USA. Big E also mentioned how it was unbelievable that it took two days to arrest the policeman who had been the person to kill George Floyd.
"I just keep thinking, and I put myself in George Floyd's position. When I saw him be murdered like that and to have a man put his knee on his neck like that. I don't know how you don't feel empathy for a man who was accused of passing a counterfeit $20 bill, man. He didn't deserve to die like that. We cannot be okay with murdering us. We just can't be okay. It's not the first time and it's not the second time. We've seen it. I've seen and heard these stories from my parents and their parents, and their parents before them. I cannot accept living in a country where this is acceptable. Where it takes two days to get an arrest for this man!"
Please credit The New Day: Feel The Power podcast and h/t Sportskeeda for any quotes taken from this article.
While Big E was talking, he was breaking down and the emotion in his voice was apparent, and it could be seen that Xavier Woods was silently shedding tears as well. This is a very sensitive and trying time for the USA and the world at large with matters yet to be resolved and the protests still ongoing.
WWE has also issued a statement regarding the movement.
New Day in WWE
The New Day have been remarkably successful in WWE and have represented themselves amazingly. They have won the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships six times and are the current Champions. They have won the WWE RAW Tag Team titles 2 times previously, and Kofi Kingston from New Day has also won the WWE Championship at WrestleMania previously.
Although Xavier Woods is currently out with an injury, Big E and Kofi Kingston have done well in representing their faction.