Has Big E. ever experienced any issues with racism during his run in WWE?
During his recent appearance on The Breakfast Club morning radio show, the WWE Champion answered this question while taking part in an in-depth interview covering all things pro wrestling.
Featured below is what the former New Day member had to say about whether or not he has experienced any racism problems behind-the-scenes in WWE.
"In WWE, no, honestly I haven’t. I will say, as far as our representation on TV, we are getting to where we need to be. It’s always a work in progress. Often times, if there are issues it would present themselves as, people see you a certain way and they want you to, as a character, ‘oh you’re a big black man,’ so this is the role you need to play. Our goal with The New Day was to start tearing down those boxes so people don’t see performers. When they see a black woman, they think she needs to be doing certain things. I look at somebody like Bianca [Belair], she’s so dope to me because not only is she an incredible athlete, but she’s so authentic. What you see on-screen is who she is off-screen, and I think we are getting more of those black characters on TV that are authentic."
Check out the complete interview via the video embedded below. H/T to 411 Mania for transcribing the above quotes.
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