AJ Lee is–or was–a tiny waif of a wrestler. Big E is a giant man. The time Big E accidentally smacked AJ in the chest–hard–is infamous in wrestling circles, and AJ revealed this week that she had more than a little fun with the big man over the incident.
![Big E Langston Accidentally Hits A.J. Lee - WWE Raw - April 8th 2013 | 1080p](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nl_KIF0JLwA/hqdefault.jpg)
Big E Langston Accidentally Hits A.J. Lee - WWE Raw - April 8th 2013 | 1080p
She discussed the incident at a recent Q&A event, suggesting that WWE officials’ insistence that she wear a padded bra saved her life. You can see the famous slap above.
As for what happened after the incident, it seems Big E was nearly in tears and guilt-ridden after they went backstage. “I thought,” AJ said, “to be a really good friend, let me make him feel so bad about this.”
“Throughout the week I told him I went to a doctor, my sternum was broken. I told him I was reaching for water and I couldn’t do it. So I just texted him throughout the week all this stuff, and he was just like ‘oh my god are you serious?’ and I was like ‘No, I’m joking! I’m completely fine!'”
“Every now and then I do tell him that he almost murdered me.”
https://twitter.com/FactsAJ/status/852919695523155970
Big E himself was unhappy about the reminder.
I'm glad my terror amused yoooooouuuuuu! https://t.co/7mo73GAMYs
— Ettore “Big E” Ewen (@WWEBigE) April 14, 2017