AJ Lee Reveals What Happened the Time Big E Nearly Broke Her Sternum

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.

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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.”

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Big E himself was unhappy about the reminder.