Big E’s Absence Will Be Felt at ‘WrestleMania 38’

There is a lot to like about this year’s WrestleMania. Roman Reigns will wrestle Brock Lesnar in a title-vs.-title match. Bianca Belair and Becky Lynch will continue their program, which has been outstanding. And Steve Austin is scheduled to make a Texas-sized return against Kevin Owens. But WrestleMania 38 will be missing one pivotal, influential and compelling star—one who, literally and figuratively, plays a big role for WWE.

After helping carry the company for the majority of the past year, Big E won’t be part of this year’s WrestleMania.

Ettore Ewen—best known around the globe as Big E—suffered a broken neck in a gruesome spot during a tag team match three weeks ago on SmackDown. Only…