Pro wrestling legend ‘Dirty’ Dutch Mantell has said that Ridge Holland is not ready for the position he’s in following Big E’s neck injury last week.
On the March 11th episode of WWE SmackDown, the former WWE Champion suffered a broken neck due to a suplex outside of the ring from the former Rugby star.
Mantell explained that it’s not a surprise Big E got hurt during an appearance for Sportskeeda’s Smack Talk:
“He is sloppy in the ring. No wonder Big E got hurt. The guy is not that talented to be in the spot he’s in right now.”
Mantell, also known as Zeb Coulter in WWE, went on to question why exactly WWE has kept Holland, saying:
“I didn’t mean to bring it out, but Ridge Holland is just not ready. He just does stuff that you can tell he doesn’t have that much experience. I don’t know what they see in him. Maybe another English guy to put with Sheamus, It’s the only thing I can see. He’s not even that good a talker.”
Initial plans for WrestleMania were for the New Day to face Sheamus, Holland and Butch, formerly Pete Dunne.
There’s no word yet on how plans will change following Big E’s injury.
