Butch loves a good fight, but that doesn’t mean he wants to see people hurt.
Butch, formerly known as Pete Dunne has had an interesting run on SmackDown since his call-up. He has become a bit of a joke on the blue brand. He is referred to as a brat by commentary and he tends to keep fighting well after the bell rings. As of late, Butch, along with Sheamus and Ridge Holland have been facing off with The New Day and unfortunately, during this feud we saw Big E suffer a broken neck at the hands of Ridge Holland.
Butch was ringside for the incident and recalled what went down while speaking to Alistair McGeorge of Metro.
“It’s horrible, right? I wasn’t in the match but I was right out there where he landed. For me, obviously the first thing is just making sure he’s ok. The crowd is almost irrelevant in that moment and it’s a case of, ‘Is he okay to continue?’ Obviously, things are moving fast, but I honestly thought, ‘It looked rough but I think he’s OK.’ So for me, it was about reassuring Ridge. He’s still fairly new to wrestling. I’ve been in the ring where a lot of things have gone wrong, whereas for him this is completely new. Even for him, I don’t think anyone realized the severity of it until he got to the hospital and then we got that news which was just awful. All of that – whether it be the in-ring stuff, the WrestleMania plan, whatever it is, is all out of the window, no one cares. It’s just about making sure that he’s good,” he said. “Hopefully, he has a fast recovery and he gets right back to where he started. And the one weird silver lining in it all, I know it sounds crazy to say, but just how much worse it could have been. With the position of the injury, it could have been 10 times worse somehow. So, thank God it wasn’t and hopefully he gets back to a full recovery.”
Butch To Metro
What do you think of Butch’s comments with Metro? Hopefully we will see more of Butch on Smackdown going forward. Do you miss Pete Dunne’s original gimmick? Let us know in the comments section and our social media pages.
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