Big E clarifies what makes a man truly meaty.
The former WWE Champion coined the now iconic phrase during an episode of the New Day: Fell The Power podcast. He explained that rather than seeing five-star matches, he’d rather see “Big Meaty Men Slapping Meat”.
Since coining the phrase, the idea has taken on a mind of its own. Fans have even chanted “Meat!” in matches featuring two larger wrestlers. However, Big E notes that being a meaty man is not about your size.
Big E spoke with Adrian Hernandez about what makes a “Meaty Man”. He noted it is just a burly man, but that it’s really just a state of mind. (H/T to Fightful for the transcription)
The former WWE Champion also noted that women can be meaty men too, as long as they have the mindset.
“A meaty man to me is just a burly man, and honestly, sometimes, it’s really a state of mind too. It’s not just about your physical vessel, and of course, that is important. I’m looking for people with big chests put together. You could be brolic, you could be all muscle, you could have a little heft to you. You could have a little blubber to you, that’s cool too. But if you come with the mindset of a man who is hefty, a man who shall not be moved, but instead I’m gonna move you, a mover of other men, yeah. Also, I think it can extend to women as well.”
Big E: A Meaty Man Match Is Just Two People Colliding
Big E continued. He added that a “meaty match” is just two people colliding together, with the sound of meat slapping on meat.
“But anyways, it’s just about that. It’s about being stout. You can be ground-based. You can be a bit of a high-flier, too. We got some big, meaty men who like to jump off ropes and jump off things as well. That’s fine. But it’s about a mind state of stoutness, like I’m gonna get in the gym, Imma put on some weight, and Imma make sure that the earth, when I move, the earth feels me, that gravity knows who I am, gravity knows your name. That’s a meaty man. A meaty man match is just at least two of those people colliding, [claps his hands]. That’s what I want to hear. That’s the collision. When they slap, that’s the meat slapping. That’s what it sounds like.”
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