Big E (wrestler)

Last updated

Big E
Big E HOF 2018.jpg
Big E in 2018
Birth nameEttore Ewen
Born (1986-03-01) March 1, 1986 (age 38)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Big E [1]
Big E Langston [2] [3]
Billed height5 ft 11 in (180 cm) [4]
Billed weight285 lb (129 kg) [4]
Billed fromTampa, Florida [4]
Trained by Florida Championship Wrestling [2]
NXT [2]
DebutDecember 17, 2009 [2]

Ettore Ewen (born March 1, 1986) is an American professional wrestler and powerlifter. He is signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Big E. He appears only in non-wrestling capacities due to a cervical fracture of the spine he suffered in March 2022.

Contents

Ewen was a collegiate football player at the University of Iowa and later became a powerlifter and a USA Powerlifting champion. He also won a state championship in high-school wrestling. Upon signing with WWE in 2009, Ewen was assigned to its developmental brand Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) under the ring name Big E Langston. After FCW was rebranded to NXT, he became the second NXT Champion. He was promoted to WWE's main roster in December 2012, and found his greatest success as a part of The New Day with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, with whom he has become a two-time Raw Tag Team Champion and a six-time SmackDown Tag Team Champion. As a part of The New Day, he holds the tandem record for the longest Raw Tag Team Championship reign at 483 days.

In 2020, Ewen resumed his singles career and was eventually separated from his New Day teammates in the 2020 WWE Draft. He won the men's Money in the Bank ladder match in 2021, before successfully cashing it in later that year to win the WWE Championship once, becoming the 33rd Triple Crown Champion in the company's history. Additionally, he is a two-time Intercontinental Champion.

Early life

Ettore Ewen [2] was born in Tampa, Florida, [5] on March 1, 1986, [2] [5] the son of Margaret and Ettore Ewen. He is of Jamaican and Montserratian descent. [6] He attended middle school starting in 7th grade and High School at Tampa Preparatory School in Tampa, where he won a number of athletic honors, including a state championship in wrestling. [7] After his junior year of high school he transferred to Wharton High School in order to play football and was named Hillsborough County's "Ironman of the Year". [8] [5] Upon graduating, Ewen attended the University of Iowa, where he played American football as a defensive lineman for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He redshirted in 2004 and missed the 2005 season due to an injury sustained in preseason camp, playing a single season as a sophomore in 2006. [5] He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. [2] After college, Ewen turned his attention to the sport of powerlifting.

Powerlifting career

Competition record
Powerlifting
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
USAPL U.S. Open Powerlifting Championships [9]
1st2010125kg
USAPL RAW National Powerlifting Championships [10]
1st2011+125kg

Ewen competed in his first USA Powerlifting (USAPL) meet on July 11 at the 2010 United States Open Championships at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida. He became the top heavyweight lifter, breaking all four Florida state raw powerlifting records in the 275-pound class [11] and besting raw national records in the deadlift and total. His lifts included a 611-pound squat, a 490-pound bench press, and a 749-pound deadlift for a 1,850 pound raw total. Ewen also won the 2011 USAPL Raw Nationals in Scranton, Pennsylvania. This time, he competed in the super heavyweight division (275+lbs) and broke the raw American and national records in the deadlift (799 lbs) and total (2,039 lbs). [10] [11] All of his national and American raw records have since been broken. [11] [12] [13]

Personal records

Set in official competition

The American [14] and National Championship Records [15] in the deadlift are held at 410 kg (903.9 lbs) since 1995 by Mark Henry, who also became a professional wrestler in WWE. Big E has also bench pressed 575 lbs (260 kg) raw touch and go in the gym, but it was not a competition lift. [16]

Professional wrestling career

World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE (2009-present)

Florida Championship Wrestling (2009–2012)

After injuries ended Ewen's dreams of being a professional footballer, he was introduced to professional wrestling by someone who knew Jim Ross. At the suggestion of said person, Ewen was given a tryout in Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), a developmental territory of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He became convinced that he could be good at it and do wrestling for a living, and WWE signed a developmental contract with him in 2009. [17] [18] According to Ewen, although he had been a wrestling fan as a child, he had "never thought this [was] something you could do for a living, and I would never have. ... Thankfully I was in the right place and the right time, and it's something that I have developed a passion for." [17]

Langston at WrestleMania Axxess in April 2012 Big E Langston.jpg
Langston at WrestleMania Axxess in April 2012

Ewen was assigned to FCW, where he debuted on December 17, 2009, under the ring name Big E Langston. [18] On May 12, 2011, Langston and Calvin Raines defeated Richie Steamboat and Seth Rollins to win the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship, but they lost the championship to CJ Parker and Donny Marlow on July 21, 2011. [19] During the WrestleMania Axxess event in April 2012, Langston defeated Antonio Cesaro. [18]

NXT Champion (2012–2013)

When WWE rebranded FCW into NXT, [20] Langston made his NXT debut on August 1, 2012, defeating Adam Mercer. [21] This marked the start of a winning streak for Langston, who from September started repeatedly performing his finisher on his opponents and demanding that referees count to five (rather than the usual three) before awarding him pinfalls. [22] [23] After Langston rejected Vickie Guerrero's managerial services, [24] Guerrero promised a $5,000 bounty to anyone who could put Langston "on the shelf"; but attempts to claim the bounty by Chad Baxter and Camacho were firmly squashed by Langston. [25] [26] The bounty was ultimately declared void by NXT Commissioner Dusty Rhodes. [27] Langston then began to feud with The Shield, and on the January 9, 2013 episode of NXT, [28] Langston defeated The Shield member Seth Rollins in a No Disqualification match to win the NXT Championship. [29] After successful title defenses against Conor O'Brian, Corey Graves, Brad Maddox, and Damien Sandow, [30] [31] [32] Langston eventually lost the NXT Championship to Bo Dallas on the June 12 episode of NXT. [33]

Langston (back) with World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler (center) and their manager AJ Lee (foreground) in April 2013 Dolph Ziggler with AJ Lee & Big E Langston.jpg
Langston (back) with World Heavyweight Champion Dolph Ziggler (center) and their manager AJ Lee (foreground) in April 2013

On the December 17, 2012 episode of Raw , Langston made his main roster debut by attacking John Cena and aligning with AJ Lee, thus establishing himself as a heel. [34] Langston went on to act as an enforcer for AJ's boyfriend, Dolph Ziggler. [35] [36] On April 7, 2013, at WrestleMania 29, Langston and Ziggler unsuccessfully challenged Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane) for the WWE Tag Team Championship. [37] Langston wrestled his first singles match on Raw the following night, defeating Daniel Bryan. [38] After Ziggler suffered a concussion in May, Langston competed in a best-of-five series against Ziggler's opponent for the World Heavyweight Championship, Alberto Del Rio, which Del Rio won 3–2. [39] On the June 10 episode of Raw, Langston was revealed as the secret admirer of Divas Champion Kaitlyn; this in turn was revealed to be a ploy by AJ Lee, the number one contender to Kaitlyn's title, to humiliate Kaitlyn. [40] Langston and AJ continued to mock Kaitlyn over the following weeks, with AJ ultimately winning the title at Payback on June 16. [41]

On the July 15 episode of Raw, Ziggler ended his relationship with AJ, which led to Langston attacking him later in the evening. [42] On the July 29 episode of Raw, Langston lost to Ziggler by disqualification after AJ interfered and attacked Ziggler. [43] In a rematch on the following week's Raw, Langston defeated Ziggler following a distraction by AJ. [44] On August 18 at SummerSlam, Langston and AJ were defeated by Ziggler and Kaitlyn in a mixed tag team match, effectively ending their feud. [45]

Intercontinental Champion (2013–2014)

Big E as Intercontinental Champion in 2014 Intercontinental Champion Big E Langston.jpg
Big E as Intercontinental Champion in 2014

On the October 18 episode of SmackDown , Langston took offense to Paul Heyman, after Heyman downplaying CM Punk's victory over Langston and calling Langston "a rookie", Langston then aided Punk in fending off Curtis Axel and Ryback, turning face in the process. [46] Three days later, on the October 21 episode of Raw, Langston teamed up with Punk to defeat Axel and Ryback, with Langston pinning Axel. [47] He was set to receive an Intercontinental Championship match against Axel at Hell in a Cell on October 27, but Axel was pulled from the match shortly before the pay-per-view due to a legitimate hip injury. [48] Langston instead challenged for the United States Championship against Dean Ambrose, winning by countout. [49] The following night on Raw, he was granted a rematch for the title, winning the match by disqualification after Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins interfered. [50]

On the November 18 episode of Raw, Langston received his postponed championship match with Axel and won the Intercontinental Championship, his first singles championship on the main roster. [51] At Survivor Series on November 24, Langston successfully retained his title against Axel. [52] Langston then successfully retained his championship against Damien Sandow on December 15 at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs. [53] On January 26, 2014, at the Royal Rumble, Langston participated in the Royal Rumble match, but was eliminated by Sheamus. [54] At Elimination Chamber on February 23, with his ring name now shortened to Big E, he successfully defended the title against Jack Swagger. [55] At WrestleMania XXX on April 6, Big E competed in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, which was won by Cesaro. [56] On May 4, at Extreme Rules, Big E lost the title to Bad News Barrett, and failed to regain it the following night on Raw, ending his reign at 167 days. [57] Big E later became involved in a feud with Rusev, which led to consecutive bouts at Payback on June 1 and Money in the Bank on June 29, both of which Big E lost. [58] [59] At Battleground on July 20, Big E competed in a battle royal for the Intercontinental Championship, which was won by The Miz. [60]

Formation of The New Day (2014–2020)

Big E (center) with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods as The New Day in January 2015 WWE's The New Day Jan 2015.jpg
Big E (center) with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods as The New Day in January 2015

During the summer of 2014, Big E was put in a team with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, usually as a manager. [61] In November, WWE began airing vignettes for Big E, Kingston and Woods, with the stable now being billed as The New Day. [62] [63] The New Day made their in-ring debut on the November 28 episode of SmackDown in a winning effort against Curtis Axel, Heath Slater and Titus O'Neil. [64] They started a brief feud with Gold and Stardust, which Big E and Kingston defeated Gold and Stardust at the TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 14. [65] On January 25, 2015, at the Royal Rumble, The New Day lost to Tyson Kidd and Cesaro, ending their winning streak. [66] Later that night, Big E participated in the Royal Rumble match, but was eliminated by Rusev. [67] [68] At WrestleMania 31 on March 29, they failed to win the WWE Tag Team Championship in a fatal four-way match, as well as being eliminated by Big Show in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. [69]

On the April 6 episode of Raw, The New Day turned heel, after fans responded negatively to the group. [70] At Extreme Rules on April 26, Big E and Kingston defeated Tyson Kidd and Cesaro to win the WWE Tag Team Championships. [71] On May 17, at Payback, The New Day defeated Kidd and Cesaro to retain their titles. [72] At Elimination Chamber on May 31, The New Day retained the titles in the first ever tag team Elimination Chamber match, and all three members were allowed to compete in a pre-match stipulation. [73] On June 14, they lost the titles at Money in the Bank against The Prime Time Players (Darren Young and Titus O'Neil), [74] but they would regain the titles at SummerSlam on August 23. [75] The following night on Raw, they started a feud with The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley), setting up a title match at Night of Champions on September 20, where they lost by disqualification. [76] At Hell in a Cell on October 25, they defeated The Dudley Boyz to retain their titles, ending their feud. [77] At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 13, The New Day retained the title against The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) and The Lucha Dragons (Kalisto and Sin Cara) in a triple threat tag team ladder match. [78] On January 24, 2016, at the Royal Rumble, they retained the title against The Usos. [79]

The New Day during the WrestleMania Axxess in April 2016 The New Day WrestleMania 32 Axxess.jpg
The New Day during the WrestleMania Axxess in April 2016

At Fastlane on February 21, The New Day turned face by mocking The League of Nations (Sheamus, Alberto Del Rio, Rusev, and King Barrett), starting a feud. [80] They retained their titles at Roadblock on March 12 against The League of Nations. [81] On April 3, at WrestleMania 32, The New Day were defeated by The League of Nations in a six-man tag team match. [82] The following night on Raw, they successfully retained their title against The League of Nations, ending their feud. [83] After WrestleMania, they retained their title at Extreme Rules on May 22 against The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch), [84] and at Money in the Bank on June 19 against The Vaudevillains, Enzo Amore and Big Cass, and Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson in a fatal-four-way match. [85]

The New Day during a match against The League of Nations's Sheamus and King Barrett in April 2016 WWE Raw 2016-04-04 19-22-55 ILCE-6000 2211 DxO (28102944170).jpg
The New Day during a match against The League of Nations's Sheamus and King Barrett in April 2016

On July 19 at the 2016 WWE draft, Big E, along with his fellow New Day teammates, was drafted to the Raw brand. Three days later, on July 22, The New Day became the longest-reigning WWE Tag Team Champions, breaking the record of 331 days previously set by Paul London and Brian Kendrick. After SmackDown established the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships due to the brand split, the titles held by the New Day were renamed the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships. On the August 1 episode of Raw, Big E suffered a storyline contusion to the groin area after an attack by Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson. [86] At SummerSlam on August 21, Big E returned from injury by attacking Gallows and Anderson during their match against Kingston and Woods, resulting in Gallows and Anderson winning by disqualification. At Clash of Champions on September 25, The New Day retained the titles against Gallows and Anderson. On October 30, at Hell in a Cell, The New Day lost to the team of Cesaro and Sheamus by disqualification but retained the titles. The next night on Raw, The New Day revealed that they were made captain of Team Raw for the 10–on–10 Survivor Series Tag Team Elimination match at Survivor Series on November 20, 2016, which Team Raw won after defeating Team SmackDown. [87] The New Day had two successful title defenses on the November 21 and 28 editions of Raw against Cesaro and Sheamus and Gallows and Anderson, respectively. On the December 12 episode of Raw, The New Day retained the titles in two triple threat tag team matches, first involving Gallows and Anderson and Cesaro and Sheamus and the second involving Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens and the team of Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins. At Roadblock: End of the Line on December 18, The New Day lost the Raw Tag Team Championship to Cesaro and Sheamus, ending their record-breaking championship reign at 483 days. On January 29, all members were in the Royal Rumble match but were eliminated by Sheamus and Cesaro. On February 20, 2017, they were announced as the hosts of WrestleMania 33.

On April 11, 2017, Big E and The New Day were moved to the SmackDown brand as part of the Superstar Shake-up. [88] At Battleground on July 23, Kingston and Woods, representing The New Day, defeated The Usos to win the SmackDown Tag Team Championships for the first time. Though Big E did not wrestle himself, due to The New Day defending the titles under the Freebird Rule, Big E is also recognized as a champion. The New Day lost the tag titles back to The Usos at SummerSlam on August 20. The Usos held the titles for about a month before The New Day won them back on SmackDown Live that September. At Hell in a Cell on October 8, Big E and Woods took on The Usos in the namesake match but lost the championships. On the October 23 edition of Raw, The New Day along with other talents of SmackDown ambushed the Raw wrestlers. They again appeared on the November 6 episode of Raw in the crowd, which led to the distraction of Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose and costing them the tag titles. On the November 14 edition of SmackDown, The Shield led an attack with Raw Superstars and invaded SmackDown similar to the one led by SmackDown and attacked everyone including New Day. At Survivor Series on November 19, The New Day lost to The Shield. The New Day failed to regain the titles from The Usos at Clash of Champions on December 17 in a fatal four-way tag team match also involving the team of Rusev and Aiden English, and Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin. On January 28, Big E entered the 2018 Royal Rumble match as the ninth entrant but failed to win the match after being eliminated by Jinder Mahal.

The New Day at WrestleMania 34 in April 2018 New Day WM34 crop.jpg
The New Day at WrestleMania 34 in April 2018

At Fastlane on March 11, The New Day faced The Usos for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship, but the match went to a no-contest after interference from The Bludgeon Brothers. [89] On April 8, at WrestleMania 34, The New Day faced the Usos and the Bludgeon Brothers in a triple threat tag team match for the titles, which were won by The Bludgeon Brothers. On July 15, The New Day were defeated by SAnitY in a six-man tables match at the Extreme Rules pre-show. The New Day then competed in a tag team title tournament, defeating SAnitY in the first round, while Cesaro and Sheamus defeated the Usos. The New Day then defeated Cesaro and Sheamus the following week on SmackDown to earn the right to face The Bludgeon Brothers at SummerSlam on August 19, where they won the match by disqualification, meaning the Bludgeon Brothers retained their titles. Two days later on SmackDown, however, The New Day defeated The Bludgeon Brothers in a No Disqualification match to capture the titles for the third time. [90] Big E and Woods then represented the New Day when they unsuccessfully defended their tag titles against The Bar on SmackDown 1000 . [91]

Big E at a house show in August 2019 Big E - 2019-08-18 - 01 (cropped).jpg
Big E at a house show in August 2019

On January 27, Big E entered the 2019 Royal Rumble, but was eliminated by Samoa Joe. [92] In the lead-up to WrestleMania 35, Big E's New Day teammate Kofi Kingston was attempting to earn a shot at the WWE Championship and after many attempts, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon granted him the title shot after Big E and Xavier Woods defeated Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, Shinsuke Nakamura and Rusev, The Bar, The Usos, and Daniel Bryan and Erick Rowan in a tag team gauntlet match. [93] Shortly after WrestleMania, Big E suffered a legitimate knee injury which sidelined him for weeks. [94] He later returned and earned another SmackDown tag team title opportunity at Extreme Rules on July 14, where Big E and Xavier Woods defeated Daniel Bryan and Erick Rowan, and Heavy Machinery to win the titles (during this reign, Kingston was not recognized as champion as he was the reigning WWE Champion). [95] On September 15, they lost the titles to The Revival at Clash of Champions, [96] but regained it on the November 8 episode of SmackDown, becoming record five-time champions as a team, and a record fifth reign for Big E individually (Woods is not recognized for this reign due to an injury). [97] At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 15, Big E and Kingston successfully defended the titles against The Revival in a ladder match. [98] On January 26, 2020, at the Royal Rumble, Big E participated in the Royal Rumble match but was eliminated by Brock Lesnar. [99]

At Super ShowDown on February 27, Big E and Kingston lost the championships against John Morrison and the Miz [100] and failed to regain the titles at Elimination Chamber on March 8. [101] On the April 17 episode of SmackDown, Big E, who represented The New Day, won the titles back from Miz, who represented himself and Morrison, in a triple threat match, also involving Jey Uso, who represented The Usos, making The New Day six-time SmackDown Tag Team Champions. [102] At The Horror Show at Extreme Rules on July 19, The New Day would lose the championships to Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura in a Tables match after Cesaro and Nakamura put Kingston through two tables.

Return to singles career (2020–2021)

On the July 24 episode of SmackDown, Kingston revealed that he would be out of action for six weeks and gave Big E the blessing to go on a solo run. [103] [104] Big E would then embark on his singles run as he entered a feud with Sheamus, whom he defeated on August 3 at Payback [105] [106] and on the October 9 episode of SmackDown in a Falls Count Anywhere match. [107] As part of the 2020 Draft in October, Kingston and Woods were drafted to the Raw brand while Big E remained on the SmackDown brand, [108] [109] starting a singles career which included a new theme by Wale and titantron separate from The New Day. [110]

On the December 25 episode of SmackDown (taped on December 22), Big E defeated Sami Zayn in a lumberjack match to win the Intercontinental Championship for the second time. [111] [112] [113] On the January 8, 2021 episode of SmackDown, Big E defended the Intercontinental Championship against Apollo Crews, and the match ended in a double-pinfall draw, but after a match restart, Big E scored the victory. [114] On the January 22 episode of SmackDown, his match with Crews ended in a no contest after Zayn interfered and attacked both of them. At the Royal Rumble on January 31, 2021, Big E entered the Royal Rumble match and eliminated Zayn, Mustafa Ali, The Hurricane, and Bobby Lashley, before being eliminated by Omos (who was not a part of the match). [115]

On the February 5 episode on SmackDown, Big E retained his title against Crews and Zayn in a triple threat match. Following this, Crews would begin to target Big E to the point where Crews injured Big E, taking him out of action for several weeks. Big E returned on the March 12 episode of SmackDown, accepting Crews' offer for a rematch at Fastlane on March 21, where Big E would once again retain the championship but would be attacked by Crews after the match. On the March 26 episode of SmackDown, Big E was pinned by Crews in a six-man tag match, which gave Crews another opportunity for the championship at WrestleMania 37. At Night 2 of WrestleMania on April 11, Big E lost the Intercontinental Championship to Crews in a Nigerian Drum Fight due to interference from Commander Azeez. [116] He challenged Crews for the Intercontinental Championship on the May 21 episode of SmackDown in a fatal four-way which included Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, but was unsuccessful when Aleister Black attacked him. [117] He was set to feud with Black, but it was cancelled when Black was released from WWE.

WWE Champion (2021–2022)

On the June 25 episode of SmackDown, Big E defeated Crews to qualify for the men's Money in the Bank ladder match. At Money in the Bank on July 18, he won the men's ladder match, becoming the first African-American competitor to hold the contract. [118] On the August 13 episode of SmackDown, Baron Corbin stole his briefcase during a backstage interview. [119] At the SummerSlam pre-show on August 21, Big E defeated Corbin to regain the briefcase. [120]

On September 13, Big E declared on Twitter that he would be cashing in his Money in the Bank contract for a WWE Championship match on that night's Raw, which already had a WWE Championship match scheduled between champion Bobby Lashley and challenger Randy Orton. [121] After Lashley won, Big E cashed in for an immediate title match and pinned Lashley, winning the WWE Championship for the first time in his career, and celebrating with the rest of the New Day. [122] On the September 27 episode of Raw, Big E defended the WWE Championship against Lashley, which ended in a disqualification after a brawl between the New Day and Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin. The match was rescheduled as a cage match later that night, where Big E defeated Lashley to retain the title. [123] As part of the 2021 WWE Draft, Big E was officially drafted to Raw, while Kingston and Woods were drafted to SmackDown. [124] On October 21, Big E successfully defended the WWE Championship against Drew McIntyre at Crown Jewel. [125] At Survivor Series on November 21, Big E suffered a clean loss to WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns in a non-title match. [126] On the November 22 episode of Raw, Big E had a successful title defense against Austin Theory. [127]

Big E was originally scheduled to defend his WWE Championship at the WWE Day 1 event against Seth Rollins. On the November 29 episode of Raw, Big E lost to Kevin Owens in a non-title match via disqualification after Rollins interfered, so Owens was added to Big E's Day 1 title match. [128] On the December 13 episode of Raw, Big E was pinned by Bobby Lashley in a non-title no disqualification match after Rollins, Owens and MVP interfered, so Lashley was added to the title match. [129] Hours before Day 1, due to WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns contracting COVID-19, Reigns' scheduled opponent Brock Lesnar was also added to Big E's title match. [130] In the fatal five-way match on January 1, 2022, Big E lost his title when he was cleanly pinned by Lesnar, ending Big E's reign at 110 days. [131] [132] On the January 3 episode of Raw, Big E wrestled Lashley, Owens, and Rollins for a WWE Championship shot against Lesnar, but Lashley won. [133] On the following episode of Raw, Big E challenged Rollins to an immediate match and suffered a clean loss. [134]

In an interview published in March 2022, Ewen gave his views on his WWE Championship reign, stating that if it were up to him, he would choose a "longer" reign so that he could "do some more dynamic things". Ewen further stated that it was "difficult [for people] to really latch onto a new champion" when "within their first month, [the champion has] multiple losses on TV". [135] [136] Ewen then compared his world title reign and how it ended to Kofi Kingston's, suggesting that both of them had a "falling off of a cliff feeling at the hands of one Brock Lesnar and then suddenly, it feels like you woke up a year prior and you're back to doing what you were doing before." [136]

Cervical spine injury and non-wrestling roles (2022–present)

In late January 2022, Big E was officially moved back to SmackDown, reuniting with Kofi Kingston as part of The New Day. [137] [138] On the March 11 episode of SmackDown, during a match against Ridge Holland and Sheamus, Holland delivered an overhead belly-to-belly suplex to Big E at ringside, resulting in Big E accidentally landing on the top of his head; [139] [140] suffering a broken neck, with fractures to his C1 and C6 vertebrae, but no ligament or spinal cord injury and that he would not require surgery. [140] He had an onscreen reunion with Kingston and Woods on May 20, but stated in an interview one month later that it is unclear if he will ever be able to wrestle again. [141] Following his recovery, Big E mostly serves as a host, guest or panelist on various WWE shows.

In August 2023, he revealed that he had been advised by doctors never to wrestle again despite having no nerve damage or strength issues. [142] He said, "They said like, 'Hey, I would not wrestle again if I were you.' So, for me, at 37, these are things that I think about. ... I started this job at 23 years old, and probably had a bit of a death wish and was okay dying in the ring ... I now, at 37, would like to not die in the ring; I would like to do other things with my life." Two years after the incident, he revealed on X that his neck had healed fibrously but failed to build new bone structure and concluded that due to this, he was not medically cleared and unlikely to ever be cleared. [143]

On the December 2, 2024 episode of Raw during the 10-year anniversary celebration of the formation of The New Day, Big E made an in-ring reunion with Kingston and Woods for the first time since his injury. Due to the dissension between the two throughout the year, Big E announced that he will return to manage them. However, the duo lashed out at Big E for supposedly "abandoning" them after his injury and kicked him out of the stable, turning Woods and Kingston heel for the first time since 2016. [144]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Total Divas HimselfGuest star [145]
2016 Swerved Himself
Ride Along Himself
Let's Make a Deal HimselfGuest star (with the New Day)
2019–2021 Lazor Wulf Canon Wulf (voice)Main role
2023 Weakest Link Himself
Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge HimselfEpisode: "Mardi Gras Mania vs. The Reaper"

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 Countdown Himself
2021Escape the UndertakerHimselfMain star [146]

Video games

YearTitleAsNotes
2013 WWE 2K14 Big E Langston Downloadable content [147]
2014 WWE 2K15 Big E Langston [148]
2015 WWE 2K16 Big E Langston [149]
2016 WWE 2K17 Big E Langston [150]
2017 WWE 2K18 Big E Langston [151]
2018 WWE 2K19 Big E Langston [152]
2019 WWE 2K20 Big E Langston
2020 WWE 2K Battlegrounds Big E Langston
2020 Gears 5 Big E LangstonDownloadable content [153]
2022 WWE 2K22 Big E Langston
2023 WWE 2K23 Big E Langston
2024 WWE 2K24 Big E Langston

Championships and accomplishments

Big E is a two-time Intercontinental Champion... Big E April 2014.jpg
Big E is a two-time Intercontinental Champion...
...and an overall eight-time Tag Team Champion in WWE. WWE Tag Team Champion Big E.jpg
...and an overall eight-time Tag Team Champion in WWE.

Notes

  1. ↑ Big E, Kingston, and Woods defended the title under the Freebird Rule. On September 5, 2016, during the New Day's second reign, the titles were renamed the Raw Tag Team Championship after SmackDown established the SmackDown Tag Team Championship.
  2. ↑ Big E defended the title with Kingston and Woods under the Freebird Rule during his first three reigns. He defended the title with Woods in the fourth reign and with Kingston in the fifth.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">R-Truth</span> American professional wrestler

Ronnie Aaron Killings is an American professional wrestler and rapper. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name R-Truth.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dolph Ziggler</span> American professional wrestler (born 1980)

Nicholas Theodore Nemeth is an American professional wrestler and stand-up comedian. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he performs under his real name, stylized as Nic Nemeth, and is the current TNA World Champion in his first reign. He also makes occasional appearances on the independent circuit. He is best known for his tenure in WWE from 2004 to 2023, where he performed under the ring name Dolph Ziggler.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sheamus</span> Irish professional wrestler and actor

Stephen Farrelly is an Irish professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Sheamus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sami Zayn</span> Canadian professional wrestler (born 1984)

Rami Sebei is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Sami Zayn.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Claudio Castagnoli</span> Swiss professional wrestler

Claudio Castagnoli is a Swiss professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Death Riders and one-third of the AEW World Trios Champions. He also performs for AEW's sister promotion, Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a two-time ROH World Champion. He is best known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Antonio Cesaro and later simply Cesaro from 2011 to 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Xavier Woods</span> American professional wrestler

Austin Watson is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Xavier Woods and is part of The New Day. Watson also makes public appearances outside of wrestling under the name Austin Creed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kofi Kingston</span> Ghanaian-born American professional wrestler

Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah is a Ghanaian-born American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Kofi Kingston and is part of The New Day.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Curtis Axel</span> American professional wrestler

Joseph Curtis Hennig is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Curtis Axel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Titus O'Neil</span> American professional wrestler and former arena football player (born 1977)

Thaddeus Michael Bullard is an American retired professional wrestler and former arena football player. He is the Global Ambassador of WWE. Described by the company as "one of the most philanthropic superstars in WWE history," Bullard is the recipient of the WWE Hall of Fame 2020 Warrior Award.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Usos</span> Samoan-American professional wrestling tag team (born 1985)

The Usos are a Samoan-American professional wrestling tag team consisting of twin brothers Joshua Samuel Fatu and Jonathan Solofa Fatu, better known as Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso. They are signed to WWE, where Jey performs the Raw brand while Jimmy performs on the SmackDown brand. They are the three-time Raw Tag Team Champions and five-time SmackDown Tag Team Champions, making their team overall eight-time champions and holding the record for the longest male tag team championship reign in WWE history at 622 days. The Usos are members of the renowned Anoaʻi family of Samoan wrestlers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">World Tag Team Championship (WWE)</span> Mens professional wrestling championship

The World Tag Team Championship is a men's professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the Raw brand division. It is one of two male tag team championships for WWE's main roster, along with the WWE Tag Team Championship on SmackDown. The current champions are The Judgment Day, who are in their first reign as a team; individually, it is the first for McDonagh and third for Bálor. They won the title by defeating Awesome Truth on the June 24, 2024, episode of Raw.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elimination Chamber (2013)</span> WWE play-per-view event

The 2013 Elimination Chamber was the fourth Elimination Chamber professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It took place on February 17, 2013, at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Shield (professional wrestling)</span> Professional wrestling stable

The Shield was a professional wrestling stable in WWE that consisted of Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins. Their original characters were mercenaries for CM Punk; however, they quickly became mainstay main-event names. The group debuted on November 18, 2012 at the Survivor Series pay-per-view. The Shield was a dominant force in six-man tag team matches with an undefeated televised streak lasting from December 2012 to May 2013, during which they scored a victory at WrestleMania 29. In May 2013 at Extreme Rules, all three members of The Shield won a championship, with Ambrose winning the United States Championship while Rollins and Reigns captured the WWE Tag Team Championship. Rollins and Reigns were WWE Tag Team Champions until October 2013, and Ambrose was United States Champion until May 2014, which was a record reign for the WWE version of the championship. As a Shield member, Reigns gained prominence by setting and equaling elimination records at the 2013 Survivor Series and the 2014 Royal Rumble events.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bayley (wrestler)</span> American professional wrestler (born 1989)

Pamela Rose Martinez is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Bayley. Her 380-day reign as WWE SmackDown Women's Champion, tied with Rhea Ripley, stands as the longest in the championship's history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Baron Corbin</span> American professional wrestler

Thomas Pestock is an American professional wrestler, former professional football player, and former amateur boxer. He is best known for his tenure in WWE from 2012 to 2024, where he performed under the ring name Baron Corbin and was a one-time WWE United States Champion, one-time NXT Tag Team Champion, one-time Money in the Bank winner, and one-time King of the Ring.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The New Day (professional wrestling)</span> Professional wrestling tag team

The New Day is a villainous professional wrestling tag team consisting of Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods. They are signed to WWE, where they perform on the Raw brand.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WWE Tag Team Championship</span> Mens professional wrestling championship

The WWE Tag Team Championship is a men's professional wrestling world tag team championship created and promoted by the American promotion WWE, defended on the SmackDown brand division. It is one of two male tag team championships for WWE's main roster, along with the World Tag Team Championship on Raw. The current champions are #DIY, who are in their second reign, both as a team and individually. They won the titles by defeating The Motor City Machine Guns on the December 6, 2024, episode of SmackDown.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Bar (professional wrestling)</span> Professional wrestling tag team

The Bar, originally simply known as Cesaro and Sheamus, was a villainous professional wrestling tag team in WWE. They were record setting four-time Raw Tag Team Champions and former SmackDown Tag Team Champions, making their team overall five-time champions in WWE.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The O.C. (professional wrestling)</span> Professional wrestling stable

The O.C. also known as The Club, was an American professional wrestling stable in WWE. The group was composed of leader AJ Styles, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson and the later added Mia Yim. Their team name is derived from a previous catchphrase: "the official, the original, the only club that matters" due to the three original members of the Bullet Club.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 WWE Draft</span> WWEs intra-brand draft

The 2020 WWE Draft was the 15th WWE Draft produced by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE between their Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The two-night event began on the October 9 episode of Friday Night SmackDown and concluded on the October 12 episode of Monday Night Raw. Both shows were broadcast from the WWE ThunderDome, hosted at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, with SmackDown airing on FOX and Raw on USA.

References

  1. ↑ Caldwell, James. "Caldwell's WWE Main Event results 2/12: Big E. drops "Langston," then 3MB; Wyatts in six-man tag, Natalya, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on April 7, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  3. ↑ "FCW Profile". Florida Championship Wrestling . Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 "Big E bio". WWE . Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Ettore Ewen". HawkeyesSports.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Florida Man on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  7. ↑ Jones, Terry (September 2, 2005) [November 23, 2003]. "Wrestling champ folds up the mat". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  8. ↑ Guzzo, Paul (September 15, 2021). "Tampa's Big E is the New WWE Champion". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  9. ↑ "5th Annual USAPL U.S. Open Powerlifting Championships (results)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 6, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 USAPL Raw Nationals (results) Archived March 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine (click "Mens Results" tab on bottom, defaults to Women's)
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 "USAPL Florida State Raw Open Records – Men" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  12. ↑ Men's Raw American Records
  13. ↑ Raw National Championship Records
  14. ↑ Men's American Records
  15. ↑ "Men's Open National Championship Records". Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  16. ↑ Video: John Cena Gym – Big E Langston bench presses 575lb raw
  17. 1 2 Chris Jericho (August 2015). "TIJ - EP166 - New Day". Mixcloud (Podcast). Event occurs at 55:20. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  18. 1 2 3 "Matches " Big E " Wrestlers Database " CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  19. ↑ Gerweck, Steve (March 25, 2011). "New FCW Tag Team champions crowned". WrestleView. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  20. ↑ "WWE News: FCW name being phased out". Wrestling Observer. Archived from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  21. ↑ James, Justin. "JAMES'S WWE NXT RESULTS 8/1". Pro Wrestling Torch . Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  22. ↑ James, Justin. "JAMES'S WWE NXT RESULTS 9/12". PWTorch. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  23. ↑ James, Justin. "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 10/3". PWTorch. Retrieved June 19, 2013. Langston gets angry because the ref only counts to three before calling for the bell, so the ref gives another two counts. The crowd is chanting "one more time!" Post-match, Langston hit his finisher again and gives himself a five count, to the delight of the crowd.
  24. ↑ James, Justin. "JAMES'S WWE NXT RESULTS 10/31". PWTorch. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  25. ↑ James, Justin. "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 11/7". PWTorch. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  26. ↑ Chiverton, George. "CHIVERTON'S NXT SCOUTING REPORT 11/21". PWTorch. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  27. ↑ James, Justin. "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 12/12". PWTorch. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  28. ↑ "NXT SPOILERS: New champion, The Shield involved, Nash's role, Hall of Famer at next TV taping". PWTorch. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  29. ↑ James, Justin. "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 1/9". PWTorch. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  30. ↑ James, Justin. "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 4/3 – Week 40: Big E. defends NXT Title, final hype for Regal-Ohno, Overall Reax". PWTorch. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  31. ↑ Namako, Jason (April 28, 2013). "WWE NXT Results – 4/25/13 (Clash of Champions edition)". WrestleView. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  32. ↑ James, Justin. "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 5/15 & 5/22: El Generico debuts, O'Brian beats two NXT releases in same match, Bray Wyatt debuts mask, Natalya vs. Rae, more developments". PWTorch. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
  33. ↑ James, Justin. "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 6/12". PWTorch. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  34. ↑ "RAW NEWS: "Big" NXT debut concludes Raw, teased MITB cash-in, Punk-Rock hype, full list of returns & Slammy winners". Pro Wrestling Torch . Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  35. ↑ Tedesco, Mike (December 18, 2012). "Smackdown Results – 12/18/12". Wrestleview. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  36. ↑ Caldwell, James. "CALDWELL'S WWE RAW RESULTS 1/14". Pro Wrestling Torch . Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  37. ↑ "CALDWELL'S WWE WRESTLEMANIA 29 PPV RESULTS" . Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  38. ↑ "CALDWELL'S WWE RAW RESULTS 4/8". PWTorch.
  39. ↑ Caldwell, James. "CALDWELL'S WWE RAW RESULTS 6/3 (Hour 2)". PWTorch. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  40. ↑ Caldwell, James (June 10, 2013). "Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 6/10 (Hour 3)". PWTorch. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  41. ↑ Johnson, Mike (June 16, 2013). "Complete WWE Payback PPV Coverage". PWInsider. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  42. ↑ Benigno, Anthony. "World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio def. Dolph Ziggler". WWE.com . WWE . Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  43. ↑ "CALDWELL'S WWE RAW RESULTS 7/29 (Hour 2): World champ Del Rio vs. Christian, Ziggler faces Big E. Langston & A.J. snaps again, Rhodes-Sandow feud continues".
  44. ↑ "CALDWELL'S WWE RAW RESULTS 8/5 (Hour 3): The Shield vs. Cena & Bryan & Orton main event, Ziggler vs. Big E."
  45. ↑ "CALDWELL'S WWE SSLAM PPV RESULTS 8/18 (Hour 3)" . Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  46. ↑ "WWE Smackdown Report 10.18.13" . Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  47. ↑ "Raw: October 21, 2013" . Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  48. ↑ "Curtis Axel injury forces cancellation of Big E. Langston match at Hell in a Cell" . Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  49. ↑ "Big E Langston def. United States Champion Dean Ambrose (Count-out)". WWE . Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  50. ↑ "Raw: October 28, 2013" . Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  51. ↑ Caldwell, James. "CALDWELL'S WWE RAW RESULTS 11/18 (Hour 1): Authority returns, new IC champ, Big Show vs. Ryback, Musical Chairs, more". PWTorch. Retrieved October 19, 2013.
  52. ↑ Johnson, Mike. "Complete WWE Survivor Series Blog, Or...Daniel Bryan Is Sorely Missed in the Main Event Picture". PWInsider. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  53. ↑ Martin, Adam (December 15, 2013). "WWE TLC PPV Results – 12/15/13 (Unification Main Event)". Wrestleview.com. Retrieved February 27, 2014.
  54. ↑ "Batista won the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match". WWE. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  55. ↑ Caldwell, James. "WWE E. CHAMBER PPV RESULTS 2/23 (Hour 1): IC Title & Tag Title matches, Prime Time Players explode". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  56. ↑ "Andre the Giant memorial battle royal". Wrestleview. April 7, 2014. Archived from the original on April 28, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  57. ↑ Clapp, John. "Intercontinental Champion Big E vs. Bad News Barrett". WWE. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  58. ↑ Taylor, Scott. "Rusev vs. Big E". WWE. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
  59. ↑ Powers, Kevin. "Rusev def. Big E". WWE. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  60. ↑ Clapp, John. "Intercontinental Championship Battleground Battle Royal". WWE. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  61. ↑ Tedesco, Mike. "WWE Raw results – 7/21/14 (Brock Lesnar returns)". wrestleview.com. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  62. ↑ "SHOW RESULTS – 8/22 WWE in Stockton, Calif.: Cena's in-ring return post-Summerslam, three title matches, more". PWTorch.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  63. ↑ "SHOW RESULTS – 9/13 WWE in Springfield, Mass.: Cena returns to college in main event, Ushow vs. Wyatts, NXT Title, more". PWTorch.com. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  64. ↑ Tedesco, Mike (November 29, 2014). "WWE Smackdown Results - 11/28/14 (Daniel Bryan appears)". wrestleview.com. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  65. ↑ Artus, Matthew (December 14, 2014). "The New Day def. Gold & Stardust". WWE.com. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  66. ↑ Laboon, Jeff (January 25, 2015). "Cesaro & Tyson Kidd def. Kofi Kingston & Big E". WWE.com. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  67. ↑ Caldwell, James. "Royal Rumble PPV Report 1/25: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of Lesnar vs. Cena vs. Rollins for WWE Title, Royal Rumble, post-PPV Network show". PWTorch.com. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  68. ↑ "WWE Royal Rumble 2015 results and coverage: Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena vs. Seth Rollins". f4wonline.com. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  69. ↑ Caldwell, James. "CALDWELL'S WM31 PPV REPORT 3/29 (Pre-Show): Tag Title match, Andre Battle Royal, final WM31 hype, Stooges, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  70. ↑ "Shows".
  71. ↑ "Extreme Rules 2015".
  72. ↑ Melok, Bobby. "WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day vs. Cesaro & Tyson Kidd (2-out-of-3 Falls Match)". WWE. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  73. ↑ Caldwell, James (May 31, 2015). "CALDWELL'S WWE E. CHAMBER PPV REPORT 5/31: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of WWE Title match, Cena vs. Owens, two Elimination Chamber matches, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  74. ↑ Burdick, Michael. "WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day vs. The Prime Time Players". WWE. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  75. ↑ Clapp, John. "WWE Tag Team Champions The Prime Time Players vs. The Lucha Dragons vs. Los Matadores vs. The New Day". WWE. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  76. ↑ Pappolla, Ryan. "WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day vs. The Dudleyz Boyz)". WWE. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  77. ↑ Clapp, John. "WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day vs. The Dudley Boyz". WWE. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  78. ↑ "WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2015 results". WWE.
  79. ↑ Clapp, John. "WWE Raw Tag Team Champions The New Day vs. The Usos". WWE. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  80. ↑ Johnson, Mike (February 21, 2016). "COMPLETE WWE FAST LANE PPV COVERAGE". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  81. ↑ Clapp, John. "WWE Tag Team Champions Big E & Kofi Kingston def. Sheamus & King Barrett". WWE. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  82. ↑ Chiari, Mike. "New Day vs. League of Nations: Winner and Reaction from WWE WrestleMania 32". Bleacher Report.
  83. ↑ "WWE Raw results, April 4, 2016: Who emerged from Fatal 4-Way as the No. 1 contender?". WWE.
  84. ↑ "5/22 WWE Extreme Rules PPV Results - CALDWELL'S Complete Live Report". pwtorch.com. May 22, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  85. ↑ Caldwell, James. "6/19 WWE MITB PPV Results – Caldwell's Complete Live Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  86. ↑ "Big E undergoes several tests and medical examinations". UWnerd.com. August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  87. ↑ Tedesco, Mike (October 31, 2016). "WWE RAW Results – 10/31/16 (Live from Hartford, Goldberg returns, Hell in a Cell fallout, Survivor Series teams)". WrestleView. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  88. ↑ Rob Goldberg. "The New Day sent to WWE SmackDown in Superstar Shake-up". Bleacher Report .
  89. ↑ Marc Middleton (March 12, 2018). "WWE Fastlane: The New Day Vs. The Usos (SmackDown Tag Team Title Match)". Wrestling Inc.
  90. ↑ "New WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions crowned". wrestlingnews.co. August 22, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  91. ↑ "WWE SmackDown 1000 results, recap, grades: Big returns, title change highlight milestone episode".
  92. ↑ Powell, Jason (January 27, 2019). "Powell's WWE Royal Rumble 2019 live review: Men's and Women's Royal Rumble matches, AJ Lee vs. AJ Lee for the WWE Universal Championship, AJ Lee vs. Not AJ Lee for the WWE Championship, AJ Lee vs. AJ Lee for the Raw Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  93. ↑ Barnett, Jake (March 26, 2019). "3/26 Barnett's WWE Smackdown Live TV Review: New Day respond to Vince McMahon sabotaging Kofi Kingston, Asuka vs. Charlotte for the Smackdown Women's Championship, Kurt Angle vs. AJ Styles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  94. ↑ "Big E suffers torn meniscus". WWE.com. April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  95. ↑ "2019 WWE Extreme Rules results, recap, grades: Brock Lesnar cashes in, four title changes". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  96. ↑ Benigno, Anthony. "The Revival def. The New Day to become the new SmackDown Tag Team Champions". WWE. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  97. ↑ Johnson, Mike (November 8, 2019). "SPOILER: TITLE CHANGE IN UK". PWInsider.
  98. ↑ Benigno, Anthony (December 15, 2019). "SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day def. The Revival (Ladder Match)". WWE. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  99. ↑ Powell, Jason (January 26, 2020). "WWE Royal Rumble results: Powell's live review of the Royal Rumble matches, "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt vs. Daniel Bryan in a strap match for the WWE Universal Championship, Becky Lynch vs. Asuka for the Raw Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  100. ↑ Garretson, Jordan (February 27, 2020). "The Miz & John Morrison def. The New Day to capture the SmackDown Tag Team Titles". WWE. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  101. ↑ Oestriecher, Blake (March 8, 2020). "WWE Elimination Chamber 2020 Results: Kofi Kingston Continues His Dramatic Fall Since WrestleMania 35". Forbes. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  102. ↑ "Friday Night SmackDown Results: April 17, 2020". WWE. April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  103. ↑ "Kofi Kingston Says He's Sidelined For At Least Six Weeks". Fightful. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  104. ↑ "WWE Smackdown on FOX Results for 7/24/20 Sheamus vs Jeff Hardy in a Bar Fight". Fightful. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  105. ↑ Powell, Jason (August 30, 2020). "WWE Payback results: Powell's review of The Fiend vs. Bray Wyatt vs. Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman in a Triple Threat for the WWE Universal Championship, Keith Lee vs. Randy Orton, Sasha Banks and Bayley vs. Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax for the WWE Women's Tag Titles, Matt Riddle vs. King Corbin". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  106. ↑ Garretson, Jordan (August 30, 2020). "Big E. def Sheamus". WWE. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  107. ↑ "WWE Smackdown on FOX Results for 10/9/20 WWE Draft Begins, Bayley Retains, New Tag Champs Crowned". Fightful. October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  108. ↑ WWE.com Staff (October 9, 2020). "See all the results from the 2020 Draft". WWE . Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  109. ↑ "WWE Smackdown on FOX Results for 10/9/20 WWE Draft Begins, Bayley Retains, New Tag Champs Crowned". Fightful. October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  110. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (December 4, 2020). "Big E Debuts New Theme Performed By Wale, Brings Back The Chalk On WWE SmackDown". Fightful. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  111. ↑ Powell, Jason (December 25, 2020). "12/25 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens in a cage match for the WWE Universal Title, Sami Zayn vs. Big E for the IC Title, Charlotte Flair and Asuka vs. Carmella and Bayley vs. Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair for the WWE Women's Tag Titles, Daniel Bryan vs. Jey Uso". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  112. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (December 22, 2020). "Spoiler: Title Change At WWE SmackDown Taping". Fightful. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  113. ↑ "SmackDown results, Jan. 1, 2021: Reigns unleashes a brutal assault on KO throughout the WWE ThunderDome". WWE. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  114. ↑ "SmackDown results, Jan. 8, 2021:The Head of the Table imposes his will on SmackDown's high-stakes Gauntlet Match". WWE. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  115. ↑ "SmackDown results, Jan. 15, 2021: Pearce names a returning Kevin Owens as Reigns' Rumble challenger!". WWE. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  116. ↑ Powell, Jason (April 11, 2021). "WrestleMania 37 results: Powell's live review of night two with Roman Reigns vs. Edge vs. Daniel Bryan in a Triple Threat for the WWE Universal Championship, Asuka vs. Rhea Ripley for the Raw Women's Championship, Big E vs. Apollo Crews in a Nigerian Drum Fight for the IC Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  117. ↑ "SmackDown results, May 21, 2021: SmackDown's Fatal 4-Way Fades to Black". WWE. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  118. ↑ Powell, Jason (June 25, 2021). "6/25 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of Roman Reigns' victory celebration, Apollo Crews vs. Big E in a Money in the Bank qualifier, Bianca Belair and Cesaro vs. Bayley and Seth Rollins in a mixed tag match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  119. ↑ Powell, Jason (August 13, 2021). "8/13 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of Roman Reigns and John Cena meeting face to face, the contract signing for Bianca Belair vs. Sasha Banks for the Smackdown Women's Championship at SummerSlam, Apollo Crews vs. King Nakamura for the Intercontinental Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  120. ↑ Laboon, Jeff (August 21, 2021). "Big E def. Baron Corbin". WWE. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  121. ↑ Wilen, Jerome (September 13, 2021). "Big E confirms he is cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase on tonight's Raw". wrestleview.com. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  122. ↑ Powell, Jason (September 13, 2021). "9/13 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of Bobby Lashley vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship following Big E's threat to cash in the MITB contract, Damian Priest vs. Jeff Hardy for the U.S. Title, Raw Women's Champion Charlotte Flair vs. Shayna Baszler in a non-title match, Rhea Ripley vs. Natalya". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  123. ↑ Khan, Steve (September 27, 2021). "WWE Raw live results: Big E vs. Bobby Lashley WWE title rematch". Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  124. ↑ Powell, Jason (October 1, 2021). "10/1 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of the first night of the WWE Draft, Belair vs. Sasha Banks, Edge returns, fallout from Extreme Rules". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  125. ↑ Powell, Jason (October 21, 2021). "WWE Crown Jewel results: Powell's live review of Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship, Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair for the Smackdown Women's Championship, Big E vs. Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  126. ↑ Powell, Jason (November 21, 2021). "WWE Survivor Series results: Powell's review of Roman Reigns vs. Big E". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  127. ↑ Khan, Steve (November 22, 2021). "WWE Raw live results: Survivor Series fallout". f4wonline.com. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  128. ↑ Powell, Jason (November 29, 2021). "11/29 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of Edge's return, WWE Champion Big E vs. Kevin Owens in a non-title match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  129. ↑ Powell, Jason (December 13, 2021). "12/13 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of Bianca Belair vs. Doudrop, Bobby Lashley comments on attacking Big E, Kevin Owens, and Seth Rollins". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  130. ↑ Powell, John (January 2, 2022). "Day One of Brock Lesnar's new reign begins". slamwrestling.net. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  131. ↑ Bryant, Nathan (January 1, 2022). "Brock Lesnar def. WWE Champion Big E, Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens and Bobby Lashley". WWE . Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  132. ↑ Powell, Jason (January 1, 2022). "WWE Day 1 results: Powell's review of Big E vs. Brock Lesnar vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  133. ↑ Powell, Jason (January 3, 2022). "1/3 WWE Raw Results: Powell's live review of Brock Lesnar's first appearance as the new WWE Champion, Big E vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Kevin Owens vs. Seth Rollins in a four-way for a shot at the WWE Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  134. ↑ Keller, Wade (January 10, 2022). "1/10 WWE Monday Night Raw results". pwtorch.com. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  135. ↑ Currier, Joseph (March 5, 2022). "Daily Update: SmackDown ratings, Big E, AEW notes". f4wonline.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  136. 1 2 Lambert, Jeremy (March 4, 2022). "Big E: Kofi Kingston And My WWE Title Runs Weren't Too Drastically Different". fightful.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  137. ↑ Powell, Jason (January 21, 2022). "1/21 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of The Bloodline celebrate Roman Reigns' record breaking WWE Universal Championship reign, Smackdown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair vs. Naomi in a non-title match, Kofi Kingston vs. Madcap Moss, the ongoing build to the Royal Rumble". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  138. ↑ Powell, Jason (January 28, 2022). "1/28 WWE Friday Night Smackdown results: Powell's review of the Royal Rumble go-home show featuring Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins, Sonya Deville vs. Naomi, Big E and Kofi Kingston vs. Happy Corbin and Madcap Moss, Sheamus and Ridge Holland vs. Cesaro and Ricochet". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  139. ↑ Currier, Joseph (March 12, 2022). "WWE's Big E provides update on broken neck, won't need surgery". f4wonline.com. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  140. 1 2 Raimondi, Marc (March 12, 2022). "Big E hospitalized for what he says was broken neck suffered during WWE SmackDown". ESPN . Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  141. ↑ "WWE Superstar Big e 'At Peace' if He Never Wrestles Again After Broken Neck". July 14, 2022.
  142. ↑ Chiari, Mike (August 5, 2023). "WWE's Big E Told to Not Wrestle Again After Injury: I'd 'Like to Not Die in the Ring'". Bleacher Report. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  143. ↑ Chiari, Mike (April 13, 2024). "Big E Says WWE Status Is Unchanged After Neck Injury, May Never Be Medically Cleared". Bleacher Report. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  144. ↑ Powell, Jason (December 2, 2024). "WWE Raw results (12/2): Powell's live review of New Day's ten-year celebration, CM Punk's opening segment, Dakota Kai vs. Katana Chance vs. Shayna Baszler in a Women's Intercontinental Title tournament match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  145. ↑ WWE (January 8, 2015). "Paige sizes up Big E's chest muscles: Total Divas Preview Clip, January 11, 2015" . Retrieved July 22, 2019– via YouTube.
  146. ↑ "Netflix's Escape The Undertaker Review: An Underwhelming Undertaking". GameSpot. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  147. ↑ "'WWE 2K14' full roster revealed". WWE.com . Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  148. ↑ "WWE 2K15 Character Art:photos". WWE.com . Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  149. ↑ "Superstars and Divas featured on WWE 2K16 roster list". WWE.com . Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  150. ↑ "Superstars to be featured on WWE 2K17 roster". WWE.com . Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  151. ↑ "WWE 2K18 roster: Meet the Superstars joining the list of playable characters". WWE.com . Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  152. ↑ "WWE 2K19 Roster". WWE 2K. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  153. ↑ "Gears 5 Adds WWE Wrestling Trio The New Day As Playable Characters". GameSpot. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  154. ↑ "FCW Championship histories". Archived from the original on February 8, 2012.
  155. ↑ "PWI Awards". Pro Wrestling Illustrated . Kappa Publishing Group. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  156. ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2021". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  157. ↑ Middleton, Marc (November 18, 2020). "FTR Takes Top Spot On The Inaugural PWI Tag Team 50 List". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  158. ↑ Barrasso, Justin (January 6, 2022). "The Top 10 Wrestlers of 2021". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  159. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (January 25, 2016). "January 25, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2015 Observer Awards Issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Campbell, California: 46. ISSN   1083-9593.
  160. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (March 12, 2021). "MARCH 15, 2021 OBSERVER NEWSLETTER: AEW REVOLUTION, WRESTLEMANIA 37 TICKET DETAILS". Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  161. ↑ "WWE Championship". WWE . Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  162. ↑ "Big E Langston's first NXT Championship reign". Archived from the original on December 9, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  163. ↑ "Big E Langston's first Intercontinental Championship reign". WWE. Archived from the original on November 23, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  164. ↑ "WWE Intercontinental Championship". World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) . Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  165. ↑ "The New Day's first Tag Team Championship reign". Archived from the original on April 27, 2015.
  166. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Matches « WWE SmackDown Tag Team Title #1 Contendership Tournament « Tournaments Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  167. ↑ Powell, Jason (July 18, 2020). "WWE Money in the Bank results: Powell's review of the MITB ladder matches, Roman Reigns vs. Edge for the WWE Universal Championship, Bobby Lashley vs. Kofi Kingston for the WWE Championship, Rhea Ripley vs. Charlotte Flair for the Raw Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  168. ↑ Mendhe, Abhilash (December 25, 2019). "WWE Year End Awards 2019: Analyzing each award category - Seth Rollins should have won Male Superstar of the Year". Sportskeeda. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.