Big E (wrestler)

Big E
Big E in 2018
Birth name	Ettore 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 height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[4]
Billed weight	285 lb (129 kg)[4]
Billed from	Tampa, Florida[4]
Trained by	Florida Championship Wrestling[2] NXT[2]
Debut	December 17, 2009[2]

Ettore Ewen (born March 1, 1986) is an American professional wrestler and former powerlifter. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Big E; he appears only in non-wrestling capacities due to a broken neck he suffered in March 2022. In addition to his singles career, he is a decorated tag team wrestler as part of The New Day with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods.

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 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.