Big E Langston
Ettore Ewen (born March 1, 1986 in Tampa, Florida) better known by his ring names Big E Langston, is an American professional wrestler, powerlifter and former American football player currently signed to the WWE.
He played college football at the University of Iowa. He is also a National Powerlifting Champion and has set multiple national and state records in the raw division.
Career
On the December 6th episode of NXT developmental territory, he defeated Seth Rollins to win the NXT Championship. On December 17, 2012, He made his WWE debut when he attacked John Cena after AJ Lee ordered him to. He lost the NXT Championship to Bo Dallas on May 23, 2013.
He would team with Dolph Ziggler and AJ Lee but started a feud with Ziggler after he ended his relationship with AJ on Raw. He had several matches with Ziggler and eventually lost a mixed tag team match with AJ against Ziggler and Kaitlyn at SummerSlam which ended their feud.
On the October 18 episode of SmackDown, he turned face after his match with CM Punk when he helped Punk fending off an attack by Ryback and Curtis Axel.
Langston defeated Curtis Axel on the November 18, 2013 edition of Raw titled Raw Country to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship and his first championship on the WWE's main roster.
Championships and accomplishments
Florida Championship Wrestling
FCW Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Calvin Raines
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
Tag Team of the Year (2015, 2016)
Ranked No. 13 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2021
Ranked No. 8 of the top 50 tag teams in the PWI Tag Team 50 in 2020
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Best Gimmick (2015)
Shad Gaspard/Jon Huber Memorial Award (2020)
WWE
WWE Championship (1 time)
NXT Championship (1 time)
WWE Intercontinental Championship (2 times)
WWE (Raw) Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship (6 times) - with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship Tournament (2018)
Money in the Bank (Men's 2021)
Thirty-third Triple Crown Champion
WWE Year-End Award (1 time)
WWE Year-End Award for Men's Tag Team of the Year (2019) - with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods
Slammy Award (1 time)
Ring Gear of the Year (2020) - with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods
Notes
References
Other websites
1986 births
Living people
African American players of American football
African-American wrestlers
American professional wrestlers
Sportspeople from Tampa, Florida
WWE wrestlers