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Big E Langston
Big E Langston in April 2012
Birth nameEttore Ewen[1]
Born (1986-03-01) March 1, 1986 (age 38)[1]
Tampa, Florida[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Biggie Langston[1]
Big E Langston[1][2]
Ettore Ewen[1]
Will Langston[1]
Billed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1][2]
Billed weight295 lb (134 kg)[2]
Billed fromTampa, Florida[2]
Trained byFCW staff[1]
Debut2009[1]
Competition record
Powerlifting
Representing  United States
USAPL U.S. Open Powerlifting Championships[3]
1st 2010 125kg
USAPL RAW National Powerlifting Championships[4]
1st 2011 +125kg

Ettore Ewen[1] (born March 1, 1986)[1] is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to WWE where he wrestles under the ring name Big E Langston. He is the reigning NXT Champion in WWE's developmental territory, NXT Wrestling.[2] He is also a national Powerlifting champion who has set multiple national and state records in the raw division.

Early years

Ewen was born in Tampa, Florida to Afro-Caribbean immigrants. He graduated from Wharton High School and attended the University of Iowa, where he played football as a defensive lineman and earned a bachelor of arts degree.[1] As a Florida high school wrestling state champion and a Division I college football letter winner, Ewen competed in a number of different athletic disciplines at an elite level before turning his attention to the sport of powerlifting.

Powerlifting career

The 24-year old Ewen competed in his first U.S.A. Powerlifting (USAPL) meet on July 11 at the fifth annual United States Open Championships 2010 at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida. He became not only the top heavyweight lifter but also broke all four Florida state raw powerlifting records in the 275-pound class[5] and bested 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 1,851 pound raw total.

Ewen also won the USAPL Raw Nationals 2011 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. This time he competed in the super heavyweight division (+275) and broke the raw American and national records in the deadlift (799 lbs) and total (2,039 lbs) in this weight class as well.[4][5]

Although all of his national and American raw records were broken in 2011 and 2012 by Michael Tuchscherer, Brad Gillingham and Randall Harris,[6][7] Ewen still holds the USAPL Florida State Raw Records in deadlift and total in the SHW division as well as all four raw powerlifting records in the 275-pound class.[5]

Personal records

Set in competitions
  • Squat - 711 lbs (322.5 kg)[4] raw
  • Bench press - 529 lbs (240 kg)[4] raw
  • Deadlift - 799 lbs (362.5 kg)[5] raw
  • Powerlifting total - 2,039 lbs[5] (711-529-799) / 925 kg[4] (322.5-240-362.5) raw

note: The American[8] and National Championship Records[9] in the deadlift are held at 410 kg (903.9 lbs) since 1995 by Mark Henry, who also became a professional wrestler in WWE.

Langston has also bench pressed 575 lbs (260 kg), however it was not a competition lift.

Professional wrestling career

World Wrestling Entertainment (2009–present)

Developmental territories (2009–2012)

In 2009, Ewen signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was assigned to its developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), where he adopted the ring name "Big E Langston".[1] On December 17, 2009 he made his FCW debut teaming with Justin Gabriel, Skip Sheffield & Titus O'Neil to defeat Dawson Alexander, Donny Marlow, Jimmy Uso & Lennox McEnroe.[10] On May 12, 2011, Langston and Calvin Raines defeated Richie Steamboat and Seth Rollins to win the Florida Tag Team Championship.[11] On July 21, Langston and Raines lost the Florida Tag Team Title to C.J. Parker and Donny Marlow.[11] He participated in Super Eight Tournament but was knocked out in the first round by Husky Harris. Langston would team up Nick Rogers to beat the debuting Jiro and Sakamoto, this would lead into a shot at the Florida Tag Team Champions Brad Maddox and Briley Pierce which the team lost. In February Langston participated in FCW Florida Heavyweight Championship number one contendership battle royal which was won by Seth Rollins.[10] On February 11, 2012, Ewen defeated Heath Slater at a SmackDown house show.[12] As part of WrestleMania Axxess he beat Antonio Cesaro.[10]

Alliance with AJ Lee and Dolph Ziggler; NXT Champion (2012–present)

In 2012, Ewen, as Big E Langston, debuted on the August 1 episode of WWE NXT taped at Full Sail University, where he defeated Adam Mercer.[13] This marked the start of a winning streak for Langston, who from September started repeatedly hitting his finishing maneuver on his opponents and demanding the referee to use a five count instead of a three count during his pins.[14] After Langston rejected Vickie Guerrero's managerial services,[15] 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,[16][17] while the bounty was later declared void by commissioner Dusty Rhodes.[18] On the December 6 tapings of NXT,[19] which aired on January 9, Langston faced the NXT Champion and Shield member Seth Rollins in a no disqualification title match; Langston defeated Rollins to win the title.[20]

On December 17, 2012 episode of Raw, Langston made his WWE main roster debut as a heel by assaulting John Cena at the behest of AJ Lee.[21] As Dolph Ziggler became AJ's boyfriend, Langston also allied himself with Ziggler and he would frequently help Ziggler by interfering in his matches.[22][23] Langston also started to feud with "The Ascension" Conor O'Brian for the NXT Championship.

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

See also

  • Mark Henry, another professional wrestler known for powerlifting

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "FCW Profile". Florida Championship Wrestling. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  3. ^ 5th Annual USAPL U.S. Open Powerlifting Championships (results)
  4. ^ a b c d e USAPL Raw Nationals (results) (click "Mens Results" tab on bottom, defaults to Womens)
  5. ^ a b c d e USAPL Florida State Raw Open Records - Men
  6. ^ Men's Raw American Records
  7. ^ Raw National Championship Records
  8. ^ Men's American Records
  9. ^ Men's Open National Championship Records
  10. ^ a b c http://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=8880&page=4
  11. ^ a b c "FCW Championship histories".
  12. ^ "2/11 WWE results San Francisco, Calif.: Second detailed report - Orton-Barrett cage main event, Rhodes appearances, heel mic work, "Pizza" chants".
  13. ^ James, Justin. "JAMES'S WWE NXT RESULTS 8/1: NXT Title tournament begins with Rollins, Steamboat, McIntyre". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  14. ^ James, Justin. "JAMES'S WWE NXT RESULTS 9/12 - Week 13: Kidd vs. McGillicutty again, Seth Rollins title run, Sandow, Usos, Big E., Overall Reax". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  15. ^ James, Justin. "JAMES'S WWE NXT RESULTS 10/31 - Week 19: U.S. Title defense, Woods debuts, Dusty books #1 contender match; Overall Reax". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  16. ^ James, Justin. "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 11/7 - Week 20: Four-Way #1 contender match, Brodie Lee debuts, Vickie's bounty, Overall Reax". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  17. ^ Chiverton, George. "CHIVERTON'S NXT SCOUTING REPORT 11/21: Latest Ranking & Evaluation of WWE Developmental stars". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  18. ^ James, Justin. "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 12/12 - Week 25: Rollins defends NXT Title, Paige in action, Overall Reax". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  19. ^ a b "NXT SPOILERS: New champion, The Shield involved, Nash's role, Hall of Famer at next TV taping". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  20. ^ James, Justin. "JAMES'S WWE NXT REPORT 1/9: Big E. captures NXT Title, Shield involved, PAC debut promo, Overall Reax". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  21. ^ "RAW NEWS: "Big" NXT debut concludes Raw, teased MITB cash-in, Punk-Rock hype, full list of returns & Slammy winners". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  22. ^ Tedesco, Mike. "Smackdown Results - 12/18/12". Wrestleview. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  23. ^ Caldwell, James. "http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_67856.shtml". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 19 January 2013. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  24. ^ "4/15 FCW TV REPORT: Results from recent WWE Developmental show - Ambrose-Regal feud intensifies, Hero in-ring, Sakamoto, Guerrero, Woods, Ross commentary".
  25. ^ a b Chiverton, George. "CHIVERTON'S WWE NXT EVALUATION - 8/1: Latest Rankings of top NXT stars, Reax to Gold Rush tourney". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 10 November 2012. The best was undoubtedly where instead of a clothesline, Big E. simply ran into/over Mercer. It was frankly hilarious. The finish came with E. hitting "The Big Ending," which is a powerslam pick-up into a cutter.
  26. ^ Trionfo, Richard. "WWE NXT REPORT: DID SETH ROLLINS RETAIN AGAINST BIG E LANGSTON?; THIRD GENERATION TAG TEAM AGAINST SECOND GENERATION TAG TEAM; DIVAS ACTION; AND MORE". PWInsider. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  27. ^ James, Justin. "JAMES'S WWE NXT RESULTS 8/1: NXT Title tournament begins with Rollins, Steamboat, McIntyre". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  28. ^ Trionfo, Richard. "WWE NXT REPORT: NXT TITLE MATCH NEXT WEEK; OHNO/STEAMBOAT CONTINUES; ASCENSION IN ACTION; CM PUNK TO MAKE AN APPEARANCE NEXT WEEK". PWInsider. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  29. ^ Trionfo, Richard. "WWE NXT REPORT: KASSIUS OHNO MAKES A STATEMENT; BIG E LANGSTON RAISES IT TO FIVE; SETH ROLLINS DOES SOMETHING LOGICAL WHEN CONFRONTED BY AN OPPONENT; WHERE'S TRENT; AND KIDD/MCGILLICUTTY IN THE MAIN EVENT". PWInsider. Retrieved September 15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  30. ^ Trionfo, Richard. "WWE NXT REPORT: NXT TITLE MATCH NEXT WEEK; OHNO/STEAMBOAT CONTINUES; ASCENSION IN ACTION; CM PUNK TO MAKE AN APPEARANCE NEXT WEEK". PWInsider. Retrieved October 5. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  31. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2011". Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2013-01-03.

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