Cory Elliot (wrestler)

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Birth name	Cory Elliot
Born	March 1, 1986 (age 30) Tampa, Florida
Alma mater	University of Iowa
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Big E Big E Langston Biggie Langston Cory Elliot William Langston
Billed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Billed weight	285 lb (129 kg)
Billed from	Tampa, Florida
Trained by	FCW NXT
Debut	December 17, 2009

Cory Elliot(born March 1, 1986) is an American professional wrestler and former powerlifter and American football player. He is currently signed to IWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Big E and is one third of The New Day alongside Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods.

Prior to signing with IWE in 2009, Ewen was a powerlifter and became USA Powerlifting champion. In IWE, he is a one-time Intercontinental Champion, two-time IWE (Raw) Tag Team Champion, one-time IWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion, and a one-time NXT Champion (while in IWE's developmental system, NXT). As a part of The New Day, he holds the record for the longest tag team championship reign in IWE history.

1 Early life
2 Powerlifting career
- 2.1 Personal records
3 Professional wrestling career
- 3.1 International Wrestling Entertainment/IWE
- 3.2 =IWE Champion (2021–2022)
4 Other media
- 4.1 Television
- 4.2 Video games
5 In wrestling
6 Championships and accomplishments
7 Notes
8 References
9 External links

[edit] Early life

[edit] Powerlifting career

[edit] Personal records

[edit] Professional wrestling career

[edit] International Wrestling Entertainment/IWE

[edit] Developmental territories (2009–2013)

[edit] Alliance with Dolph Ziggler and AJ Lee (2012–2013)

[edit] Intercontinental Champion (2013–2014)

[edit] The New Day (2014–2020)

Main article The New Day

[edit] Return to singles career (2020–2021)

[edit] =IWE Champion (2021–2022)

[edit] Other media

[edit] Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Total Divas	Himself	Guest star

[edit] Video games

Year	Title	As	Notes

[edit] In wrestling

Finishing moves
- Big Ending (Over the shoulder cutter)

Signature moves
- Multiple knee lifts
- Running body block

Entrance themes
- "I Can't Keep Still" by KPM Music

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

Florida Championship Wrestling
- Florida Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Calvin Raines

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #215 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2011

International Wrestling Entertainment
- IWE Championship (1 time)
- IWE Intercontinental Championship (2 times)
- IWE Raw Tag Team Championship (2 times)^[1] – with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods
- IWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship) (6 times) – with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods ^[b]

NXT Wrestling
- NXT Championship (1 time)

[edit] Notes

a. ^Big E defends the championship with either Kingston or Woods under the Freebird Rule.

b. ^Big E, Kingston, and Woods defended the title under the Freebird Rule.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

[1]

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-'''Keith Ewen''' (born March 1, 1986) is an [[United States of America|American]] professional wrestler, currently signed to [[IWE]] where he wrestles under the [[Ring Name|ring name]] '''Big E Langston'''. He is the reigning [[NXT Championship|NXT Champion]] in IWE's [[Farm Team|developmental territory]], [[NXT Wrestling]]. He is also a national [[Powerlifting]] champion who has set multiple national and state records in the raw division.
+'''Cory Elliot'''(born March 1, 1986) is an American [[Professional Wrestling|professional wrestler]] and former [[Powerlifting|powerlifter]] and [[American Football|American football]] player. He is currently signed to [[IWE]], where he performs on the [[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]] brand under the [[Ring Name|ring name]] '''Big E''' and is one third of [[The New Day (wrestling)|The New Day]] alongside [[Jose Serrano|Kofi Kingston]] and [[Austin Reed|Xavier Woods]].
-==Early years==
+Prior to signing with IWE in 2009, Ewen was a powerlifter and became [[USA Powerlifting]] champion. In IWE, he is a [[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|one-time]] [[IWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Champion]], [[List of IWE Raw Tag Team Champions|two-time]] [[IWE Raw Tag Team Championship|IWE (Raw) Tag Team Champion]], [[IWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship#Reigns|one-time]] [[IWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship|IWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion]], and a one-time [[NXT Championship|NXT Champion]] (while in IWE's developmental system, [[IWE NXT|NXT]]). As a part of The New Day, he holds the record for the longest tag team championship reign in IWE history.
+==Early life==
 ==Powerlifting career==
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 ==Professional wrestling career==
-===International Wrestling Entertainment (2009–present)===
+===International Wrestling Entertainment/IWE===
-====Development territories (2009–2012)====
+====Developmental territories (2009–2013)====
-====Alliance with AJ Lee & Dolph Ziggler (2012–2013)====
+====Alliance with Dolph Ziggler and AJ Lee (2012–2013)====
 ====Intercontinental Champion (2013–2014)====
-====The New Day (2014–present)====
+====The New Day (2014–2020)====
-:''Main article [[The New Day]]''
+:''Main article [[The New Day (wrestling)|The New Day]]''
+====Return to singles career (2020–2021)====
+====IWE Champion (2021–2022)===
+==Other media==
+===Television===
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+|-
+|2015
+|''[[Total Divas (Season 4)|Total Divas]]''
+|Himself
+|Guest star
+|}
+===Video games===
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 ==In wrestling==
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 *'''[[IWE|International Wrestling Entertainment]]
-**[[IWE Intercontinental Championship]] ([[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|1 time]])
+**[[IWE Championship]] ([[List of IWE Champions|1 time]])
+**[[IWE Intercontinental Championship]] ([[List of IWE Intercontinental Champions|2 times]])
+**[[IWE Raw Tag Team Championship]] ([[List of IWE Raw Tag Team Champions|2 times]]){{ref|a}} – with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods
+**[[IWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship]]) ([[IWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship#Reigns|6 times]]) – with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods {{small|<sup>[[#Notes|[b]]]</sup>}}
 *'''[[NXT Wrestling]]'''
 **[[NXT Championship]] ([[NXT Championship#Title history|1 time]])
-==See also==
+==Notes==
-*[[Steven Larson]], another professional wrestler known for powerlifting
+:a. {{note|a}}{{small|Big E defends the championship with either Kingston or Woods under the [[The Fabulous Freebirds#Freebird Rule|Freebird Rule]].}}
+:b. {{note|b}}{{small|Big E, Kingston, and Woods defended the title under the [[The Fabulous Freebirds#Freebird Rule|Freebird Rule]].}}
 ==References==
 ==External links==