Cory Elliot (wrestler)
From Iwe
(Redirected from Cory Elliot)
| Big E | ||
| 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.
Contents |
[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
- 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]
[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.
