The former WWE Champion, Big E, is one of the most versatile professional wrestlers. He is one-third of the famous trio, The New Day, with King Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston. Big E won the men’s ladder match to achieve the Money in the Bank briefcase in 2021. He has served for 12 years in the company. Finally, in September 2021, Big E made the WWE Universe proud.
Big E cashed the Money in the Bank contract and defeated The Almighty Bobby Lashley to become the new WWE Champion. The powerlifter held the World Championship for 110 days until Brock Lesnar took the gold off his shoulder at WWE Day 1. It took two F5s by The Beast to put down Big E.
The New Day’s Big E to step his foot on pedals at The Great American Race!
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The former WWE Champion has achieved great success in the wrestling business. However, he is now set to make another statement outside the wrestling industry.
.@WWEBigE will be the honorary pace car driver at Sunday's #DAYTONA500!#SmackDown @FOXTV pic.twitter.com/yJXF3T0Yiy
— WWE (@WWE) February 19, 2022
This Sunday, the WWE Superstar has been named the Honorary Pace Driver for the 64th Daytona 500. The race has been sold out for more than a month now. NASCAR promotion is expecting a crowd of 120,000 on Sunday. It has been confirmed that Big E will pilot the “Official” Toyota Camry DAYTONA 500 pace car. He will be leading the 40-car field to the green flag of The Great American Race.
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Former WWE Champion is truly a Big Man in his heart
The former World Champion possesses unmatched charisma, incredible strength, and power of positivity. Big E learned the value of hard work early and found success in powerlifting and football before joining the company. Big E is a former defensive lineman for the University of Iowa and is a USA Powerlifting Champion.
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In his 12 years career in the WWE, he has achieved United States Championship, Intercontinental Championship, and the World Championship. The one-third of the tag team New Day, Big E’s also actively supports ‘Be a Star’ programming. It is an initiative by the WWE as an anti-bullying program to encourage young people to treat each other with respect and tolerance through education.
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The former WWE Champion Big E’s contribution in DAYTONA 500 was revealed on Friday Night SmackDown today. The versatile Big E will be a part of the two-night event WrestleMania 38 on April 2. Also, DAYTONA 500 is scheduled for Sunday, February 20 at 2:30 PM ET.