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Eugene Henry Gravelotte
Eugene Henry Gravelotte (Eugène-Henri Gravelotte), French fencer (1876–1939), won men's individual foil at Athens 1896, beating Henri Callot 3–2, becoming the first French Olympic champion.
Eugene Olivier
Eugene Olivier (Eugène Victor Olivier, 1881–1964), French épée fencer with PUC Paris; won team épée gold and individual épée bronze at the 1908 London Olympics, his only medal Games.
Eva Marie
Eva Marie (Natalie Eva Marie Nelson), American wrestler, model, and Total Divas cast member; two WWE runs (2013–2017, 2021), Doudrop partnership, SummerSlam 2021 loss to Alexa Bliss, released November 2021.
Evaldas Petrauskas
Evaldas Petrauskas, Lithuanian boxer born 1992 in Šilutė, won lightweight gold at the 2010 Youth Olympics and bronze at London 2012, Lithuania's only Olympic boxing medal; later light-welterweight European bronze medalist and coach.
Evan Tanner
Evan Tanner (1971-2008), American mixed martial artist from Amarillo, Texas; UFC middleweight champion (UFC 51) and first American Pancrase Neo-Blood tournament winner; died of heat exposure in the California desert.
Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield, "The Real Deal" (born 1962, Atmore, Alabama), American boxer, undisputed cruiserweight and 1990 undisputed heavyweight champion; beat Douglas, Foreman, Holmes, Tyson; record 44-10-2, 29 KOs; Tyson bit his ear in 1997.
Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II
Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II, the "Bite Fight" (June 28, 1997, MGM Grand, Las Vegas): WBA heavyweight rematch where Tyson bit Holyfield's ears in round 3 and was disqualified, Holyfield winning by DQ3 before about 1.98 million PPV buys.
Evangelista Santos
Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos (born 1977) is a Brazilian retired welterweight MMA fighter, 21-18, who fought PRIDE, Strikeforce, Bellator, and Pancrase, lost a Strikeforce title bout to Nick Diaz, and retired in 2017 after a Michael Page flying knee fractured his skull.
Eve Torres
Eve Torres (born 1984, Denver) is a retired American WWE wrestler, 2007 Diva Search winner, and first three-time WWE Divas Champion (reigns of 69, 71, and 120 days). After 2013 she married Rener Gracie and leads the Women Empowered self-defense program.
Evil (wrestler)
EVIL (Takaaki Watanabe, also Naraku), Japanese wrestler, NJPW 2011–2026; LIJ member, Bullet Club turn 2020, only NJPW triple champion, House of Torture leader, now WWE NXT.
Evolution (professional wrestling)
Evolution was a villainous WWE stable of Triple H, Ric Flair, Randy Orton, and Batista on Raw from 2003 to 2005, later reuniting in 2007, 2014, and 2018.
Evolve (professional wrestling)
Evolve (EVOLVE), American independent pro wrestling promotion founded January 29, 2010 by Gabe Sapolsky and Sal Hamaoui in Largo, Florida; WWE partner from 2015, purchased by WWE July 2, 2020; revived as WWE EVOLVE Tubi series in 2025.
Evolve (WWE brand)
WWE Evolve (WWE EVOLVE) is WWE's developmental wrestling brand on Tubi, premiering March 5, 2025. It showcases Performance Center, WWE ID, and NXT talent, with Evolve men's and women's championships, below NXT in WWE's pipeline.
Excalibur (wrestler)
Excalibur (Marc Letzmann, born 1980) is AEW's lead play-by-play commentator since 2019, a masked former indie wrestler, and co-founder and co-owner of Pro Wrestling Guerrilla with Super Dragon.
Extreme Championship Wrestling
Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) was a Philadelphia professional wrestling promotion founded in 1992 that pioneered a violent hardcore style influencing WWE and WCW before going bankrupt in 2001.
Extreme Rules (2012)
Extreme Rules (2012), WWE pay-per-view held April 29, 2012 at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Chicago; John Cena beat returning Brock Lesnar in an Extreme Rules Match, Lesnar's first WWE match since 2004; 263,000 buys.
Extreme Rules (2013)
Extreme Rules (2013) was a WWE pay-per-view held on May 19, 2013 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, featuring hardcore stipulation matches including a Steel Cage Match.
Extreme Rules (2014)
Extreme Rules (2014), WWE pay-per-view on May 4, 2014 at the IZOD Center, East Rutherford, New Jersey; Daniel Bryan retained the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Kane, The Shield beat Evolution, and Bad News Barrett won the Intercontinental Championship.
Extreme Rules (2015)
Extreme Rules (2015), WWE pay-per-view held April 26, 2015 at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois; Seth Rollins retained the WWE World Heavyweight Title against Randy Orton in a cage match with the RKO banned, and The New Day won the tag titles.
Extreme Rules (2016)
Extreme Rules (2016), WWE pay-per-view, May 22, 2016, Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey; Roman Reigns retained the WWE World Heavyweight Title over AJ Styles before Seth Rollins returned; Rusev won the United States Championship.
Extreme Rules (2017)
Extreme Rules (2017) was WWE's June 4, 2017 Raw-exclusive pay-per-view at Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, where Samoa Joe won a Fatal 5-Way to face Brock Lesnar, and The Miz and Cesaro & Sheamus won titles.
Extreme Rules (2018)
Extreme Rules (2018), WWE's tenth hardcore-themed pay-per-view, held July 15, 2018 at PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh; attendance 14,739. Ziggler retained the Intercontinental title over Rollins in a 30-minute Iron Man main event; Nakamura and The B-Team won titles.
Extreme Rules (2019)
Extreme Rules (2019), WWE's 11th Extreme Rules pay-per-view, held July 14, 2019 at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia. Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch retained both titles, then Brock Lesnar cashed in Money in the Bank to win the Universal Championship; four titles changed hands.
Extreme Rules (2021)
Extreme Rules (2021) was WWE's September 26, 2021 pay-per-view at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio. Roman Reigns retained the Universal Championship over The Demon Finn Bálor in the card's only Extreme Rules Match, decided by a top-rope break.
Extreme Rules (2022)
Extreme Rules (2022) was the 14th annual WWE pay-per-view, held October 8, 2022 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, remembered for Bray Wyatt's White Rabbit return.
Ezekiel Jackson
Ezekiel Jackson (Rycklon Ezekiel Stephens, born 1978) is a Guyanese-American wrestler, WWE's final ECW Champion and a former Intercontinental Champion, later Big Ryck in Lucha Underground.
Ezio Gamba
Ezio Gamba (born 1958) is an Italian judoka and coach who won Italy's first Olympic judo gold at Moscow 1980 and led Russia's team at the 2012 London Olympics.
Ezzard Charles
Ezzard Mack Charles, the "Cincinnati Cobra" (1921-1975), American boxer; NBA world heavyweight champion 1949-1951 who beat Joe Louis in 1950 and went the 15-round distance with Rocky Marciano in 1954.
Fabio Basile
Fabio Basile, Italian judoka born 1994 in Rivoli, Olympic champion -66 kg at Rio 2016 with Italy's 200th summer gold; later -73 kg, Grand Slam winner, no world medal.
Fabrice Jeannet
Fabrice Jeannet, French épée fencer born 1980 in Fort-de-France, Martinique; double Olympic team champion (2004, 2008), 2008 individual silver, 2003 individual world champion, brother of Jérôme Jeannet; retired to IT after 2008.