The National Wrestling Hall of Fame sent out the following:

WWE® Superstar Big E™ to attend Tragos/Thesz HOF weekend

WATERLOO, Iowa— WWE® Superstar Big E™ is returning to his Iowa roots as he will attend the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame weekend at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum on Saturday, July 23.

Big E won a state wrestling championship in Florida before attending the University of Iowa where he was a defensive lineman for the Hawkeyes. He graduated from Iowa in 2009 and went on to set multiple power lifting records before joining WWE. Big E is a member of the current WWE World Tag Team Champions, The New Day. He is also a former NXT and Intercontinental Champion.

“I’m excited to have WWE Superstar Big E at one of our biggest events of the year,” said museum namesake and Olympic Gold Medalist, Dan Gable. “Working together always yields the best results. We appreciate the support of WWE.”

Big E will attend the autograph signing at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum on Saturday, July 23 at 2 p.m. He will also attend the induction banquet at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center at 5 p.m. Tickets to the autograph signing are $30, which includes a $10 admission charge to the museum. Individual signers may charge. Tickets to the induction banquet are $60 and are on sale now. Tickets to the autograph signing are available on Tuesday, May 24 and are limited to the first 200. Tickets to the Impact Pro Wrestling Show on Friday, July 22 are also on sale now. Ringside seats are $25 and general admission is $15.

Contact the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum at dgmstaff@nwhof.org or call (319) 233-0745 to order your tickets.