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  • Elias Debuts New Album, WWE Network Special Airs Tonight

    Elias Debuts New Album, WWE Network Special Airs Tonight

    Raw Superstar, Elias, has a big day today. His debut album “Walk With Elias” released today on iTunes and Spotify. His album will also reportedly be for sale at WWE live events.

    Tonight after Raw, “Elias: Live From Bourbon Street” airs on the WWE Network.

    WWE is not done promoting Elias today, however. The WWE Network will air “Walk With Elias” on July 30th, a documentary focussed on Elias’ recording of the album.

    https://youtu.be/lflAuk1MPoM

    “Walk With Elias” Track Listing

    1. The Ballad of Every Town I’ve Ever Been To
    2. Nothing I Can’t Do
    3. Walk With Me
    4. Elias’ Words

    Elias Samson

    Real name, Jeffrey Logan Sciullo, Elias was signed to WWE in early 2014. He would crack the NXT roster later that same year.

    Prior to being signed by WWE, Elias wrestled on the independents for 5 years. He wrestled under the name “Heavy Metal Jesus” Logan Shulo.

    Late last year, Elias appeared on the Stone Cold Steve Austin podcast and talked about his gimmick.

    “I like to think Elias is (kind of) the culmination of everything I ever wanted to be and who I ever wanted to be so I’m very happy with that,” he said.

    The character Elias worked on the independents was similar to what he now does in WWE.

    “I can recall at one point I was “the Frontman” Logan Shulo,” Elias said on the podcast. “I came out with a mic stand, in my mind, I was this eclectic frontman rockstar. Then as it went on I became “Heavy Metal Jesus”.

    As for the Heavy Metal Jesus nickname, Elias credits a training partner of his from Pittsburgh.

    “It was a guy named Michael Facade out in Pittsburgh. One time we’re training, I just looked like it, I looked like Jesus you know, and he said “Heavy Metal Jesus”, he called me that. I said that’s the coolest nickname I’ve ever heard.”

  • The Rock Gets Called Out By Current WWE Superstar

    The Rock Gets Called Out By Current WWE Superstar

    The Rock just got called out by one of WWE’s most promising young stars.

    Recently on an episode of Busted Open Radio, “The Great One” was called out by none other than RAW Superstar Elias. The man formerly known as “The Drifter” spoke about his guitar gimmick and how The Rock has played guitar on WWE TV to perform for crowds several time before in the past as well.

    Elias said he’d be more than happy to show “The People’s Champ” how it’s done:

    “I’m well aware all the things The Rock has done in the wrestling business and in life. The guy is just a next-level human being. I was getting comparisons here because he played guitar a few times or whatever on television and I wanna throw this out there. He’s done that maybe five times, maybe six times or something like that on WWE television on Monday Night Raw.

    “Rock if you’re out there listening, I’m doing it every single week. I’m doing it out there in front of millions of people all around the world every single week. I’m doing in in front of 10,000 in-person live every show I go to. So why don’t you come walk with Elias so I can show you how it’s really done?

    “WWE is my company, it’s my show. Come on back, Rock.”

    H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions

  • Elias Talks Working With The Undertaker At MSG, Praises Seth Rollins

    Elias Talks Working With The Undertaker At MSG, Praises Seth Rollins

    Elias has a big weekend ahead of him.

    WWE is scheduled to hold a live event at Madison Square Garden in New York City this Saturday night (July 7th, 2018). Elias spoke with The New York Post to promote the WWE live event and to talk about various topics.

    At this event, The Undertaker will return to in-ring action when he teams up with Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman to take on Elias, Baron Corbin, and Kevin Owens in a six-man tag team match. In this interview, Elias spoke about the match.

    “I said, “That is the perfect matchup.” I would have preferred if it was one-on-one, but that would probably happen somewhere down the line. This will be the first-ever meeting of The Deadman and The Living Truth.”

    Elias also spoke about the level that Seth Rollins is working at right now as the two stars wrestled for the Intercontinental Title last month at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view event.

    Elias stated that Rollins has had a very successful career so far, but he’s probably at his best right now.

    “The crowd is taking to him in a way almost unlike they have his entire career, which is still crazy because they have loved him for such a long time.”

    What are your thoughts on Elias’ comments? Sound off in the comment section.

  • Elias Lands Sponsorship Deal With Major Guitar Manufacturer

    Elias Lands Sponsorship Deal With Major Guitar Manufacturer

    According to the Drifter, he is now sponsored by one of the world’s most highly recognized guitar manufacturers. Elias recently announced on Twitter that he is now officially sponsored by Fender.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BkxgOp0hLuZ/

    Elias Officially Sponsored By Fender

    Elias previously mentioned Fender is a favorite brand of his during an interview with Guitar World. He was asked by the media outlet about his first guitar when he mentioned his affinity for Fender’s products.

    “I’m going to say the brand was a [Yamaha] Pacifica electric kit for learning guitar,” Elias said of his first guitar. “Once I had enough knowledge of guitar, that’s when I branched out to Fender, which is a favorite brand of mine, and so on.”

    Elias was also asked during the interview if there are plans to record any of his songs rather than just performing them at live events.

    “Absolutely,” Elias responded. “I believe WWE—which, if you are not aware, stands for “Walk with Elias”—the company is taking notice of what I’m doing every week and there’s absolutely plans in the works to record music, release music, put it out there and give them the sound of Elias that they can take with them. They can have it on their phone, they can have it wherever on whatever music format they have.”

    Elias in NXT

    Earlier this year, Elias spoke with Edge and Christian on their podcast. Elias said Triple H told him while he was still in developmental that his character was a better fit for the main roster than NXT.

    “Triple H has told me specifically from the very first time when he saw me, he said that it would be a better main roster character than NXT. It never really clicked with the NXT audience the way it has, (and) the way I see it, I took my live event act in NXT and brought it to the main roster.”

    “They saw the live event act and said let’s put that on TV. On NXT, I would sing songs, but wouldn’t even do that, plus it was very dark and cryptic, but this is the kind of stuff I was doing on live events in NXT before being called up.”

  • WWE Follows The Young Bucks On Twitter, What Happened After RAW?

    WWE Follows The Young Bucks On Twitter, What Happened After RAW?

    WWE Follows A Young Buck On Twitter

    There have been plenty of rumors going around as to whether or not the WWE could sign The Young Bucks to a deal soon. The Bucks are currently enjoying success with Ring Of Honor (ROH) and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), as well as selling out their self-funded All In event with Cody Rhodes.

    WWE’s Twitter page shows that they recently followed Matt Jackson of The Young Bucks, sparking some speculation from fans on social media. Here’s a screenshot of who WWE is following:

    What Happened After RAW?

    The dark match main event for Monday Night RAW last night was Elias vs. Jinder Mahal. Unfortunately the match never got to finish as both Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns hit the ring and attacked both Elias and Mahal.

    They celebrated with the crowd after clearing the ring to send them home happy and end the show.

  • Big Show Reveals Who Is WWE’s Next Breakout Star, Praises Charlotte Flair

    Big Show Reveals Who Is WWE’s Next Breakout Star, Praises Charlotte Flair

    The Big Show is very high on two WWE superstars.

    Show was recently a guest on WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin’s podcast, The Steve Austin Show, and during the interview, he was asked who is WWE’s next breakout star.

    The former WWE Champion stated that he believes it is a star on the flagship show of the sports entertainment company, Monday Night RAW, Elias.

    “I think Elias has a lot of good things in the future ahead of him. He’s a good kid and he’s a hard worker. They always say, ‘he’s got a hell of a body on him.’ He [has] done a lot of things right. They built him along the way. They haven’t had him beat a lot of people. He [has] earned his wins. He [has] done his losses. Like, he’s building a good, solid foundation.” Big Show added, “but I think Elias is a good pick. He is. That’s a good call.”

    Also in this interview, he gave some high praise to former WWE RAW and SmackDown Live Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair.

    “I’d look for a lot of breakout stars also, now, I know you’ll probably think I’m crazy, but if you look at the women’s division,” Big Show considered (transcript courtesy of Wrestling Inc). “I mean, they have stepped up the competition. Have you seen the matches that Charlotte [has] been having and the stuff that she’s doing? I mean, thank God I’m not following her right now. She is just laying it down. Talk about a complete change from when I knew her in her teens and when she was in college. And now, the commitment that she [has] made, and I’m just blown away by the talent she has.”

    What are your thoughts on Show’s comments? Sound off in the comment section below.

    As seen on this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW in Houston, TX at the Toyota Center on the USA Network, Show made his first appearance on WWE programming since last year when he faced Braun Strowman in a Steel Cage Match. He has been out of action after undergoing surgery.

  • Elias Sings To Crowd After RAW (Video), Reby Hardy Has “Plans In Motion” For Michael Cole

    Elias Sings To Crowd After RAW (Video), Reby Hardy Has “Plans In Motion” For Michael Cole

    Elias Sings To RAW Crowd (Video)

    Last night’s RAW dark match featured a Six-Man Tag Team match between the teams of Bobby Lashley, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins against Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, and Elias.

    After the match was over, Elias came out to the ring and got the opportunity to sing to the crowd. You can check out the video here below:

    Reby Hardy Has “Plans In Motion” For Michael Cole

    Michael Cole has been teasing Matt Hardy and his “Woken” persona for quite some time on WWE TV. Hardy has been also been teasing taking action against the RAW commentator for his comments recently. It seems that there are already “plans in motion” for that to happen very soon.

    Reby Hardy recently took to Twitter to respond to a fan’s question on Twitter, asking when the “OBSOLETE MULE” Cole would finally be silenced. Here’s what she had to say:

    https://twitter.com/RebyHardy/status/996237210897694721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ringsidenews.com%2F2018%2F05%2F15%2Freby-hardy-plans-motion-silence-michael-cole%2F&tfw_creator=RingsideNewscom&tfw_site=RingsideNewscom

  • Elias Performs On Bourbon Street, Jerry Lawler Shoots Fireball At Joey Ryan (Videos)

    Elias Performs On Bourbon Street, Jerry Lawler Shoots Fireball At Joey Ryan (Videos)

    Elias Performs On Bourbon Street

    WWE Superstar Elias performed “Drift Away” at Razzoo on Bourbon Street in New Orleans last night. Elias is not currently on the card at WrestleMania 34, though he has promised a performance of a lifetime on Sunday night. Elias has defeated both Rhyno and Heath Slater on recent episodes of WWE RAW.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_up8G4OoJQ

    Jerry Lawler Shoots Fireball At Joey Ryan

    Joey Ryan cosplayed Andy Kaufman and issued and open challenge at last night’s WrestleCon SuperShow in New Orleans. Joey Ryan refers to himself as “The King of Dong Style” and claims that his package is the strongest muscle in professional wrestling. As seen in the video below, Lawler’s kick to the groin doesn’t phase Joey Ryan at all.

    After Joey Ryan informed Jerry Lawler that the Piledriver was illegal in Louisiana, Lawler had to come up with something else to takedown the King of Dong Style. Lawler then shot a fireball and it was a direct hit. Joey Ryan dropped to the mat and rolled around as the crowd erupted.

    https://twitter.com/WrestleHangout/status/982096629560954880

    https://twitter.com/JoeyRyanOnline/status/982268013935132674

  • What Happened After RAW, Rousey Reacts To RAW Table Spot, Elias-WM34 Update

    What Happened After RAW, Rousey Reacts To RAW Table Spot, Elias-WM34 Update

    – After RAW went off-air last night, RAW Tag Team Champions The Bar (Cesaro and Sheamus) hit the ring to attack Roman Reigns. John Cena’s music hit and The Leader Of The Cenation came down for the save. Cena hit an Attitude Adjustment and Reigns hit a Spear – both at the same time – to send the crowd home happy.

    – In the opening segment of Monday Night RAW, a Q&A session took place inside the ring between Kurt Angle, Ronda Rousey, Triple H, and Stephanie McMahon – hosted by Jonathan Coachman (which was awfully similar to a UFC pre-fight press conference).

    During their face-offs things got physical between the four, which led to McMahon putting Rousey through a table. Rousey and Angle will team up against Triple H and Stephanie at WrestleMania 34. It will be Rousey’s official in-ring debut for WWE.

    Rousey took to Instagram to comment on being put through a table, using a quote from George Santayana:

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BhG9FXyjG9H/?utm_source=ig_embed

    – Elias is not currently penciled in for a match at WrestleMania 34 this weekend, however, he noted on RAW last night that he’s preparing for the greatest performance of a lifetime in New Orleans this Sunday:

  • More Information On Who Will Induct The Dudley Boyz Into WWE HOF, Elias Reveals Plans To Record Music

    More Information On Who Will Induct The Dudley Boyz Into WWE HOF, Elias Reveals Plans To Record Music

    – As we’ve noted, former WWE Tag Team Champions The Dudley Boyz will be inducted into the 2018 WWE Hall Of Fame class the day before WrestleMania 34 next month. One question WWE fans have been asking is who will induct the pair? Bubba Ray Dudley recently appeared on Sirius XM’s Busted Open Radio and revealed exactly that.

    He claimed that fellow WWE Tag Team Legends Edge and Christian will be doing the honors, but hopes Matt and Jeff Hardy are on stage with them as well. Here’s the official audio of Dudley’s announcement from Busted Open’s Twitter:

    – WWE Superstar Elias recently did an interview with Guitar World and commented on possibly releasing music with WWE. Elias said that there are definitely plans in the works for him to record music with the company:

    “Absolutely, I believe WWE—which, if you are not aware, stands for “Walk with Elias”—the company is taking notice of what I’m doing every week and there’s absolutely plans in the works to record music, release music, put it out there and give them the sound of Elias that they can take with them. They can have it on their phone, they can have it wherever on whatever music format they have.”

    You can read Elias’ full interview with Guitar World by clicking this link here.

  • Braun Strowman Earns WrestleMania Tag Team Title Shot, Speculation On His Partner

    Braun Strowman Earns WrestleMania Tag Team Title Shot, Speculation On His Partner

    Braun Strowman won a tag team battle royal on tonight’s WWE RAW to become the new #1 contender to RAW Tag Team Champions The Bar for a title shot at WrestleMania 34. Tag teams participating in the match were The Revival, Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson, Heath Slater & Rhyno, The Miztourage and Titus Worldwide.

    Braun worked the contenders battle royal by himself but the speculation is that he may be put with Elias to make it Braun and Elias vs. Cesaro and Sheamus in New Orleans.

    Below is the updated card for WrestleMania 34, which takes place from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on April 8th, with John Cena vs. The Undertaker added:

    WWE Universal Title Match
    Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar

    WWE Title Match
    Shinsuke Nakamura vs. AJ Styles

    Triple Threat for the WWE Intercontinental Title
    Seth Rollins vs. Finn Balor vs. The Miz

    RAW Women’s Title Match
    TBA vs. Alexa Bliss

    SmackDown Women’s Title Match
    Asuka vs. Charlotte Flair

    Finals of the WWE Cruiserweight Title Tournament
    Cedric Alexander or Roderick Strong vs. Mustafa Ali or Drew Gulak

    Handicap Match for the RAW Tag Team Titles
    Braun Strowman vs. Cesaro and Sheamus

    Ronda Rousey and Kurt Angle vs. Stephanie McMahon and Triple H

    Fifth Annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal

    First-Ever Fabulous Moolah Memorial Battle Royal

    John Cena vs. The Undertaker

  • Elias Promises Special Performance At WrestleMania 34

    Elias Promises Special Performance At WrestleMania 34

    WWE Raw Superstar Elias recently did an interview with SportsKeeda to talk about various topics. During the interview, he reflected on being called up to the main roster and being fast-tracked to it from NXT.

    He was signed to a developmental deal by WWE in early 2014 and was placed in NXT.

    The sports entertainment company and its Chairman Vince McMahon thought that it was the right time to call up the NXT star to the main roster and place him on the Monday Night Raw brand in April of last year.

    “I heard the term “fast-tracked”, which I actually think is the opposite of what it was. I spent a lot of time at NXT. But what I feel the main difference is that what I was doing at live events during my time in NXT is what I brought to television on the main roster. So a lot of people only got to see short little bursts on NXT. 30 seconds at a time on the guitar, a few minutes in the ring. Monday Night RAW gives me a lot more time to express myself.”

    “It’s definitely satisfying to be in the main events and to reach a certain level, but as far as personal goals go, personal feelings, I feel like I’m not even close to where I want to be yet. I feel like I’m only starting my path towards the very top. As far as success and where I’m at right now, that’s for everybody else to decide. I know where I want to be.”

    WrestleMania 34 is set to be held on Sunday, April 8, 2018, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. This event airs on pay-per-view (PPV) and WWE Network. It’s the most successful and longest-running professional wrestling event in history.

    As of this writing, there are no clear-cut plans for him at the biggest event of the year for the sports entertainment company. During this interview, he was asked about his performance that he will do at the upcoming event.

    “At WrestleMania, the performance will be something that you’ve not seen Elias do yet. We call it the grandest spectacle of them all right? I’m the grandest performer on Monday Night RAW, I’m the grandest performer in WWE. It’s only fitting that at WrestleMania, the biggest show we have, I put on the biggest performance you’ve ever seen.”

  • Elias Says He’d Outshine The Rock in Concert, Reacts to Braun Strowman’s Musical Talent

    Elias Says He’d Outshine The Rock in Concert, Reacts to Braun Strowman’s Musical Talent

    Elias believes he’d give The Rock a serious run for his money in concert.

    It’s no secret that many fans want to “Walk With Elias.” When Samoa Joe suffered an injury, the WWE needed someone to step up. That superstar ended up being Elias, and he’s found some success.

    He was involved in a highly praised segment with Braun Strowman recently. Elias thought he was having a routine concert on an episode of Monday Night Raw, when “The Monster Among Men” decided to play a tune. Of course, things ended in violence.

    Speaking to the NY Post, Elias said the segment was a hit:

    “I mean, you are seeing this giant guy out there with a giant cello, guitar, whatever you want to call it and you see him kind of doing what I do, but the giant version of it. Of course it’s so many thoughts at once and I’m just taken aback. Of course, I believe it made for some great TV.”

    One on One With The Great One

    Many fans have been clamoring for a concert with Elias and The Rock. The Elimination Chamber participant said he’s prepared to show “The Great One” how it’s done.

    “I think without a doubt I’d outshine The Rock because he can’t do quite what I do, but he is good at the guitar and he’s got some chops to him, so I don’t think you need to think about it too much. I think something like that could happen in the future. I’m going to put that on The Rock. I’ll leave that up to him.”

  • Elias Reveals What Triple H Predicted About His Character Back In NXT

    Elias Reveals What Triple H Predicted About His Character Back In NXT

    Former NXT talent and current WWE Superstar Elias recently joined E&C’s Pod Of Awesomeness to talk about his run on the main roster. The man formerly known as “The Drifter” discussed the origins of his character singing to WWE crowds:

    “One time I went to Largo, Florida and Terry Taylor came up to me and asked if I could sing a song tonight and I said, ‘OK, about what?’ He said that I should sing about the crowd. I came up with a song that night and the song kind of clicked right off the bat, so I evolved it from there. I started asking, at the time, ‘Who wants to walk with The Drifter?’ I would then tell a little story; it all really started at NXT, even though the NXT audience didn’t really get to see that side of me too much; the live events crowd definitely did see that.”

    Elias also revealed that Triple H predicted during his time in NXT that his character would be more successful on the main roster than in developmental:

    “Triple H has told me specifically from the very first time when he saw me, he said that it would be a better main roster character than NXT. It never really clicked with the NXT audience the way it has. The way I see it, I took my live event act in NXT and brought it to the main roster. They saw the live event act and said let’s put that on TV. On NXT, I would sing songs, but wouldn’t even do that, plus it was very dark and cryptic, but this is the kind of stuff I was doing on live events in NXT before being called up.”

    He also discussed how he looks forward to his character evolving as he continues forward in his journey on the main roster:

    “I definitely see my character evolving. I don’t want it to run until the wheels fall off. I am definitely going to get the most out of this incarnation of it, then hopefully whatever the crowd reacts to it, and storylines take me there are many level. Think about just any kind of rockstar who has had a journey; they have their ups and downs, their egos and demands and then they hit rock bottom. There’s a million ways to go with ‘Elias,’ in my mind I see it evolving in many different ways.”

    You can listen to Elias on E&C’s Pod Of Awesomeness by clicking this link here.

    H/T Wrestling Inc. for the transcriptions

  • Bayley Possibly Turning Heel, Aligning with Elias?

    Bayley Possibly Turning Heel, Aligning with Elias?

    There is currently a belief amongst some that Bayley could be turning heel soon.

    Much of this belief has been spurned on by the lineup for the March 16th, 2018 house show at Madison Square Garden. On that night, Bayley will be teaming with Elias (her Mixed Match Challenge partner) to go up against the team of John Cena and Nikki Bella.

    Bayley Heel Turn Possibility

    A babyface switching to the heel side for a house show is often a sign a heel turn could take place but other possibilities exist. Bayley and Elias could be teaming together simply because they were a team in the Mixed Match Challenge and Cena is entering a program with Elias.

    Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, however, believes there is something more to it than that. He believes it’s likely Bayley is turning heel. While there have been several hints that Sasha Banks could turn on Bayley, Meltzer still thinks there are signs Bayley could be the one turning. Bayley has publicly spoken about wanting to turn heel in the past.

    Bayley and Elias recently lost to Rusev and Lana in the MMC tournament. Before the match began, Bayley and Elias were about to sing (Bayley had a guitar too) but Rusev and Lana’s entrance interupted them. It’s possible Bayley and Elias end up in a WWE-style mixed-match on-screen relationship as well.

    On Raw this week, Bayley defeated Banks cleanly and then saved her friend from an attack by Nia Jax. The signs seem to be pointing to a Banks heel turn but Meltzer still contends there is a chance it could be Bayley who does in the end. Whatever it is that ends up happening, it should happen in time to build to a match at WrestleMania.

  • Seth Rollins Reacts To History-Making Chamber Match, Braun Strowman On Attacking Elias

    Seth Rollins Reacts To History-Making Chamber Match, Braun Strowman On Attacking Elias

    – Last night’s Monday Night RAW featured a Fatal-Five Way between Seth Rollins, Finn Balor, Bray Wyatt, “Woken” Matt Hardy, and Apollo Crews to determine who would be the final entrant into the Elimination Chamber match. Both Rollins and Balor pinned Wyatt at the same time and no clear winner was determined. RAW General Manager Kurt Angle was interviewed after the show by Renee Young live on Facebook, where he was interrupted by both Rollins and Balor.

    Both men were bickering back-and-forth over who deserved the opportunity more, before Angle named both Rollins and Balor into the match. It will be the first seven-man Elimination Chamber match in WWE history. Rollins took to Twitter to react to the history making news:

    – Last night Braun Strowman put on one of the more entertaining segments in recent RAW memory when he attacked Elias with a cello. He took to Twitter to react to the segment:

    https://twitter.com/BraunStrowman/status/963278135536992256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

  • WWE Wishes Victoria A Happy Birthday, Maria’s Latest Pregnancy Vlog, Bayley and Elias

    WWE Wishes Victoria A Happy Birthday, Maria’s Latest Pregnancy Vlog, Bayley and Elias

    – Perhaps the most notable omission from the inaugural Women’s Royal Rumble Match was that of two-time WWE Women’s Champion Victoria, who unlike many of the former female stars brought back, remains active on the independent wrestling scene. She was also not at Raw 25, which featured a segment honoring the company’s top female performers over the years. Former WWE Women’s Champion Gail Kim called out WWE on not inviting Victoria and Lita to the show (Lita did, however, work the Women’s Royal Rumble Match).

    As today is Victoria’s 47th birthday, WWE is now celebrating her career. The company posted these messages on social media wishing her a happy birthday.

    https://instagram.com/p/BfBbCvuga3A/?utm_source=ig_embed

    The official WWE website also posted this photo gallery looking back at her career.

    – In Maria Kanellis’ latest pregnancy vlog on WWE’s YouTube channel, Maria and Mike get a closer look at their baby girl when they go for a 3D ultrasound.

    [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVtBN76yvKo&w=560&h=315]

    – This Tuesday on WWE Mixed Match Challenge, Bayley and Elias will face Rusev and Lana. In this video, Bayley and Elias say they’re competing for Americares, a group working to help those affected by poverty or disaster.

    [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUH8zaytU9o&w=560&h=315]

  • John Cena & Nikki Bella Teaming Up At WWE Live Event

    John Cena & Nikki Bella Teaming Up At WWE Live Event

    Last year at WrestleMania 33, John Cena and Nikki Bella teamed up together as they beat rival power couple The Miz and Maryse in a WrestleMania Mixed Tag Team Match. Now they’re doing it again next month.

    On Friday, Mar. 16 at a live event in Madison Square Garden, Cena and Nikki will face Mixed Match Challenge tandem Elias and Bayley in a Mixed Tag Team Match.

    MSG released a video promo on its website advertising the match for the show. Cena was originally scheduled to face Elias in a singles match.

    There is another change to a top match on the card as The Miz will no longer defend the Intercontinental Championship against Roman Reigns. Instead, The Miz, Bo Dallas, and Curtis Axel will team up against Reigns, Seth Rollins and Finn Balor.

    Also advertised for the event is Brock Lesnar defending the Universal Championship against Braun Strowman and Kane in a Triple Threat Match. You can see the promo advertising these matches in the video below.

    https://twitter.com/BayleyPromoWWE/status/962184306960420864

  • Reason Why WWE Had Elias Pin John Cena On Monday Night RAW

    Reason Why WWE Had Elias Pin John Cena On Monday Night RAW

    As seen on this week’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW in Des Moines, IA at the Wells Fargo Arena on the USA Network, Elias beat John Cena and Braun Strowman in a Triple Threat Match.

    As a result of this win, Elias has earned the right to enter last in the Men’s Elimination Chamber Match at the pay-per-view event that takes place on Sunday, February 25th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and will air on the WWE Network.

    Dave Meltzer shed some light on why the sports entertainment company decided to do this on the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio. According to the longtime journalist, WWE had Elias pin Cena to help him get over and to follow up on the feud between the two superstars that has transpired over the last few weeks on television. The belief is that they will wrestle each other again later down the road.

    Regarding the post-match angle where Strowman beat down both talents, the idea behind it was to help build him over as one of the top superstar heading into WrestleMania season.

  • Elias Talks His Interaction With Chris Jericho At RAW 25

    Elias Talks His Interaction With Chris Jericho At RAW 25

    WWE Superstar Elias recently did an interview with he Baltimore Sun to talk about his time with the company on the main roster. Several weeks ago Elias got the opportunity to work with John Cena on Monday Night RAW, and it looks like a feud between them is brewing. The man formerly known as “The Drifter” said when you’re working with John Cena in WWE – that’s where you want to be:

    “That’s where you want to be in the WWE. John Cena has been the franchise for so long. In the ring across from John, you know you have a lot of eyes on you. As a performer, that’s where you want to be as far as I’m concerned.”

    Elias also had the opportunity to work a small segment on RAW 25 with Chris Jericho. He said that Jericho annoyed him by trying to play the guitar and the whole situation rubbed him the wrong way:

    “Well, I gotta say that the guy who really annoyed me on Monday Night Raw, Chris Jericho. He shows up, he wants to make some sort of claim that scarves are gimmick infringement. Though if you go back and look, I was wearing it long before him … but that’s OK. But then he pulls out a guitar and tries to play a song. So I’d definitely like to get in the ring with him. Something about the way that interaction went down on Monday rubbed me the wrong way.”

    He was then asked about getting a bigger reaction on the main roster than he did in developmental on NXT:

    “You know, I’ve heard that. In fact, I’ve heard Triple H himself say that in interviews, that Elias is maybe made for Monday Night Raw. But I can remember very clearly times in Full Sail where I’d sing songs and I couldn’t hear myself sing because the crowd was so loud for it. So it’s definitely an interesting dynamic, that’s for sure, being on Raw and hearing the way the crowd interacts with me. So I don’t know if that’s how I’d describe it, but I’m on Raw now and I’m doing my thing.”

    You can read Elias’ full interview with The Baltimore Sun by clicking this link here.

  • AJ Styles Uses The Stone Cold Stunner (Video), Bayley Tries To Impress Elias (Video)

    AJ Styles Uses The Stone Cold Stunner (Video), Bayley Tries To Impress Elias (Video)

    – Following yesterday’s WWE TV tapings in Laredo, Texas the dark match main event was a KFC Colonel Rumble match between WWE Champion AJ Styles and Rusev. Styles picked up the win by hitting Rusev with a Stone Cold Stunner. Footage from the match is likely to be used in an upcoming KFC commercial. Here’s the finish:

    – WWE posted the following video of Bayley trying to impress her Mixed Match Challenge partner, Elias, with her guitar skills. Elias wasn’t impressed to say the least. Elias and Bayley will be taking on the team of Rusev and Lana in week five of the tournament:

  • Elias Reveals His Opinion of “Drifter” Gimmick

    Elias Reveals His Opinion of “Drifter” Gimmick

    Elias recently appeared on the Stone Cold Podcast with Steve Austin. While Elias and Austin talked a lot about music, other sports, and even blackjack, they also covered the genesis of the Elias character.

    Elias revealed on the show he loves the character and has been working similar gimmicks since his time on the indies.

    On Elias Character:

    “I like to think Elias is (kind of) the culmination of everything I ever wanted to be and who I ever wanted to be so I’m very happy with that.”

    On previous incarnations of the character:

    “I can recall at one point I was “the Frontman” Logan Shulo, I came out with a mic stand, in my mind, I was this eclectic frontman rockstar. Then as it went on I became “Heavy Metal Jesus”.

    On who came up with “Heavy Metal Jesus”

    “It was a guy named Michael Facade out in Pittsburgh. One time we’re training, I just looked like it, I looked like Jesus you know, and he said “Heavy Metal Jesus”, he called me that. I said that’s the coolest nickname I’ve ever heard.

    Sure enough, I would do bible verses in my promos and turn water into wine.”

    You can listen to the full podcast here.

  • Karl Anderson Fires Back At Fan For Calling Him A “Sell Out”, (Video) Elias’ Warning To Jason Jordan

    Karl Anderson Fires Back At Fan For Calling Him A “Sell Out”, (Video) Elias’ Warning To Jason Jordan

    – A fan recently took to Twitter and called Karl Anderson a “sell out” for leaving Japan in favor of WWE. Here’s how Anderson responded to the comment:

    https://twitter.com/SmoothKiller15/status/927224551360139270?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

    – Tonight’s episode of Monday Night RAW from England will feature a “Guitar On A Pole” match between Elias and Jason Jordan. WWE posted the following video of Elias’ message to Jordan prior to their match-up:

  • WWE Superstar To Make Dedication To Michael Cole On RAW Tonight, (Video) Crazy Hell In A Cell Moments

    WWE Superstar To Make Dedication To Michael Cole On RAW Tonight, (Video) Crazy Hell In A Cell Moments

    – WWE Superstar Elias took to Twitter to note that his song on tonight’s (Mon. October 2, 2017) episode of Monday Night RAW will be dedicated to commentator Michael Cole, who will be missing his only his second RAW in 20 years to attend his son’s wedding. Tom Phillips will be serving as Cole’s replacement:

    – The WWE has posted the following Top 10 video ahead of Hell In A Cell, showing some of the structure’s wildest moments. Superstars in the clips include Daniel Bryan, Mankind, Roman Reigns, Bray Wyatt, and many more. Check it out here:

  • Roman Reigns Mocks John Cena, Elias Has Message For Apollo Crews, Stephanie McMahon

    Roman Reigns Mocks John Cena, Elias Has Message For Apollo Crews, Stephanie McMahon

    Roman Reigns fires shot at Cena ahead of their match tonight at No Mercy

    Roman Reigns and John Cena have spent the past few weeks on RAW cutting promos on each other. Cena poked fun at Reigns for failing a drug test and Reigns blasted Cena for turning Hollywood and becoming a part-timer. Earlier today, Reigns sent out the following tweet and mocked Cena:

    Elias delivers message to Apollo Crews

    Elias will face Apollo Crews tonight during the No Mercy Kickoff Show. Elias posted the following video and warned Crews that he will not find peace in Titus Worldwide. Elias suggested that he should walk with him instead because he is the future of WWE.

    WWE Superstars wish Stephanie McMahon Happy Birthday

    Vince McMahon and several other Superstars took to Twitter today to wish Stephanie McMahon a Happy Birthday. Stephanie McMahon turns 41-years-old today.

    https://twitter.com/catherinekelley/status/912012203150241792