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Elias appears alongside AEW/ROH tag team The Righteous in new video

Posted on by Ian Carey

Elijah, formerly WWE’s Elias, has aligned with AEW/ROH tag team, The Righteous.

On Monday, Elijah posted a video to social media featuring him alongside Vincent and Dutch. In the video, the trio is seen wearing all white and walking through a field as Elijah plays guitar. It concludes with the narrator asking, “Who wants to run with The Righteous Ones?”

The video’s narrator says:

“And so he became the Righteous One. A new journey begins, a search, a calling, a destiny. He would encounter a gang of righteous men, and they were of one mind and of one spirit. And they walked amongst the dead, spreading their message of truth in a world full of wicked lies. And to those who responded to the call, the chance to be made righteous. The grave is the door to your rebirth through the flames of perdition to be reborn a righteous man. Do you see what I’m saying, man? And so I ask, who wants to run with the Righteous Ones?”

All three members of this new group, Elijah, Vincent, & Dutch, were on the Jericho Cruise this weekend. Before that, The Righteous are coming off having lost a double bullrope match to Sammy Guevara and Dustin Rhodes at ROH Final Battle. They haven’t wrestled on AEW programming since being in the tag team Casino Gauntlet match in September.

Following his WWE release in 2023, Elijah has wrestled for promotions such as REVOLVER, IWC, The Crash in Mexico, and a tour with World Series Wrestling in Australia.

Elias wrestles first post-WWE match at Wrestling Revolver Whatashow

Posted on by Ian Carey

Elias has returned to the ring.

Now wrestling under the name Elijah, he participated in his first match on Saturday since being released by WWE in September. Elijah was defeated by “Speedball” Mike Bailey at Wrestling Revolver Whatashow. 

Highlights of his performance were posted to X by Dark Puroresu Flowsion:  

https://twitter.com/PuroresuFlow/status/1759060020879057023

More highlights were posted by @Wrestlingsdeity:

This was Elijah’s first match since he participated in a battle royal on the May 15, 2023 edition of WWE Raw. 

Saturday’s show took place at The Epic in Grand Prairie, Texas, and aired on Triller (FKA FITE TV). An estimated 650 fans were in attendance. 

Full results from Wrestling Revolver Whatashow on Saturday, February 17, 2024 —

  • Chris Bey defeated Lio Rush
  • Vert Vixen defeated Matthew Palmer
  • Jake Something defeated Brick Savage
  • Mike Bailey defeated Elijah
  • The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz & Trey Miguel) defeated Los Desperados (Arez & Gringo Loco)
  • Bryan Keith defeated Mansoor
  • Marina Shafir vs. Masha Slamovich went to a no-contest
  • PWR Tag Team Champions The Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson) defeated Monstersauce (Alex Zayne & Lance Archer) via DQ
  • Revolver Champion Alex Shelley defeated JD Griffey, Alan Angels, and Exodus Prime in a four-way match to retain his title

Elias releases post-WWE promo video, reveals new ring name

Posted on by Ian Carey

Elias is now Elijah. 

The 36-year-old was released from WWE in September and is now officially a free agent. He posted a video to social media today announcing his post-WWE ring name. 

The video features Elias walking through a valley and arriving at what appears to be his own grave. 

The video’s narrator says:

A man adorned with the trappings of fame, fortune, and glory found himself descending into the shadow valley. The resonance of his former triumphs echoed like a grand spectacle that once defined his journey. Yet, in the quiet humility of the valley’s embrace, he discovered a path less traveled. A modern day prodigal earnestly seeking a redemption from his mortal divide that transcended the fleeting acolades of earthly acclaim. The holy scriptures say that it is appointed once for man to die and then the judgment but this man needed to enter into death in order to be made righteous, renewed, and regenerated. The holy scriptures say that all of their lifetime through the fear of death men are subjected to bondage and need delivered.

But death could not hold him. Oh death, where is thy sting? Oh grave, where is thy victory? He himself shall be saved as though through fire. 

Elias then emerges from a fiery grave as the name “Elijah” flashes on the screen. 

Before signing with WWE in 2014, Elijah wrestled for the International Wrestling Cartel out of Pennsylvania. Shortly after he released his video today, IWC Wrestling announced Elijah will be on their February 24 show.  

Elias was one of several wrestlers released from WWE in September. Other talents cut from the company at the same time as him include Emma, Dolph Ziggler, Mustafa Ali, Mace & Mansoor, Dana Brooke, Dolph Ziggler, Dabba Kato, Shanky, Quincy Ellito, and Yulisa Leon,