A former WWE star has explained how he decided on their new ring name.
On September 21, WWE released former WWE 24/7 Champion Elias after nearly nine years with the company.
Now that he is officially a free agent, Elias, now known as Elijah, has been announced for The Wrestling REVOLVER and World Series Wrestling in Australia.
During a virtual signing for Virtual Gimmick Table show, Elijah explained that he chose his new name because of Elijah’s connection to John The Baptist in the Bible. He said:
“Yeah, yeah, that’s exactly right (I chose the name ‘Elijah’ due to his relationship with John the Baptist).”
“That’s good. I love all the biblical names if you can’t tell by now. Elias, Ezekiel, Elijah, you got the Heavy Metal Jesus from my past life so yeah, that’s where Elijah comes from.”
Elijah will appear on The Wrestling REVOLVER’s Whatashow on February 17.
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