TNA Announces Signing Of Ex-WWE Star
A former WWE superstar has officially joined TNA Wrestling’s active roster.
Elias is a former WWE superstar who was released by the company in September 2023 after a nine-year run in the company.
The WWE career of Elias will most be remembered for his “Walk With Elias” catchphrase that involved in-ring concerts that oftentimes led to boos from the fans. Elias was a heel during most of his WWE run, but he did have some time as a babyface as well.
There was a report earlier in February that the former Elias, now known as Elijah, had signed with AEW to appear on the ROH brand, but it wasn’t true after all.
During a live TNA Impact episode from Orlando on February 20th, Elijah showed up surprisingly as an ally to the TNA World Champion Joe Hendry. The duo of Hendry & Elijah beat The Colons in the main event of the show that week.
TNA Announces Elijah Has Signed A New Contract
Following Elijah’s appearance on TNA Impact, it was reported that had signed a contract with the company.
It has been officially confirmed by TNA Wrestling that Elijah has signed a deal with the company. The length of the deal hasn’t been announced.
TNA Wrestling confirmed today that it has signed top free agent Elijah, who made a shocking appearance February 20th on the live episode of iMPACT!, saving TNA World Champion Joe Hendry from a two-on-one attack by The Colons.
Elijah will talk about joining the TNA Wrestling roster on Friday, February 28, on Busted Open, airing on SiriusXM channel 156, starting at 11am EST.
A Pittsburgh native, Elijah made his pro wrestling debut in 2008 and spent about 10 years with the WWE, where he was a multi-time champion and the WWE Breakout Superstar of the Year in 2018.
Elijah and the stars of TNA Wrestling will be in El Paso for two live events, March 14-15, including Sacrifice on March 14, airing live on the TNA+ app. All matches on March 15 will be taped for the company’s flagship weekly TV show, iMPACT! on AXS TV in the U.S., on Sportsnet+ in Canada and TNA+ around the world.
The El Paso shows will feature TNA World Champion Joe Hendry, TNA Knockouts World Champion Masha Slamovich and TNA X-Division Champion Moose. Also confirmed to appear in El Paso: Jeff & Matt Hardy, Nic Nemeth, Mustafa Ali, Steve Maclin, Eric Young, Mike Santana, Brian Myers, A.J. Francis, Frankie Kazarian, Ace Austin, Sami Callihan, Tessa Blanchard, Rosemary and Xia Brookside, among others.
