TNA Confirm Elijah Signing

The status of Elijah (the former Elias in WWE) was a confusing one for a couple of weeks. After vignettes aired of Elijah seemingly joining up with AEW/ROH duo The Righteous, reports emerged that Elijah had signed with AEW/ROH, until this was counteracted with reports that he’d instead signed with TNA. 

Elijah made his TNA debut on the February 20 episode of IMPACT, emerging as a babyface to save reigning TNA World Heavyweight Champion Joe Hendry from an attack by The Colons, who had themselves just arrived in TNA. 

The promotion has now officially revealed once and for all that Elijah has in fact signed a deal, issuing the following statement. 

“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.”

Elijah was released from WWE in 2023, and has since been competing on the independent scene.

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