Elias Samson is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Elias.
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Elias Samson is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Elias.
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Under the name Elias, shortened from Elias Samson, he portrays a musician who often uses music to mock his opponents or the fans in attendance.
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Elias Samson was then used sporadically on television throughout 2014 and early 2015, mostly appearing as enhancement talent to wrestlers such as Baron Corbin.
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Elias Samson then entered the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament, where he was paired with Tucker Knight, but the two were eliminated from the tournament by Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson.
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Elias Samson has appeared in the background playing his guitar during backstage segments over the next few weeks.
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Elias Samson was then placed in a feud with Jason Jordan, after Jordan would interrupt Elias Samson during his songs by throwing vegetables at him at No Mercy.
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Two weeks later, Elias Samson competed in his first title match as he unsuccessfully challenged Roman Reigns for the Intercontinental Championship.
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Elias Samson appeared at WrestleMania 34, where he was attacked by Cena.
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Three weeks later, Elias Samson competed at the Greatest Royal Rumble event, where he entered at No 20, lasting over 30 minutes and eliminating five wrestlers before being eliminated by Bobby Lashley.
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Shortly after, Elias Samson started a feud with Seth Rollins, whom he attacked with his guitar after interrupting his performance.
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The following night on Raw, Elias Samson turned heel after insulting the crowd, proclaiming that they disappointed him for lackluster reactions towards him, and was interrupted by Jeff Jarrett and Road Dogg, who proceeded to sing "With My Baby Tonight" until Elias Samson attacked both men, smashing a guitar over both Jarrett and Road Dogg.
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Elias Samson was attacked on both WrestleMania 35 and the Raw after the event by John Cena and The Undertaker respectively during his musical performances.
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Just before Elias Samson was to have a musical performance, he was interrupted and attacked by Roman Reigns who was making his SmackDown debut.
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Elias Samson then challenged Reigns to a match at Money in the Bank, and Reigns accepted.
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Elias Samson lost the title in the same night against R-Truth, after a tag team match that involved Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre.
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Elias Samson participated at the 51-Man Battle Royal at the 2019 Super Showdown but he was the last competitor eliminated by the eventual winner Mansoor.
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One week later, at SmackDown, Elias Samson participated in the King of the Ring tournament, defeating Kevin Owens during the first match thanks to the help of Shane, who made himself the special referee while the match was in progress and distracted the latter.
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Elias Samson participated in the Royal Rumble match at the namesake pay-per-view and entered at No 2 but was eliminated by the WWE Champion Brock Lesnar.
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At Hell in a Cell, Elias Samson defeated Hardy by disqualification after Hardy smashed him with his guitar.
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At the Royal Rumble, Elias Samson would enter his fourth Rumble match at No 13, eliminating Carlito before being eliminated by Damian Priest.
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At Fastlane, Elias Samson would replace Shane McMahon in his match against Braun Strowman, in which he was defeated.
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Later that night, Elias Samson appeared to perform a concert, before being interrupted by Owens.
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