TNA confirmed on Friday that it has signed ‘Elijah’, the performer known as Elias during his NXT and WWE run.
The wrestler made his debut for the promotion during the live episode that aired on Thursday, February 20th. He came to the help of TNA World Champion Joe Hendry, who had been attacked by the Colon Brothers.
The TNA announcement does not include the length of the contract.
Elijah — real name Jeffrey Sciullo, 37 — was released by WWE in September 2023.
Friday’s press release states:
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.
