With Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Mark Margolis. At the event, Elias was defeated by Reigns in 10 seconds. [65] After this, Elias continued his alliance with Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre, helping them in various feuds and matches. 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In August 2015, Samson debuted a new drifter musician character in a match taped prior to NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn, approaching the ring with a guitar before defeating Bull Dempsey, and established himself as a Heel at the same time. Just before Elias was to have a musical performance, he was interrupted and attacked by Roman Reigns who was also making his SmackDown debut. The Wrestler is one of my all-time favorite movies. The Kabuki Warriors for the WWE Women's Tag Titles, The Miz vs. Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre vs. Cederic Alexander", "8/20 WWE Smackdown Live results: Powell's review of Daniel Bryan vs. . R-Truth pinned him after the match with the help of Roman Reigns. [18] Samson continued to appear in the background playing his guitar during backstage segments over the next few weeks. On the May 29 episode of SmackDown, he was unable to continue the tournament when he suffered an injury caused, in storyline, by a car incident. USE THE UK TALENT, AND MORE", "WWE RAW REPORT: THEY HAVE A NAME, WAS THIS ELIAS' NIGHT?, DANA FOUND A WEAKNESS, FATAL FOUR WAY MATCH, AND MORE", "COMPLETE WWE ELIMINATION CHAMBER PPV COVERAGE INCLUDING RAW TALK COVERAGE", "COMPLETE WRESTLEMANIA 34 COVERAGE: NEW CHAMPIONS ARE CROWNED, MORE SHOCKING MOMENTS THAN YOU CAN SHAKE A STICK AT, AND DID WE GET THE UNDERTAKER? [63], The following week at SmackDown Live he defeated again R-Truth in a Lumberjack match for the 24/7 Championship, but in the same episode, while the lumberjacks brawled with each other, Truth pinned him under the ring ending his second reign. [40][41][42][43][44] Shortly after, Elias started a feud with Seth Rollins, whom he attacked with his guitar after interrupting his performance. [67] On the August 12, 2019 during the Raw episode post-SummerSlam, Elias pinned R-Truth in the backstage after hitting him with his guitar, regaining the 24/7 Title.[68]. 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[19][20][21] In his in–ring debut match on the May 22 episode of Raw, Samson defeated Dean Ambrose by disqualification after The Miz intentionally attacked him. It is reminiscent of some of the great movies of the 1970's. In 2018 the album WWE: Walk With Elias was released by the WWE Music Group featuring Sciullo. Reigns came out and was attacked from behind by Elias, who assisted McMahon in beating up Reigns. On the March 23, 2016 episode of NXT, after he suffered a loss to Johnny Gargano, Samson would attack him only to be fended off by Apollo Crews. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. In reality, Elias had suffered a torn pectoral muscle and required surgery rendering him out of action for 6-9 months. [35] Two weeks later, Elias competed in his first title match as he unsuccessfully challenged Roman Reigns for the Intercontinental Championship. This led to a match between Samson and Crews that took place at NXT TakeOver: Dallas, where Samson was defeated. 20, lasting over 30 minutes and eliminating five wrestlers before being eliminated by Bobby Lashley. A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle. The official trailer for Darren Aronofsky's new film The Wrestler, starring Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei. BUT HE GETS A MEDAL, AND MORE", "WWE RAW REPORT: A TLC MATCH, A TAG TITLE MATCH, SETH SPEAKS FOR ALL OF US, AND MORE", "THE MAN VS. [13] He made his NXT debut at the April 24, 2014, tapings, working as an enhancement talent and teaming with Buddy Murphy in a losing effort against The Ascension. 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BALOR DREAM MATCH & MORE: COMPLETE WWE TLC PPV COVERAGE", "WWE RAW REPORT: UNDER SIEGE 2, SWERVED IS NOT ONLY ON THE WWE NETWORK, TAG TITLE MATCH, THE MEN'S TEAM IS COMPLETE, WHO GOT ADDED TO THE WOMEN'S TEAM, WHEN IN THE UK . [62] On the May 28 episode of SmackDown Live, Elias pinned R-Truth with the help of McMahon and Drew McIntyre, winning the 24/7 Championship, his first title in WWE. 69 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the, This page was last edited on 15 September 2020, at 13:51.