Forget walking with Elias—Elijah is now running with The Righteous. And apparently, that journey involves graveyards, mysterious baptisms, and a whole lot of ominous narration.
The former WWE star, who once strummed his way into our hearts as Elias (and briefly as his own younger brother Ezekiel—RIP to that fever dream), has now aligned himself with Vincent and Dutch, better known as The Righteous in Ring of Honor. In a new social media video, Elijah was seen wandering through a graveyard alongside his new faction, as a deep, cryptic narration laid out his spooky new purpose in life.
“And so he became The Righteous One. A new journey begins, a search, a calling, a destiny…”
The video also featured The Righteous baptizing an unknown wrestler, presumably welcoming a new member into their cult—I mean, stable. The footage then cut to Elijah, Vincent, Dutch, and their freshly cleansed recruit strolling along the shore, with Elijah strumming his guitar. The whole thing felt like a deleted scene from a metal music video and a low-budget horror film, all at once.
And then came the big question:
“Who wants to run with the Righteous Ones?”
Which, of course, is a play on Elijah’s classic WWE catchphrase, “Who wants to walk with Elias?” So, congratulations to anyone who had “Elias turns into a wandering prophet for a spooky cult faction” on their 2025 wrestling bingo card.
Will Elijah Wrestle for AEW or ROH?
While Elijah hasn’t officially wrestled for AEW or ROH yet, he did compete on the AEW-affiliated Jericho Cruise, where he lost to Tommy Billington (nephew of The Dynamite Kid). However, this new alignment suggests that his indie run might soon turn into something bigger, possibly in Ring of Honor—or even in AEW’s growing House of Black-adjacent Spooky Division™.
Meanwhile, The Righteous have been chasing the ROH Tag Team Championships, but with Elijah in the mix, could a Six-Man Tag Team Championship run be next? Vincent is no stranger to that title, having held it before alongside Matt Taven and TK O’Ryan. Now, with a freshly anointed “Righteous One” in their ranks, the gold might be calling once again.
One thing’s for sure: this ain’t the same guy who got powerbombed by Braun Strowman on a grand piano.