5 things you probably didn't know about WWE Superstar Elias

#1 He was rejected by WWE four times

In another story from his appearance on The Steve Austin Show, Elias revealed that he was rejected four times by WWE before they finally offered him a contract to begin training at the Performance Centre in 2014.

He failed three tryouts to join FCW, WWE’s former developmental brand, and then he was given a paid NXT tryout after impressing during a dark match with Dean Ambrose. However, once again, he was not signed by the company.

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Six months later, he received a call from Canyon Ceman (WWE’s Senior Director of Talent Development) and, after being told ‘no’ four times, he was finally offered a contract.

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Danny Hart has been one of the most active writers at Sportskeeda since he began working for the WWE section of the site in October 2017.

Danny currently writes around 100 articles per month about WWE. Before joining Sportskeeda, he worked for seven years as a writer and editor for the football website Goal.com. He also reported live from Premier League stadiums around England.

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