Watch: Elias Teases a Character Change

Elias hasn't appeared on WWE television since September, as the four-time 24/7 Champion has been [...]

By Connor Casey

Elias hasn't appeared on WWE television since September, as the four-time 24/7 Champion has been on the shelf with an ankle injury. But on Thursday fans of "The Drifter" started buzzing when he posted a new video to his Twitter account of himself singing while playing piano. Over the past few years Elias has used his musical performances to insult whatever town he was in or talk about how he's going to beat his next opponent. But this song — "A Change is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke — seemed a bit more ambiguous, as Elias sang about change being on the way.

"It's been a long time, a long time coming But I know a change gonna come, oh yes it will. It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die 'Cause I don't know what's up there, beyond the sky, It's been a long, a long time coming but I know a change gonna come."

Could this be a sign that Elias might be shaking up his character? It's certainly possible, and the piano is definitely a different vibe compared to the lone guitar-playing role he's been doing. Two years after his "Drifter" persona started popping up on NXT, Elias made the jump to Monday Night Raw in Apirl 2017. Shortly after April's Superstar Shake-up Elias aligned himself with Shane McMahon and wound up in feuds with Roman Reigns, R-Truth and Kevin Owens. His angle with Owens culminated in KO beating Shane McMahon in a quick ladder match, earning the right to fire him.

Check out the full card for Survivor Series below.

  • WWE Championship: Brock Lesnar vs. Rey Mysterio (No Holds Barred)
  • WWE Universal Championship: Bray Wyatt vs. Daniel Bryan
  • NXT Championship: Adam Cole vs. (Pete Dunne/Killian Dain/Damian Priest)
  • Men's Survivor Series elimination match: Team Raw (Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens, Drew McIntyre, Randy Orton, Ricochet) vs. Team SmackDown (Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman, King Corbin, Mustafa Ali, Shorty G) vs. Team NXT (TBA)
  • Women's Survivor Series elimination match: Team Raw (Charlotte Flair, Natalya, Asuka, Kairi Sane, Sarah Logan) vs. Team NXT (TBA) vs. Team SmackDown (Sasha Banks, Carmella, Dana Brooke, Lacey Evans and Nikki Cross)
  • Raw Women's Champion Becky Lynch vs. SmackDown Women's Champion Bayley vs. NXT Women's Champion Shayna Baszler
  • United States Champion AJ Styles vs. Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura vs. NXT North American Champion Roderick Strong
  • Raw Tag Team Champions The Viking Raiders vs. SmackDown Tag Team Champions The New Day vs. NXT Tag Team Champions Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish
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