Elijah Recounts Lack Of Follow-Up Promotion For His EP, WWE Suggesting That He Not Mention Going #1 On iTunes

The lack of promotion left him confused.

In the fall of 2020, Elijah f.k.a. Elias and WWE released his EP titled ‘Universal Truth.’ On the day of its release, it charted to the number one spot on iTunes.

That was delved into while Elijah was the focus of a stage show hosted by Inside The Ropes. He spoke about WWE’s lack of follow-up promotion. He remembers several weeks after the EP came out, he wanted to write in one of his promos that he charted to number one, and claims it was suggested to him not to do that.

“They have their own talent write a number one iTunes album, and they almost don’t make any mention of that ever, you know what I mean? I don’t understand why you don’t capitalize on that, and because they’re all about crossover and they’re all about whatever, send me to the Country Music Awards. It’s like, then let me be a representative for WWE as we move to this music stuff, and who knows who we’re connected to and you know, it’s just good branding and stuff if you ask me but it was like three weeks later… they don’t even mention it on TV anymore, and then when I try to write it into my promos, and just say, hello! I am Elias. Number one iTunes artist. They’re like, ‘Well, maybe just cut that out.’ I couldn’t understand it, because they invested in the whole music project in the first place… In my opinion, they got it to number one, and they just didn’t wanna do anything with it. It was so weird to me. So it’s another instance where I’m like, ‘Man, if the crowd was there, this could be a whole different story.'”

WWE published an article on their official website about the album charting at number one. Present day, Elijah is sidelined after undergoing surgery for torn triceps. He is signed to TNA Wrestling.

If the quote in this article is used, please credit Inside The Ropes with an H/T to Fightful for the transcription.