'We need to make a big deal about what went down on the cross': Former WWE superstar Elijah turns to promoting the gospel

A professional wrestler who worked for the WWE as Elias rebranded himself as Elijah in the ring but is now promoting the gospel and Christianity on his personal channels.

The wrestler, real name Jeffrey Sciullo, worked for the WWE starting in 2014 through its development promotion until becoming a full-time member of the main roster from 2017 to 2023.

As Elias, Sciullo carried an acoustic guitar and performed musical ballads that always had vague religious, life-and-death undertones. This became more apparent when Sciullo released his second studio album in 2020 called "Universal Truth," from which he performed songs with titles like "Amen" on WWE broadcasts.

Interestingly, just two weeks before Sciullo was released from the WWE in September 2023 during a round of roster cuts, he announced that he had been baptized.

"Just got baptized in same spot John the Baptist baptized Jesus," he wrote on Instagram.

After his release, the wrestler was reportedly under a 90-day no-compete clause (per Bounding into Comics), which seemingly limited where he could perform and what he could post given that his online handles featured his WWE name.

In the days since, the wrestler has taken to using his large following to promote the Bible and Christianity.

"The Good News of the Gospel is Jesus. We need to make a big deal about what went down on the cross," Sciullo told his nearly 180,000 TikTok followers. "We need to see everything through the lens of the finished work on the cross. You know, that event that split human history in half. So we know that God entered into fallen humanity. The Word becomes Flesh.” he added.

Some of the wrestling singer's posts regarding his faith have been his most viewed, including nearly 630,000 views on a video of Sciullo in the gym with messaging on-screen.

"When you realize JESUS has not come to make BAD people GOOD people... but DEAD People ALIVE," the captions read.

Since leaving the WWE, the wrestler has rebranded as Elijah, a clear biblical reference, relaunching his professional career with a promotional video that featured a priest burying his old persona to introduce him anew.

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