Elias was one conversation away from the biggest match of his lifeuntil WWE gave it to Goldberg instead. In an interview with Inside The Ropes, Elias detailed how he was originally slated to wrestle The Undertaker at a Saudi Arabia event in 2019, only for the match to be scrapped without warning.
It all started the night after WrestleMania 35, when Elias had a live segment with The Undertaker on RAW. Vince McMahon pulled him aside before the show and hinted that something big was coming.
But that was the last real conversation about it. The follow-up never came. Elias said the next few weeks were filled with silenceuntil someone behind the scenes told him the plan had changed.
Elias admitted he was crushedand frustrated that a career-making opportunity had vanished.
Then came Super ShowDown 2019and the now-infamous Goldberg vs. Undertaker match that ended in disaster. Elias watched it unfold, knowing how differently it couldve gone.
And in a moment that still sticks with him, Elias revealed The Undertaker personally acknowledged after the match that things should have gone differently.
What was supposed to be a defining career moment for Elias became one of his biggest setbacks. And now, years later, it still lingers as a what couldve beena missed opportunity that not only changed his path, but left a mark on The Undertakers legacy too.
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