It appears that WWE has decided to shorten Elias Samson’s name to just “Elias” moving forward.

In his bio section on WWE.com, the last name has been cleared away. This would be an indication that they have decided to shorten his name. WWE has done this in the past with Superstars like Big E Langston, Antonio Cesaro and Adrian Neville.

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Drop the “Samson”

It appears a WWE superstar received a name change during the last couple days. RAW superstar Elias Samson, who is still relatively new to the main roster, will now be known as “Elias.” Based on the WWE.com superstar roster webpage, “Samson” has been dropped from his profile. It’s unclear yet why the surname was dropped but it’s not the first time the WWE suddenly dropped someone’s last name. Big E previously had “Langston” as a last name and Tamina had her “Snuka” family name. Sometimes a person’s first name gets dropped such as “Antonio” Cesaro, “Adrian” Neville, and “Alexander” Rusev.

In rare instances, the WWE may suddenly add a last name. Charlotte simply went by the first name until late last year when “Flair” was added.

Elias’s name change is the latest name alteration this year since former WWE Cruiserweight Champion TJ Perkins was renamed to “TJP.”

GFW’s Live Taping Canceled

Global Force Wrestling (GFW) canceled its Bridgeport, Connecticut, show scheduled for Sunday, August 6. The Bridgeport show would have been the latest of a string of GFW’s northeast shows, including two in New York on August 4th and August 5th, which are still scheduled to occur.

In a statement, GFW explained:

Bridgeport, Conn. Live Event Update:

Global Force Wrestling regretfully announces that the Impact Live Event at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard, scheduled for Sunday afternoon, August 6, has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances and logistical challenges. All fans who purchased tickets for the Bridgeport event will be fully refunded. GFW also will offer all who purchased tickets to the Bridgeport show complimentary tickets to either of the other area Live Event shows that will be held that weekend: Friday, August 4, on Long Island, N.Y., at The Sports Arena in St. James (starting at 8 p.m.), and Saturday, August 5, at Staten Island’s Richmond County Bank Ballpark at St. George (starting at 6 p.m.). Please bring the original receipt from the Bridgeport show.

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Dean Ambrose is scheduled to defend his Intercontinental Championship against The Miz at Extreme Rules with the stipulation being that the title will change hands should Ambrose get disqualified.

It’s being speculated that Ambrose could get disqualified and lose the championship at the hands of Elias Samson. The Belief is that to follow up on one of the lyrics to his song this past week, which included the phrase “an eye for an eye.” If you remember, The Miz attacked Samson during his debut match and is likely the person to whom the “an eye for an eye” line is directed at.

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