Sitting in his New Orleans hotel room, not far from the ongoing chaos on Bourbon Street, Jeffrey Sciullo—known best as WWE star Elias—had yet to learn his fate for WrestleMania 34, which was only hours away.
Midnight had already passed, officially making it the morning of WWE’s signature event. It would be hours before the sun would rise or the decadence of Bourbon Street would calm, but at this particular moment, on April 8, 2018, Elias eagerly awaited word on his role at his first-ever WrestleMania. A few weeks prior, Vince McMahon pulled Elias aside and said, “I’ve got an idea for you.