{"id":85624,"date":"2019-09-03T14:12:48","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T19:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=85624"},"modified":"2019-09-03T14:12:48","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T19:12:48","slug":"interview-highlights-elias-talks-kotr-match-style-contrast-with-ali-says-he-might-be-putting-down-the-guitar-evolving-his-character-and-chasing-a-wrestlemania-main-event-slot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/09\/03\/interview-highlights-elias-talks-kotr-match-style-contrast-with-ali-says-he-might-be-putting-down-the-guitar-evolving-his-character-and-chasing-a-wrestlemania-main-event-slot\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview Highlights: Elias talks KOTR match style contrast with Ali, says he might be putting down the guitar, evolving his character, and chasing a WrestleMania main event slot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-877925191\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Elias talked with Chuck Carroll of CBS Local about how character could be evolving away from the guitar and toward a goal of main eventing WrestleMania as a world champion. Highlights are below. <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburgh.cbslocal.com\/2019\/09\/02\/wwe-superstar-elias-interview-smackdown-king-ring\/\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to read more about whether Raw and Smackdown wrestlers will appear on NXT and his legitimate love of classic rock.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q:\u00a0We\u2019re talking about changes to NXT, but it looks like you\u2019re undergoing some changes as well. You supposedly had your final performance this past week. Is that really it for Elias in the ring with the guitar?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well, you can never say never. But listen, there comes a time in every wrestler\u2019s career, if you really want to take those next steps, you\u2019re going to have to evolve. You can\u2019t constantly be doing the same thing. While I really do enjoy performing in the ring and all that, there\u2019s going to come a time where I can\u2019t be doing that every single week.<\/p>\n<p><b>Q: Your next opponent in King of the Ring is Ali. You guys have two completely different styles. How do you mesh those styles when you have somebody who is so different performance-wise than you in the ring?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>You know what? I think the style is actually going to really come together well because I\u2019m a brawler and more of a power guy. He\u2019s a littler guy, high-flyer. I think it\u2019s going to mix up nice. Now we\u2019ve never been in the ring together, we\u2019ve never touched anything like that. Hey, who knows I was going to go down once it\u2019s time. But yeah, I think myself versus Ali is going to\u2026 It might surprise a few people.<\/p>\n<p><b>Q: What are your other goals in WWE?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Main event being WrestleMania is the ultimate goal here. If that means winning the Universal Championship, if that means winning the WWE Championship, that\u2019s a part of it. 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