who is the guy playing the guitar on wwe
Elias Samson
On April 10 , 2017 , Samson debuted on Raw , appearing on the stage briefly during an eight - man tag team match , as well as walking through the crowd during another match later that night . Samson continued to appear in the background playing this guitar during backstage segments over the next few weeks . On the May 22 episode of Raw , Samson made his in - ring debut , defeating Dean Ambrose by disqualification after The Miz intentionally attacked him . On the June 19 episode of Raw , as Samson was performing a song in the ring , Finn Bálor , who was making his entrance for his scheduled match against Bo Dallas , interrupted him . Later that night , Samson attacked Bálor as he was being interviewed backstage , telling him to `` never upstage him again '' , cementing his status as a heel . The following week on Raw , Samson teamed with Cesaro and Sheamus against Bálor and The Hardy Boyz in an six - man tag team match in a losing effort . On the July 10 episode of Raw , he lost to Finn Bálor . On the July 24 edition of Raw , Samson defeated Bálor in a no DQ match after interference by Bray Wyatt . Later that week , WWE began referring to Samson only by his first name of Elias , thus becoming his new ring name . 
On April 10 , 2017 , Samson debuted on Raw , appearing on the stage briefly during an eight - man tag team match , as well as walking through the crowd during another match later that night . Samson continued to appear in the background playing this guitar during backstage segments over the next few weeks . On the May 22 episode of Raw , Samson made his in - ring debut , defeating Dean Ambrose by disqualification after The Miz intentionally attacked him . On the June 19 episode of Raw , as Samson was performing a song in the ring , Finn Bálor , who was making his entrance for his scheduled match against Bo Dallas , interrupted him . Later that night , Samson attacked Bálor as he was being interviewed backstage , telling him to `` never upstage him again '' , cementing his status as a heel . The following week on Raw , Samson teamed with Cesaro and Sheamus against Bálor and The Hardy Boyz in an six - man tag team match in a losing effort . On the July 10 episode of Raw , he lost to Finn Bálor . On the July 24 edition of Raw , Samson defeated Bálor in a no DQ match after interference by Bray Wyatt . Later that week , WWE began referring to Samson only by his first name of Elias , thus becoming his new ring name .
On April 10, 2017, Elias Samson debuted on Raw, appearing on the stage briefly during an eight - man tag team match. Samson continued to appear in the background playing this guitar during backstage segments over the next few weeks. On the June 19 episode of Raw, Samson was performing a song in the ring.
On April 10 , 2017 , Samson debuted on Raw , appearing on the stage briefly during an eight - man tag team match , as well as walking through the crowd during another match later that night . Samson continued to appear in the background playing this guitar during backstage segments over the next few weeks . On the June 19 episode of Raw , as Samson was performing a song in the ring , Finn Bálor , who was making his entrance for his scheduled match against Bo Dallas , interrupted him .
On April 10, 2017, Elias Samson debuted on Raw and continued to appear in the background playing this guitar during backstage segments over the next few weeks. Later that week of July 24, WWE began referring to Samson only by his first name of Elias.
On April 10 , 2017 , Samson debuted on Raw , appearing on the stage briefly during an eight - man tag team match , as well as walking through the crowd during another match later that night . Samson continued to appear in the background playing this guitar during backstage segments over the next few weeks . Later that week , WWE began referring to Samson only by his first name of Elias , thus becoming his new ring name .