8 surprising moments from Raw and Smackdown Live this week

#5 The evolution of Elias

No one would've fathomed that Elias would one day be considered Universal Title material, but in the name of kayfabe, this man is awesome.

One could compile a playlist of Elias 'greatest' hits, and undoubtedly the number one song on that list would be the one he performed on this week's episode of Raw. While it might not be the best WWE centric song anyone has heard, it evidently conveyed a strong message about "the drifters" future motivations, his current emotional state after being beat by Seth Rollins and an odd revelation that Elias does not fear "the beast."

As at Extreme Rules there will be a multi-man match to determine the number one contender to Lesnar's title, no one really expects Elias to pick up that career-changing win. However, if WWE continues using the story elements around them to evolve wrestlers personalities, it can result in more fleshed out characters like Elias who do not stay stuck in one tune for the years on end.