Elijah aims to return to in-ring after torn triceps

Elijah, the former WWE performer known as Elias, said he hopes to be cleared to return to in-ring competition within weeks after recovering from a torn triceps that sidelined him this summer. The injury occurred on June 17 during a six-man tag on NXT when he attempted a ropewalk spot and landed awkwardly, tearing his left triceps off the bone and later undergoing surgery. He made a limited physical appearance at TNA Bound For Glory on October 12 and is targeting upcoming TNA television tapings in Orlando in mid-November or El Paso in December for a full return.

Elijah described his recovery as progressing well, saying he now has a visible scar and a screw in his arm from the repair. He tested the arm at Bound For Glory when he struck Nic Nemeth with a guitar to interrupt a championship cash-in, an action he said he had been cleared to perform. "I'm feeling pretty good right now. But ultimately, it's a surgeon and doctor call for me," Elijah said in a recent interview. He added more lightheartedly, "I think I'm at least healthy enough to play a song or smash somebody with a guitar if I have to."

Team officials had initially estimated the injury would sideline him for at least six...