WWE superstar Elias and Canucks rookie Elias Pettersson tag team it up on social media

No doubt about it, Vancouver Canucks rookie Elias Pettersson has electrified Canucks fans like no other rookie since Pavel Bure did back in 1991. The 20 year old Swede is the odds on favourite to claim the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie for the 2018-19 season and he has all the making of a bonafide superstar in the making. His namesake in the WWE however, is already a superstar. 

Jeffrey Sciullo, who wrestles under the name “Elias” for the WWE, was named the federations “Breakout Superstar of the Year” for 2018, much like his namesake in the NHL. So from one superstar and one Elias to another… here’s Elias’ message for Pettersson and Vancouver hockey and wrestling fans:

Even better? Pettersson himself responded to Elias with his trademark understated wit:

With all due respect, Elias… I think I’m walking with this guy: