10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (Dec 22)

9. Jeff Hardy Named Elias Samson's Finisher

If you have some spare time, do yourself a favour and check out Elias on Steve Austin's podcast this week. The 'Drifter' comes across as a cool, respectful dude who loves pro wrestling, and he has some unique stories to share.

One of the best?

Jeff Hardy was the one who came up with the name for his finishing move.

Elias uses a swinging neck breaker as his finish, but he was struggling to come up with a title for it before Jeff showed his creative side backstage. After chatting back and forth about their shared love of music, Hardy suggested that Samson (yep, we haven't forgotten the guy's surname, even if WWE have) call his finisher the 'Drift Away'. That name stuck, at least.

This is the kind of tidbit we love, because they only come out in interviews when talent feel comfortable opening up. Elias obviously has a lot of respect for Austin, so he was only too happy to tell all about Jeff's idea and admit it wasn't his own. Both men didn't stop there...