Drax Shadow Enters Hospice, Details on How You Can Help His Family

January 8, 2017

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In what is very sad news to report, the family of Elijah “Drax Shadow” Mainville, the boy who signed a WWE contract back in 2015 in the ring with his favorite wrestler, Cody Rhodes, has announced that Elijah has entered hospice following a 6 year battle with with stage-four neuroblastoma.

Mainville’s family has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help with his funeral costs, and you can contribute to the fund by clicking here. Several wrestling personalities, current and former WWE stars have already contributed to the campaign.

You can also send messages of support to the family via Facebook at this link.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.