CINCINNATI, OHIO – FEBRUARY 24: Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins speak during Monday Night RAW at … [+]
The Elimination Chamber has a nice set of matches with high stakes, potentially epic moments, and a dash of pure storytelling that should play a major role in the Road to WrestleMania.
Here is the complete and confirmed list of matches on the card.
- Men’s Elimination Chamber – John Cena vs. CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Logan Paul vs. Damian Priest vs. Seth Rollins
- Women’s Elimination Chamber – Liv Morgan vs. Bianca Belair vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley vs. Naomi vs. Roxanne Perez
- WWE Champion Cody Rhodes Addresses the Rock’s Offer
- Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn – Unsanctioned Match
- Tiffany Stratton and Trish Stratus vs. Nia Jax and Candice LeRae
Monday’s episode of Raw–the last one before Elimination Chamber–didn’t do much to change the shape of the card. That’s the case, even with Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez defeating Bianca Belair and Naomi for the women’s tag-team championship. If anything, it mildly changes.
As it stands, the men’s and women’s Elimination Chamber matches will still be the biggest things to watch.
However, some might argue Cody Rhodes’ decision to accept or turn down The Rock’s offer to become the Corporate Champion is the biggest draw.
In case you missed it, here’s a look at the Raw results:
- Ludwig Kaiser def. Pete Dunne and Penta
- The New Day def. LWO
- GUNTHER def. Akira Tozawa
- Lyra Valkyria def. Dakota Kai to retain the Women’s Intercontinental Championship
- Bron Breakker def. Dominik Mysterio by DQ
- NEW CHAMPIONS – Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez def. Bianca Belair and Naomi to become the new WWE Women’s Tag-Team champions.
You’ll have to believe both Elimination Chamber matches and the Unsanctioned match between Owens and Zayn will be pretty long. I’d be surprised if Owens and Zayn don’t work at least 20 minutes.
We know the Elimination Chamber matches are going to go at least 30 minutes per bout. The question now is how elaborate and eventful the Rhodes-Rock segment will be?
If it’s the scene for an epic heel turn, you can bet it’s going to get significant screen time. Conventional wisdom says WWE won’t completely unveil the biggest payoff on the Road to WrestleMania at the Elimination Chamber. However, they have to do something that makes the premium live event memorable.
For now, Roman Reigns has no involvement, but could that change at the Elimination Chamber? It’s possible. We’ve all been waiting on the arrival of Hikuleo, but we haven’t seen a glimpse of Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa’s brother.
Likewise, Jacob Fatu, Tama Tonga, and Solo Sikoa are also not the major focus for this PLE. In case you’re wondering when the last WWE PLE with no inclusion of the Bloodline was, you have to go back to Bash in Berlin in August 2024.
Normally, that might be concerning. However, with CM Punk, John Cena, Drew McIntyre, Seth Rollins, Logan Paul, Cody Rhodes, and The Rock set to show up, the PLE should have things covered from a star power standpoint.
Stay tuned throughout the week leading up to the premium live event, including Friday’s episode of Smackdown.
