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Elimination Chamber 2022 is a big and important event because it's one of the final stops on the road to WrestleMania 38. A lot of what happens on the Grandest Stagest will be set up in Saudi Arabia.
There are superstars who can afford to lose, and those who simply can't. Here are some surprising names of WWE superstars on this list who desperately need to win at Elimination Chamber 2022:
#6. Roman Reigns: Needs to end the Goldberg curse at Elimination Chamber
Goldberg and February don't go well together for a lot of WWE fans. It started in 2017 when Kevin Owens was at the peak of his entertaining Universal Championship reign.
It was a great run alongside Chris Jericho, and many fans felt that the duo was the only highlight of RAW post-brand split in 2016. SmackDown was a far superior brand in terms of quality, although that would change the following year.
Goldberg returned in 2016 and defeated Brock Lesnar. En route to his WrestleMania match against The Beast Incarnate, the WCW icon would win the Universal title in just 22 seconds from Owens, and many fans were unhappy.
Three years later at Super ShowDown 2020, The Fiend suffered a similar fate, except it was worse. Bray Wyatt's character was ten months into the new run and was by far the most protected character on the entire WWE roster. The audience was intrigued by his new persona and WWE was quick to have The Fiend become the Universal Champion.
It was going well until they decided to have Goldberg face him in February 2020 in Saudi Arabia. Little did fans realize that WWE fully intended on having Goldberg beat The Fiend clean. It was an underwhelming end and damaged The Fiend, arguably to the point of no return.
Roman Reigns faces Goldberg at Elimination Chamber in a match that was originally supposed to happen at WrestleMania 36 in 2020. It's going to be interesting to see what happens. It's hard to say that Reigns "desperately" needs to win anything because that's all he's been doing for over 530 days.
However, he desperately needs to be the one to end Goldberg's February "curse". The 55-year-old being the man to dethrone Reigns is a worst-case scenario.
#5 & 4. Ronda Rousey and Naomi: Momentum is key at Elimination Chamber 2022
In a rare instance, a Saudi Arabia show will feature three women's matches at Elimination Chamber 2022. One is the Becky Lynch vs Lita RAW Women's title match, the second is the tag team match featuring Naomi and Ronda Rousey against Sonya Deville and Charlotte Flair, and the third is the Elimination Chamber match to determine the number-one contender for the RAW Women's title at WrestleMania.
Ronda Rousey vs Charlotte Flair is already official and will likely serve as the main event of Night 1 at WrestleMania 38. Ahead of the big match, Rousey will step into the ring again to team up with Naomi to take on Flair and Deville.
The babyfaces desperately need to win in this scenario. If they don't, it's Naomi who is going to take the pinfall. There's always a chance that Rousey pins or submits Flair to "prove a point", but in all likelihood, it's Sonya Deville who will take the fall, which is why it's a tag team match in the first place.
The babyfaces need to win to gain momentum ahead of WrestleMania 38.
#3. Drew McIntyre - A small pitstop at Elimination Chamber
Drew McIntyre's road to WrestleMania will continue at Elimination Chamber 2022 when he faces Madcap Moss in a Day 1 rematch. The last time they faced off, McIntyre put him away convincingly before being assaulted later on by Moss and Happy Corbin.
It was used to write McIntyre off TV before he returned for the 2022 Royal Rumble match. Unfortunately, the road to WrestleMania is slightly underwhelming for the Scottish star this year. While he was a WWE title challenger for two years in a row at WrestleMania 36 and 37 respectively, the direction for him this year seems to be a match against Corbin.
It's unfortunate because if it weren't for WWE wanting to have Roman Reigns vs Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania again, Drew McIntyre would likely have been in a position to face and dethrone The Tribal Chief.
It goes without saying that McIntyre needs to win at Elimination Chamber 2022. It's not the most important match, but any other result would be detrimental to one of the best stars in the company.
#2. Becky Lynch - Needs to beat Lita at Elimination Chamber
Becky Lynch will defend the RAW Women's Championship against the legendary Lita at Elimination Chamber 2022. Lita's comeback run has been incredible so far, as it has seen her confront SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair, have a great performance at the Royal Rumble, and then secure a RAW Women's title match against Becky Lynch, arguably the top woman in WWE right now.
Becky Lynch vs Lita is an intriguing match because it's a true dream clash between two greats of their respective generations. While Lita is a trailblazer who has inspired the next generation, Lynch is among the greatest of her generation. Her achievements have arguably surpassed the Hall of Famer's already, and she needs to cement herself as the greatest of this era by beating another all-time great.
Becky Lynch wouldn't suffer too much from losing either, but it makes little sense for Lita to capture the title at this stage. Hopefully, she still returns for a match at WrestleMania, while Becky Lynch presumably faces an emerging star such as Bianca Belair on the Grandest Stage of Them All.
#1. Bobby Lashley - WWE title reign in great jeopardy inside the Elimination Chamber
No superstar in WWE faces the same risk inside the Elimination Chamber as The All Mighty Bobby Lashley. Following his second WWE title win at the 2022 Royal Rumble, he will defend it against five other men inside the dreaded chamber.
The list of competitors happens to be Brock Lesnar, Seth Rollins, AJ Styles, Riddle, and Austin Theory. Three of these men are multiple-time world champions with 16 WWE world titles between them.
Bobby Lashley's reign is in great jeopardy. Fans are dreading the idea of Brock Lesnar winning the WWE title back because it will make the WrestleMania 38 main event a champion vs champion, title for title match.
While fans would likely be ok seeing Seth Rollins or AJ Styles walk out with the strap, the best course of action is for The All Mighty WWE Champion Bobby Lashley to retain.
He desperately needs to win to avoid having his momentum crushed in one night. He has the most to lose out of any competitor in the chamber this year.
