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Shane McMahon recently joined Adam Pearce to announce a six-man Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship, and one has to wonder who will come out of this multi-man contest on top.
Furthermore, it will be interesting to see what kind of effect this match is going to have on Monday Night RAW's top title picture.
Drew McIntyre is the current WWE Champion, but a few other competitors in the Elimination Chamber match have a good chance of replacing McIntyre from the top of the card. Perhaps The Miz could become the next WWE Champion, but there are just so many options at play here.
With six WWE Superstars set to face off inside the Elimination Chamber, let's take a look at every competitor's chances of winning the star-studded match. Also, let us know your predictions for this bout in the comments section below.
#6 Least likely Superstar to win the WWE Elimination Chamber match - Jeff Hardy
While Jeff Hardy might be a fan favorite in WWE, it's unlikely he will go the distance in this year's Elimination Chamber match. Not only is that evident because of how it would affect the title picture heading into WrestleMania 37, but also by the minimal build that Hardy has been given in the past.
Jeff Hardy lost to AJ Styles on Monday Night RAW, and it's obvious that he isn't too high up on WWE's totem pole. That means Hardy will most likely serve as an early elimination for one of the other competitors after he gets to perform some daredevil stunts.
In the end, Hardy may bring an extra dose of 'extreme' to the Elimination Chamber, but that's about it. He hasn't been booked very well to even be considered championship-worthy, which pretty much makes him a likely candidate for early elimination.
#5 WWE Money in the Bank winner - The Miz
The Miz might be the Money in the Bank briefcase holder, but that doesn't mean WWE wants him to become the top champion anytime soon. Furthermore, with the way the company has been booking him to lose several matches, it also looks like he will end up being an early casualty in the Elimination Chamber match.
Now, that doesn't mean he can't come back and cash-in his contract after the bout is over, but he will most likely be one of the first competitors to be eliminated. His chances of winning will be drastically reduced if he is pitted against a stronger competitor at the beginning of the Elimination Chamber match.
In the end, WWE has no concrete reason to keep The Miz in this match for very long, and he could probably get eliminated within a few minutes. In fact, an early elimination would almost certainly pave the way for a surprise cash-in that may end with him walking out as the new WWE Champion. That could be the worst-case scenario for some fans, but The Miz's potentially successful cash-in might pose a lot of interesting questions going forward.
#4 Former two-time WWE Champion AJ Styles
AJ Styles might sound like a championship-worthy name in WWE, but one has to look at how WWE has booked him lately. Styles hasn't had a clear direction for months, and it's apparent that WWE doesn't see him as a top champion right now.
It almost seems like WWE wants AJ Styles in the Elimination Chamber match based on name recognition alone, and he may be used to put someone over in the said match. Whoever gets the opportunity to pin AJ Styles comes down to how the company books the match, but it will speak volumes of the person that eliminates Styles from the multi-man contest.
Again, AJ Styles might seem like a big name on the surface, but think about what he has done lately. Is AJ Styles a WWE Superstar that the company can really build towards a main event caliber match at WrestleMania? Based on his current momentum, the sad answer to that seems to be no.
#3 Former 14-time WWE World Champion Randy Orton
Randy Orton could have been the perfect candidate to win the WWE Championship at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. Even though he had an amazing run on WWE RAW in 2020, there is just too much standing in The Legend Killer's way on the Road to WrestleMania 37.
His biggest roadblock is The Fiend, who may or may not make an appearance at the upcoming Elimination Chamber event, but could offer a distraction to cost Randy Orton the match. If that happens, it will most likely be Randy Orton versus The Fiend at WrestleMania, which does have a lot of upsides.
The other problem with Orton winning the WWE Championship is that he already won the title late last year at Hell in a Cell. Surprisingly enough, Orton didn't really do much with the title and lost the belt in under 30 days.
It was almost like WWE didn't know what to do with Randy Orton as the top champion, which could also be true now. With so many factors in mind, Orton could have a strong showing in the Elimination Chamber match, but he might not win the entire bout.
#2 Former four-time WWE World Champion Sheamus
The last time Sheamus won the WWE Championship, it was 2015 and the company was determined to push Roman Reigns as the next big thing. Reigns won the title after a grueling tournament to determine the next champion at Survivor Series 2015 when Sheamus cashed-in on him to win the title.
This led to Sheamus becoming WWE champion, and the company even tried out a Sheamus 3:16 shirt to denote how long Reigns held the title. Not only was this a troubling time for fans watching the product, but it also showed how one-note Sheamus was as the top champion.
If nothing else, Sheamus just doesn't have the dimensions to his character that is expected from a top champion. Sure, he's a fighter, and fans love that about Sheamus, but he doesn't sit well in the WrestleMania 37 title picture. Maybe that has to do with how many times he has won the title or his last run as champion, but it's not a road the company wants to go down again.
However, Sheamus has been ranked at a higher position in this list as a result of his intensely personal feud with Drew McIntyre. If there is someone other than Drew McIntyre who could walk out as the WWE Champion in terms of the storyline, it has to be Sheamus.
#1 Most likely Superstar to win the WWE Elimination Chamber match - Drew McIntyre
While Drew McIntyre wouldn't lose too much momentum if he were to walk out of this match without his WWE Championship, it doesn't seem like the company even wants to strip him of the top title.
Furthermore, it almost feels like he is WWE's best-case scenario as their top champion on RAW, heading into WrestleMania 37.
Of course, an argument could be made that WWE wants to put the title on Randy Orton to pave the way for a match with The Fiend, but why does the title need to be on the line? Wouldn't that just put WWE in the same situation they are usually stuck with when it comes to The Fiend?
Sheamus and AJ Styles would also be interesting choices, but they don't carry the same weight that Drew McIntyre would right now. That's why McIntyre seems like the clear winner for the Elimination Chamber match. A victory in this multi-man contest should also go a long way in establishing McIntyre as an indestructible challenge for WrestleMania 37.
