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WWE Elimination Chamber had a few big matches where the Superstars of RAW and SmackDown got a chance to shine. Not only did a few Superstars shine during Elimination Chamber, but a couple managed to shock the WWE Universe with big victories as well.
WWE Champion Drew McIntyre won the Elimination Chamber match at the show but ended up losing his title by the end of the night. Did WWE make the right call by making The Miz the new WWE Champion, after the Superstar lost a lot of credibility over the past few months?
United States Champion Bobby Lashley also lost his title at the show even though he was not pinned. Will Riddle be able to replicate Lashley’s dominant run as the United States Champion?
The WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions managed to retain their titles at Elimination Chamber. Was it a forced booking by WWE to have a women’s match on a pay-per-view, where the other Women’s titles were not defended?
With so much going down at Elimination Chamber, let’s take a look at the five biggest questions from the pay-per-view.
#5 What happened to Asuka vs Lacey Evans at WWE Elimination Chamber?
Let's address the elephant in the room first, or rather the elephant in the Elimination Chamber. Lacey Evans defeated Charlotte Flair by disqualification to earn a shot at the RAW Women’s Championship for Elimination Chamber. The booking came out of nowhere, but it was good to see that Asuka finally had a challenger for her title.
On the episode of RAW before Elimination Chamber, Evans made a surprising announcement that she was pregnant. While there is not much confirmation whether this is true or not, WWE decided to use the angle in the storyline.
While the angle seems to have worked well in terms of Evans’ rivalry with Flair, WWE forgot to address the RAW Women’s Championship match for Elimination Chamber.
Fans were kept in the dark leading up to the event, and WWE silently pulled the match from the website and the card before Elimination Chamber without addressing the situation. Why did WWE not try to book another challenger for Asuka instead, if it knew that Evans was pregnant? Could a match similar to the United States Championship qualifier match not have been held on the preshow to determine Asuka’s challenger?
Asuka’s last title defense came at end of November 2020 against Lana, and she has had a rather weak title reign on RAW. WWE could have used this opportunity to debut Rhea Ripley on RAW. Or give an upcoming Superstar a chance to compete opposite The Empress.
#4 Why were there no interferences in the WWE RAW Elimination Chamber match?
The RAW Elimination Chamber match was one of the biggest matches of the night where the WWE Championship was defended by Drew McIntyre. Kofi Kingston, Randy Orton, Jeff Hardy, Sheamus, and AJ Styles were the men who challenged McIntyre inside the Elimination Chamber.
The match went on rather smoothly and barely had any interference. Only Omos ripped apart a portion of the pod to allow Styles to escape and attempt a couple of pins. With so many rivalries and storylines building up on RAW, why were there no interferences during the match to build towards some other stories?
‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt or Alexa Bliss could have shown up to distract or take out Orton from the Elimination Chamber match. Mustafa Ali or RETRIBUTION could have cost Kingston his spot in the match. Even The Miz could have been allowed to appear with the Money in the Bank briefcase, before the final bell and defeat McIntyre inside the Elimination Chamber itself.
However, WWE decided to not focus on any of these angles and simply continue the match without any interference. Was it the right call to make? Or did WWE miss a big opportunity to build some rivalries for RAW at Elimination Chamber?
#3 Is that all that the WWE SmackDown Elimination Chamber match winner will get?
WWE hosted two big Elimination Chamber matches on Sunday. While the winner of the RAW Elimination Chamber match came out with the WWE Championship in his hand, the SmackDown Elimination Chamber winner simply got a shot at the Universal Championship.
Daniel Bryan defeated the other SmackDown Superstars to win the Elimination Chamber match and immediately went to war against Roman Reigns. Even though Bryan showed a lot of heart, he was unable to dethrone the Universal Champion, who came into the match completely fresh.
After the match was over, Edge appeared to Spear Reigns out of his boots and make their match for WrestleMania 37 official. While this was a big moment for Edge and Reigns, one has to feel bad for Bryan.
Is that all that the Elimination Chamber winner will get after such a big battle? Will Bryan be out of the Universal Championship picture immediately, so that the Rated-R Superstar can build himself before WrestleMania?
That seems to be the case here, and that is possibly why Bryan won the Chamber match instead of Cesaro or Kevin Owens. WWE possibly wanted to give Bryan a big moment and a chance without stretching the story, as Bryan may not be interested in a long title reign. However, it doesn’t make much sense that the top man from SmackDown who won the Chamber match will be out of the equation after just one match.
#2 Could the story between Edge and Roman Reigns have been built better before WWE Elimination Chamber?
Die-hard fans of WWE would have seen the ending of the segment involving Roman Reigns’ victory at Elimination Chamber from miles away. While fans weren’t sure who would win the Elimination Chamber match to earn a shot at the Universal Championship, many would have predicted that Edge would show up to Spear The Tribal Chief.
The SmackDown before Elimination Chamber gave too much, as the episode began with a confrontation between Reigns and Edge. The exchange between the two men was fiery enough to make many fans believe that Edge would challenge Reigns at Elimination Chamber.
During the final moments of SmackDown, Reigns Speared Edge to end the night and virtually confirm that the two men will dance at The Show of Shows. With the outcome of the Elimination Chamber matches pending, did WWE give too much away too soon?
Could WWE have done a better job at building towards the match between Edge and Reigns? And why did the creatives not choose this segment to close out the Elimination Chamber event, rather than The Miz’s victory?
The match between Reigns and Edge is most welcome. However, the creatives could have done a better job at building some suspense before the final reveal.
#1 Is Bobby Lashley finally ready for the big leagues after WWE Elimination Chamber?
Bobby Lashley lost his WWE United States Championship to Riddle at Elimination Chamber. Lashley had a good run with the title, and it was odd that WWE let Riddle win the title even though he had been dominated by Lashley on several occasions.
While it seemed like Lashley’s night was over after his loss, he re-emerged after the Elimination Chamber WWE Championship match. Drew McIntyre retained his title in the match, but Lashley brutally attacked the WWE Champion after the match was over.
Lashley made a loud and clear statement, even though The Miz took advantage of the situation and took the WWE Championship away from McIntyre. While Lashley has competed against McIntyre in the past, he seems to be in a different zone right now.
Seeing how things went at Elimination Chamber, do the WWE creatives finally believe that Lashley is ready for the big leagues?
The All Mighty could finally end up winning the WWE title soon, and possibly even headline WrestleMania this year if the creatives play their cards well. Many fans believe that Lashley deserves a long WWE Championship reign before he retires, and this could be the perfect time to give him that opportunity.
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