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WWE's second pay-per-view of 2021, Elimination Chamber, is now in the rear-view mirror and two new Champions have already emerged. Whilst last night's show was a short but sweet affair, the big news coming out of the event is that the first match for WrestleMania 37 is official.
Edge chose Roman Reigns as his opponent at Raymond James Stadium in April, whilst The Miz and Riddle almost guaranteed that they would be part of the show when they were able to lift the WWE and United States Championships respectively.
Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler retained their WWE Women's Tag Team Championships against the team of Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks, whilst Roman Reigns had the easiest night of all when he defended his title against Daniel Bryan.
Bryan had already overcome the odds of the Elimination Chamber and was barely able to stand when Reigns came out ready to compete. This was the same story for Drew McIntyre who overcame the odds of the Elimination Chamber, before being attacked by Bobby Lashley. He then endured a cash-in from The Miz.
It was another stacked night of WWE entertainment, but there were several mistakes that WWE made throughout Elimination Chamber.
#5. What was Reginald doing when he interfered in the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match at Elimination Chamber?
This past week on SmackDown, Reginald appeared to be switching sides when he was able to help Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair earn a shot at the Women's Tag Team Championships.
Carmella later told Reginald that he needed to make things right, and the star later went on to interfere in the match last night at Elimination Chamber. Before Reginald made his way down to ringside, Banks had the Bank Statement locked in and could have been en route to victory.
Reginald then looked to hand Banks the bottle of wine to use as a weapon and the distraction allowed Nia Jax to take advantage and pin The Boss.
There were many options that WWE had here, especially since Jax and Baszler are feuding with Lana and Naomi over on RAW as well as Raquel Gonzalez and Dakota Kai on NXT. Either of these teams could have been the reason for the match to end in the same way, but instead WWE decided that Reginald was the best option.
#4. What happened with Asuka's open challenge for the WWE Women's Championship at Elimination Chamber?
Lacey Evans announced that she was pregnant a week ago on WWE Monday Night RAW. This meant that her scheduled match against RAW Women's Champion Asuka would need to be scrapped.
Instead of announcing a replacement for Lacey Evans earlier in the week, WWE continued to advertise the match, before finally pulling the plug just a few hours before Elimination Chamber. This then led to a discussion on the kickoff show where Charly Caruso, Booker T, and JBL all talked about an open challenge and who Asuka would face instead of Evans.
Despite this, there was no RAW Women's Championship match on the card and there was no announcement regarding the match either. There wasn't even a backstage segment to inform the WWE Universe that the match had been scrapped. WWE just decided to completely brush over the fact that the match wasn't happening, which left many fans watching Elimination Chamber confused.
#3. Why was Randy Orton eliminated from the WWE Elimination Chamber match so quickly?
Randy Orton is a former 14-time WWE Champion and could have become a 15-time Champion following his stint inside the Elimination Chamber last night. The Viper was seen as one of the favorites, but there was always the idea that The Fiend could make his return and cost him the match.
There was even a point where Omos pulled the plastic from AJ Styles' Elimination Chamber pod which opened up a hole, in order for The Fiend to sneak in. But this wasn't the plan.
Instead, Randy Orton was the first man who was eliminated from the match after Kofi Kingston was able to roll him up. The Viper obviously wasn't happy about this decision either, since he went on to like a Tweet that referred to this booking as "stupid."
Hopefully, all will become clear tonight on WWE RAW, but Randy Orton is reportedly set to face The Fiend in 47 days at WrestleMania. Now, he has lost all of his momentum and Bray Wyatt is nowhere to be seen.
#2. Why was Roman Reigns handed such an easy title defense at WWE Elimination Chamber?
Roman Reigns has to be the luckiest superstar in WWE at present, since his night could have turned out very similar to Drew McIntyre's. Instead, the Universal Champion was able to negotiate a way that he wouldn't have to step into The Elimination Chamber structure. Rather, he would face the challenger immediately afterward.
There was a belief that the WWE Universal Championship match would be a few matches later and would be much more competitive than it actually was. But this wasn't the case.
Reigns strolled out after the Elimination Chamber had lifted and took on Daniel Bryan, who had already gone through five other men after starting the Chamber off alongside Cesaro. Bryan stood no chance and the match was over in minutes.
This was a very easy night for the man who looks to be main eventing WrestleMania in a few weeks time. The only saving grace for SmackDown here was the fact Edge decided to send a message to Reigns following the match.
#1. Why was MVP looking to help The Miz win the WWE Championship following Bobby Lashley's title loss at Elimination Chamber?
WWE Champion Drew McIntyre was able to overcome the threat of five other men inside the Elimination Chamber structure last night. But it wasn't enough to walk out of the arena with his title.
Instead, McIntyre was blindsided by Bobby Lashley following his victory, before being left as an easy target for The Miz to cash-in his Money in the Bank contract. The interesting part of this is The Miz was seen negotiating with MVP backstage ahead of the Elimination Chamber match. This came after his best friend had just played his part in costing Lashley the United States Championship.
John Morrison was the man who took MVP's crutch and took it into the ring to attack Lashley. This was the weapon that Riddle then went on to use in order to win the United States Championship when he pinned John Morrison.
Why would MVP help Morrison's best friend to win the WWE Championship when his client just lost his? The only reasoning could be that Lashley gets a Championship match at Fastlane. But why would The Miz agree to a match that will likely result in a loss?
One of Samoa Joe's colleagues had harsh words for him HERE
