5 last-minute changes that can be made to Elimination Chamber: Edge to get surprising WrestleMania opponent, Superstar to win first title in 6 years?

Elimination Chamber 2021 is here, and it's the second last pay-per-view stop on the Road to WrestleMania. Things are heating up, and a lot of what we see inside the two Elimination Chamber matches will determine the direction for WrestleMania.

Let's start with the biggest possible change that WWE could make at Elimination Chamber 2021:

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#5. Edge's WrestleMania opponent gets changed at Elimination Chamber 2021

Edge on SmackDown

Edge is a name that will be key to Elimination Chamber 2021, even though he won't even be competing at the pay-per-view. The Royal Rumble winner normally doesn't have a match at Elimination Chamber, which has become the final stop on the Road to WrestleMania in the last few years.

While Edge was originally rumored to face Randy Orton at WrestleMania 37, plans seemed to have changed. Edge is now reportedly set to face Roman Reigns at The Grandest Stage of Them All.

Even before Elimination Chamber, Edge seemed to have gotten Randy Orton out of the way. He faced his former rival in what seemed to be a conclusion of their trilogy and defeated The Viper.

Had WWE been planning Edge vs. Randy Orton at WrestleMania 37, there is no way that they would have given it off on free TV. Not that they haven't done so before, but when they have two names as big as Edge and Orton, it makes no sense.

Edge visited RAW, NXT, and SmackDown post-Royal Rumble 2021 and went as far as teasing a WrestleMania 37 bout against Finn Balor. This is highly unlikely to happen.

A last-minute change at Elimination Chamber could be Edge coming out and challenging the winner of the RAW WWE title match instead. Drew McIntyre is expected to walk out of Elimination Chamber still the WWE Champion.

It would be a big surprise to see Edge go after the Scotsman, revealing him to be his World Champion of choice as a WrestleMania 37 opponent.

Edge had a fun confrontation with Drew McIntyre, who held his own when standing toe-to-toe with the legend. With that said, we still fully expect Edge to choose Roman Reigns - presumably on the SmackDown after Elimination Chamber 2021.

#4. A Women's Tag Team title match and change at Elimination Chamber 2021

Shayna Baszler blindsiding a victorious Lana.

While it's not officially on the Elimination Chamber 2021 card as of this writing, we wouldn't be surprised to see a Women's Tag Team title on the pay-per-view as a last-minute addition.

The match has "Elimination Chamber Kickoff/Pre-Show" written all over it, but that doesn't mean that it shouldn't be on the card. Naomi and Lana, a new pairing, earned the right to challenge Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax to a WWE Women's Tag Team title shot.

It was built up but never added to the Elimination Chamber card. After earning the number one contender's spot, Lana defeated Nia Jax the following week in a tables match. Naomi also got the better of Shayna Baszler.

The following week, Shayna Baszler defeated Lana, and it's been a simple but effective build. It would be good to see the match added to the card, and hopefully, there would be a tag team title change as well.

Lana has yet to find any championship success in WWE. There's no better way to cap it off than heading into WrestleMania 37 as one-half of the Women's Tag Team Champions.

#3. Lacey Evans gets taken out of her title match at Elimination Chamber 2021

Lacey Evans and Ric Flair on RAW.

Lacey Evans has been a thorn on Charlotte Flair's side after the Royal Rumble 2021 and even earned a RAW Women's title shot at Elimination Chamber. As if it wasn't bad enough that she kept costing Charlotte Flair in the ring, she revealed that she is pregnant on the RAW before Elimination Chamber.

While not specifying that it was Ric Flair's baby, The Nature Boy celebrated anyway. A week before she made the announcement, Evans defeated Charlotte Flair via disqualification and earned a RAW Women's title shot against Asuka by a technicality.

The part about Lacey Evans being pregnant is not just a storyline, and it was reported to be legitimate by WrestlingInc. This means that Lacey Evans will be written off TV and is unlikely to even wrestle at Elimination Chamber 2021.

Lacey Evans being replaced (or even removed) would be a last-minute change that WWE is likely to make at Elimination Chamber 2021.

#2. Jeff Hardy gets taken out of the WWE title Elimination Chamber match

Jeff Hardy entering the Elimination Chamber.

Jeff Hardy is in the WWE title Elimination Chamber match, where he will attempt to dethrone Drew McIntyre. The other contestants on the playing field include Sheamus, AJ Styles, Randy Orton, and Kofi Kingston.

The theme of the RAW Elimination Chamber match seems to be that Drew McIntyre is defending his title against five former WWE Champions. In that sense, Jeff Hardy certainly qualifies.

But given that Jeff Hardy has no momentum heading into the Elimination Chamber match, he isn't a fascinating addition to the bout. If there is anyone that could potentially be replaced in the Elimination Chamber, it's him.

Although it would be a repeat of 2009 when Edge took Kofi Kingston's spot at the last minute (literally), Braun Strowman would be a good replacement. He may not be a former WWE Champion, but he is a former Universal Champion.

Moreover, Braun Strowman had one of the all-time great Elimination Chamber performances back in 2018 - falling short to Roman Reigns.

#1. Keith Lee gets removed from the US title match at Elimination Chamber 2021

Keith Lee defeated Matt Riddle on RAW.

The United States Championship is set to be defended in a Triple Threat Match at Elimination Chamber 2021. While [Matt] Riddle was Bobby Lashley's ongoing feud, Keith Lee entered the title picture after defeating The King of Bros on RAW.

Oddly enough, no mention was made of Keith Lee's whereabouts on the RAW before Elimination Chamber. If he is in the match, he could be the favorite to walk out of Elimination Chamber as the new United States Champion.

But since he didn't appear on RAW, his status for Elimination Chamber was put into question. His fiancee Mia Yim had tested positive for COVID-19 at the end of January, but that was more than two weeks ago.

Whenever a WWE Superstar has been quietly absent from TV, fans normally assume that they tested positive for COVID-19. And multiple Superstars have done so in the last six-plus months.

But Keith Lee's absence from Elimination Chamber would mean that WWE will likely resort to a Bobby Lashley vs. Riddle singles match.