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The 2021 edition of WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view is almost here as we move forward on the Road to WrestleMania 37. The card for the show this Sunday isn't the best one but fans are surely in for a thrilling pay-per-view with two major Elimination Chamber matches, including one for the WWE Championship.
To get you all ready for the event, with a little over 24 hours left, here are the top last-minute rumors for Elimination Chamber 2021 that could end up having a major impact on the show this Sunday. Be sure to comment down and let us know your predictions for the pay-per-view.
#5 Possible spoiler on the winner of SmackDown Elimination Chamber match
One of the two Elimination Chamber matches this Sunday will feature six SmackDown Superstars - Jey Uso, Kevin Owens, King Corbin, Sami Zayn, Cesaro, and Daniel Bryan - battling inside the Elimination Chamber with the winner facing Universal Champion Roman Reigns later on the same night.
On the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer noted that the winner of the aforementioned match will most likely be Cesaro as WWE has been pushing him recently and a match against The Tribal Chief is likely on the cards.
"They've been trying to feature Cesaro of late. It is notable that they made Shinsuke Nakamura into a babyface star in the gauntlet and didn't use him here, choosing Cesaro, who was originally to be the star of the gauntlet until that was changed because he hadn't signed a new deal. There had been talk of Reigns vs. Bryan since Reigns' return, but with Bryan losing so often, it would make sense to do the match, since it would be great, without a build just to get it done."
However, it is highly unlikely that Cesaro or anyone else will defeat Roman Reigns at WWE Elimination Chamber 2021.
#4 Confusion over the RAW Women's Championship match at Elimination Chamber
RAW Women's Champion Asuka is advertised to defend her title at Elimination Chamber this Sunday against Lacey Evans. However, after the massive announcement this week on Monday Night RAW about Lacey Evans being pregnant, reports revealed that she is indeed pregnant and there's no way she will compete at Elimination Chamber now.
Evans is legitimately pregnant. WWE learned of Evans' pregnancy today and changed the direction of her angle with Charlotte Flair. Evans was scheduled to face Asuka for the RAW Women's Championship at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view this Sunday, however that match is now clearly not happening.
However, WWE is still advertising the match and even Asuka herself did the same in a recent tweet, which can be seen below, leaving the fans confused as to whether this match could still take place.
As of the writing of this article, there is no official update from WWE on this match at Elimination Chamber this Sunday. However, we might see a last-minute change, possibly even at the show itself, with WWE either scrapping the match with some angle or announcing a replacement.
#3 Keith Lee to possibly miss Elimination Chamber 2021
Another major title match with a lot of uncertainty scheduled to take place this Sunday at WWE Elimination Chamber 2021 is the United States Championship bout with Bobby Lashley set to defend his title against Keith Lee and Riddle.
Keith Lee was missing from WWE for nearly a month before returning to Monday Night RAW last week and faced Riddle in an amazing match, entering himself into the United States title match at Elimination Chamber. However, this week on RAW, Lee was absent from the mix.
Dave Meltzer then reported on Wrestling Observer Radio that something is going on with Keith Lee and he might get removed from the triple-threat for the US title at Elimination Chamber 2021. There is no update on whether the match could just become a singles bout between Lashley and Riddle or whether WWE could announce a replacement for Keith Lee in the match.
Adding to that, Dave Meltzer also reported that there is a lot of uncertainty around the match card for Elimination Chamber this Sunday other than the top three matches. An example of the same is the RAW Women's Championship match, as discussed in the previous slide.
#2 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt to return at Elimination Chamber
WWE Champion Drew McIntyre is set to defend his title inside the Elimination Chamber this Sunday against five former world champions - Randy Orton, AJ Styles, Sheamus, Jeff Hardy, and Kofi Kingston. One of the biggest threats inside the Elimination Chamber for McIntyre will be the 14-time World Champion Randy Orton, who has his eyes set on winning the WWE Championship once again.
However, Elimination Chamber might not turn out to be a great night for Orton as his past actions might come back to haunt him this Sunday. This week on Monday Night RAW, Alexa Bliss was part of one of the eeriest backstage segments in recent memory as she was sitting in the middle of a pentagram, attempting to resurrect The Fiend through dark magic.
The segment has now led to speculations that 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt could finally return to WWE at Elimination Chamber to attack and cost Randy Orton the WWE Championship match. The Fiend last physically appeared at WWE TLC 2020 where Orton burned him in the middle of the ring after the Firefly Inferno match.
#1 Latest update on WrestleMania 37 card ahead of Elimination Chamber
WWE Elimination Chamber 2021 is one of the major stops on the Road to WrestleMania 37 and by the end of the pay-per-view this Sunday, we might get a much clearer picture of the possible match card for the Show of Shows later this year.
According to WrestleVotes, the four planned matches for WrestleMania 37 as of now are Edge vs. Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship, Sasha Banks vs. Bianca Belair for the SmackDown Women's Championship, Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt, and a tag-team match involving Bad Bunny.
Conversation with a source recently stated the latest WrestleMania creative meeting had Edge v Reigns, Belair v Banks, Orton v Wyatt, Bad Bunny Tag on the books w/ nearly everything else open, including the WWE title matchup. Same source stressed nothing is set in stone however.
These planned matches hint towards what could go down this Sunday at WWE Elimination Chamber. Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair are set to team up and challenge the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler at Elimination Chamber. With WWE planning a match between the two at WrestleMania 37, they will likely lose the match this Sunday.
Other than that, the plans of Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt also suggest that the latter could be returning to WWE TV really soon, possibly at Elimination Chamber itself.
