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We are just a few days away from the next major stop on the Road to WrestleMania 37 as WWE Elimination Chamber will take place this Sunday on February 21, 2021.
So far, WWE has announced five matches for the show, including two Elimination Chamber matches. WWE Champion Drew McIntyre will step inside the Elimination Chamber to defend his title against five former WWE champions. From the SmackDown side of things, six Superstars will go to battle inside the deadly structure to get a chance to challenge Universal Champion Roman Reigns later that night.
The pay-per-view this Sunday could play a massive role in shaping up the card for WrestleMania 37. Here are the top Elimination Chamber rumors to get you all ready for the show. Be sure to comment down and let us know your thoughts on the same.
#5 Status of Lacey Evans for WWE Elimination Chamber
This week on Monday Night RAW, Lacey Evans dropped a massive bomb by revealing that she is pregnant. While the angle was played on TV to suggest that Ric Flair could be the father of the child, it has been reported that this is not a storyline and Lacey Evans is really pregnant.
Now, Lacey Evans was set to challenge Asuka for her RAW Women's Championship at Elimination Chamber 2021. However, that will not be happening now due to her being pregnant.
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.
Interestingly, WWE hasn't announced any replacement for Lacey Evans and her match against Asuka at Elimination Chamber is still officially on the card, as of now. It is to be seen how WWE handles this situation this Sunday.
#4 Reason why Roman Reigns isn't in the Elimination Chamber match
WWE Elimination Chamber 2021 will see Jey Uso, Kevin Owens, King Corbin, Sami Zayn, Cesaro, and Daniel Bryan step inside the Elimination Chamber. The winner of the match will go on to challenge Universal Champion Roman Reigns for his title later that night.
Earlier reports suggested that WWE originally planned to have Roman Reigns defend his title inside the Elimination Chamber this Sunday. However, they changed that. On the Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer noted that the likely reason for the change was to keep it different from the RAW Elimination Chamber match where Drew McIntyre will defend his WWE Championship inside the deadly structure.
"It's a way to get heat on Reigns. Originally, Reigns was going to be in the chamber match. That was the original idea and then I guess they didn't want to do it on both shows or something. Whatever…they wanted to tweak it, so they tweaked it."
The way everything is set up, Roman Reigns is almost guaranteed to retain his Universal Championship this Sunday. The question is, who will win the Elimination Chamber match?
#3 RAW Superstar Keith Lee could miss WWE Elimination Chamber 2021
WWE Elimination Chamber 2021 is set to feature United States Champion Bobby Lashley defending his title in a triple threat match against Keith Lee and Riddle. After nearly a month's absence, Keith Lee returned to RAW last week and had a great match with Riddle. WWE then announced the US title triple threat match for Elimination Chamber.
However, Dave Meltzer reported on Wrestling Observer Radio that something is going on with Keith Lee and he might get removed from the above match at Elimination Chamber. It should be noted that Keith Lee was absent from this week's Monday Night RAW and the commentators stated that there were some injury issues. As of the writing of this article, there are no official updates or changes from WWE in this regard.
#2 Uncertainty over the match card for the pay-per-view
Dave Meltzer further noted that there is a lot of uncertainty over the match card for Elimination Chamber 2021 as none of the matches under the top three are certain as of now. We mentioned in the first slide how Lacey Evans will likely not be competing in the RAW Women's Championship match as well.
It is to be seen what last-minute changes and additions WWE makes to the Elimination Chamber match card. We might get some updates on the go-home episode of SmackDown this week.
#1 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt to possibly return at WWE Elimination Chamber
WWE Champion Drew McIntyre will defend his title inside the Elimination Chamber this Sunday against AJ Styles, Jeff Hardy, Randy Orton, Sheamus, and Kofi Kingston. One Superstar who is as determined as ever to win back the WWE title this Sunday is the 14-time World Champion, Randy Orton.
However, things might not go in his favor as his actions might come back to haunt him inside the Elimination Chamber. It was at WWE TLC 2020 where Orton burned 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt in the middle of the ring. Wyatt has been absent from WWE TV since then but in his absence, Alexa Bliss has taken over the baton from him to continue playing mind games with The Viper.
This past week on Monday Night RAW, Alexa Bliss appeared in a backstage segment where she tried to resurrect The Fiend using some dark magic. This has led to speculations that 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt could return at Elimination Chamber this Sunday to take revenge from Randy Orton, ultimately setting up a WrestleMania 37 clash.
Comment down and let us know your predictions for WWE Elimination Chamber 2021.
