It’s February already, which can only mean one thing – it’s almost time for the Elimination Chamber. 6 men will enter the unforgiving steel as John Cena defends the WWE Championship against AJ Styles, Bray Wyatt, The Miz, Dean Ambrose and Baron Corbin. Whoever leaves as WWE Champion will face Randy Orton at Wrestlemania.
The SmackDown Live Tag-Team and Women’s Championships will also be defended on the PPV as American Alpha face-off against 5 other tag-teams in a Tag-Team Turmoil match while Alexa Bliss defends against Naomi.
Also on the card are Nikki Bella and Natalya who will hopefully end their feud with this match and Becky Lynch taking on Mickey James will also be James’ first singles match since her return. Last but not least, Luke Harper will face Randy Orton in one of the most intriguing matches on the card.
On the pre-show, a last minute addition to the card will see Mojo Rawley taking on Curt Hawkins in a match literally no one is excited about.
Without further delay, let’s take a look at some of the last minute rumours ahead of today’s PPV.
5: Naomi heading into ‘Mania as the champ?
Yes, it does seem ludicrous to imagine that WWE are even considering taking the SmackDown women’s title off Alexa Bliss so soon but with WrestleMania 33 taking place in Naomi’s hometown of Orlando, there’s certainly a possibility.
Other than that, there are a couple of hints that make us think that Naomi could win the title at Elimination Chamber. Firstly, WWE just released new merch for Naomi and getting new merch on the eve of a title challenge can’t be a bad sign.
Secondly, according the betting patterns, Naomi is the favourite to win the SmackDown Live women’s title as of writing this. Another point to note is that the odds are very close right now and could flip at any moment (source: BetWrestling.com).
4: A handicap beatdown
Although Dolph Ziggler was initially favoured to win the handicap match against Apollo Crews and Kalisto, the odds on this match have flipped dramatically and according to the numbers, Crews and Kalisto will have enough to pull off the win.
Although the numbers for this match have flipped a number of times already, the gap hasn’t been this big. Expect Ziggler to impress against Crews and Kalisto but just come up a little short in the end.
3: An updated Chamber
This is one of the most interesting rumours we’ve head in the lead up to Elimination Chamber and it’s been all but confirmed. WWE are making changes to the Chamber although no pictures of the updated structure has been available .
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As far as we have heard, the changes are not major but it will be interesting to see what changes WWE deemed necessary. As of now, it’s also impossible to tell if the said changes will positively or negatively impact the spectacle, if at all.
2: Will The Miz cost John Cena his WWE Championship?
This is another super-interesting rumour that could also affect the Wrestlemania 33 card. We’ve heard from multiple sources that The Miz could play a part in eliminating John Cena from the Chamber match and cost him the title.
This is set to lead to a Wrestlemania tag-team match pitting John Cena and Nikki Bella taking on The Miz and Maryse. Could it happen? While most fans will probably not like the match, this writer is actively waiting for it.
1: Bray Wyatt to win the WWE Championship and face Randy Orton at Wrestlemania
Unless WWE pull out an absolute rabbit out of the hat, Bray Wyatt is almost certain to leave Elimination Chamber as WWE Champion. Not only have there been overwhelming rumours as to the fact, the betting patterns also have Wyatt as the overwhelming favourite now.
If Wyatt wins the WWE Championship, he will face Randy Orton at Wreslemania 33 which will probably be the culmination of their story that has been going on for months now.
It’s February already, which can only mean one thing – it’s almost time for the Elimination Chamber. 6 men will enter the unforgiving steel as John Cena defends the WWE Championship against AJ Styles, Bray Wyatt, The Miz, Dean Ambrose and Baron Corbin. Whoever leaves as WWE Champion will face Randy Orton at Wrestlemania.
The SmackDown Live Tag-Team and Women’s Championships will also be defended on the PPV as American Alpha face-off against 5 other tag-teams in a Tag-Team Turmoil match while Alexa Bliss defends against Naomi.
Also on the card are Nikki Bella and Natalya who will hopefully end their feud with this match and Becky Lynch taking on Mickey James will also be James’ first singles match since her return. Last but not least, Luke Harper will face Randy Orton in one of the most intriguing matches on the card.
On the pre-show, a last minute addition to the card will see Mojo Rawley taking on Curt Hawkins in a match literally no one is excited about.
Without further delay, let’s take a look at some of the last minute rumours ahead of today’s PPV.
