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WWE Elimination Chamber 2019 is now in the history books, and on the whole, it was a reasonably entertaining night.
SmackDown once again brought their A game in terms of match quality, while Raw's suffering upper mid-card scene continued to stagnate.
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History was made, however, when Sasha Banks and Bayley became the first ever Women's Tag Team Champions, while Kofi Kingston continued to impress in the night's main event scene.
With just over a month to go until WrestleMania, WWE continues to build towards their biggest show of the year.
Let's take a look at all of the matches that took place at Elimination Chamber and rank them from worst to best.
#6 Ronda Rousey Vs Ruby Riott
It feels a little unfair to put this one at the bottom of the list because let's be honest, this was basically more of a glorified angle than a match.
Having made incredibly quick work of Ruby Riott, Ronda Rousey had a staredown with Charlotte Flair, which led to Becky Lynch coming down and attacking Flair with her crutches before being arrested.
It was an effective way of continuing to build momentum for the women's WrestleMania showdown, but perhaps having a contract signing segment and saving Ruby Riott would have been more useful in the long run.
#5 Braun Strowman Vs Baron Corbin
Is there a human being left alive on this planet who actually cares about this feud? The Raw upper mid-card scene is a bit of a mess right now, and the WWE continuously booking the same matches and angles over and over again is not helping anybody.
Corbin is drawing the wrong kind of heat right now, and having him go over here made little sense.
The WWE is clearly building towards some sort of six-man tag match at Mania, but fan interest in this is at an all-time low.
On a card that didn't feature the likes of Asuka, Dean Ambrose, Charlotte Flair (in an in-ring capacity) and plenty of other talented performers, this whole thing felt like a huge waste of time.
#4 Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush Vs Finn Balor
Easily the most average match of the night, this bout was buoyed by a happy ending for one of the company's most popular stars.
Lashley's reign with the Intercontinental title, like the majority of his second run with the WWE, has been fairly forgettable, and putting the belt on Balor ahead of WrestleMania makes a lot of sense.
The belt has changed hands a lot over recent months, so hopefully, Balor can help make it his own and elevate it in a similar way to what Rollins did throughout 2018.
The in-ring action here was fine, but the WWE could have definitely booked some cooler spots between Balor and Rush.
The post-match angle which saw Lashley attack Rush felt a little unnecessary, given that Lashley needs all the help he can get right now.
#3 The Usos Vs Shane McMahon and The Miz
Credit to WWE for swerving the audience with this one. Following The Miz's big announcement that he and Maryse were expecting a second child at the beginning of the match, it seemed highly unlikely that he would be dropping the tag belts before the bell rang.
The match itself was a solid affair, one which quickly turned into an exciting spot fest that managed to effectively play into everyone's strengths while also masking Shane McMahon's weaknesses in the ring.
The decision to take the belts off Shane McMahon and The Miz is obviously leading towards their inevitable break-up, and this was a nice piece of storyline progression that also featured some fun in-ring work.
#2 Sasha Banks and Bayley Vs Nia Jax and Tamina Vs Carmella and Naomi Vs Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville Vs The Iiconics Vs The Riott Squad
This was the perfect way to open the night and also to introduce the long-awaited women's Tag-Team Championships to the world.
Every team played their part well here and the action was perfectly paced and executed. They also allowed the match to build a little bit before giving us the first elimination, which goes a long way towards building some momentum in the ring.
Tamina and Nia Jax were perfectly cast as the big bad heels of the piece, and they put on their most competent performance together as a team. In fact, a lot of these teams really upped their game last night and the match was all the better for it.
The story-telling throughout the encounter was exceptional and the build towards Banks and Bayley's big victory was excellent.
Rose and Deville also played their part to perfection and demonstrated that they are more than capable of competing with the big names in the division. Hopefully, we get to see more of those final two clashing in the coming weeks.
#1 Daniel Bryan Vs Kofi Kingston Vs Samoa Joe Vs Jeff Hardy Vs AJ Styles Vs Randy Orton
What a match-up this turned out to be. Until last week, this match just felt obligatory; something that the WWE had to get out of the way before they could move on to whatever story-line the company has in place for Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania. Then, Kofi Kingston came along and changed everything.
His inspiring gauntlet performance had fans hyped to see him in this match, and the former Intercontinental and Tag Team Champion didn't disappoint.
The closing stretch of this match, which saw Bryan finally overcome Kingston with a running knee was an exceptional display of athleticism and story-telling ability, with the fans fully behind Kingston until the very end.
Credit must also go to Bryan though, who has established himself as the best heel in the entire WWE right now.
The rest of the match's action was also excellent, and the crowd were red-hot throughout. Samoa Joe being eliminated so quickly felt a little disappointing but other than that, there was very little to complain about in what was one of the hottest elimination chamber matches of all time.
