WWE Elimination Chamber 2020: 7 last-minute predictions

The 2020 WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view will take place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Sunday, March 8.

Two Elimination Chamber matches have been announced for the show: Asuka vs. Liv Morgan vs. Natalya vs. Ruby Riott vs. Sarah Logan vs. Shayna Baszler (RAW Women’s Championship #1 contender match), and The Miz & John Morrison vs. The New Day vs. The Usos vs. Heavy Machinery vs. Lucha House Party vs. Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode (SmackDown Tag Team Championship match).

The RAW Tag Team titles will also be on the line, with The Street Profits defending against Seth Rollins & Murphy, while Humberto Carrillo will challenge Andrade for the United States Championship.

Elsewhere on the card, Braun Strowman will defend the Intercontinental Championship in a 3-on-1 handicap match against Cesaro, Sami Zayn & Shinsuke Nakamura, and two non-title matches – Aleister Black vs. AJ Styles (No Disqualification) and Daniel Bryan vs. Drew Gulak – have also been announced.

In this article, let’s try to predict the outcome of all seven matches on the show.

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#7 The Street Profits vs. Seth Rollins & Murphy (Raw Tag Team Championship)

One of the standout moments from this week’s episodes of RAW, SmackDown and NXT came on Monday night when The Street Profits defeated Seth Rollins & Murphy to win the RAW Tag Team titles for the first time in their careers.

In 2019, Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins held the NXT Tag Team titles for a relatively short amount of time (88 days), and it is safe to assume that their reign as RAW Tag Team Champions will last longer than six days.

When you also take into account that Rollins’ feud with Kevin Owens looks likely to lead to a one-on-one match between the long-term rivals at WrestleMania 36, there is no need for “The Monday Night Messiah” and Murphy to regain the titles just four weeks before ‘Mania.

Expect some shenanigans in this one (Owens interference, perhaps?) and another pinfall win for Ford.

Prediction: The Street Profits def. Seth Rollins & Murphy

#6 Aleister Black vs. AJ Styles (No Disqualification)

Last week’s Super ShowDown event saw AJ Styles lose the Tuwaiq Trophy gauntlet match after he was interrupted by The Undertaker, who hit “The Phenomenal One” with a chokeslam to quickly defeat him in a match lasting no longer than 10 seconds.

The segment was an obvious set-up for a one-on-one encounter between the two men at WrestleMania 36, with The Undertaker almost certain to show up on WWE television again in the near future to build up to the match.

As for Elimination Chamber, the No Disqualification stipulation opens up the possibility of interference from The Undertaker to cost Styles, but there is also a chance that Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows could help their fellow O.C. member to pick up the win over Aleister Black, just like they did on RAW.

With two allies on hand to help him at any moment, the easiest prediction here would be to go for Styles, especially as it would give him some momentum ahead of WrestleMania.

However, let’s predict that Black will pick up the win, courtesy of an Undertaker assist, to all but confirm that “The Deadman” will take on the two-time WWE Champion at ‘Mania.

Prediction: Aleister Black def. AJ Styles

#5 Daniel Bryan vs. Drew Gulak

WWE fans often call for underused Superstars to receive television time, and that is exactly what has happened in recent weeks on SmackDown with Daniel Bryan’s storyline with Drew Gulak, which has included matches against Curtis Axel and Heath Slater.

From a storyline perspective, this might be the least exciting and most predictable match at Elimination Chamber. However, based on their in-ring ability, there is a very real possibility that, if they are given enough time, this could be Match of the Night on Sunday.

According to Wrestling News Co’s Paul Davis, Bryan has personally requested to work with Gulak and Slater in recent weeks, so WWE should be applauded for seemingly allowing one of their top Superstars to have the freedom to call some of the shots in this storyline.

When it comes to the outcome, there is only one winner – Bryan – but it is worth bearing in mind that Elimination Chamber takes place in Gulak’s hometown of Philadelphia, so expect the former Cruiserweight Champion to put up a good fight.

Prediction: Daniel Bryan def. Drew Gulak

#4 Andrade vs. Humberto Carrillo (United States Championship)

The long-term storyline between Andrade and Humberto Carrillo has had many twists and turns, with both men taking several weeks off television in recent months after having their heads planted into the exposed concrete at ringside with Hammerlock DDTs.

Unfortunately for Carrillo, despite receiving plenty of television time since his move to Monday Night RAW, it still feels like he is lacking the support of the WWE Universe as a babyface, which makes it difficult to believe that he could realistically emerge from Elimination Chamber as the United States Champion.

That being said, it was somewhat surprising that Andrade kept hold of his title after receiving a 30-day Wellness Policy suspension, so is there a chance that WWE wanted to wait for him to return and lose the title, as opposed to vacating it, by booking this match at Elimination Chamber?

This is a difficult one to call but, for the simple reason that Carrillo has struggled to garner positive reactions from fans, let’s go for Andrade to retain.

Prediction: Andrade def. Humberto Carrillo

#3 Braun Strowman vs. Cesaro, Sami Zayn & Shinsuke Nakamura (Intercontinental Championship)

With two days to go until Elimination Chamber, Sami Zayn exchanged words with nWo members Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Sean Waltman on SmackDown before being confronted by his opponent this Sunday, Braun Strowman.

After Strowman fought off Shinsuke Nakamura and Cesaro, he closed in on Zayn in the middle of the ring, but the former NXT Champion was able to escape unscathed after shamelessly using Alexa Bliss as a shield.

Friday’s segment suggests that Zayn will finally, in the words of Strowman, get these hands when he comes face-to-face with the Intercontinental Champion at Elimination Chamber.

But, despite the numbers advantage that Zayn’s team possesses, it is hard to believe that “The Monster Among Men” will lose the Intercontinental Championship at the final pay-per-view before WrestleMania 36.

After all, Strowman has never had a one-on-one match at WWE’s annual extravaganza – something that he considers a personal goal – and this year’s ‘Mania is the perfect time to change that.

Prediction: Braun Strowman def. Cesaro, Sami Zayn & Shinsuke Nakamura

#2 Six-team Elimination Chamber match (SmackDown Tag Team Championship)

The SmackDown Tag Team Championship match at Elimination Chamber will see The Miz & John Morrison defend their titles against The New Day, The Usos, Heavy Machinery, Lucha House Party and Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode.

Momentum is very important in the crazy world of sports entertainment. One week ago, Miz & Morrison had the most momentum out of the six teams involved in Sunday’s match, so it felt like the next natural progression in their storyline when they defeated The New Day for the SmackDown Tag Team titles at Super ShowDown.

One week and two televised defeats later, you could argue that The New Day, Heavy Machinery and Ziggler & Roode all have more momentum than the new Tag Team Champions heading into Elimination Chamber, which opens up the possibility of yet another title change on Sunday.

This is a tough match to predict, especially after Heavy Machinery’s gauntlet performance on SmackDown, but let’s assume that Miz & Morrison will keep hold of the titles for a little while longer.

Besides, this storyline has to lead to Heavy Machinery winning the titles further down the line, and it would be a much bigger deal if they emerged as SmackDown Tag Team Champions at WrestleMania 36 rather than Elimination Chamber.

Prediction: The Miz & John Morrison retain

#1 Women’s Elimination Chamber match

Asuka, Liv Morgan, Natalya, Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan and Shayna Baszler will do battle in a six-woman Elimination Chamber match to determine who will face Becky Lynch for the RAW Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 36.

Looking at each participant in Sunday’s match, Natalya and Asuka have both been involved in high-profile pay-per-view encounters against Lynch during her RAW Women’s Championship reign – Natalya at SummerSlam and Asuka at the Royal Rumble – and it seems unlikely that they will go one-on-one again in four weeks.

As for Morgan, Riott and Logan, the storyline between those three women is less about their pursuit of the RAW Women’s Championship and more about their implosion as The Riott Squad.

That leaves Baszler as the only realistic contender to win inside the Chamber to set up a WrestleMania match against Lynch – the woman she sunk her teeth into on the February 10 episode of RAW.

With that in mind, even though this feels like the most predictable Elimination Chamber outcome in years, it would be foolish to go for anything other than a Baszler win.

Prediction: Shayna Baszler wins