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We are all set for this year’s edition of the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. Both the WWE Championship and the Universal Championship will be on the line. However, only one of those will be defended inside the Elimination Chamber. We also expect to find out Edge’s decision about his WrestleMania opponent at the show.
In this article, we will discuss the things that shouldn’t happen at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view and things that should.
#1 Shouldn’t happen at Elimination Chamber: Kevin Owens challenges Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship once again
As WWE confirmed last week, six SmackDown Superstars will compete inside the Elimination Chamber for a Universal title opportunity. These contenders include Kevin Owens, Cesaro, Daniel Bryan, Jey Uso, King Corbin, and Jey Uso. The winner of this match will challenge Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship on the same night.
While the Elimination Chamber accounts for several exciting prospects, one of them still includes the possibility of Kevin Owens winning the match and eventually challenging Reigns for the title once again. While this is a good matchup, it is the biggest booking mistake that WWE needs to avoid at the upcoming pay-per-view.
We have already seen Kevin Owens face Roman Reigns in three Universal Championship matches over the last couple of months. The Tribal Chief cheated his way out on three different occasions, and things won’t be different at Elimination Chamber. Instead of Kevin Owens, the creative team should have someone like Cesaro win the match and get a title opportunity at the event.
It is given that Roman Reigns will not lose his Universal Championship at Elimination Chamber. But that won’t be an entirely bad thing for Cesaro. WWE can have him win the Elimination Chamber, fighting against all odds and delivering his best before he faces Roman Reigns. Then, in the title match, Reigns could take advantage of Cesaro’s fatigue to turn the bout in his favor.
Even an unclean victory for Roman Reigns at Elimination Chamber will also ensure that Cesaro looks like an underdog. This will also pave the way for a title feud between the two Superstars after Elimination Chamber. Cesaro has deserved a world title opportunity for a long time now, and he should be the one who gets closer to the title at the pay-per-view.
#1 Should happen at Elimination Chamber: Sasha Banks turns against Bianca Belair to set up their WrestleMania match
WWE Elimination Chamber will witness Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair team up to challenge Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler for the Women’s tag team titles. The match was confirmed on SmackDown’s go-home show before the pay-per-view after Banks, Belair, and Reginald defeated Jax, Baszler, and Bayley. Interestingly, Banks will have Reginald on her side in the upcoming match.
While Belair and Banks are both babyfaces and have teamed up on several occasions before this, we now want to see this turn into a full-fledged feud on the road to WrestleMania. Ever since Belair won the Women’s Royal Rumble, she has been expected to challenge Sasha Banks for the SmackDown Women’s Championship. The Elimination Chamber pay-per-view would be the perfect opportunity to plant seeds of an intense rivalry between these two Superstars.
Jax and Baszler can retain their tag team championships and turn their attention towards other teams on the roster. As for Banks, she could turn heel by attacking Belair, prompting the latter to fight back and eventually set the course for their title match at WrestleMania. Both Banks and Belair are more than capable of delivering an extended feud over two months, and it should all start at Elimination Chamber.
#2 Shouldn’t happen at Elimination Chamber: Charlotte Flair replaces Lacey Evans in the RAW Women’s Championship match
In the weeks leading up to the Elimination Chamber, we saw a feud brewing between Charlotte Flair and Lacey Evans after the latter formed an alliance with Ric Flair. Evans even defeated Charlotte Flair to win an opportunity to challenge Asuka for the RAW Women’s Championship at Elimination Chamber. However, she recently announced that she is pregnant.
That statement immediately sent the WWE Universe into a frenzy, and fans began to speculate over the status of the title match at Elimination Chamber. Given that Asuka is still promoting her match at the event, fans believe that the match will still take place on the show. Unless Lacey Evans herself steps inside the ring, she will be replaced in the title bout, and we hope that it is not Charlotte Flair who gets that chance.
The Queen is the most decorated female Superstar, but she does not deserve to challenge the title right now. She recently returned to television and won the tag team championships with Asuka. In fact, they lost their titles only because Charlotte Flair was too distracted to concentrate on her matches. It appears that WWE would want to extend the feud between Charlotte Flair and Lacey Evans by adding the RAW Women’s Championship into the mix, and it could all start at Elimination Chamber.
Instead of Charlotte Flair, WWE should replace Lacey Evans with someone like Alexa Bliss at Elimination Chamber, who actually picked a victory over the champion last month. As for Charlotte Flair and Lacey Evans, their feud is as personal as it can get, and they don’t really need a title to make it intense.
#2 Should happen at Elimination Chamber: Drew McIntyre and Sheamus are the two last Superstars battling it out for the WWE Championship
Drew McIntyre has a monumental task awaiting him at Elimination Chamber. He has enjoyed a great run in WWE over the last year, and he deserves every bit of praise for that. He is now set to defend his WWE Championship against the likes of Sheamus, Randy Orton, Jeff Hardy, Kofi Kingston, and AJ Styles inside the Elimination Chamber, and this is one of the most-anticipated matches of the night.
Ever since Sheamus turned heel and betrayed McIntyre, the fans have been keen on seeing them battle it out for the title. They deserve a singles feud that will explore their history and allow Sheamus to show why he was once a world champion. While there is a meager chance that The Celtic Warrior will win the title inside the Elimination Chamber, the creative team can still extend their feud by allowing McIntyre to pin Sheamus to retain his title.
This will lead to further altercations between the two former best friends on RAW after Elimination Chamber and could lead to a singles match for the title at Fastlane. McIntyre has been fantastic as an unconventional babyface on the roster. He deserves to be involved in intensely personal storylines before he loses his championship in the coming months.
#3 Shouldn’t happen at Elimination Chamber: Failed Money in the Bank cash-in
Earlier, it was announced that The Miz would be one of the six Superstars in the Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Champion. He was among the former WWE Champions who got the opportunity, but he recently confirmed that he wouldn’t be competing at the pay-per-view. While The Miz won’t be present inside the Elimination Chamber while Drew McIntyre defends his title, he could pose a massive threat to the champion.
The Miz still has his Money in the Bank contract with him. He will have an excellent chance to cash-in his contract after the winner of the WWE Championship match has fought his way through five other brutal challengers inside the Elimination Chamber. That said, someone like McIntyre could still stop The Miz from successfully cash-in in his contract.
The Miz has gone through so much with this MITB contract, and at this point, it just seems unfair for him to unsuccessfully cash-in his title opportunity. If he decides to use his MITB contract at the Elimination Chamber, The Miz should be allowed to win the title. Otherwise, he always has the option to wait it out until WrestleMania.
