5 Betrayals that can happen at Elimination Chamber 2021: Big face turn for Roman Reigns' former challenger, Superstar to win title and join top faction?

Elimination Chamber is WWE's penultimate pay-per-view stop on the Road to WrestleMania 37. A lot of what happens at The Grandest Stage of Them All will be determined at the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view this Sunday, and that could include some incredible betrayals.

Here are five possible betrayals that could take place at Elimination Chamber 2021:

#5. Roman Reigns betrays Jey Uso at Elimination Chamber 2021

Roman Reigns and Jey Uso at Clash of Champions 2020.

Roman Reigns is in a more privileged position than his RAW counterpart Drew McIntyre heading into Elimination Chamber 2021. While Drew McIntyre has to defend his title against five former WWE Champions inside the Elimination Chamber match, there will be another bout with six men from SmackDown. And Roman Reigns will face the winner at the end of the night.

Roman Reigns and Jey Uso have had an interesting relationship in the last six months leading up to the Elimination Chamber. It was in late August that Roman Reigns returned. And after he won the Universal Championship, he made sure that Jey Uso got an opportunity to become the number one contender for the title.

Jey Uso faced Roman Reigns at Clash of Champions in the main event and a marquee Hell in a Cell match. After getting brutalized for two pay-per-views straight, Uso acknowledged Roman Reigns as The Tribal Chief and aligned with him.

While it's hard to see a scenario where he wins the Elimination Chamber match, facing Roman Reigns for the third pay-per-view since September would be interesting. If Roman Reigns somehow brutalized Jey Uso again, it would turn the latter face.

Perhaps a good option would be to dispose of Jey Uso at Elimination Chamber and replace him with a rising Superstar like Apollo Crews. It would also add more to Roman Reigns' overall detectability as The Tribal Chief.

#4. Keith Lee betrays Riddle at Elimination Chamber 2021

Keith Lee jumped from the WWE title picture at the start of 2021 to the United States title picture heading into the Elimination Chamber. While Riddle was Bobby Lashley's primary United States title opponent, Keith Lee entered the picture by defeating The King of Bros on RAW.

Bobby Lashley immediately attacked both men. Soon after, it was announced soon after that the United States Championship would be defended at Elimination Chamber 2021 in a Triple Threat match involving Lashley, Riddle, and Lee.

It has all the makings of being a show-stealer despite not being an Elimination Chamber stipulation match. Keith Lee could be the favorite to win, especially since his trajectory since joining WWE's main roster has been upward. If Keith Lee betrayed Riddle, he could potentially join The Hurt Business or go on his own path.

It would be a big character change, but the idea of Keith Lee as a Hurt Business member is exciting to think about. Could it happen at Elimination Chamber 2021?

#3. Charlotte Flair betrays Asuka at Elimination Chamber 2021

Asuka is set to defend the RAW Women's Championship against Lacey Evans at Elimination Chamber 2021. We're not sure how the match will take place, especially after Lacey Evans said that she was pregnant.

It was confirmed soon after in a report by WrestlingInc that Evans informed WWE of her pregnancy before RAW - even though she was already booked for Elimination Chamber by that point.

If the match at Elimination Chamber somehow takes place, we would naturally expect Asuka to retain in a short match that would protect Evans as much as possible.

After Elimination Chamber, we're unlikely to see Lacey Evans on TV for the next year or so.

However, Charlotte Flair will likely re-enter the RAW Women's title picture now that WrestleMania season is getting closer. Flair's betrayal of her former and brief tag team partner Asuka would be her way of announcing that she wants a title shot.

Given how WWE has had Charlotte Flair defeat Asuka in nearly every meeting, she would likely be the woman to dethrone The Empress yet again.

#2. Cesaro betrays Daniel Bryan in the Elimination Chamber match

Cesaro is in a great spot to potentially win the Elimination Chamber match. Like the other competitors, it also means that he will have to face Roman Reigns at the end of the night at Elimination Chamber after being worn down.

Cesaro has faced Daniel Bryan in a series of matches on SmackDown leading up to Elimination Chamber. He has been picking up numerous victories over the former WWE World Champion.

The two teamed up together to secure their Elimination Chamber spots and have been allies ever since Cesaro shook Daniel Bryan's hand on SmackDown. While the Elimination Chamber match is obviously every man for himself, one of them could eliminate the other.

Daniel Bryan eliminating Cesaro would be a good part of their storyline, and an enraged Cesaro could assault Bryan, leading to his elimination as well. It would make less sense since Cesaro seems to have started a feud with Seth Rollins before Elimination Chamber, but it would be an interesting story.

Cesaro's face turn before Elimination Chamber will have just been a quick ploy to fuel a heel turn.

#1. Paul Heyman betrays Roman Reigns at Elimination Chamber 2021

Roman Reigns has had Paul Heyman by his side.

This is a direction that we hope we don't see in Elimination Chamber 2021. Roman Reigns is having a great run as a heel and should continue as The Tribal Chief while it's still hot.

Crowds aren't expected to return at Elimination Chamber 2021, but they most likely will to a limited capacity at WrestleMania 37. Roman Reigns is virtually guaranteed to be in one of the night's main events, as he is reportedly defending the Universal Championship against Edge.

Given the circumstances, Roman Reigns retaining the Universal title at the Elimination Chamber seems to be a guarantee. But WWE could still pull off one big twist at Elimination Chamber, with Paul Heyman betraying Roman Reigns.

It would mean a face turn for Roman Reigns - something that we hope doesn't happen throughout 2021. Roman Reigns has been too good as a heel to turn face, and unless it's organic, now isn't the time. Paul Heyman has been a brilliant addition to Roman Reigns' character, especially in Brock Lesnar's absence.