The final stop on the road to WrestleMania took place on Saturday 18th February with the 14th edition of the Elimination Chamber Pay-Per-View. The event, at the Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, featured two traditional chamber matches inside the devastating steel structure, along with matches featuring Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar and several other superstars.
Women’s Elimination Chamber
The show opener was the women’s elimination chamber match with the winner earning a championship match against Bianca Belair for the Raw Women’s Championship at WrestleMania. Liv Morgan and Natalya were the first two entries into the match, who both used the structure as offense. The two were joined by Raquel Rodriguez, the first women to enter the match from the pod. Rodriguez used her size and strength to her advantage, but there were no eliminations before the introduction of Nikki Cross. Cross took out the field of competitors and climbed the cage above Carmella’s pod, before delivering a Crossbody to the three women in the match. Carmella then entered the match as the penultimate entry, leaving Asuka as the final entry of the match. Raquel drove Cross through Carmella’s pod and covered her for the first elimination of the match. Asuka entered the match and Liv Morgan then climbed the structure, waiting for her opportunity. She then delivered a devastating Sunset Flip Powerbomb from the top of the pod to Raquel Rodriguez and covered for a near fall. Amid the chaos, Natalya capitalized and caught Liv in a Sharpshooter before Asuka assisted her and applied an Armbar, until Morgan passed out and was eliminated from the match. The next elimination shortly followed as Natalya locked Asuka in a Sharpshooter before being hit with a Superkick from Carmella, allowing the Princess from Staten Island to score the pin and leave the match down to Asuka, Carmella, and Raquel. Asuka and Carmella appeared to join forces momentarily to land a series of kicks to Raquel before simultaneously covering her for the elimination, leaving it down to Asuka and Carmella, to see who would challenge Belair at WrestleMania. The two faced off, before Asuka caught Carmella with an Asuka Lock, which forced Carmella to submit, punching her ticket to a WrestleMania match with Belair for the Raw Women’s Championship.
Asuka defeats Carmella and wins the Women’s Elimination Chamber via pinfall.
Bobby Lashley vs Brock Lesnar
Lesnar got off to a fast start, delivering an early Suplex to Lashley and sending him ringside, but when they returned to the ring, Lashley turned things around with a Spear followed by another. Lashley then attempted to put Lesnar in the Hurt Lock, but he countered and delivered an F-5 to his opponent. Lesnar then hit a second F-5 and attempt a third. Bobby escaped and hit Brock with a third Spear of the match. Lashley was able to apply the Hurt Lock to Brock this time and Lesnar attempted to escape, but could not, so resorted to a low blow with a Mule Kick, to prevent himself from submitting or fainting. The referee immediately called for a disqualification and after the call, Brock hit the referee with a vicious F-5 before delivering another to Lashley. Lesnar then took Lashley ringside and hit him with another F-5, this time through the announcer table, before also dragging the referee ringside and hitting another F-5 to him on top of the rubble.
Bobby Lashley defeats Brock Lesnar via disqualification.
Edge & Beth Phoenix vs Finn Balor & Rhea Ripley
Edge and Balor started the match and the Rated R Superstar got going quick on Balor before tagging in Phoenix for a double-team. The two combined to perform many moves to Balor that Edge and his former tag-team partner, Christian, used to perform. Ripley and Phoenix exchanged words inside the ring and both landed multiple Clotheslines to one another, but neither women were going down. Ripley then looked for a Riptide, but Phoenix escaped before delivering a clothesline which dropped Rhea. Dominik Mysterio tried to distract Phoenix, leading Phoenix to chase him outside the ring, before driving Ripley into the ring steps. Mysterio again interfered, crouching Phoenix on the top rope before being chased backstage by Edge. The action continued in the ring and Dominik returned ringside to cheerlead the Judgement Day. Beth and Rhea were both on the top rope and Phoenix hit Ripley with a Superplex. Beth then speared Rhea and both Edge and Beth locked in the Edgeucator submission to Finn and Rhea. Meanwhile, Mysterio tossed Ripley brass knuckles and she struck Edge with them, while the referee was distracted by Dominik ringside. Edge and Balor then went back and forth in the ring, while Dominik scattered chairs ringside as Rhea and Beth went ringside. Ripley attempted to hit her with a Con-chair-using the ring steps, but Phoenix escaped and landed a Glam Slam onto the chairs. Back in the ring, Finn hit Edge with a Slingblade and set up Edge for a Dropkick, but Edge caught him with a Spear. Phoenix then entered the ring and the two landed a Shatter Machine to Balor, before Edge covered for the pin and the win.
Edge & Beth Phoenix defeat Finn Balor & Rhea Ripley via pinfall.
Men’s Elimination Chamber Match
The men’s elimination chamber match saw Austin Theory put the United States Championship on the line. Johnny Gargano and Seth Rollins were the two men to start the match, exchanging in chain wrestling. Theory was the first man out of a pod, attacking both Rollins and Gargano on his entry into the match, and sending Gargano into his pod. Gargano and Rollins then teamed up to bounce the champion around the ring before trapping the three of them inside Theory’s pod, so they could rain in the punches on him. With no eliminations, Damian Priest entered the match, taking down Rollins and Gargano with several big moves. Bronson Reed then entered the fold, leaving Montez Ford as the final entrant. Reed put both Rollins and Gargano on his shoulders before hitting a double Samoan Drop for a near-fall on Rollins. Reed continued his offence until Montez Ford entered the match. Ford entered the match quickly and hit Reed with a big punch. Ford then entered the ring and went for a People's Elbow on Theory but Reed stopped him in his tracks. Rollins and Gargano nearly eliminated Reed with an assisted Poisonrana, but Reed kicked out, preventing the first elimination from the match. Ford then climbed the chamber, hung from the roof and dropped onto the other competitors in the match. Reed was then eliminated when Gargano hit a Final Beat, Rollins hit a Stomp, and Ford finished things off with a Frog Splash, before covering for the three count. Rollins attempted a Powerbomb Gargano off the top of a pod, but Gargano reversed into a Rana that sent both men flying onto the other three remaining competitors. Back in the ring, Priest hit Gargano with a Razor’s Edge and eliminated him via pinfall. Priest then joined Gargano in leaving the chamber moments later, when Rollins and Ford combined with a Blockbuster/Powerbomb to eliminate the member of the Judgement Day. Rollins then hit Ford with a Stomp onto the platform outside of the ring, allowing Theory to steal the pinfall and eliminate the final entrant in the match. Ford remained down after being eliminated, causing several referees and officials to enter the ring to aid the superstar, leaving the door open and allowing Logan Paul to run in and hit Rollins with a Buckshot Lariat and a Stomp of his own, before Theory hit A-Town Down to retain his title.
Austin Theory defeats Seth Rollins to retain the United States Championship.
Roman Reigns vs Sami Zayn
The pair milked the crowd's support for Zayn for several minutes before finally beginning the fight. After Reigns took Zayn down, Zayn locked in a headlock until he was shoved off and hit with an elbow. Zayn came right back by launching Reigns over the top rope before hitting a big dive onto the champion. Reigns took back over with a right-hand counter before dumping Zayn from the ring. Reigns continued to taunt the crowd, as well as Zayn's wife, eventually bringing the fight directly in front of her and telling her that the whole situation was Zayn's fault. Zayn eventually fought back, hitting Reigns with punches and a clothesline that sent the champion over the top rope, ringside. Zayn scored a near-fall with a Sunset Flip Powerbomb as Reigns stood on the middle rope. Zayn countered Reigns' first Superman punch attempt with an Exploder Suplex into the turnbuckles but ate the punch moments later for a Reigns near-fall. Reigns missed a Spear, hitting the corner before Zayn landed another Exploder Suplex into the turnbuckles. Zayn followed up with his own Superman punch and a Helluva kick for a tremendous false finish, with Reigns kicking out at the last possible fraction of a second. Outside the ring, Reigns missed another Spear, sending himself crashing through the barricade before Zayn brought him back into the ring to hit a Blue Thunder Powerbomb for another two-count. As Zayn went for another Blue Thunder Powerbomb, Reigns defended by smashing Zayn into the referee. Seconds later, Zayn hit another Helluva kick and had a clear victory but with no referee to count. This, of course, brought out Jimmy Uso to hit three superkicks and a splash before dragging Reigns onto Zayn. Still, Zayn managed to kick out before the count of three when a new official ran to the ring. Zayn threw Reigns from the ring and hit Jimmy with a Helluva kick before turning around into a Reigns spear for yet another near-fall. Zayn ducked out of the way of another Superman punch, this time with Reigns knocking out the second official before Zayn hit another Superman punch of his own. Paul Heyman dug a chair out from under the ring and handed it to Reigns, but Jey Uso entered the ring and stood between Reigns and Zayn. Reigns told Jey that he had to choose between his cousin or his friend before handing the chair over. Jey refused to move before Reigns took the chair and moved out of the way of a Zayn spear, leading Zayn to take out Jey. Reigns then hit Zayn with the chair several times before hitting a Spear and covering until one of the previous referees slid into the ring to count the fall. After the match, Jimmy Uso and Reigns continued to attack Zayn until Kevin Owens' music hit and he took out Jimmy and hit both Bloodline members with a stunner before putting Jimmy through a table with a pop-up powerbomb. Heyman attempted to attack Owens after Owens grabbed a chair, but Owens quickly took him out. Owens then moved out of the way to allow Zayn to hit Reigns with one final Helluva kick.
Roman Reigns defeats Sami Zayn to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match and will face Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania.
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