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WWE Elimination Chamber live results: The Rock wants an answer from Cody Rhodes

Posted on March 1, 2025March 1, 2025 by Steve Khan

Date: March 1, 2025
Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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The Big Takeaway —

John Cena turned heel.

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Show Recap —

COUNTDOWN SHOW —

Fans and wrestlers arrived at the SkyDome in Toronto, and they aired a Chamber numbers video.

The panel began with Michael Cole, Big E (celebrating a birthday), Wade Barrett, and Pat McAfee. McAfee arrived moments before they went on the air thanks to traffic, and as a Toronto local, that’s no surprise to hear. They tried to explain the significance of Cody Rhodes’ decision.

Kevin Owens arrived wearing a Bret Hart jacket. He stole some tools from the backstage area and put them in his backpack (to use later).

There was a video package for The Rock, focusing on his role in TKO and his success outside the ring. Cole’s sources told him that Rhodes recently had meetings in Hollywood at the invitation of Seven Bucks Productions (Rock’s company).

Nia Jax and Candice LeRae told Byron Saxton that Tiffany Stratton was ungrateful and they would retire Trish Stratus for good.

There was a plug for Evolve and Kylie Rae was among the few they focused on.

Jackie Redmond and Peter Rosenberg replaced Cole and McAfee on the panel. Redmond made sure to refer to the building as “SkyDome.” She also gave McAfee and Rosenberg a hard time for complaining about the weather. (Currently -9°C or 15°F.)

Redmond had the fans (the stadium is still filling up) sing Happy Birthday to Big E.

Logan Paul sit-down interview

Cathy Kelley interviewed Logan Paul. She asked why this year’s Chamber would be different. He said he was actually preparing for it this year, whereas last year, wrestling was just a hobby. It bothered him when people called him a part-timer because it was true. He was full-time now and there was nothing that could stop him besides himself.

Kelley asked about each wrestler in the Chamber. He had insults for everyone except Damian Priest, whom he had no opinion about at all.

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There was a segment with Big E trying Toronto cuisine at St. Lawrence Market. He bought some food for the panel and chucked peameal bacon slices into the crowd.

They showed the super store located inside the stadium. (I went there on Thursday, the day it opened, and there were no Sami Zayn shirts whatsoever. It made me wonder if they lost a box.)

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Canadian Elizabeth Irving sang the American and Canadian national anthems. The American anthem was booed, as it often has been at Canadian sporting events recently. The fans loudly sang along with the Canadian anthem and chanted “Canada” when it was over.

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ELIMINATION CHAMBER: TORONTO —

Wrestlers were shown arriving earlier. There was an intro video followed by a fireworks display.

Michael Cole, Wade Barrett, and Michael Cole are on commentary. McAfee wasn’t happy about the booing of the American anthem and said Canada was terrible.

There’s no real stage thanks to the large crowd, just a few small video boards. There is a large video board above the ring.

Women’s Elimination Chamber: Bianca Belair defeated Alexa Bliss, Bayley, Liv Morgan, Naomi and Roxanne Perez (29:15)

Naomi and Morgan started the match. Belair seemed to get the biggest reaction coming out. (They all happened to be wearing white as their predominant colour.)

Jade Cargill marched out (to her music) as soon as the bell rang. She managed to get into the ring before they closed the cage for the match.

Morgan acted scared but Cargill made a beeline right to Naomi and attacked her. Cargill beat the absolute hell out of Naomi as the crowd chanted, “Holy sh*t.”

Cargill stomped Naomi in the corner, tossed her into the pods and booted her into a pod. The crowd chanted, “You deserve it,” at Naomi as she tried crawling out of the cage. Cargill slammed the sliding door on Naomi before leaving. Belair freaked out the entire time, helpless inside her pod.

They brought out a stretcher for Naomi and announced she was no longer able to compete.

Belair happened to be the next person in. She immediately checked on Naomi but was attacked from behind by Morgan.

(Cargill looked great. She wore black gear with white/silver hair, which was in contrast to Naomi’s outfit.)

Belair happened to be the next person in (four minutes into the match). She immediately checked on Naomi but was attacked from behind by Morgan.

The match slowed to a crawl so they let Perez in next, just three and a half minutes later. Bayley entered next, only about three minutes later. So five of the six wrestlers were in less than 11 minutes into the match.

Perez powerbombed Bayley onto the hard surface and hit a frog splash for two. Morgan caught Perez with a Codebreaker.

Bliss entered last (so everyone was in 14.5 minutes into the match) and went after Morgan. She got a good reaction coming out, and she ran wild on Morgan, Perez, and Bayley.

Everyone got involved and Bayley gave Belair and Bliss a low crossbody onto the hard surface. Morgan shoved Bayley into a pod but Bayley gave her a Rose Plant. Perez caught Bayley in a crossface but she managed to escape.

Bayley tossed Perez out of the ring, and Morgan suddenly nailed Bayley with Oblivion for the elimination (19 minutes into the match).

Belair and Morgan battled on top of a pod until Belair whipped her with her braid (which made a great noise and popped the relatively quiet crowd). Morgan wound up with a pretty bad bruise on her back and midsection thanks to the braid.

Belair hit Perez, Bliss and Morgan with a flying crossbody off the pod. They traded moves until Bliss eliminated Perez after a Twisted Bliss.

Morgan gave Belair three amigos and went for a 619 but Bliss caught her. They traded counters until Belair caught Morgan in a cradle for two. Bliss hit Belair with her version of Sister Abigail but Morgan cradled Bliss for the elimination.

Morgan and Belair were the final two. Belair was still down from the Sister Abigail, so Morgan made a cover for two. Morgan used Belair’s braid as a slingshot, bouncing her back and forth into the side of the cage. (That was a great spot.)

Belair fought back and pounced Morgan for two. Belair swung Morgan repeatedly into a pod and powerbombed her over the ropes and back into the ring.

Belair tried a 450 but Morgan got her knees up. Morgan hit a Codebreaker and tried Oblivion, but Belair caught her and hit KOD for the pinfall win.

This match was pretty good and picked up more towards the end. Belair looked great, especially in the final moments. The crowd was happy with Belair’s win.

— As Belair celebrated by the stage, Rhea Ripley entered for a face-off. IYO SKY walked out next to join the stare-down.

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Canadian rapper Nav was in the crowd.

For at least the third time, McAfee brought up the American anthem being booed. He even said that Canada better stop doing that or else.

About 8.5 minutes elapsed between the end of the last segment and the entrances for this match. 13 minutes elapsed between the end of the last segment and the start of this match.

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Trish Stratus & WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton defeated Nia Jax & Candice LeRae (11:40)

Cole said Stratus’ kids were watching her wrestle live for the first time. Stratus and Stratton wore matching white and blue gear. On the way out, Stratton seemed to get a bigger reaction than Stratus.

Stratus hit Jax with some weak-looking strikes and a better looking DDT for two. Jax blocked a bulldog and hit a back suplex for two. A few fans chanted “Canada” (for Trish), so Jax grabbed Stratus by the hair and chanted “USA.”

Stratton made a hot tag and hit LeRae with an Alabama Slam and Jax with a spinebuster. Stratton dropkicked LeRae for two. Stratton tried PME but LeRae tripped her off the top, and Jax followed with a leg drop for two. Stratton gave Jax a back suplex and tagged in Stratus.

Stratus hit Jax with a bulldog off the top. LeRae tried to break up the cover with a springboard moonsault but Stratus moved out of the way and LeRae landed on her partner.

Stratton tagged in and hit Jax with PME for the pinfall win.

This wasn’t much of a match, but a good win for Stratton.

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Travis Scott was shown in the back.

If you’re a Toronto local, the WWE store at gate 5 of the stadium will be open through Sunday.

Andrew Phung (who I met at Smackdown the last time they were here), Robbie Amell and Italia Ricci were in the crowd.

A video package for The Rock was shown (the same one shown during the pre-show).

The live attendance was announced as 38,493.

There was a video package for Owens vs. Zayn.

About 15 minutes elapsed from the end of the last segment and the entrances for this match.

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Unsanctioned Match: Kevin Owens defeated Sami Zayn (27:36)

The referee wore all black and Alicia Taylor announced that he was only there to count falls or accept submissions. He already had gloves on, just in case of blood. Both wrestlers also wore all black (with Owens sporting a red elbow pad). They also dimmed the stadium lights.

Cole actually mentioned a past grudge match between “El Generico” and “Kevin Steen.”

They traded fists to start, but Owens dropped Zayn gut-first over the top rope and hit a senton. Zayn drove Owens into the metal ring post (no video posts today).

Some fans chanted for tables, but Zayn grabbed chairs instead. Owens used the chair on Zayn, but Zayn ducked a shot, and the chair bounced off the rope and hit Owens in the face. Zayn then took his turn hitting Owens with the chair.

Zayn grabbed an all-black hockey stick out from under the ring (an odd thing to find at a baseball stadium). Zayn grabbed a table, but Owens posted him. Owens used the stick to crossface Zayn and simultaneously bit his forehead.

Owens grabbed a new table and stacked it on top of the other one, but Zayn attacked him with the stick. They fought into the crowd and Zayn hit Owens with a trash can.

Zayn gave Owens a Blue Thunder Bomb variation through a table. Zayn saw another table and slammed him through that one, too. (The second table had a bunch of drinks and cups and popcorn on it.)

Zayn chased Owens down toward ringside with a trash can lid, but Owens hit him with the ring bell. Owens also used the lid and a monitor as a weapon.

They battled on the top rope, when Owens slipped underneath Zayn and shoved him out through the stacked up tables outside the ring. That was nuts, and got a big reaction.

Owens gave Zayn a fisherman’s buster onto an open steel chair for a nearfall. Zayn slipped out of a pop-up powerbomb and hit consecutive half and half suplexes. The second one had Owens landing on top of an upright chair, and the chair buckled under Owens’ weight. That looked brutal.

Zayn went for a Helluva Kick but Owens moved and Zayn nailed the referee by mistake. Owens followed with a stunner and a new referee ran down but Zayn kicked out. Owens was pissed so he clotheslined the ref. (A third ref ran down.)

Owens went to the top, but Zayn chucked a chair at his face. Zayn went up, but Owens nailed an avalanche fisherman’s buster through a table. Zayn just barely rolled his shoulder up at two.

A few officials ran down to try to talk them into stopping. Owens got in Zayn’s face and screamed, “It’s all your fault,” but Zayn nailed a Helluva Kick for two.

Zayn grabbed a chair wrapped in barbed wire and the crowd gasped. Zayn hesitated before hitting Owens twice in the back with the chair. Owens fought back anyway until Zayn gave him a drop toe hold, face-first into the barbed wire. Owens sold it like his eye was hurt.

Zayn stacked the barbed wire chair on top of two other chairs and hit a Blue Thunder Bomb for a close nearfall. The crowd, now on its feet, chanted, “This is awesome.”

Zayn went for a final Helluva Kick but Owens countered into a pop-up powerbomb. Zayn heavily sold his injured neck. Owens wrapped a chair around Zayn’s head and neck and drove him into the ring post—twice. (Cole screamed that this wasn’t worth it.)

Owens powerbombed Zayn onto the edge of the ring and Cole yelled, “You sick bastard!” More officials ran down to plead with Owens.

Zayn tried fighting back but Owens gave him another powerbomb on the apron. Owens rolled him into the ring and covered him for the pinfall win.

— Security followed Owens up the ramp, but he attacked a few guards and went back to ringside. He pulled up the black mats and grabbed Zayn but stopped when Randy Orton’s music hit.

Orton entered (in his gear). Owens was ready for him in the ring, and they brawled briefly until Orton hit an RKO. Orton grabbed a chair to get redemption for his neck, but he tossed it aside and set up for a punt. He went for it but officials ran in to stop him. Owens escaped to the back.

Orton handed out RKOs to four security guards instead. (There was a funny bit where Orton offered a handshake to the last guard who was dumb enough to fall for it.) Orton posed for the fans.

(This was a great street fight, but I’m not sure it ever escalated to a level of violence beyond what they’ve done to each other before in this very company.)

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The announcers plugged stuff, including Stephanie McMahon’s new show, “Stephanie’s Places.” The first place is… Pat McAfee’s studio.

Dion Dawkins of the Buffalo Bills was in the crowd.

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Cole mentioned that Chris Jericho held the record for most eliminations in the Chamber and that he was the person who invited the match. He’s thinking of Money in the Bank.

Logan Paul entered with an American flag.

About 11 minutes elapsed between the end of the last segment and the start of entrances for this match. The entrances alone for this took 15+ minutes.

Men’s Elimination Chamber: John Cena defeated CM Punk, Drew McIntyre, Seth Rollins, Damian Priest and Logan Paul (32:38)

McIntyre and Rollins started. They immediately tried their finisher but missed. McIntyre tossed Rollins onto the hard surface and into the chains. (One negative of having two Chamber matches on one show is that we’ve seen this already, so it doesn’t have as much impact.)

Rollins fought back and repeatedly drove McIntyre into Punk’s pod as Punk cheered him on. McIntyre removed a turnbuckle pad and gave Rollins a slingshot into the metal piece. Punk cheered this on too.

Unlike the women’s match, they went a full five minutes for the first interval. Priest entered, to not much of a reaction. They gave Priest a chance to shine and he gave Rollins a Razor’s Edge over the top rope into McIntyre.

Rollins superkicked McIntyre and Priest. McIntyre gave Rollins a spinebuster and powerbombed him onto Priest’s back. The crowd yelled obscenities at Paul as McIntyre brought down both Rollins and Priest with a suplex out of the corner.

Less than four minutes passed before Paul entered next. He hit something on each guy for a two count. He posed, but Priest hit him with a bell clap. The crowd cheered as Paul’s face was driven into the cage. The crowd chanted, “F**k you, Logan,” and Netflix tried censoring it.

John Cena entered next (after another short interval). The crowd went nuts for Cena, who delivered his usual offence. He planted Paul with an AA, but McIntyre flew in with a Claymore Kick on Cena.

Before McIntyre could go for a cover, Priest caught McIntyre in a crucifix pin (about 13 minutes into the match) for the elimination. McIntyre gave Priest a Claymore before leaving.

Paul went to the top of a pod and hit Priest with a frog splash for the pinfall elimination (just a minute after McIntyre).

Punk entered last. The crowd chanted for Punk as he went right after Paul. He repeatedly slammed the back of Paul’s head against the plexiglass.

Punk turned around and saw Cena standing tall in the ring. Cena couldn’t help but smile as the two men faced off as the crowd chanted, “Holy sh*t.” Before they could go at it, Rollins flew in and booted Punk. Rollins told Cena that Punk was his.

As Cena and Rollins traded right hands, Paul hit them with a double Buckshot lariat (sort of). He tried for one on Punk but Punk countered it and slapped him. Punk gave Paul a GTS for the pinfall elimination. (Punk made a shovel/burying motion with his hands.)

The final three were Cena, Punk and Rollins. Rollins wound up the target so Cena and Punk teamed up on him and gave him a Hart Attack.

Cena and Punk faced off again. Cena offered a handshake, so Punk hugged him instead. It was sincere, because they backed off before trading strikes. Cena got the better of it and hit Punk with shoulder tackles. Punk hit a corner knee but Cena slammed him.

They traded counters until Punk went for GTS, but Cena reversed that into an STF. Punk reversed that into an Anaconda Vice, but Cena reversed that into a cradle for two. Punk hit a neckbreaker, and the crowd applauded both men.

Punk went to the top but saw Rollins get to his feet, so he hit Rollins with an axe handle. Punk went back to the top but Cena caught his crossbody attempt and hit an AA for a close nearfall.

Cena went to the top but Rollins powerbombed him into the chains and drove him through the pod’s plexiglass. Rollins gave Punk a Pedigree for two. Punk blocked a Rollins superplex and hit a flying elbow drop. Rollins responded with a buckle bomb and a stomp for another nearfall on Punk. (Punk has kicked out of an AA, Pedigree, and stomp.)

Rollins slipped out of an AA but Punk gave him a GTS. Cena gave Rollins an AA and Punk covered Rollins for the pinfall elimination.

Cena and Punk were the final two. They faced off again to the sound of duelling chants, and Cena was no longer smiling.

Cena offered a handshake. Punk shook his hand but hoisted him up and hit a GTS for a nearfall. Cena followed with another AA for a nearfall.

Rollins, who had yet to leave, stomped Punk on the hard surface.

Cena did not hesitate and he immediately pulled Punk into the ring and applied an STF. Punk passed out. Cena wins and is headed to WrestleMania.

(Like the women’s match, this match picked up more towards the end. In this case, the Cena and Punk interactions were the highlight.)

— Cena posed as fireworks went off.

Main Event segment

Cody Rhodes entered with Cena still in the ring. Cena held the ropes open for him. Cena told Rhodes he was coming for his belt at WrestleMania.

The Rock’s music hit. Travis Scott’s “Fein” played and he entered. The music cut back to Rock’s theme and Rock entered with Scott.

Rock and Rhodes came face to face as Cena stood by to watch. (Scott also watched in the corner.)

Rock told Rhodes that he would embrace him, and he would embrace Rhodes as his champion. Rock wanted it all. He wanted Rhodes’ mind and soul. God have mercy, Rock needed his soul. If the answer was yes, the American Nightmare would live forever. If Rhodes’ answer was no, then tonight, the dream died—again.

Rock held his arms out for a hug. Rhodes responded, “I want it all, Rock. My soul no longer belongs to me. And you know why? Because I gave my soul to this ring and these people a long time ago.” The fans, and Cena, cheered.

Rhodes said, “Hey Rock, go f*ck yourself!” (This was not censored.)

The crowd went nuts for that. Cena was amused. Rock was not.

It was a swerve.

Cena hugged Rhodes but had a stern look on his face and he stared at The Rock. Rock did the throat-slash gesture. The crowd gasped.

Cena stepped back and kicked Rhodes in the nuts. Cena grabbed Rhodes’ gold Rolex and punched him with it. Cena hammered away at Rhodes and hit him with the mic and title belt.

A mean-looking Cena posed with the WWE Championship. Rhodes was busted open and Cena hit him with the belt again.

Cena and Scott held down Rhodes, and Rock repeatedly hit him over the back with a weight belt (which read, “Cody’s Soul”).

Cena put his foot on Rhodes’ head as he posed with The Rock. Rock wiped Rhodes’ blood on the weight belt and hit him with it one more time.

Cena left to a mixed reaction. Cena, Rock and Scott posed together in the aisle. The camera focused on a bloody Rhodes as the show ended.

(The initial Cena turned got a huge pop. The crowd was mixed after that, but there was more booing than cheering, and some “You sold out,” chants.)

This was an excellent angle that will obviously have people talking. (Although I could have done without Travis Scott standing between Rock and Cena after Cena finally turned heel after all these years, and without Michael Cole yelling, “What the!” after the low-blow.)

WWE Elimination Chamber live results: Roman Reigns vs. Sami Zayn

Posted on February 18, 2023 by Parker Klyn

Montreal hosts its first WWE pay-per-view since 2009 as Elimination Chamber takes place at the Bell Centre.

Hometown hero Sami Zayn will wrestle the biggest match of his career when he challenges Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship in tonight’s main event. Zayn split from The Bloodline when he struck Reigns with a steel chair at the Royal Rumble last month.

Reigns has ordered The Usos not to show up in Montreal this weekend.

Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair will find out her WrestleMania challenger tonight. Asuka, Raquel Rodriguez, Liv Morgan, Nikki Cross, Natalya, and Carmella are competing in an Elimination Chamber match for the right to challenge Belair at WrestleMania.

The United States Championship will be on the line in tonight’s other Elimination Chamber match. Austin Theory defends against Seth Rollins, Johnny Gargano, Bronson Reed, Montez Ford, and Damian Priest.

Brock Lesnar and Bobby Lashley will look to settle their rivalry as they face off one-on-one for the third time ever. Plus, Edge & Beth Phoenix will be out for revenge as they take on Finn Balor & Rhea Ripley.

Elimination Chamber streams live on Peacock/WWE Network starting at 8 p.m. Eastern time. The pre-show begins at 7 p.m.

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Show Report —

Kayla Braxton, Wade Barrett, Kevin Patrick, and Peter Rosenberg were the pre-show panelists. It was the usual assortment of video packages and talking-head segments. Ariel Helwani joined for the final few minutes to talk about Montreal.

RAW Women’s Championship #1 Contender Elimination Chamber match: Asuka defeated Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, Natalya, Carmella, & Nikki Cross [19:25]

This was not good. The final four eliminations all happened within two minutes and there were, like, two high spots. Felt more like a slow-paced six-pack challenge than a brutal Elimination Chamber. Maybe Nikki was supposed to be in the final two but got injured? At least Asuka was the correct winner.

The winner faces Bianca Belair for the RAW Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 39.

Natalya and Liv Morgan were the first two competitors. Liv got the advantage early on, sending Natalya into the chamber wall, but Natalya avoided a running attack as Liv ran face-first into a pod. Raquel was next in, taking down Natalya with a clothesline. She stacked both opponents up in the corner and splashed them.

There was a spot where Raquel had both opponents caught, but Natalya maneuvered out with a sunset bomb into the fence. An inadvertent double-team facebuster on Raquel allowed Natalya to cover for two.

Next in was Nikki, and she got her customary run-wild sequence. She eventually climbed a pod and dove onto all three opponents with a crossbody. Carmella followed but immediately locked herself back in her pod. Raquel took care of that problem by busting Nikki through the plexiglass wall, then covering to eliminate Nikki.

Liv hit a sunset bomb off the top of a pod (out of nowhere) and Carmella covered for a good near fall. Asuka was the final entrant and she went right after Carmella before facing off with Raquel. She locked Raquel in an octopus hold, but Liv flew in with a missile dropkick for two.

Carmella stopped Liv from hitting Oblivion on Natalya, allowing the latter to lock on the Sharpshooter. She wouldn’t tap, so Asuka barred Liv’s arm and she passed out for the elimination. Natalya went for the Sharpshooter on Raquel, but Carmella cut her off with a superkick for the three count. A series of kicks allowed both Asuka and Carmella to eliminate Raquel — three eliminations in about a minute.

Asuka and Carmella were the final two and they traded cradles before Asuka applied an arm submission for the win.

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Bobby Lashley defeated Brock Lesnar via disqualification [4:38]

This was awesome until the laughably bad finish.

Lesnar immediately drove Lashley into the corner and tossed him with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. Lashley fired back with two Spears and went for the Hurt Lock, which Brock blocked and turned into an F5 for a close near fall. A second F5 got two more. Lashley escaped a third F5 attempt and Speared Lesnar a third time.

Lashley applied the Hurt Lock. The crowd was completely behind Lesnar as he fought to escape. Lesnar then just kicked his foot back for the low blow disqualification.

– After the match, Lesnar hit the official with an F5 and smashed Lashley with another one. He put a stamp on things by F5ing Lashley through the announcer’s table. He then put the referee through the carnage with a final F5.

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Ariel Helwani and Georges St-Pierre were shown in the crowd. Michael Cole referred to Helwani as “unbiased.”

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Edge & Beth Phoenix defeated Judgment Day (Finn Bálor & Rhea Ripley) (w/ Dominik Mysterio) [13:47]

I enjoyed this a lot. Both acts are hot, and Edge is a pro at sports entertainment drama-style matches. Beth was really good considering it’s been over a decade since she’s been a regular active wrestler.

This was typical mixed-tag rules — men vs. men, women vs. women. Beth had some sweet Bull Nakano makeup on. Edge out-maneuvered Bálor at the start. Beth and Rhea tagged in and had a nice power battle. Out on the floor, Beth whipped Rhea into the steel steps. Interference from Dominik allowed Rhea to trip Beth up on the top turnbuckle. Edge chased Dominik up the ramp but he quickly returned.

Beth started a comeback with a DDT, but just as she was about to make a tag, Bálor pulled Edge off the apron and hit a Final Cut on the floor. Beth came back with a superplex and finally reached Edge for the tag. Edge ran wild on Bálor, locking on an Edgecator as Beth did the same on Rhea. Dominik tossed Rhea brass knuckles and she subsequently struck Edge. Bálor covered, and Beth was supposed to break up the pin, but she came in a little late for an awkward near fall.

Bálor climbed the ropes, but Beth tossed Dominik into the ropes, knocking Bálor down. Both women got involved, powerbombing their male opponents. After a double clothesline, everyone was down. Rhea set Beth up for another con-chair-to, referencing their match last year, but Beth escaped and hit the Glam Slam. Back in the ring, Edge hit Edgecution and took out Dominik with a suicide dive. Bálor countered a Spear attempt into a sling blade.

Edge fired up with a Spear, then a Shatter Machine gave Edge and Beth the win.

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Roman Reigns was backstage with Paul Heyman drinking some C4 energy. Heyman put him over before the main event, encouraging him not to worry about the Montreal crowd.

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WWE United States Championship Elimination Chamber match: Austin Theory (c) defeated Seth “FREAKIN” Rollins, Johnny Gargano, Damian Priest, Bronson Reed, & Montez Ford [31:59]

Great chamber. Tons of hard-hitting action and violent spots — and everyone got to shine. The added bonus of Logan Paul, who’s just a natural at pro wrestling, made this really memorable too.

Rollins and Gargano kicked things off with a technical exchange. Rollins teased an early Pedigree, but Gargano escaped and landed a spear through the ropes. Theory was the next man in, and he used the chamber to beat down both opponents. Rollins and Gargano recovered and ping-ponged Theory back and forth with strikes. Theory tried to rekindle an alliance with his former compatriot in The Way, but Gargano wasn’t having it. Theory tried to lock himself in his pod, but Rollins and Gargano trapped him inside and beat him up.

Priest came in next, running wild on everyone. A raised flatliner on Gargano got two, then a Killswitch on Rollins got two more. Priest hit his step-up “dive” on Theory, which looked like it really hurt, then kicks on all opponents concluded a nice run of offense. Rollins cut Priest off with a superplex into a falcon arrow for two.

Reed entered the match and of course took out everyone. He hit a double Samoan Drop on both Rollins and Gargano, then bounced Priest off the pod — it looked like it was supposed to break. Reed then landed a diving shoulder tackle on Theory. The last man in was Ford, who stopped Reed’s run of offense and planted Theory with a spinebuster. He went for a People’s Elbow, but Reed leveled him with a lariat.

There was a crazy spot where Gargano was on Reed’s shoulders. Rollins landed a diving clothesline, which turned Gargano into a reverse hurricanrana on Reed, to which Ford covered for two. Ford climbed the wall to escape Priest, then continued to climb until he was hanging upside down until falling onto the rest of the competitors — quite similar to what Lince Dorado did a few years ago.

Ford, Rollins, and Gargano all hit their finishers on Reed to pin him for the first elimination. Rollins countered a slingshot by climbing the chamber, and he and Gargano ended up on top of a pod together. Rollins beat Gargano down, then put him in powerbomb position, leading to a wild moment where Gargano countered into a hurricanrana, sending Rollins flying off the pod into the pile.

Gargano landed superkicks on everyone, then hit a One Final Beat on Theory on the outside. Priest cut him off and hit the Razor’s Edge for the elimination. Rollins and Ford cut Priest off with a doomsday blockbuster (just like the Street Profits would hit) for another elimination.

Rollins and Ford traded strikes in the center of the ring. Ford wiped out both opponents with dives. He went for the frog splash, but Theory got his knees up, Rollins hit the stomp, and Theory covered to eliminate Ford.

They called officials in to check on Ford after the stomp. He was helped out of the chamber, but it was a work — Rollins hit Theory with the Pedigree, but the opening allowed Logan Paul to run in and hit Rollins with a Buckshot lariat and a stomp. Theory hit A-Town Down for the win.

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WWE Undisputed World Championship: Roman Reigns (w/ Paul Heyman) defeated Sami Zayn [32:10]

Positives: Incredible environment and atmosphere. Everyone played their parts perfectly for what they were going for. Post-match was great too. Negatives: The match just wasn’t that good. It was every Roman match you’ve seen over the past three years, with the exact same ending we’ve come to expect. Until they do something different and interesting, nothing will change. We’ll see at WrestleMania.

Crowd was absolutely electric for the entrances and ring introductions. After about four minutes, they finally locked up. Roman got the better of a couple early exchanges before Sami baited Roman to the floor and landed a tope con giro. Sami rained down strikes in the corner and landed a diving elbow, but he only got one. Roman cut Sami off with a right hand.

Roman dominated for a long heat segment. He jawed with Sami’s family at ringside. Eventually, 14 minutes in, Sami avoided a clothesline and hit one of his own. He took the fight to Roman on the outside. Back in, Sami climbed the ropes, but Roman popped up and cut him off. Sami fought back and hit a sunset bomb for two.

Sami went for the Blue Thunder Bomb, but Roman blocked it and hit a Rock Bottom for two. Sami countered a Superman Punch into an exploder into the corner. He went for the Helluva Kick, but Roman popped up into a Superman Punch for a good near fall.

Roman went for the Spear, but Sami cradled for two and hit another corner exploder. Sami cocked the fist and hit a Superman Punch followed by the Helluva Kick for an awesome near fall. Roman ducked out of the ring to avoid another Helluva Kick. On the outside, Roman stopped a Sami dive with a punch.

Sami avoided a Spear, sending Roman through the barricade. He then hit a Blue Thunder Bomb for another close near fall. Roman drove Sami into the official, so when Sami came back and nailed another Helluva Kick, the referee couldn’t count.

Jimmy Uso ran out and hit Sami with repeated superkicks plus an Uso splash. A second official ran out and counted a pin, but Sami kicked out at the last second. Sami took out Jimmy, but Roman landed a Spear for yet another great near fall.

Roman talked down to Sami, baiting him into a hard slap. Sami avoided a Superman Punch which hit an official for a second ref bump. Heyman handed Roman a chair, but Jey Uso appeared and stood in between Roman and Sami. Roman demanded that Jey use the chair on Sami, but he wouldn’t do it. Sami popped up and went for a Spear, but Roman moved out of the way and Sami inadvertently Speared Jey. Roman repeatedly whacked Sami with the chair and Speared him for the win.

– After the match, Kevin Owens ran out and attacked the Bloodline. He Pop-up Powerbombed Jimmy through the announce table and grabbed a chair. Owens moved toward Roman, but Heyman annoyed him with punches, so Owens sent him packing with a Stunner. Sami hit a Helluva Kick on Roman.

WWE Elimination Chamber live results: Two Chamber matches

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Dave Bath

The WWE and Universal Championships will both be on the line as the road to WrestleMania continues at tonight’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.

WWE Champion Drew McIntyre will put his title on the line against Sheamus, Randy Orton, AJ Styles, Jeff Hardy, and Kofi Kingston in an Elimination Chamber match. As the winner of the gauntlet match that took place on this past Monday’s Raw, Sheamus will enter the Chamber last.

SmackDown’s Kevin Owens, Daniel Bryan, Cesaro, Jey Uso, Baron Corbin, and Sami Zayn will also face off in an Elimination Chamber match. The winner will challenge for Roman Reigns’ Universal Championship later in the night.

Two other title matches have also been announced for tonight. SmackDown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks & women’s Royal Rumble winner Bianca Belair will team up to challenge for Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler’s Women’s Tag Team titles. United States Champion Bobby Lashley will defend his title in a triple threat match against Riddle and one other wrestler. John Morrison, Mustafa Ali, Ricochet, and Elias will compete in a fatal four-way match on the pre-show to decide Lashley’s other challenger.

Keith Lee was originally set for the United States title match but is off tonight’s show. Lacey Evans had also been set to challenge Asuka for the Raw Women’s Championship, but that won’t be happening due to Evans being pregnant.

Tonight’s pre-show begins at 6 p.m. Eastern time. The main card then starts at 7 p.m. Eastern.

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Pre-Show

Kick-off host Charly Caruso introduced the panel members Booker T, JBL, and Pete Rosenberg. Caruso pointed out that Rosenberg is a former 24/7 Champion.

They ran down the line up for the card tonight.

They showed a video package for the SmackDown Elimination Chamber. Caruso noted that Universal Champion Roman Reigns defends against the winner immediately after the Chamber match.

Kayla Braxton interviewed Cesaro. He promised to win the Chamber and then win the Universal title from Roman Reigns.

The panel turned their attention to the U.S. title match. Caruso noted Keith Lee is injured and out of the triple threat match. They showed footage of Bobby Lashley beating down Lee a few weeks ago.

Caruso interviewed MVP and wondered if Lashley needs to worry about the winner of the four-way. MVP borrowed a line from The Great One and said it doesn’t matter.

Billie Kay interrupted MVP and believes she’ll make a great addition to The Hurt Business. MVP agreed and said that her voice is hurting his ears. He took her resume and walked off.

They recapped Lacey Evans announcing her pregnancy on Raw last Monday. Caruso asked about the identity of the father. Booker doesn’t want to count out Ric Flair as the father.

Sonya Deville joined the panel, and they discussed Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler against Sasha Banks & Bianca Belair. The Street Profits joined the panel and wondered when they’d get a tag team title shot.

Deville was furious that they’re approaching her during the panel. She told them to meet her in her office later.

Fatal-Four Way: John Morrison defeated Ricochet, Mustafa Ali (w/Retribution), and Elias

This was a good four-way and pre-show match.

Ricochet rocked Ali with a dropkick at the bell. Morrison and Elias worked together against Ricochet. He fought back and sent them to the floor. Ricochet attempted a dive, but Ali cut him off.

In a cool spot, Ali jumped in and hit a neck breaker on Morrison as he hit an inverted DDT on Elias, who hit an inverted DDT on Ricochet at the same time. Elias hit a jumping knee on Ali, but Slapjack broke up the pin attempt.

Elias attempted a powerbomb on Ricochet, but Morrison hit a springboard kick on Elias to take over. Morrison was briefly in control until he missed Starship Pain on Ricochet.

Ricochet fired up and ran wild on the three heels. He hit a German suplex on Morrison, but Elias and Ali broke up the pin. Ali hit a Tornado DDT on Elias, but Ricochet hit a 450 splash on Ali for a near fall.

Ricochet attempted a dive, but Mace and T-Bar caught him. They then power bombed him into the ring post. Ali was laughing at Ricochet from the apron when Morrison rolled him up for the win.

Morrison is added to the U.S. title triple threat match later.

The panel ran down the rest of the lineup for tonight. They took a closer look at the Raw Elimination Chamber. Caruso brought up The Miz and possibly cashing-in on the WWE Champion after the Chamber.

Main Show

SmackDown Elimination Chamber: Daniel Bryan defeated Cesaro, Jey Uso, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, and King Corbin

This was a fun Chamber match and told a good story.

As Sami Zayn entered his pod, the referee forced the documentary crew to the back. Zayn was furious the referee wouldn’t let them stay.

Daniel Bryan and Cesaro were the first two to start. Bryan attempted a leapfrog, but Cesaro caught him and hit a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for a near fall.

Bryan recovered and backdropped Cesaro to ringside. He followed up with a flying knee and missile dropkick for a near fall.

Cesaro fought back and rocked Bryan with a clothesline. He worked over Bryan’s knee.

Bryan locked on an armbar, but Cesaro countered into a near fall. Cesaro rocked Bryan with uppercuts and followed up with a delayed vertical suplex for a two-count.

King Corbin was the next one in the Chamber. He slammed Cesaro into the pod and beat him down.

Corbin missed a charge in the corner, and Bryan hit the running dropkicks on both. Cesaro avoided and hit a series of running uppercuts.

Corbin recovered and hit Deep Six on both. He then drove Bryan’s knee into Zayn’s pod. Corbin continued to target Bryan’s injured knee.

Sami Zayn was the next to enter the Chamber, but he wouldn’t let the door open. Corbin tried to get in, but Bryan attacked him from behind.

Zayn didn’t realize that the other side of the pod was open. Cesaro walked in and rocked Zayn with uppercuts. Zayn attempted the helluva kick outside the ring. Bryan moved, and Zayn kicked Kevin Owens’ pod.

Corbin took over and hit a superplex on Bryan. Zayn recovered and hit a tornado DDT at ringside on Cesaro. Zayn and Cesaro ended up on top of Uso’s pod. Cesaro rocked Zayn with a series of uppercuts. Zayn poked Cesaro in the eyes and climbed across the Chamber. Cesaro chased after him and knocked Zayn down.

Corbin briefly took over, but Cesaro fought back. He hit a twisting uppercut and the giant swing. Cesaro then locked on the sharpshooter to eliminate Corbin.

Kevin Owens was the next to enter the Chamber. Zayn tried to convince Owens to work together.

Owens attacked Zayn and sent him into a pod.

Owens ran wild on Cesaro. Bryan jumped on Owens back with a sleeper. Owens hit a senton on Cesaro with Bryan on his back.

Zayn and Owens fought on the top turnbuckle. Zayn attempted a crossbody, but Owens avoided and hit a superkick.

Owens then hit a cannonball on all four guys. Everyone then hit a big move on each other. Owens took over and hit a fisherman buster on Bryan for a near fall.

Jey Uso was the final entrant in the Chamber. Owens and Uso traded shots. Owens took over and sent Uso into one of the pods.

Owens hit a moonsault from the top of a pod onto the rest of the participants. Owens then hit a stunner on Bryan and Cesaro. Zayn attempted the helluva kick, but Owens avoided and hit the stunner to eliminate Zayn.

As Zayn left the Chamber, Uso slammed the door on Owens’s arm and trapped him. Uso then hit a series of superkicks on Owens as he was trapped. He then hit the frog splash to eliminate Owens.

Uso attempted a dive, but Cesaro rocked him with an uppercut. He followed up with an elbow from the top for a near fall. Cesaro then swung Uso into the side of the Chamber.

Bryan and Cesaro traded shots in the middle of the ring. Cesaro attempted an uppercut, but Bryan countered with a backslide for a near fall.

Bryan set up for the running knee, but Cesaro reversed with the torture rack. Bryan rolled up Cesaro for a near fall. Bryan climbed to the top, but Cesaro cut him off with an uppercut. Cesaro then hit a gutbuster from the top rope.

Cesaro gave Bryan a one-leg giant swing, but Uso rocked Cesaro with a superkick. He followed up with a frog splash to eliminate Cesaro.

Uso hit the frog splash on Bryan for a near fall. Uso then attempted the frog splash from the top of the pod, but Bryan moved. He then hit the running knee on Uso to win the Elimination Chamber.

WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns (w/Paul Heyman) defeated Daniel Bryan to retain

There wasn’t much to this match. Bryan could barely get to his feet, and Reigns dominated. The focus was more on Edge’s post-match attack and decision.

Bryan struggled to get to his feet, but he ensured the referee he’s ready. Reigns went for a spear, but Bryan countered with the Yes Lock.

Reigns powered out and slammed Bryan down to take over. Reigns continued to beat down Bryan and then locked on the guillotine for the win.

Reigns was posing with the title after the match when Edge jumped in the ring and spared Reigns. Edge whispered something to Reigns. He then pointed at the WrestleMania sign, and pyro went off.

Michael Cole and Corey Graves assumed that’s Edge’s way of choosing Reigns for the WrestleMania 37 main event.

In the back, Sonya Deville spoke with 24/7 Champion Bad Bunny. The Miz approached and noted he saw Bad Bunny on Saturday Night Live last night. He mocked Miz for not being a champion.

Miz shoved him, and Bad Bunny responded with a slap to the face. Miz turned around, and Damien Priest was standing in the way.

Triple Threat: Riddle defeated Bobby Lashley (w/MVP) and John Morrison to win the United States Championship

This was a good match but followed the typical triple threat formula.

MVP came out with a crutch due to his injury.

Lashley dominated the early part of the match. He tossed Riddle to the floor and knocked Morrison off the apron. Lashley picked up Morrison in the torture rack and ran him head-first into the ring post.

Riddle tried to jump off the steps, but Lashley caught him and gave him a huge suplex. Lashley attempted a suplex, but Morrison saved Riddle. They tried working together, but Lashley quickly took them out.

Riddle and Morrison spoke on the floor and came up with a game plan. They worked together again, but Lashley quickly recovered. Lashley beat down both Morrison and Riddle.

Lashley charged at Riddle, but he avoided and sent him to the floor. Morrison hit a dive onto Lashley. Riddle then hit a dive as well. Morrison took over and pushed Riddle into the ring post.

Riddle hit a running forearm on Morrison and followed up with a suplex. Riddle missed a standing moonsault but hit the broton.

Riddle caught Lashley with the flash knee and the floating bro. Morrison tossed Riddle to ringside and hit Starship pain for a near fall.

MVP mocked Morrison for thinking he could win. Morrison got in MVP’s face and grabbed the crutch. Lashley avoided the crutch and caught Morrison with the Hurt Lock.

Riddle jumped in the ring and broke the crutch over Lashley’s back. Riddle then hit the Bro Derek on Morrison to win the U.S. title.

Michael Cole confirmed that Edge challenges Universal Champion Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 37.

WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler defeated SmackDown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks & Bianca Belair to retain

This was a fine match.

On commentary, Corey Graves pushed the idea that Belair can’t trust Banks.

They recapped Reginald pinning Jax on SmackDown. Before the match, Kayla Braxton interviewed Banks and Belair. Reginald interrupted and promised to get his best champagne ready.

The faces had the early advantage. Jax caught Banks and threw her, but Belair caught her. Belair then rocked Jax with Banks’ legs.

The heels took over and isolated Banks in their corner. Baszler slowed the pace down and worked over Banks’ arm.

Banks fought back and attempted a series of pin attempts on Baszler. Banks then hit a frog splash on Baszler for a close near fall.

Banks rocked Baszler with a knee, and Belair hit the KOD, but Jax broke up the pin attempt.

Belair attempted to lift Jax, but she countered with a slam. Jax then hit a Samoan Drop on Belair, but Banks made the blind tag. Banks hit the Meteora for a close near fall.

Reginald came to ringside with a bottle of champagne. Banks locked on the Bank Statement on Jax, but she broke free.

Reginald threw the bottle to Banks, but she refused to use it. Jax then jumped Banks from behind and hit the Samoan Drop for the win.

In the back, MVP spoke with The Miz.

Raw Elimination Chamber: WWE Champion Drew McIntrye defeated Sheamus, Jeff Hardy, Randy Orton, Kofi Kingston, and AJ Styles (w/Omos)

This was a good Chamber match. It started slow but picked up towards the end and had an awesome finish.

Randy Orton and Jeff Hardy were the first two to start the Chamber. They started at a slow pace. Orton had the early advantage, but Hardy fought back. Orton regained control with a poke to the eye.

Orton slowed the pace down with a chin lock. Hardy recovered and hit a second rope splash for a near fall.

Drew McIntyre was the first entrant. He ran wild on Hardy and Orton. McIntrye sent Hardy across the ring with a suplex and hit a neck breaker on Orton.

McIntrye threw Orton into the Chamber. He then sent Hardy headfirst into Kofi’s pod. McIntyre yelled at the cameraman to move, but he didn’t. Orton caught McIntrye with the draping DDT to take over.

Kingston was the next entrant in the Chamber. Kingston and Orton traded hard shots in the middle of the ring. In a surprise, Kingston rolled up Orton to eliminate him.

Orton snapped and hit an RKO on Hardy and Kingston. Styles then had Omos break the pod so Styles could get in the Chamber sooner. Styles scored near falls on Kingston and Hardy.

Adam Pearce came out and ordered Omos to the back. Styles isolated Kingston and tossed him out of the ring.

Kingston fought back and gave Styles a monkey flip into the side of the Chamber.

McIntrye took over and caught Kingston with a suplex for a near fall. They fought around ringside. McIntrye gave Kingston a suplex into the side of the Chamber. McIntrye then focused on Styles and gave him a huge back-body drop.

Sheamus was the final entrant. McIntrye and Sheamus traded hard shots in the middle of the ring. McIntryre charged at Sheamus, and they both went over the ropes. Styles and Kingston brawled on the other side of the ring.

Sheamus and McIntrye continued to trade hard shots. Styles threw Kingston, but he ran up the corner and dove onto McIntrye and Sheamus.

Sheamus and Kingston fought on the top turnbuckle. Kingston ended up on top of a pod. Sheamus tried to stop him, but McIntyre cut him off. McIntrye gave Sheamus a superplex as Styles and Hardy gave them a double powerbomb.

Kingston then dove off the top of the pod onto all four wrestlers in the ring. Kingston rocked Sheamus with a boot to the face. He attempted a dive, but Sheamus caught him. Kingston escaped out the back, but Sheamus hit the Brogue Kick to eliminate Kingston.

Hardy ran wild and hit the twist of fate on McIntrye for a near fall. He hit a twist of fate on Styles and set up for the Swanton Bomb off the pod. Styles rolled out of the way, so Hardy adjusted and hit whisper in the wind onto McIntyre and Sheamus.

Hardy then hit the Swanton Bomb on Styles, but McIntrye hit the Claymore on Hardy to eliminate him.

Sheamus then scored a close near fall on McIntyre. McIntyre hit the Glasgow Kiss on Sheamus, but he recovered and hit White Noise.

Styles attempted a springboard 450, but McIntrye might have been too close to the rope. Instead, Styles hit a Swanton Bomb type of move. Styles then hit the springboard 450 on McIntrye for a close near fall.

Sheamus turned his attention to Styles. He was frustrated that Syles didn’t eliminate McIntyre. Sheamus set up for the Brogue Kick on Styles, but McIntyre hit the Future Shock DDT.

McIntrye went for the Claymore, but Sheamus hit the Brogue Kick. Suddenly, Styles hit the Phenomenal Forearm on Sheamus to eliminate him.

In an excellent finish, Styles went for the Phenomenal Forearm, but McIntrye countered with the Claymore in mid-air to retain the title in the Elimination Chamber.

After the match, Bobby Lashley jumped McIntryre as he was celebrating. Lashley viciously beat down McIntrye around ringside. He threw McIntrye in the ring and locked on the Hurt Lock.

The Miz defeated Drew McIntrye to win the WWE Championship

The Miz then ran out with a referee and cashed-in his Money In The Bank contract.

McIntrye struggled to get to his feet. Miz attacked McIntrye and hit a DDT for a near fall. He then hit the Skull Crushing finale to win the title.

Miz celebrated with the title to end Elimination Chamber.