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WWE Elimination Chamber preview & predictions: Mami’s home

Posted on by Ian Carey

At a very early start time for those in North America, WWE presents Elimination Chamber this Saturday at Optus Stadium in Perth, Australia.

Some fans have expressed that the lineup feels slightly underwhelming for a stadium event, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it won’t be a good show. I can understand fans in Australia feeling a little slighted at the number of stars who aren’t on the card, however.

In particular, Bronson Reed not having a match, even on the kickoff show, seems like an odd choice to make. I’m expecting him to do something unannounced, possibly a run-in. While he’s not a star on the level of Rhea Ripley, he should still be featured. If there really is nothing planned for him in Perth, it feels like a waste. 

I can also understand purchasing tickets to a WWE stadium show and expecting most of the biggest names to be there. There is nothing advertised for any current or former members of The Bloodline, WWE’s hottest angle in decades. There’s no Gunther, no Bayley nor IYO Sky, and just recently WWE revealed that due to a comical misunderstanding, R-Truth has traveled to Austria instead of Australia and likely won’t be on the show either. 

With that being said, I’m still expecting this to be a fun show. Elimination Chamber will be remembered for Ripley getting all the flowers she deserves from her home fans. That might be the only memorable thing to take place, but it’ll be enough. 

Below are betting odds and predictions for every match tomorrow.

WWE Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley (-8000 to win) defends against Nia Jax

Ripley is a massive favorite, but she’s going to do so much more than just win.

I’m expecting Australia to go even bigger for her than Puerto Rico did for Zelina Vega at WrestleMania Backlash. It’ll be downright touching. She is already a star, but receiving an overwhelmingly positive response from 45,000 in attendance will only make her a bigger one.

Matches involving Jax aren’t exactly bell-to-bell classics, but that’s not what they will be going for here. This isn’t a chance for Ripley to put on a five-star match; it’s her chance to be seen as the conquering hero who defeats the unstoppable heel. She’ll get an opportunity to do some big, impressive power spots as fans give her a top babyface response. 

They’ve been keeping Jax strong for something big. She hasn’t lost a singles match on WWE programming since she returned and has defeated other protected wrestlers in the process, including Becky Lynch and Raquel Rodriguez. They’ve been saving Jax’s big loss for this very show.

Prediction: Ripley retains

Elimination Chamber match to determine WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins’ WrestleMania 40 challenger: Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton vs. Bobby Lashley vs. LA Knight vs. Kevin Owens vs. Logan Paul

As of this writing, McIntyre is listed as a -2000 favorite, followed by Orton (+500), Knight (+700), Paul (+1400), Lashley (+2000) and Owens (+2000).

The plans for this match were thrown for quite a loop when CM Punk tore his triceps at the Royal Rumble. There’s still a chance the winner headlines night one of WrestleMania against Rollins, but it feels like a match involving The Rock, or perhaps Bayley vs. Sky or Lynch vs. Ripley would be bigger.

All signs on WWE programming point to McIntyre winning this and then facing Rollins at WrestleMania. And if it’s the case that the as-of-yet unsigned McIntyre takes a sabbatical after WrestleMania, there is always Damian Priest and the MITB briefcase lurking in the background to take the title off him before he goes.

This match is not just about who wins, though. Stories will play out with Knight, Lashley, Owens, Paul, and Orton that will lead to WrestleMania programs. Paul and Owens look like they are going to work together through WrestleMania, so expect storyline developments from them and also the start of something involving two or possibly all three of Orton, Knight, and Lashley.

Prediction: McIntyre

Elimination Chamber match to determine the WWE Women’s World Championship challenger for WrestleMania 40: Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair vs. Liv Morgan vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. Naomi vs. Raquel Rodriguez

Lynch is a -2000 favorite followed by Belair +500, Rodriguez +600, Morgan +1400, Stratton +2500 and Naomi +2500.

Based on what we’ve seen on WWE programming, Lynch is the obvious choice to win. Lynch will probably show up a little later on as well after Ripley has defeated Jax, leading to a staredown between champion and challenger to build excitement for WrestleMania. Michael Cole will scream that the atmosphere is electric in there, or something similar. It’ll be fun and everyone will have a good time. 

There is an interesting dynamic here as it’s five babyfaces and just one heel. With Ripley and Bayley getting babyface reactions now too, WWE needs to turn some women heel soon. It could happen in this match.

We should find out more about non-title WrestleMania programs in the women’s divisions here as part of this. It feels like Belair is the most likely person to face Jade Cargill at WrestleMania as she’s the biggest star not in the title picture. That leaves Morgan, Rodriguez, Stratton, and Naomi who could start some angles on Saturday.

Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Judgment Day (Damian Priest & Finn Balor) defend against New Catch Republic (Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate)

Judgment Day is listed as -2000 favorites to win and it seems likely that they will. 

This should be the best bell-to-bell match of the show, but there might be some storyline advancements as well concerning Judgment Day. 

It should be interesting to see where the faction goes in the next few months as some members are getting clear babyface reactions while others are not. Ripley is pretty much a babyface already and Priest is on his way. R-Truth is a babyface, of course, although his membership in the faction is disputed. Dominik, Balor, and JD McDonagh are clear heels. So, what happens? Who turns and who doesn’t turn? We might learn more in Perth. 

Prediction: Judgment Day retains

Kickoff show: WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane) defend against Indi Hartwell & Candice LeRae

Betting odds for this match are not available, but Asuka and Sane retaining seems to be a safe bet.

Part of me wonders if Paul “Booker of the Year” Levesque would want to give Hartwell a fun moment in front of her home fans, but I don’t think he’s going to do it here. It feels important to keep the Bayley-less version of Damage CTRL strong and all of them having titles does just that. Fans will be given a chance to cheer for Hartwell, but ultimately Asuka and Sane are going to come out the winners. 

Prediction: The Kabuki Warriors retains

Fight Game: WWE Elimination Chamber preview

Posted on by Garrett Gonzales

John LaRocca and I are back with another episode of The Fight Game Podcast.

We kicked off the show talking about the 35th anniversary of the iconic Ric Flair vs. Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat match from Chicago.

We then got our Top 5 which included:

  • A preview of Saturday’s WWE Elimination Chamber
  • The surprising Cody Rhodes pinfall loss against Drew McIntyre on WWE Raw
  • Raw coming to San Jose on Monday
  • Sting’s fantastic promo on AEW Dynamite
  • The Hangman Page “injury” and what it could mean for the World Title match at AEW Revolution
  • Wardlow’s promo on Dynamite and why it wasn’t good

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Pirates impacted WWE’s travel plans for Elimination Chamber cage

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WWE’s travel plans for Elimination Chamber were impacted by real-life pirates.

While speaking at WWE’s Elimination Chamber press event, Michael Cole revealed that it took more than a month for the Elimination Chamber cage to get to Perth, Australia. The structure was supposed to be shipped through the Suez Canal in Egypt, but that couldn’t happen due to pirates. The cage was instead sent to Miami, shipped by truck to Los Angeles, sent to Sydney, Australia on a ship, and arrived in Perth on a train from Sydney.

Cole: A structure which took over a month to get here. Originally, it was supposed to ship through the Suez Canal, but pirates made sure that didn’t happen. So it was sent to Miami. It was then shipped by truck to Los Angeles, put on a ship to Sydney, sent on a train over here to Perth. And now the Elimination Chamber is being constructed as we speak right behind us in the stadium here in Perth.

Corey Graves: Did you say pirates, Cole?

Cole: Yes, pirates in the Suez Canal.

Graves: We had to endure actual piracy to get here to Perth.

Two Elimination Chamber matches are taking place at Saturday’s premium live event. The men’s winner earns a WrestleMania 40 title shot against World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins. The women’s winner will challenge for the Women’s World Championship at WrestleMania.

Drew McIntyre, Randy Orton, Bobby Lashley, LA Knight, Kevin Owens, and Logan Paul are the men’s Chamber participants.

Becky Lynch, Bianca Belair, Liv Morgan, Tiffany Stratton, Naomi, and Raquel Rodriguez are the women’s participants.

Rhea Ripley currently holds the Women’s World Championship and is defending the title against Nia Jax at Elimination Chamber.

Elimination Chamber streams live on Peacock starting at 5 a.m. Eastern time on Saturday (February 24). The event is taking place from Optus Stadium in Perth.

Women’s Tag title match announced for WWE Elimination Chamber pre-show

Posted on by Ethan Renner

A Women’s Tag Team title match has been announced for Saturday’s WWE Elimination Chamber Kickoff show. 

WWE revealed during Thursday night’s Elimination Chamber press event that The Kabuki Warriors will defend the Women’s Tag Team Championship against Indi Hartwell & Candice LeRae on the Kickoff pre-show. 

The pre-show begins at 4 a.m. Eastern time on Saturday, February 24 and will stream on Peacock and WWE’s YouTube and social media channels. 

The main card begins at 5 a.m. Eastern time on Peacock/WWE Network. 

The updated card for Elimination Chamber: 

  • Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley defends against Nia Jax
  • Elimination Chamber match to determine World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins’ WrestleMania 40 challenger (Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton vs. Bobby Lashley vs. LA Knight vs. Kevin Owens vs. Logan Paul)
  • Elimination Chamber match to determine Women’s World Championship challenger for WrestleMania 40 (Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair vs. Liv Morgan vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. Naomi vs. Raquel Rodriguez)
  • Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Judgment Day (Damian Priest & Finn Balor) defend against New Catch Republic (Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate)
  • The Grayson Waller Effect with Cody Rhodes & Seth Rollins
  • Kickoff show: Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane) defend against Indi Hartwell & Candice LeRae

We’re Live, Pal: Vinny V joins for a live Q&A

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It’s a brand new episode of We’re Live, Pal with Andrew Zarian and I, also available for free on YouTube by clicking above.

We opened up the show taking about how we are coping with our pro wrestling fandom with what we have learned from Janel Grant’s lawsuit against Vince McMahon and WWE, and the recent reporting on Ashley Massaro.

We also discussed:

  • The Rock’s promo on last Friday’s WWE SmackDown
  • The Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins promo segment with Grayson Waller at Elimination Chamber

Then, Vince Verhei of Bryan & Vinny and The Big Vinny V Show joined for a Q&A involving questions about his wrestling fandom, being a professional podcaster, his past in writing about the NFL, The BATTEL vs. Bryan Alvarez, the origin story of the F4W Convention, his brand new solo podcast, and more. 

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WWE Elimination Chamber update: Men’s lineup set, one spot left in women’s match

Posted on by Joseph Currier

– We now know the full lineup for this year’s men’s Elimination Chamber match.

Drew McIntyre, Randy Orton, Bobby Lashley, LA Knight, Kevin Owens, and Logan Paul will face off in the men’s Elimination Chamber match in Perth, Australia on Saturday, February 24. The winner earns a title shot against World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 40.

Owens and Paul were the last two wrestlers to qualify, defeating Dominik Mysterio and The Miz in their respective matches on SmackDown tonight.

– Tiffany Stratton and Naomi also qualified for Elimination Chamber tonight. Stratton defeated Zelina Vega in her qualifying match, while Naomi won a qualifier against Alba Fyre.

Naomi was originally supposed to face Shotzi in the qualifier, but Shotzi had to be pulled after suffering a knee injury during an NXT taping earlier this week.

Becky Lynch, Bianca Belair, Liv Morgan, Stratton, and Naomi have qualified for the women’s Elimination Chamber match. There’s only one spot remaining. A last-chance battle royal on Raw this coming Monday is set to determine the final participant.

The women’s Chamber winner will challenge for the Women’s World Championship at WrestleMania 40. Rhea Ripley, who currently holds the title, is defending against Nia Jax at Elimination Chamber.

Elimination Chamber takes place from Optus Stadium in Perth on February 24 and will stream live on Peacock/WWE Network starting at 5 a.m. Eastern time.

Here’s the updated card for the event:

  • Elimination Chamber match to determine World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins’ WrestleMania 40 challenger (Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton vs. Bobby Lashley vs. LA Knight vs. Kevin Owens vs. Logan Paul)
  • Elimination Chamber match to determine Women’s World Championship challenger for WrestleMania 40 (Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair vs. Liv Morgan vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. Naomi vs. one wrestler to be determined)
  • Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley defends against Nia Jax
  • Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Judgment Day (Damian Priest & Finn Balor) defend against Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate
  • The Grayson Waller Effect with Cody Rhodes & Seth Rollins

Grayson Waller Effect with Cody Rhodes & Seth Rollins set for WWE Elimination Chamber

Posted on by Ian Carey

The Grayson Waller Effect will be part of WWE Elimination Chamber in Perth, Australia. 

On Wednesday, WWE posted a video with Waller announcing that his guests on the show will be the World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins and the winner of the 2024 Royal Rumble, Cody Rhodes. 

Waller says in the video:

Is anyone else as sick and tired of hearing about stories as I am? Like this one for example, imagine getting slapped by your boss in front of thousands of people, millions online, and doing nothing about it? *laughs* 

But who am I to judge? Because right now, it’s the biggest thing in entertainment and it got me thinking that since I’m basically the Prime Minster of Australia that I need to give something back to the Australian people and bring the biggest story in entertainment to my house, to Optus Stadium, to Perth, to Elimination Chamber in Australia.

So before they have to worry about finishing stories, or worry about The Rock or The Tribal Chief – acknowledge, by the way – let’s take some stress off these guys’ shoulders and give them a gift, something that everyone wants but not everyone gets, the Grayson Waller rub. So Australia, get ready for the biggest Grayson Waller Effect in history with my guests, the World Heavyweight Champion Seth “Freakin” Rollins and the winner of the 2024 Royal Rumble, Cody Rhodes. 

WWE Elimination Chamber 2024 is scheduled for Saturday, February 24, 2024, at Optus Stadium in Perth, Australia. The PLE will air live on the WWE Network beginning at 5 a.m. Eastern time.

WWE Elimination Chamber 2024 announced lineup:

  • Elimination Chamber match to determine World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins’ WrestleMania 40 challenger (Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton vs. LA Knight vs. Bobby Lashley vs. two wrestlers to be determined)
  • Elimination Chamber match to determine Women’s World Championship challenger for WrestleMania 40 (Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair vs. Liv Morgan vs. three wrestlers to be determined)
  • Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley defends against Nia Jax
  • Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Judgment Day (Damian Priest & Finn Balor) defend against Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate
  • The Grayson Waller Effect with Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins

Three wrestlers qualify for WWE Elimination Chamber matches

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Three wrestlers qualified for WWE Elimination Chamber matches during Friday’s SmackDown episode, plus six more qualifying matches have been announced.

Drew McIntyre & Randy Orton became the first two qualifiers for the men’s Chamber match with wins on Friday’s SmackDown. McIntyre defeated AJ Styles, while Orton defeated Sami Zayn. SmackDown opened with the announcement that the winner of the men’s Chamber match will challenge Seth Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 40 on April 6 or April 7. 

Bianca Belair also won a qualifying match on SmackDown, defeating Michin. Belair now joins Becky Lynch as the second competitor to qualify for the women’s Chamber match. The winner of that bout will challenge for the Women’s World Championship at WrestleMania 40.

Six additional qualifying matches are also set for Monday’s Raw and next Friday’s SmackDown. 

On Raw, LA Knight will face Ivar in one qualifying match, while Bobby Lashley faces Bronson Reed in the other. 

Next Friday’s SmackDown will have two women’s qualifiers and two men’s, with Naomi vs. Zelina Vega, & Tiffany Stratton vs. Shotzi on the women’s side, and Logan Paul vs. The Miz, & Kevin Owens vs. Dominik Mysterio on the men’s.

Tag Team title match official for WWE Elimination Chamber

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Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate are heading to Australia for a clash against The Judgment Day.

Damian Priest & Finn Balor will defend their Undisputed WWE Tag Team titles against Dunne & Bate at Elimination Chamber in Perth on Saturday, February 24. Dunne & Bate earned the title shot with a victory over DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa) on SmackDown tonight.

WWE began a mini-tournament last week to determine Judgment Day’s Elimination Chamber challengers. Dunne & Bate and DIY both won fatal four-way matches to advance to tonight’s number one contender’s bout. 

After Bate took out Ciampa with a dive to the outside, Dunne hit the Bitter End on Gargano and pinned him to get the victory.

Dunne & Bate reunited when Bate was called up to the SmackDown roster last month. Shortly after that, Dunne had his name changed from Butch back to Pete Dunne.

The updated Elimination Chamber card is listed below:

  • Elimination Chamber match to determine World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins’ WrestleMania 40 challenger (Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton vs. four wrestlers to be determined)
  • Elimination Chamber match to determine Women’s World Championship challenger for WrestleMania 40 (Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair vs. four wrestlers to be determined)
  • Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley defends against Nia Jax
  • Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Judgment Day (Damian Priest & Finn Balor) defend against Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate

Seth Rollins to face Elimination Chamber winner at WWE WrestleMania 40

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WWE has officially announced how Seth Rollins’ opponent in the World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania 40 will be decided. 

In a segment kicking off Friday’s SmackDown, Raw GM Adam Pearce and SmackDown GM Nick Aldis appeared alongside Paul “Triple H” Levesque and revealed that a men’s Elimination Chamber match will take place at the February 24 Elimination Chamber even in Australia, with the winner going on to challenge Rollins for the World Heavyweight title at WrestleMania 40 set for April 6 & April 7. 

12 wrestlers were announced for six qualifying matches to be held on WWE programming between now and Elimination Chamber, with the first two set for Friday’s Smackdown. 

The 12 wrestlers —

  • Randy Orton
  • Bronson Reed
  • Kevin Owens
  • Logan Paul
  • AJ Styles
  • The Miz
  • Bobby Lashley
  • Ivar
  • Drew McIntyre
  • Sami Zayn
  • Dominik Mysterio
  • LA Knight

The first two matches held on the Friday, February 9 SmackDown —

  • Drew McIntyre vs. AJ Styles
  • Randy Orton vs. Sami Zayn

The four remaining qualifying matches have yet to be announced.

After weeks of a feud being teased between Pearce & Aldis, they said that management was presenting a united front in making this announcement, as the dueling authority figures feud appears to have been shifted to The Rock vs. Triple H. 

Triple H began SmackDown by stating that he wanted to make clear that coming out of Thursday’s WrestleMania Kickoff event featuring The Rock & Roman Reigns that some people don’t “know their role” and that it doesn’t matter where “you sit at the table,” that the power comes from one place — Triple H. 

Elimination Chamber qualifying match set for WWE SmackDown

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An Elimination Chamber qualifying match has been added to the Friday, February 9 WWE SmackDown lineup. 

WWE revealed during Thursday’s WrestleMania Kickoff event that Bianca Belair will face Michin on SmackDown in an Elimination Chamber qualifier. The Elimination Chamber event takes place on Saturday, February 24, with a women’s Chamber match announced for the show. The Chamber match winner will challenge the Women’s World Champion at WrestleMania 40. 

Becky Lynch became the first to qualify for the Elimination Chamber match on this week’s Raw with a win over Shayna Baszler. Liv Morgan vs. Zoey Stark will square off in a qualifying match on the Monday, February 12 Raw. 

Another match with Elimination Chamber implications is already set for SmackDown, with Tyler Bate & Pete Dunne facing DIY’s Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa for the right to challenge Finn Balor & Damian Priest for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team titles at Elimination Chamber. 

Additionally, SmackDown GM Nick Aldis will announce Logan Paul’s United States Championship challenger for Elimination Chamber on Friday’s show. 

The updated lineup for the Friday, February 9 WWE SmackDown: 

  • Number one contenders match, winners challenge for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship at Elimination Chamber: Tyler Bate & Pete Dunne vs. DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa)
  • Elimination Chamber qualifying match: Bianca Belair vs. Michin
  • SmackDown GM Nick Aldis chooses Logan Paul’s United States Championship challenger for Elimination Chamber

Elimination Chamber qualifier announced for next week’s WWE Raw

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The second in a series of qualifying matches for Elimination Chamber is set for the Monday, February 12 edition of WWE Raw. 

Liv Morgan will have her first match on Raw since last July on next week’s episode as she faces Zoey Stark in an Elimination Chamber qualifier. Morgan returned to WWE at last month’s Royal Rumble event and was the final wrestler eliminated from the women’s Rumble match. 

Morgan vs. Stark is the second Elimination Chamber qualifier after Becky Lynch defeated Shayna Baszler in the first on this week’s Raw. 

The winner of the Elimination Chamber match on February 24 will determine the challenger for the Women’s World title at WrestleMania 40. 

Two more matches are also set for the February 12 Raw. 

After an in-ring confrontation on this week’s show during a celebration for Gunther’s 600-day Intercontinental Championship reign, Jey Uso & The New Day’s Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods will face Imperium’s Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser, & Giovanni Vinci in a trios match on next week’s episode. Uso was positioned as Gunther’s next title challenger in the Raw angle, while The New Day and the other members of Imperium continue their weeks-long feud. 

JD McDonagh of The Judgment Day will also face R-Truth on next week’s Raw. 

The lineup for the Monday, February 12 episode: 

  • Elimination Chamber qualifying match: Liv Morgan vs. Zoey Stark
  • Jey Uso & The New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) vs. Imperium (Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser & Giovanni Vinci)
  • R-Truth vs. JD McDonagh

Rhea Ripley vs. Nia Jax title match set for WWE Elimination Chamber

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Rhea Ripley will defend the WWE Women’s World Championship against Nia Jax at Elimination Chamber. 

The title match for February 24 was made official during Monday’s Raw in an angle where Ripley demanded the match from Raw GM Adam Pearce. Jax then attacked Ripley and hit her Annihilator finisher to leave the champion laying. 

Another bout was officially announced for Elimination Chamber on Monday, as a women’s Chamber match at the event. will decide the Women’s World title challenger for WrestleMania 40. Becky Lynch became the first star to qualify for that contest with a win over Shayna Baszler on Raw. Liv Morgan will take on Zoey Stark in another qualifying match on next week’s episode. 

DIY’s Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa also came one step closer to challenging for the Undisputed Tag Team titles at Elimination Chamber with a win in a four-way match on Raw. They will now face Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate on SmackDown to decide which team will challenge Finn Balor & Damian Priest for the titles in Perth, Australia at Elimination Chamber. 

The updated Elimination Chamber lineup: 

WWE Elimination Chamber, Saturday, February 24, 5 a.m. Eastern time on Peacock/WWE Network —

  • Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley defends against Nia Jax
  • Elimination Chamber match, winner challenges the Women’s World Champion at WrestleMania 40: Becky Lynch vs. Liv Morgan/Zoey Stark winner vs. TBD vs. TBD vs. TBD vs. TBD
  • Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Judgment Day (Finn Balor & Damian Priest) defend against Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate or DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa)

Becky Lynch qualifies for WWE Elimination Chamber match

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Becky Lynch has qualified for the WWE Elimination Chamber. 

Lynch defeated Shayna Baszler on Monday’s Raw in the first of a series of qualifying matches to determine the participants for the women’s Elimination Chamber set for the event of the same name in Perth, Australia on Saturday, February 24. 

The winner of the Elimination Chamber match will go on to challenge the Women’s World Champion at WrestleMania 40. 

Lynch vs. Baszler was the first qualifying match announced, with Liv Morgan vs. Zoey Stark set for next week’s Raw. Six participants will take part in the match to decide the WrestleMania title challenger. 

Rhea Ripley currently holds the Women’s World title, and it was also announced during Monday’s Raw that Ripley will defend that belt against Nia Jax at Elimination Chamber. 

Lynch vs. Ripley has been heavily teased as the eventual WrestleMania bout for the Women’s World Championship. Women’s Royal Rumble winner Bayley has already announced that she will challenge IYO SKY for the WWE Women’s Championship in the other WrestleMania women’s title bout. 

The announced card for Elimination Chamber to this point: 

WWE Elimination Chamber, Saturday, February 24, 5 a.m. Eastern time on Peacock/WWE Network —

  • Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley defends against Nia Jax
  • Elimination Chamber match, winner challenges the Women’s World Champion at WrestleMania 40: Becky Lynch vs. Liv Morgan/Zoey Stark winner vs. TBD vs. TBD vs. TBD vs. TBD
  • Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions The Judgment Day (Finn Balor & Damian Priest) defend against Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate or DIY (Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa)

Judgment Day to defend Tag Team titles at WWE Elimination Chamber

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE’s Elimination Chamber premium live event will include a Tag Team title defense by The Judgment Day.

On SmackDown tonight, WWE started a mini-tournament to decide Judgment Day’s next challengers. The team that wins the tournament will challenge Damian Priest & Finn Balor for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team titles at Elimination Chamber in Perth, Australia on Saturday, February 24.

Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate advanced in the tournament by defeating Pretty Deadly, Joaquin Wilde & Cruz Del Toro, and Angel & Humberto in a fatal four-way match on SmackDown.

Another four-way match will take place on Raw this Monday (February 5). The team that wins that match will advance to face Dunne & Bate on SmackDown next Friday (February 9) to determine Judgment Day’s challengers for Elimination Chamber.

WWE hasn’t announced the teams that will be competing in Monday’s four-way bout.

Priest & Balor have held the Undisputed WWE Tag Team titles since October. They retained against Johnny Gargano & Tommaso Ciampa on Raw earlier this week.

Optus Stadium in Perth is hosting Elimination Chamber. It will stream live on Peacock/WWE Network starting at 5 a.m. Eastern time/2 a.m. Pacific on February 24.