Roman Reigns has now passed 900 days as the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion. The Bloodline has control of WWE, and the company needs someone to save it from within. In front of family and friends, Sami Zayn’s story indicates he may be the man to get the job done.
Reigns defends his status as the champion against Zayn at the Elimination Chamber event on February 18. Inside Montreal’s Bell Centre, the winner faces Royal Rumble winner Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 39.
Zayn has involved himself with The Bloodline since early 2022. He attempted to prove his loyalty to Reigns every chance he got. Meanwhile, Kevin Owens has tried to help Zayn to see the light. Everything reached its breaking point at the Royal Rumble when Zayn hit Reigns with a chair following a brutal assault on Owens.
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Both feel betrayed, and now Zayn has been tasked with the impossible. With support from the fans, can Zayn get the job done?
Outside of the main event, there will be two Elimination Chamber matches. Austin Theory defends his WWE United States Title against Seth "Freakin'" Rollins, Johnny Gargano, Bronson Reed, Damian Priest, and Montez Ford in one Chamber match. On the women’s side, Asuka, Liv Morgan, Nikki Cross, Raquel Rodriguez, Natalya, and Carmella battle it out to determine the number one contender for Bianca Belair's RAW Women's Title at WrestleMania 39.
Edge and Beth Phoenix vs. Finn Balor and Rhea Ripley and Brock Lesnar vs. Bobby Lashley fill out the rest of the card.
The Sporting News will provide results, match grades, and highlights from the Elimination Chamber event. Stay tuned!
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Welcome everyone to The Sporting News' live coverage of WWE's Elimination Chamber event! Montreal is already loud as they are ready for a fun night.
Michael Cole brought up Survivor Series 1997, aka The Montreal Screwjob. Oh, tonight should be fun.
The women's Elimination Chamber match opens up the card. Asuka has not blinked once since she entered the Chamber.
Canada's own Natalya started things off against Liv Morgan. Morgan whipped Natalya into the chains on the cage. Natalya whipped her against the cage a few times. Raquel Rodriguez came out next and used her size to take everyone down. She tried to double team them but Natalya and Morgan forced her to eat steel. Nikki Cross was out next. Cross is a true force, using her unpredictability and the environment to her advantage. Meanwhile, Carmella taunted everyone from her pod.
Speaking of Carmella's pod, Cross climbed up and jumps off it to the other competitors. Carmella came out next. She went back in the pod but jumped out as Rodriguez slammed Cross through it. Cross was eliminated. Morgan was on top of Asuka's pod, and hit a sunset flip to Rodriguez, but only for two. Asuka came out to a loud ovation and started beating up on Carmella. The crowd went wild as she dominated but didn't get a pin on anyone.
Carmella his a kick to Morgan and Natalya landed the Sharpshooter. Asuka added a submission of her own and Morgan was eliminated. Natalya was eliminated by Carmella.
WWE’s Elimination Chamber event takes place on February 18. The pre-show starts around 7 p.m. ET | 12 a.m. GMT | 11 a.m. AEDT, while the main card will begin at 8 p.m. ET | 1 a.m. GMT | 12 p.m. AEDT.
WWE Elimination Chamber will be available on pay-per-view or via Peacock for fans in the U.S.
Outside of the U.S., Elimination Chamber will be available on the WWE Network.
Australian fans can catch Elimination Chamber live on Foxtel and Kayo, while streaming service Binge has also picked up all WWE events for no extra cost.
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