This year’s women’s Elimination Chamber match will be a clash of the past, present, and future of the women’s division. While dreams of WrestleMania unite their respective causes, their personal motivations contrast. There are feuds afire, points to prove, and doubters to silence.
The final place was secured on Raw last week, as Roxanne Perez pulled off a minor upset on Raquel Rodriguez to guarantee her debut Chamber appearance. Perez joins Bianca Belair, Naomi, Liv Morgan, Alexa Bliss, and Bayley in the Chamber.
All six of the female superstars stepping into this year’s Elimination Chamber already have extensive résumés. Rather than comparing in terms of in-ring ability and previous accomplishments, it feels more appropriate to consider them in the context of their current feuds.
Last year’s women’s Elimination Chamber took a similar direction. The individual battles and eliminations weren’t driven by feuds. Runner-up Liv Morgan embarked upon her Revenge Tour, exacting retribution upon Chamber winner Becky Lynch by beating her for the world title later in the year.
It was also a breakout moment for Tiffany Stratton, who had just been drafted to SmackDown. For Lynch, it presented another chance to face Ripley for the title on the grandest stage of them all. Something that few professional wrestling fans ever tire of seeing.
The Road to the Elimination Chamber
Belair, Naomi, and Morgan will resume battle in the Chamber – but is Morgan as vulnerable as she looks?
There have been a number of rivalries boiling over in recent weeks and months – with one leading to a very dramatic outcome on this week’s episode of Raw. Bianca Belair and Naomi’s long reign as tag team champions finally came to an end at the hands of Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, and a not-so-shocking assist from Dominik Mysterio.
The Chamber match itself may just end up being another chapter in this ongoing rivalry. With Morgan isolated against the former tag team champions, it’ll be interesting to see whether the Jade Cargill mystery has a say in the outcome for these three participants.
Bayley and Perez will have to keep an eye on one another
While their rivalry doesn’t have the same heat, Bayley and Perez are deep into a classic veteran versus prodigy feud. Bayley and Perez have been stepping onto each other’s territories with great regularity in recent weeks. Perez has been in the crowd during Bayley’s matches, her most notable distraction coming during her world title loss to Stratton last month.
Similarly, Bayley has confronted Perez on NXT, culminating in a fatal 4-way with Cora Jade and Giulia for the women’s title at NXT Vengeance Day. As Perez’s worth continues to grow, she’ll be seeking a major scalp in the elimination of Bayley.
Alexa Bliss – can she repeat history?
The return of Alexa Bliss drew the biggest pop of the night at the Royal Rumble – no easy feat at an event that also saw the returns of John Cena and Charlotte Flair. More importantly, Bliss won the inaugural women’s Chamber match.
More than her experience and accolades, the Chamber is a chance to prove that she still possesses main event pedigree. With two years away from wrestling before her Rumble return, the question over her quality remains. A convincing performance will silence those doubters.
Picking a Winner and Routes to WrestleMania
Roxanne Perez
This year’s debutant, Perez, has enjoyed a successful run in WWE over the last three years. With two NXT Women’s Championships to her name and the record for the longest stint in a women’s Royal Rumble, a transfer to Raw or SmackDown is inevitable.
While NXT continues to grow in popularity, it’s not often that NXT superstars find themselves competing in Raw and SmackDown PLEs. It’s an insight into how highly WWE rates Perez. The Prodigy is a future women’s champion and possible future face of the company. Outside of her rivalry with Bayley, there hasn’t been enough coverage of Perez to justify a WrestleMania push just yet.
A Chamber win and WrestleMania title match wouldn’t make sense right now. Still, the Chamber is a chance to break out and possibly extend this feud with Bayley to WrestleMania and beyond.
Chance of winning: 3/10
Alexa Bliss
The first Chamber winner, 2018 MITB winner, and a five-time women’s world champion. Alexa Bliss has very nearly done it all in WWE – and she’s been on hiatus for the past two years. While Bliss is incredibly popular with WWE fans, the negative online reaction to Charlotte Flair’s Royal Rumble win will have them questioning whether a Bliss victory is the right move.
This Chamber is stacked, with the other five participants having competed consistently over the last couple of years at least. Bliss can have a stellar comeback year but it’s unlikely that begins with a Chamber victory. Another tag title run or a push for mid-card gold against Chelsea Green or Lyra Valkyria may be a better route back into success.
Chance of winning: 4/10
Liv Morgan
2024 was Morgan’s year which might suggest that her first Chamber win is the next chapter. However, winning the tag team titles on the week of the Chamber indicates that another world title shot – against Rhea Ripley no less – is not on the cards. Morgan’s second narrative of 2025 will be reshaping The Judgment Day or hammering the final nails into the stable’s coffin.
Rodriguez and Dirty Dom are devoted to Morgan’s vision but Carlito, Bálor, and McDonagh are less than convinced. It looks unlikely that Morgan will reignite her Ripley rivalry. However, killing off The Judgment Day or a feud with a vengeful Cargill could be a worthy sequel to 2024.
Chance of winning: 5/10
Bayley
The Role Model always has a chance. However, Bayley has been in mixed form, picking up four wins from nine matches in 2025. Two of those losses have been world title matches, suggesting that Bayley currently lacks her usual bite. A Chamber victory would be a surprise given her recent run of matches.
This is why the mid-card titles are a great boost for the long-term prospects of the women’s division. WWE’s female roster has never had greater depth and not everyone can be gunning for the world title simultaneously. Like Bliss, a rivalry with Green or Valkyria would be beneficial for Bayley and boost the credibility of the newly minted titles.
Chance of winning: 5/10
Naomi
Having lost the tag titles to Morgan and Rodriguez on Raw this week, Naomi will be out for revenge. Based on the last year, Naomi seems unlikely to emerge from the Chamber victorious. She has won as many as she’s lost in recent months.
However, the identity of Cargill’s attacker continues to be a mystery – was it Morgan and Rodriguez or did Naomi betray her friend out of jealousy? If the Elimination Chamber proves to be the night that reveals Naomi as the attacker, it could be a heel turn big enough to push her back towards main event status and Chamber victory.
That’s a lot of ifs and buts but they are valid ones nonetheless.
Chance of winning: 6/10
Bianca Belair
With her impressive tag title run over, the pieces are falling into place for an EST world title push. Belair continues to wow with her strength and agility and the results are there too – just two singles losses in 2024. Additionally, a Belair/Ripley showdown is long overdue.
Their last bout was an NXT Women’s Championship match in 2020. Surprisingly, they are yet to face off one-on-one on the main roster. Her current momentum, a desire for revenge, and the prospect of facing Ripley at WrestleMania point toward a Belair victory.
Chance of winning: 7/10
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