Building to Elimination Chamber
On Monday, the final two spots for the Elimination Chamber matches will be decided. Thus far, the matches look like this:
- Women’s Elimination Chamber: Tiffany Stratton vs Rhea Ripley vs Kiana James vs Alexa Bliss vs Asuka vs ???
- Men’s Elimination Chamber: Randy Orton vs Cody Rhodes vs Je’Von Evans vs Trick Williams vs LA Knight vs ???
Tonight, Jey Uso takes on Bronson Reed and El Grande Americano Original for the last spot in the men’s match, and Iyo Sky, Raquel Rodriguez, and Kairi Sane battle for the final spot in the women’s match. Breaking down those two matches, there are a lot of combustible elements. El Grande not-so-original could well cost the OG, furthering their tension leading up to WrestleMania 42. Meanwhile, the masked man could veer his clothed head to yet again cost a member of the Vision something important to them. For the women, the trio all have history, and they all have tag team partners. It’s hard not to see a world where one or more of Roxanne Perez, Asuka, or Rhea Ripley don’t get involved. It is worth noting that of the trio in action, Sane’s partner Asuka and Sky’s partner Ripley have already earned their spots.
WWE could really go either way with both of these matches. There have already been some surprising results, like Evans emerging victorious against Gunther and Dominik Mysterio in a move clearly made to see the Young OG do something crazy off the top of the cage. The chamber itself will be ripe with storytelling, such as the final cracks in Rhodes and Orton’s friendship, that takes us further on the Road to WrestleMania. A win for Uso or Reed best lends itself to some of those storylines, and ya know, a tsunami off the top of the chamber…And for the women, there is no wrong way to go. A win for Sane or Sky assures that either the Kabuki Warriors or RHIYO has a tag team advantage. A win for Rodriguez opens up Judgment Day to potentially claim both women’s titles at WrestleMania in yet another historic moment for the faction. Which brings us to something else to watch for tonight…
