{"id":153667,"date":"2026-02-25T10:30:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T15:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=153667"},"modified":"2026-02-25T03:22:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T08:22:21","slug":"elimination-chamber-2026-a-rock-in-the-wwe-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/02\/25\/elimination-chamber-2026-a-rock-in-the-wwe-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Elimination Chamber 2026: A &#8220;Rock&#8221; in the WWE Box?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who&#8217;s in the box? <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/wrestling\/major-update-on-chris-jericho-aew-status-and-potential-wwe-return\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Jericho<\/a>? His Fozzy concerts have simmered down, and he should be free to show up. But, according to Fightful&#8217;s Sean Ross Sapp, he is reportedly still an AEW superstar. <a  href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/stone-cold-steve-austin-confirmed-054607108.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stone Cold Steve Austin<\/a>? He is confirmed to be at Mania 42, but he has too many beers to keep in that crate. John Cena? He is expected to be a WWE ambassador, but the fans can&#8217;t see him in that crate.<\/p>\n<p>WWE loves mystery storylines like this one to stir the pot and create some buzz. They love it when fans are talking about their product, but WWE should reward their viewers by delivering an actual surprise rather than hyping up what could be an underwhelming reveal. No one is permitted to open the box until <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/02\/24\/wwe-elimination-chamber-2026-preview-match-card-2-28-26\/\" target=\"_self\">the Elimination Chamber<\/a> this Saturday. Here are three superstars who could be in that crate.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WWE PPV Predictions - Mark Justice\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PL4Cbox4S9rfPQAIqd77dztP3geVc0ymXs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Rock<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/itrwrestling.com\/news\/the-rock-announcement-wwe-wrestlemania-42\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Rock<\/a> officially announced that Jumanji has wrapped up filming, and his schedule is now free for WrestleMania season. He was trying to sell Cody Rhodes&#8217; soul last year at Elimination Chamber. Maybe he will continue that storyline this year. <span>At some point, Cody Rhodes will become desperate to get his revenge on Drew McIntyre and will do anything it takes to get that title match at Mania.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In a recent interview, <\/span><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.fightful.com\/wrestling\/drew-mcintyre-says-cody-rhodes-has-thick-skin-and-doesnt-run-to-management-if-hes-offended\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Drew McIntyre<\/a><span> said that Cody has thick skin and does not run to management if he\u2019s offended. When it comes to Nick Aldis, that is true, but what if Cody accepts help from the head of TKO to win the Chamber? <\/span><span>Bloodline has a history of screwing Drew out of the WWE Title, and Cody should turn heel to spice things up. Siding with Rock would create the buzz they need.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Bianca Belair<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/wrestling\/wwe\/bianca-belair-gives-unfortunate-update-on-her-injured-finger\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bianca Belair<\/a> just had finger surgery and could make her big return inside that crate. Many fans expected her to win the Chamber this year to battle Jade Cargill. However, nothing is stopping her from replacing someone in the match. What if a certain &#8220;nepo queen&#8221; heinously attacks Alexa Bliss backstage, jealously preventing her tag partner from being in the Chamber since she&#8217;s not in it herself?<\/p>\n<p>That would leave a spot open in the chamber, and Belair can then replace Bliss to swerve everyone with the victory. Tiffany Stratton is the betting favorite to win the Chamber out of the current lineup, but most fans are fatigued with the idea of a rematch between Stratton and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/02\/23\/the-real-obstacles-facing-jade-cargill-ahead-of-wwe-wrestlemania-42\/\" target=\"_self\">Jade Cargill<\/a> after they battled twice in 2025. Belair vs. Cargill is the money match and story that is worth an investment.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Seth Rollins<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/02\/13\/seth-rollins-at-wwe-wrestlemania-42-4-backup-plans-after-bron-breakker-injury\/\" target=\"_self\">Seth Rollins<\/a> is expected to return for WrestleMania, and he could be in that crate to get revenge on the Vision for taking him out of commission. Either Bron Breakker or Bronson Reed was originally scheduled to be in the Chamber. However, since they both got injured unexpectedly, WWE had to go with Jey Uso, who can still be replaced by either Austin Theory, Logan Paul, or <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/02\/23\/brock-lesnar-issues-massive-open-challenge-for-wrestlemania-42-and-weeks-leading-up-to-it\/\" target=\"_self\">Brock Lesnar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If Jey Uso does not get replaced by the Vision in the Chamber, Rollins can always pivot and target his arch nemesis, CM Punk, in his hometown of Chicago. After Punk retains against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/02\/03\/finn-balor-inevitably-betray-judgment-day-wwe\/\" target=\"_self\">Finn Balor<\/a> in the main event, Rollins could make his return in the crate, invoke his rematch clause for the World Title he never lost, and ironically make Punk-Roman a triple threat rematch from last year&#8217;s Mania 41.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_145150\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-145150\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/Seth_Freakin_Rollins_October_2022-300x240.png\" alt=\"A photo of prominent WWE Royal Rumble and WrestleMania main-eventer Seth Rollins.\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-145150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/Seth_Freakin_Rollins_October_2022-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/Seth_Freakin_Rollins_October_2022-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/10\/Seth_Freakin_Rollins_October_2022.png 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-145150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: By<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=137946885\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Angeldark678<\/a> &#8211; Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=137946885<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span>If you\u2019re not down with just that and would like even more WWE PPV Coverage<\/span><span>\u00a0from\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/letthemwrestle.com\/author\/markjustice\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Justice<\/a><span>, check out more of his articles right here on LWOS and subscribe to his popular YouTube channel by clicking\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@MarkTBKJustice1327\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><b>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/b><\/strong><amp-ad data-block-on-consent=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"600\" layout=\"fixed\" data-multi-size=\"300x250,300x600\" data-multi-size-validation=\"false\" type=\"doubleclick\" data-slot=\"\/15188745,22512265771\/FS-lastwordonsports-AMP\/AMP-2\" data-enable-refresh=\"30\" data-lazy-fetch=\"true\" data-loading-strategy=\"1.25\" rtc-config=\"{ &quot;vendors&quot;: { &quot;t13&quot;: { &quot;TAG_ID&quot;: &quot;4f799893-5665-4629-b0fc-8b97d3569fd6&quot;, &quot;ACCOUNT_ID&quot;: &quot;9a3c6c23-453a-4cba-b419-30b908f39a50&quot; }, &quot;aps&quot;: { &quot;PUB_ID&quot;: &quot;600&quot;, &quot;PUB_UUID&quot;: &quot;16268e26-dabe-4bf4-a28f-b8f4ee192ed3&quot;, &quot;PARAMS&quot;: { &quot;amp&quot;: &quot;1&quot; } }, &quot;criteo&quot;: { &quot;NETWORK_ID&quot;: &quot;4905&quot;, &quot;ZONE_ID&quot;: &quot;1382491&quot;, &quot;PUBLISHER_SUB_ID&quot;: &quot;FS-lastwordonsports-AMP-2&quot; }, &quot;medianet&quot;: { &quot;CID&quot;: &quot;8CU8ZT2C4&quot; } } }\"><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Header photo \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=174538470\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WikiMedia Creative Commons<\/a> \u2013 Stay tuned to the <\/span><u><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/span><\/a><\/u><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for more on the WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. 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