Apollo Crews and Kalisto vs. Dolph Ziggler (2-on-1 Handicap Match)
Predictions & Winner: So now Ziggler’s back on his usual bad guy comeback trail. He’s performed some dastardly deeds thus far, such as Superkicking Jerry “The King” Lawler and engaging in a heated beef with two young upstarts. Those youth filled Superstars are Apollo Crews and Kalisto. In a move that we never thought we’d see, two good guys are teaming up for a Handicap match against the bad dude who you’d think would be on the other side of this pairing. Ziggler doesn’t really care for anyone else these days, so it makes sense for him to go it alone. Crews and Kalisto will do everything needed to teach Ziggler a much-needed lesson in humility, but it will be all for naught. Ziggler will pull off the upset win by getting rid of Crews somehow and rolling up Kalisto for the 1-2-3.
Alexa Bliss (c) vs. Naomi (WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship)
Predictions & Winner: Naomi’s returned from her debilitating injury and she’s already put herself near the top of the SD Live’s Women’s Division. So far, she’s picked up two non-title wins over Alexa Bliss and gotten herself an official title match. Alexa Bliss slipped up during those two bouts, but we see a change of pace for this rematch. While Naomi will look impressive as always and look to be in control for most of it, Bliss will pull away with her title intact. How, you ask? With her newfound buddy in tow, Bliss will cheat her way to victory thanks to some sort of outside interference from Mickie James. This chain of events won’t be enough to get rid of Naomi, though. She’ll hop all over both women at the end of the match and make it clear that she’s looking for a rematch in the future.
Randy Orton vs. Luke Harper
Predictions & Winner: Harper’s rolling solo now. Which comes as a shock since he’s been in the clutches of The Wyatt Family since his callup to the main roster. Ever since Orton aligned himself with Bray, there’s been a distinct divide between Harper and those former affiliates. Harper’s grown quite tired of Bray and Orton’s seemingly tighter partnership, which has caused him to go off the deep (deeper?) end and sever his ties with them. Orton and Harper are going to settle their differences during a big grudge match. Here’s the thing – while we’d love to see Harper get one of the biggest wins of his career here, we know that’s not in the books. Orton is the 2017 Royal Rumble winner and he’s going to have to stay in a top position on the Road to WrestleMania 33. So the simple answer for the winner here is Orton. Who’s he gonna face at ‘Mania 33 for the WWE Championship? Just keep reading, folks…
John Cena (c) vs. AJ Styles vs. Bray Wyatt vs. Baron Corbin vs. The Miz vs. Dean Ambrose (Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Championship)
Predictions & Winner: Cena and Styles put in a ton of work at the 2017 Royal Rumble. Once the final bell rang, Cena claimed his 16th World Championship and tied himself up with Ric Flair’s impressive record. Now that all the celebrating is done, it’s time to get serious. Cena’s heading into the Elimination Chamber for one of his toughest title defenses to date. And it’s only the 1st one! Cena’s going to have to defend his newly won championship against AJ Styles, Bray Wyatt, Baron Corbin, The Miz and Dean Ambrose. We get the feeling that Dean Ambrose and The Miz will start things off. Next up will be Baron Corbin, who’ll tap into his rage and take out his frustrations on both men. The next entrant will then be John Cena, who’ll engage in a brief alliance with Dean and beat down The Miz and Corbin. During this exchange, Corbin will find himself eliminated. He won’t take too kindly to this result, which will cause him to grow even angrier and land an End of Days on Dean. This will lead to Dean’s exit from the match (Baron vs. Dean for the IC Championship will follow up as feud because of this).
Bray Wyatt will then make his play for the championship as he becomes the next man to enter the match. As all this Elimination Chamber chaos unfolds, AJ Styles will finally exit his capsule and enter the match. This is when the action will pick up since AJ will take advantage of the Chamber and incorporate it into his wild high-flying offense. The Miz will get eliminated soon after, then AJ will slip up and find himself ousted from the match. It will then come down to the match’s last two men, Cena and Bray. This might come as a surprise to you all, but it really shouldn’t considering the rumors surrounding WrestleMania 33’s WWE Championship match. Bray will upset Cena and leave the Elimination Chamber as the new WWE Champion. This in turn will set up the expected Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt feud ending title match at ‘Mania 33.
