The Elimination Chamber’s going to play double duty this evening.
Seven of Raw’s top contender’s will fight for the right to face Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship at ‘Mania 34. Three Superstars will start competing in the ring, which will eventually give way to more entrants entering the bout as their cells open. The all-star lineup for this bout includes Braun Strowman, Elias, Finn Bálor, John Cena, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and The Miz. The Raw Women’s roster will also compete in the first-ever Elimination Chamber match. Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss will attempt to hold onto her title as she faces Bayley, Mandy Rose, Mickie James, Sasha Banks and Sonya Deville. And as you all know, “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey is set to sign her WWE contract live during this stacked show.
For a complete breakdown of Elimination Chamber’s match winners and highlights, you’ve come to the right place.
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Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson vs. The Miztourage (Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel)
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Winners: Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson!
Highlights: Anderson and Axel decided to get this tag team bout underway. Both men engaged in some lockup exchanges that saw Axel dominate at first. Axel got a little more physical with some strikes, but Anderson ended up taking him down with a jumping calf kick afterwards. Once Gallows got into the ring, he assaulted Axel and made sure to label him a nerd all the while. Anderson made his way back in, but was clipped by Axel and fed to a fresh Bo. Bo and Axel went back and forth on offense as Anderson did his best to survive. Eventually, Anderson clocked Axel with his patented jumping karate kick. While Anderson stood atop the rope, Bo tripped him up and saved Axel from any further harm. Bo and Axel then took total control of Anderson with a series of tag team maneuvers and solo ring work. Anderson took a ton of punishment, but he saved himself later on after grounding both men with a backdrop suplex and a running single-leg dropkick. After giving the fresh tag to Gallows, Gallows ran in like a house of fire and took down The Miztourage. Gallows and Anderson did some nice teamwork for a while, but Bo and Axel cut Anderson off at one point. As the match got even more heated, Bo and Axel found themselves taken down. Gallows and Anderson followed that up with a Magic Killer, which led to them nabbing the victory. Afterwards, The Revival were heard backstage giving their disparaging commentary about Gallows and Anderson’s tag team work.
Cesaro and Sheamus (c) vs. Titus Worldwide (Apollo and Titus O’Neil) (with Dana Brooke) (WWE Raw Tag Team Championship)
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Winners: And STILL the WWE Raw Tag Team Champions, Cesaro and Sheamus!
Highlights: Before the bell even rang, Cesaro and Sheamus jumped all over Apollo and Titus. But Apollo saved himself by clotheslining the tag team champs and sending them to the outside. Once the match officially began, Apollo planted Cesaro with a top rope splash. Apollo’s early dominating run got cut short after he got clocked by Sheamus on the outside. Cesaro and Sheamus then focused on keeping Apollo in their ring corner. Apollo fond himself getting stiff strikes and countless tag team maneuvers from “The Bar” while Titus looked on. Sheamus locked Apollo into a tight headlock and cut him off from tagging Titus in. Sheamus decided to knock Titus off the ring apron, but Apollo eventually took Sheamus down. After Titus got back up to his corner, Apollo tagged him in. Titus used his powerful offense to tear into Cesaro and Sheamus. Titus remained in control for a while and even landed his Clash of the Titus on Sheamus. Apollo ended up getting tagged back in and cleared the top rope as he flipped right onto Cesaro and Sheamus. Apollo’s standing Moonsault got countered, but his Enzuguri ended up landing soon after. It was all for naught though as Cesaro and Sheamus used their assisted White Noise maneuver to finish off Apollo.
“Woken” Matt Hardy vs. Bray Wyatt
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Winner: “Woken” Matt Hardy!
Highlights: The start to this match was pretty trippy as Bray suddenly appeared in the ring after matt’s entrance concluded. But Matt wasn’t there to meet him. Bray paced around the ring while Matt taunted him with a verbal tirade. While Bray looked for him underneath the ring, Matt came from behind and struck down his strange rival. Matt remained in control for a few moments and even applauded Bray when he entered into his creepy stance. Matt then planted Bray with a DDT. Bray looked to be in dire straits until he planted Matt with a running body splash. Bray then took control of the match for several minutes afterwards. While both men continued to rage on on the outside, Bray cleaned Matt’s clock with a nasty Lariat. Bray gave Matt another won for good measure once the match returned to the ring. Bray looked to stay in control, but he was cut off with a boot to the face and a follow-up Tornado DDT. Matt then launched into his well of “Deletion” comeback maneuvers and got the better of Bray. Bray made sure to give himself another fighting chance when he countered Matt by landing a Uranage Slam and then using a Senton Splash. Matt dodged a top rope maneuver from Bray, but Bray quickly recovered and almost ended things with a Sister Abigail. But Matt became even more soon after “awoken” and “deleted” Bray with a quick Twist of Fate.
Asuka vs. Nia Jax (If Nia Wins, She’ll be Added to the WWE Raw Women’s Championship Match at WrestleMania 34)
WWE
Winner: Asuka!
Highlights: Things started off hot between both ladies as they laid into each other with numerous strikes. Nia used her power advantage to fling Asuka across the ring, but she soon got taken over the top rope after Asuka dodged her running tackle. Asuka looked to used her rear end strike to knock Nia down, but Nia dodged her and shoved her face right into the mat. Nia then crushed Asuka with an elbow drop and blocked all of Asuka’s submission attempts. Asuka soon found herself locked into a Torture Rack, but she quickly escaped and locked in a Guillotine Chokehold. Nia looked to be in trouble, but she soon saved herself by suplexing Asuka hard into the mat. Once both women got back to their feet, Asuka right right into the massive arms of Nia and got planted with a Samoan Suplex. Asuka almost got smashed wit ha Running Leg Drop, but she dodged it and responded with a sliding kick strike to Nia. Asuka then laid in some nasty kicks to Nia soon after. Later on, both ladies found themselves on the top rope. Nia tried using a Banzai Drop to finish off Asuka, but Asuka dodged her big move attempt at the last minute. Nia managed to get back up and splash right onto Asuka’s legs, but Asuka quickly recovered and locked Nia into an Armbar. Asuka’s submission attempt soon failed as she got Powerbombed into the ring corner. Nia tried following that up with another Powerbomb, but Asuka used her quick wits to roll her up and secure her win. After the match concluded, Nia punished Asuka some more by tackling her right into the timekeeper’s area. Alexa Bliss then gave her thoughts on her supposed ‘Mania 34 challenger as Asuka got helped back to her feet.
Alexa Bliss (c) vs. Bayley vs. Mandy Rose vs. Mickie James vs. Sonya Deville vs. Sasha Banks (Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Raw Women’s Championship)
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Winner: And STILL the WWE Raw Women’s Champion, Alexa Bliss!
Highlights: The first two women to start the first-ever Women’s Elimination Chamber were Sonya and Bayley. Sonya and Bayley circled each other and eventually got into a rough exchange. Sonya’s takedowns played a part in their early encounter, while Bayley made sure to shake her off while on the mat. After eating a Bulldog from Bayley, Sonya found herself on the receiving end of repeated head smashes into the ring corner. Sonya soon recovered and planted a nasty strike into Bayley’s midsection. When both women went to the outside, Sonya catapulted Bayley into the chained wall. Bayley shocked the crowd by grabbing hold of the chain link fence however. After some back and forth struggling, Bayley ended up shoving Sonya face first into the cage. Back in the ring, Bayley got the upper hand by using a backdrop suplex on Sonya. Bayley then climbed to the top rope and landed a flying elbow drop atop Sonya on the outside. While both women continued to fight, Mandy Rose was chosen to enter the chamber next.
Bayley tried to get the jump on Mandy by striking her and her stable mate down inside the ring. Bayley’s game plan worked great for a while until she got taken down by a nasty Spear by Sonya on the outside. Absolution’s leading ladies then chose to repeatedly slam Bayley’s back right into the chamber’s walls. Once all three returned to the ring, Bayley found herself getting beat down by Paige’s running mates. After Bayley took several minutes of punishment from Sonya and Mandy, Sasha Banks came to save her friend once she exited her pod. Banks threw Mandy right into her cell’s glass panel and stuffed her knees right into Sonya’s chest near the chamber’s walls. Banks kept working on Sonya when both women made their way back into the ring. Banks took out Mandy with a slick counter and followed that up by using her signature double knee strike on Sonya in the corner. Banks’ run on top came to an end after Sonya put a stop to it with her repeated punches and kicks. But once Bayley recovered, her and Banks slammed Sonya into the chamber’s fence for good measure. Mandy ran back in to land a few moves on Bayley and Banks and looked good for a while. But she soon succumbed to the Bank Statement and became the first competitor eliminated.
Afterwards, Mickie James became the next woman to enter the fray. Mickie laid into Banks and Bayley with her array of trademark moves. Sonya eventually got her hands on Mickie and got in a few licks on her. Mickie fought her off as much as possible and got the upper hand by landing a Hurricanrana on Sonya while hooked to the chamber. Mickie began ascending the fence and fought off Bayley as she completed her climb to the top of one of the cells. Mickie came off the top with a Lou Thesz Press right onto Sonya and eliminated her soon after. But Mickie then ended up meeting her end next after getting finished with a Backstabber and a Bayley to Belly Suplex. Alexa Bliss entered last and tried keeping her cell door closed as Banks and Bayley pursued her. Bliss climbed high and tried to steer clear of both women by climbing all over the cell, but Banks and Bayley soon caught up with her. Banks and Bayley’s teamwork came to a close after Banks kicked Bayley off the top of a cell. Bayley repaid the favor by kicking Banks right into the corner ring pad. Bliss took advantage of this moment by turning her focus on Bayley.
Bayley and Bliss fought hard for a few moments, but then Banks ran in to get her revenge on Bayley. Bayley ended up getting a Superplex from Bliss, which led right into Banks using a Frog Splash on Bayley in the center of the ring. After getting back to her feet, Banks looked to use her corner knee smash to further incapacitate Bayley. But Bayley dodged it and landed a Bayley to Belly Suplex on Banks from the top rope. While Bayley tried shaking off the damage done to her during the entire bout, Bliss rolled her up and booted her from the match. Later on, Bliss tried finishing Banks off with her Twisted Bliss. But Banks got her knees up in time to counter the champ. Banks and Bliss ended up getting extra aggressive as they fought on the outside. Banks’ missed stomp to Bliss cost her as Bliss drove the back of her head into her knee. Bliss then climbed to the top of another cell and crashed onto Banks with her Twisted Bliss, but Banks quickly caught her soon after with the Bank Statement. Both women rolled back into the ring, which led to Bliss breaking the hold by stuffing Banks into the corner. Banks looked to land something risky off of one of the cells, but Bliss tripped her up and caused her to slam right into the glass panel. Bliss then got the big win by spiking Banks with a DDT from the top rope. After the bout came to a close, Bliss celebrated with the crowd in a rare moment of babyface humility. Then she flipped on everyone by telling the crowd that their dreams would never be accomplished. HEEL BLISS IS STILL ALIVE AND KICKING!
Braun Strowman vs. Elias vs. Finn Bálor vs. John Cena vs. Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins vs. The Miz (Elimination Chamber Match for a WWE Universal Championship Match at WrestleMania 34)
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Winner: Roman Reigns!
Highlights: The crowd was immediately given the chance to walk with Elias as he appeared in the ring on his trusty stool with a song to sing. After his performance got interrupted by Strowman and everyone made their walk down to the chamber, the first three competitors started things off – The Miz, Seth Rollins, and Finn Bálor. Once the match finally kicked off, all three combatants circled each other. The Miz made it clear that he wanted to form an alliance with Rollins to take down Finn. But when that attempt failed, Miz made that same offer to Finn and even put up the “2 Sweet!” hand sign to gain favor with him. Finn declined his offer and chose to partner up with Rollins and send Miz to the outside. Then Finn and Rollins fought in the ring and exchanged several holds with each other. Finn ended up putting down Rollins with a dropkick, but then Miz took the opportunity to try and flip over Finn to grab a pin. He paid for that mistake by eating a dropkick. Finn then began getting the better of his two in-ring foes with chest chops and assorted strikes. Rollins finally took Finn down with a knee to the gut, but he ended up getting into a pinning war with him and Miz soon after. Rollins escaped the pinfalls he got locked into and landed a unique backbreaker on Finn, which was followed up by a Suplex/Falcon Arrow combination on Miz. Rollins remained in the driver’s seat when he then landed a double Blockbuster on both men.
While Rollins stood in the middle of the ring, Cena arrived as the next Elimination Chamber entrant. As the crowd made it clear who they sided with, Rollins and Cena got into a shoving war. Cena entered into his signature comeback offense, which almost got cut off at several points. But Cena ended up taking Rollins down and doing the same to Miz with a double Five Knuckle Shuffle. After Cena got done landing his move, Finn caught him off guard by landing a double foot stomp. Rollins woke back up just in time to land a Superkick on Finn and then went into a corner clotheslining spree. At one point, Cena put a stop to it and picked up Rollins and Finn for a double AA. Finn and Rollins flipped off of Cena’s back, which led right into Rollins landing an Enzuguri on Cena. Rollins then found himself getting planted into the mat with Miz’s patented Neckbreaker combination. All four men broke off and began fighting each other on the outside. Moments after that, Cena and Rollins landed dual Superplexes on Finn and Miz.
As all four Superstars lay wasted in the ring, Reigns made his way out to continue the bout. Reigns served a bunch of strikes to whoever was unlucky enough to stand in his way. While Reigns locked eyes with Rollins, Miz shoved him right into his former running mate and planted Reigns with a DDT. Miz then signaled to the crowd and asked them who he should kick. Miz ended up laying in the most kicks to Reigns, but his last kick missed. Reigns then entered into his comeback moveset and laid into Miz. Finn tried stopping him, but Rollins cut him off and ended up getting Finn caught by more of Reigns’ maneuvers. Finn got dropped with a Deadlift Powerbomb, plus Cena got a Samoan Slam and Miz ate a Sitdown Powerbomb. Roman signaled for the Superman Punch, but Strowman’s entrance put a stop to all of that. Strowman whipped Rollins into the chamber’s walls and then began beating up every other man in the ring. Miz kept his distance from the big man while he watched Strowman destroy the opposition. Strowman shocked the crowd by landing a double suplex on Cena and Rollins. After using Finn as a battering ram and slamming him into Reigns, Strowman began chasing after the IC Champion. Strowman caught up with Miz on top of one of the cell ceilings, smashed his face into the glass panel, and then flung him right onto everyone below them in the ring.
Strowman clubbed every man in the chest and walked around the ring anticipating Elias’ entrance. He chose to get rid of Miz by planting him with a devastating Running Powerslam. After Miz’s exit, Elias’ pod exit didn’t come to be as he chose to re-lock his door. A distracted Strowman then found himself getting battered by a huge Shield Powerbomb from the four men remaining in the ring. Strowman kicked out of the following pin, but he then got cut down by everyone’s finishing move. He continued kicking out of repeated pins, but a Coup de Grâce ended up incapacitating him outside the ring. After every man landed a signature move on each other, Elias finally left his cell to pick up the scraps. Elias used a top rope elbow drop to try and get rid of Rollins, but his efforts were unsuccessful. Elias ended up targeting Reigns and planting him with Spinning Sitdown Powerbomb. Elias tried to land the same move on Strowman, but “The Monster’s” heavy statue proved to be too much for him. Strowman then took his chance to eliminate Elias with a Running Powerslam.
Strowman looked to land that same move on Reigns, but Rollins cut him off with a springboard knee strike. It didn’t seem to phase him too badly as he quickly shook off the damage done to him and soon eliminated Cena with a Running Powerslam. The final four then came down to Strowman, Finn, Reigns, and Rollins. Strowman laid out both Rollins and Reigns, but Finn managed to stay alive by landing quick strikes on him. Finn then landed a Coup de Grâce to Strowman’s back, but it still wasn’t enough to end Strowman’s mean streak. Finn and Rollins then clocked each other with Pele kicks, but Finn got the better of the exchange by landing his 1916 maneuver. Finn remained in control for a few moments, but he soon ended up in the arms of Strowman once more. Finn then got put out of the match with a Running Powerslam. Rollins and Reigns got to their feet and stared down their massive threat. Both Shield members chose to unite and lay in some stiff strikes to the big man. Strowman got slammed into the chamber’s walls for a bit by both men, but then Rollins turned on Reigns and tried to get rid of him. Rollins landed his corner turnbuckle Powerbomb on Reigns, but Reigns woke back up in time to land a Superman Punch. Rollins soon found himself fending off Strowman while he climbed onto one of the cell’s. Reigns arrived just in time to land a Samoan Drop on Strowman, which was followed up by big Frog Splash from Rollins. However, Strowman still didn’t stay down long enough to get eliminated!
Strowman shoved Reigns to the outside and got clipped with several Rollins Superkicks, but he shook off all the damage dealt to him and eliminated Rollins with his patented finisher. Strowman and Reigns then began their epic brawl to see who would face Brock Lesnar at ‘Mania 34. Strowman got in a few licks on Reigns, but then Reigns splashed Strowman into the chamber’s fencing. Reigns then forced Strowman to slam himself through one of the pods’ glass walls. Afterwards, Reigns weakened Strowman with several Superman Punches and finally vanquished the “Monster Among Men” with a final Spear! During Reigns’ post-match celebration, Strowman chose to plant him with two Running Powerslam’s! Then Strowman ended the evening by sending Reigns through one of the pods while the crowd roared on in approval.
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