At WWE Elimination Chamber, Roman Reigns will look to destroy Sami Zayn in front of his former "Honorary Uce's" home crowd in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Austin Theory defends his United States Title against five elite challengers inside the Elimination Chamber and six Superstars battle inside the career-altering structure for the right to challenge Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair at WrestleMania.
UNDISPUTED WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPION ROMAN REIGNS vs SAMI ZAYN
Beginning in the spring of 2022, Zayn sought inclusion in The Bloodline and slowly worked his way into their inner sanctum to the point of being named “Honorary Uce” by Reigns. Although he helped Reigns and the dominant faction numerous times, often to his own detriment, he truly proved himself at Survivor Series WarGames when he prevented Reigns from getting pinned and blasted Kevin Owens with a low blow to help The Bloodline win. Above all, this action secured the support of Jey Uso, the biggest skeptic of Zayn's loyalty to date.
Once he reached the pinnacle of acceptance within The Bloodline, though, Zayn was on borrowed time. He would soon find himself in doubt by The Head of the Table for various reasons, including the WWE Universe chanting his name rather than Roman's as well as when Zayn guaranteed victory in a tag team match pitting Reigns and himself against John Cena and Owens. Nevertheless, Zayn narrowly avoided being ousted from the faction when he was found “not guilty” during a “trial” on Raw XXX.
But in a fateful moment at Royal Rumble, Reigns aggressively urged Zayn to prove himself again by joining a brutal post-match attack on Owens. Instead, Zayn chose to strike The Head of the Table in the back with a steel chair. In response, Reigns, Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa issued a merciless beatdown on their one-time cohort while a distraught Jey Uso walked away from the chaos.
In the wake of the catastrophic events, The Master Strategist responded to Reigns by attacking the dominant titleholder on SmackDown and challenging him to a match. When Jimmy and Sikoa answered with another counter-attack, Reigns stopped them. Instead, he agreed to Zayn's challenge and pledged to finish off Zayn for good in front of his home crowd of Montreal at WWE Elimination Chamber.
Get another look at how the story between #TheBloodline and @SamiZayn has progressed to this point of animosity. pic.twitter.com/W1A7dA7sMc
— WWE (@WWE) February 8, 2023
BOBBY LASHLEY vs BROCK LESNAR
In a highly-anticipated clash of the titans, Bobby Lashley will once again go head-to-head with Brock Lesnar at WWE Elimination Chamber.
The two explosive Superstars have had numerous out-of-control brawls and beatdowns and left shere devastation in their wake. Lashley defeated Lesnar to win his second WWE Championship at Royal Rumble in 2022, only to have Brock win back the title inside the Elimination Chamber the following month when defending titleholder Lashley was removed from the competition due to concussion protocol.
On Raw in the fall, Brock made a surprise return to cause The All Mighty to lose his title bout against United States Champion Austin Theory. This led to a showdown at WWE Crown Jewel, where Lashley dominated the majority of the matchup, only to lose to The Conqueror. Then in January, Lesnar thwarted another potential opportunity for Lashley to compete for the United States Title at Raw XXX when he invaded a Six-Man Elimination Qualifying Match. In return, Lashley eliminated Lesnar from the Royal Rumble Match.
On the Feb. 6 edition of Raw, Lesnar returned to Raw armed with a match contract against Lashley for WWE Elimination Chamber. When Bobby decided not to sign that document at that time, Brock sweeten the pot with a pair of F5s. The following week, their Contract Signing descended into chaos and The All Mighty hit his adversary with a devastating Spear before making their showdown official.
Don’t miss when The All Mighty once again clashes with The Beast Incarnate at WWE Elimination Chamber.
The All Mighty @fightbobby just took down @BrockLesnar ahead of #WWEChamber this Saturday!#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/n6W7TBr1bS
— WWE (@WWE) February 14, 2023
UNITED STATES TITLE ELIMINATION CHAMBER MATCH
United States Champion Austin Theory will defend his title against five elite challengers inside the career-altering Elimination Chamber at the Premium Live Event on Sunday, Feb.19.
On the Jan. 30 edition of Monday Night Raw, Seth “Freakin” Rollins conquered Alpha Academy's Chad Gable, Johnny Gargano overcame Baron Corbin and Bronson Reed flattened Dolph Ziggler to earn their spots in the chamber, leaving two spots remaining for the twisted steel contest.
On the Feb. 6 edition of Raw, Damian Priest leveled Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford overcame Elias to lock up the final spots.
The Elimination Chamber Match will begin with two Superstars in the ring and four other competitors enclosed in their respective pods. At equally timed intervals, a pod door will open, allowing another competitor to join the contest. This process will continue until all pods are empty. When a Superstar is pinned or submits, that Superstar is eliminated and must exit the Chamber. The last Superstar remaining will be the U.S. Champion heading down The Road to WrestleMania.
Who will walk out of #WWEChamber as #USChampion? pic.twitter.com/hxJda8mNBf
— WWE (@WWE) February 7, 2023
ELIMINATION CHAMBER MATCH TO DETERMINE NO.1 CONTENDER FOR BIANCA BELAIR AT WRESTLEMANIA
Six Superstars will battle inside the career-altering Elimination Chamber for the right to challenge Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair at WrestleMania.
Four of the six competitors were automatically entered by WWE Official Adam Pearce on the Jan. 30 edition of Raw. The participants consisted of the final four runners-up from the Royal Rumble Match: Raquel Rodriguez, Liv Morgan, Nikki Cross and Asuka. Then on SmackDown, Natalya earned her place in the unforgiving structure by overcoming Liv Morgan, Zelina Vega, and Shayna Baszler in the Fatal 4-Way Match. On the Feb. 6, 2023, edition of Raw, Carmella earned the coveted final spot after a tremendous Fatal-Four-Way battle over Candice LeRae, Michin, and Piper Niven.
Who will punch their ticket to The Showcase of The Immortals?
What a #WWERaw return for @CarmellaWWE!!!#WWEChamber pic.twitter.com/IGooVX8Cvf
— WWE (@WWE) February 7, 2023
EDGE AND BETH PHOENIX vs FINN BALOR AND RHEA RIPLEY
At WWE Elimination Chamber, Edge & Beth Phoenix will be out for retribution when they battle Finn Bálor & Rhea Ripley of The Judgment Day in a Mixed Tag Team Match.
Though Edge constructed the original Judgment Day in the hopes of elevating up-and-coming Superstars, he soon became hellbent on destroying the dark faction after they enlisted Finn Bálor and viciously kicked the WWE Hall of Famer to the curb. At WWE Extreme Rules, however, the numbers game proved too much during Edge's "I Quit" Match against Bálor, and when his wife Beth emerged to even the odds, The Rated-R Superstar was forced to give up the contest in order to save her. Despite his selfless action, Ripley executed a Con-Chair-To on The Glamazon anyway.
Fast forward to Rumble Rumble where Ripley's attack on Edge from behind soon led to the explosive return of Phoenix, who delivered a devastating Spear to The Eradicator. One night later on Raw, The Glamazon again joined forces with her husband in a ringside attack on The Judgment Day when she laid out Ripley with a Spear for the second time in two nights and helped Cody Rhodes defeat Bálor inside the ring.
One week later, the WWE Hall of Fame power couple kicked off Raw and challenged Finn and Ripley to a tag team showdown at WWE Elimination Chamber. Brace yourself for the carnage of retribution.
WWE Hall of Famers @EdgeRatedR & @TheBethPhoenix take on @FinnBalor & 2023 Women's #RoyalRumble Winner @RheaRipley_WWE at #WWEChamber! pic.twitter.com/uwg5cIs8Lv
— WWE (@WWE) February 7, 2023
Source: WWE