WWE Elimination Chamber Predictions

Hello everyone again and welcome back, we are on the road to Wrestlemania and we have reached our final stop, the Elimination Chamber. The card is very small at 4 matches but here is my breakdown of those matches.

Ambulance Match: John Cena vs. Kane

This rivalry has basically been over a t-shirt slogan, Kane wanting Cena to embrace the hate, because many of us fans are bored of Cena and his predictability, so getting him to show other emotions as in hate and rage will show the younger members of the WWE universe another side of John Cena that they have not seen. It has been good to see Kane go back to the mask and being more of the sadistic monster that we know he should be. When you look at this match, you have to look forward to Wrestlemania and then come to the conclusion that you cannot have John Cena lose before he goes on to face The Rock in the Wrestlemania main event, if Cena was to lose, then how would anyone expect him to look credible against The Rock? So, for me, it’s a hands down win for John Cena, and I would guess Kane would go into the Money In The Bank match at Wrestlemania.

Divas Championship: Beth Phoenix (c) vs. Tamina Snuka

For the first time in years, many people are looking forward to a women’s match and not treating it as the designated bathroom break of the event. I think that WWE has failed to mention that Tamina is Hall of Famer Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka’s daughter (sarcasm alert) but since her debut in WWE, she has yet to be able to show what she can do until now, and seeing her work in the ring is showing us a fresh side of WWE women’s wrestling as she is the only female competitor that will use ariel ability and the top rope on a regular basis, something which has rarely been seen in years. Beth has been dominant as ever and in claiming there is no competition in the women’s division, Tamina will pose an actual threat but again, much like the Cena/Kane match, you have to look to Wrestlmania and see that Beth is on course to face Kharma so as much as a good match this will be, hoping that these two are given adequate time in the ring, there is no way that Beth will lose, so Beth Phoenix will retain and go onto Wrestlemania as champion.

Smackdown Elimination Chamber match for the World Heavyweight Championship: Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Big Show vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Wade Barrett vs. Santino Marella vs. The Great Khali

Please do not adjust your monitor while looking at the line up for this title match, these are the actual combatants, due to Mark Henry and Randy Orton’s injuries, they have been replaced by WWE’s version of Dumb and Dumber! While Santino can work in the ring and he does grasp every opportunity he is given and runs with it. Khali on the other hand, besides being an ex World Champion, is just horrible in the ring, I hate to criticize someone on their work but this man is not suited to pro wrestling and a spot in a worlds title match is not the place he should be either, I’m hoping that these two are cannon fodder and will be taken out on the night so they don’t enter the chamber, maybe surprise entrants like Christian or Alberto Del Rio come to take their place or someone like Drew McIntyre, desperate for opportunities takes a spot, either way Santino and Khali will not win. In my view, there are only two possible winners of this match, Daniel Bryan and Wade Barrett, If Wade was to win, then in truth it would only be a short reign until Wrestlemania and he, Bryan and Sheamus would share a triple threat match as they all have history but the more realistic outcome would be for Daniel Bryan to retain and to face Sheamus one on one at Wrestlemania and have the match and moment they were robbed off 12 months ago, so for me, Daniel Bryan wins in the Elimination Chamber.

Order of eliminations:

1.      The Great Khali

2.      Cody Rhodes

3.      Big Show

4.      Wade Barrett

5.      Santino Marella

Raw Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship: CM Punk (c) vs. Chris Jericho vs. The Miz vs. R-Truth vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Kofi Kingston

This match will be the main event and for a chamber match, it has a stacked card, all six competitors are viable contenders and are capable on putting on a top quality match. Elimination Chamber follows a pattern this year, all matches are very predictable going into Wrestlemania, there are only two possible winners here, Punk or Jericho, but let’s take a detailed look at this. If Punk was to retain the title, we would have to go through some sort of number one contendership tournament or battle royal, which you know that one of the five combatants in the chamber would win, being Jericho, the other four men would probably be in Money in the Bank as nothing else has been suggested by WWE for them. Therefore looking at that, the logical approach would be for Chris Jericho to win the WWE Title in the chamber and build for a rematch at Wrestlemania, Jericho can use some shenanigans to win, there is no DQ in the chamber and the pinfalls can happen on the iron floor outside the ring, so Jericho could use the ropes or chains to his advantage for leverage, or possible put Punk’s feet through the chains so he cannot kick out of the pin. Another possible outcome could be a weapon of some sorts, brass knuckles are a classic to use, as it would be the only weapon you could possibly get into the chamber, another outcome for Jericho winning that I thought could be some sort of John Laurainitis distraction of some sorts, as that rivalry is still there. Ultimately, the end result for me is a new WWE Champion in Chris Jericho but there will be some sort of shady antics that lead to his victory, thus giving Punk the fuel and reasoning for the rematch at Wrestlemania.

Order of eliminations:

1.      R-Truth

2.      The Miz

3.      Kofi Kingston

4.      Dolph Ziggler

5.      CM Punk

That’s the complete card, it’s pretty short, suggestions are that you could see a Tag Title match possibly with Primo/Epico against The Uso’s, Jack Swagger may defend his U.S. Title but I wouldn’t know who against and maybe Sheamus may have a match similar to the way Alberto Del Rio did last year but again I wouldn’t know who he would compete against. There may be alot of backstage promos in this event due to possible changes in the card and line up so be prepared for that but this is the way I see WWE Elimination Chamber going down. Thanks for reading.