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.
