By Steve Ward
WWE ventured north of the border to the Rogers Center in Toronto, Canada tonight for the final stop on the Road to WrestleMania - Elimination Chamber. The card featured four matches with two Elimination Chamber matches headlining the card, one for the women and one for the men, with the respective winners punching their tickets to a world championship bout on the Showcase of the Immortals.
Women’s Elimination Chamber
Bayley vs. Naomi vs. Alexa Bluss vs. Roxanne Perez vs. Bianca Belair vs. Liv Morgan
Winner: Bianca Belair
The stakes were high in the opening bout of the evening as the winner of the Women’s Elimination Chamber would earn at shot at the Women’s World Champion at WrestleMania 41. The first two participants were Morgan and Naomi, however, before the match began, Jade Cargill made her long-awaited return and viciously attacked Naomi! It was believed that Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez were the culprits of the attack that put her out of action, but I guess we have our answer now. Naomi was ruled out of the match and Belair was the next to enter. The fourth competitor to enter the match was Roxanne Perez. With all three women in the ring incapacitated following a brutal melee, Bayley was the fourth to enter the match. After Alexa Bliss made her way into the match, it didn’t take long for the next elimination as Morgan hit Oblivion on Bayley to allow her to earn the pinfall. Roxanne Perez was next to go as she fell victim to a Codebreaker from Morgan and then the Twisted Bliss from Alexa. Bliss was the next eliminated after delivering Sister Abigail to Belair only to find herself on the receiving end of a roll up pin from Liv. Moments later, Belair hit the KOD to punch her ticket to WrestleMania.
Trish Stratus & Tiffany Stratton vs. Nia Jax & Candice LeRae
Winners: Trish Stratus & Tiffany Stratton
Nia Jax dominated much of this match, but we knew Trish wouldn’t lose in her hometown. In the closing moments, Trish hit a bulldog on Nia Jax from the turnbuckle and tagged in Tiffany Stratton who, moments later, hit the Prettiest Moonsault Ever to seal the victory.
Unsanctioned Match
Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens
Winner: Kevin Owens
As a result of the package piledriver that nearly broke Zayn’s neck at the hands of Owens just a matter of weeks ago, WWE would not “medically clear” Zayn to compete - hence the unsanctioned match. By the end of this match, which lasted a little too long, there were broken tables and chairs littering the arena as a reminder of the chaos that had taken place. Kevin Owens finally put Zayn out of his misery following multiple power bombs on the ring apron.
After the match, Owens was going to package piledrive Zayn on the concrete floor only to be interrupted by the returning Randy Orton. Orton delivered an RKO and was going to follow up with a punt to the cranium of Owens before WWE officials stepped in.
Men’s Elimination Chamber
Seth Rollins vs. C.M. Punk vs. John Cena vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Logan Paul vs. Damian Priest
Winner: John Cena
Another high stakes bout set the stage for the main event as the winner of the Men’s Elimination Chamber would earn a shot against Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania 41. The first combatants in the match were Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre. The third man to enter the fray was Damian Priest with Logan Paul and John Cena to follow. McIntyre seemed poised to eliminate Cena as Priest had other plans and rolled him up for the elimination. McIntyre lost it and took out Priest leaving him vulnerable to Logan Paul who delivered a splash from the top of one of the pods to put him away. Moments later, Punk entered the match and delivered the Go To Sleep to Logan Paul to eliminate him. The next man to go was Seth Rollins after a Go To Sleep from Punk and an Attitude Adjustment from Cena allowed Punk to cover Rollins. In the closing moments, Rollins made his way back into the chamber to deliver a stomp to Punk’s head, on the steel platform surrounding the ring, allowing Cena to cinch in the STF for the submission victory.
The Rock confronted Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes and John Cena in the ring following the main event to see if Cody would accept his offer to become his champion and “sell him his soul.” Cody told The Rock to go “F” himself (which was shockingly unedited). John Cena then embraced Cody as if to congratulate him for standing up to “The Final Boss” when The Rock gave the cutthroat sign to Cena who made a massive heel turn by kicking Rhodes between the uprights and left him a bloody mess in the ring to end the show.
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