The Elimination Chamber lands in Perth, Australia with main implications for WrestleMania 40. Two titular matches are booked for Saturday to find out No. 1 contenders for the world heavyweight championship and girls’s world championship.
Six female and male superstars can be trapped of their respective Chambers as they appear to lock down title photographs at WrestleMania. There are a variety of sturdy contenders in each divisions however every match has its frontrunner. Drew McIntyre and Becky Lynch are the favorites to return stateside victorious. They will want to beat the likes of Randy Orton, Logan Paul, Bianca Belair and/or Naomi to take action.
The winner of the boys’s Elimination Chamber match will face Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 40 however the ladies’s world champion may change from now till then. Rhea Ripley is bound to obtain an amazing ovation on residence soil as she defends her title in opposition to Nia Jax. The result of that match will set the stage for what’s to return.
There’s yet another match booked for the occasion as undisputed tag workforce champions Damian Priest and Finn Balor of Judgement Day tackle British Robust Model members Pete Dunne and Tyer Bate. Plus, Cody Rhodes and Rollins are anticipated to make an look on “The Grayson Waller Impact” as Waller will get his personal homecoming in returning to Australia.
Plus, there was a late addition on Friday when WWE introduced that The Kabuki Warriors would defend the ladies’s tag workforce titles in opposition to Indi Hartwell and Candice LaRae. The Kabuki Warriors, made up of Asuka and Kairi Sane who’re additionally members of Injury Management, gained the titles in late January. It is their second run with the titles after beforehand holding the crown in 2019 earlier than Sane’s departure from WWE in 2020.
It is sure to be an thrilling night time with so many shifting elements. Let’s check out who the CBS consultants predict will come out forward on Saturday. The occasion streams stay on Peacock at 5 a.m. ET on Saturday with a kickoff present starting one hour earlier than.
2024 WWE Elimination Chamber predictions
Males’s Elimination Chamber Match — Drew McIntyre vs. Randy Orton vs. Bobby Lashley vs. LA Knight vs. Kevin Owens vs. Logan Paul
Given the match is to find out who goes on to problem for the world heavyweight championship at WrestleMania, you need to break it all the way down to who is smart to go on to such a high-profile match. The one man concerned right here who has been central to the story of world heavyweight champion Seth Rollins has been McIntyre. The Scotsman has been on Uncooked each week speaking about how he’s coming for Rollins and the title. Nobody else has that degree of engagement with the title. For that cause alone, it looks like McIntyre is the one good selection right here. Choose: Drew McIntyre wins (Brent Brookhouse)
Nobody within the males’s Elimination Chamber match deserves a world heavyweight title shot at WrestleMania as a lot as McIntyre does proper now. Not even Knight, who the WWE will hopefully strap a rocket to within the subsequent 12 months. McIntyre has been a marvel on the microphone, holding his personal in opposition to CM Punk, Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins. He is additionally one of the fleshed out characters on the roster, a heel with comprehensible motives. An inexpensive win over Rhodes on Uncooked is a promising signal that WWE is able to make McIntyre greater than the man who falls simply brief. It is time for McIntyre, who captured his first WWE title in an empty venue at WrestleMania 36 throughout lockdown, to have a real WrestleMania second. Profitable the Elimination Chamber is an effective begin. Choose: Drew McIntyre wins (Shakiel Mahjouri)
Girls’s Elimination Chamber Match — Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair vs. Liv Morgan vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. Naomi vs. Raquel Rodriguez
Rhea Ripley vs. Lynch at WrestleMania 40 is a no brainer. They’re two of WWE’s hottest and proficient ladies. It is also a match WWE has been slowly constructing to over the past eight months. Having Lynch win the Elimination Chamber is essentially the most straight ahead path to a WrestleMania showdown, plus it showcases Lynch’s aggressive edge. Choose: Becky Lynch wins (Mahjouri)
WWE has been locked in on Becky Lynch’s new storyline of being probably the greatest ladies to ever grace the promotion’s ring however out of the blue struggling to search out success. That leaves two apparent paths for Lynch within the Chamber. Both she will get the win and breaks the skid or she suffers one other loss and continues to query whether or not she nonetheless “has it.” Belair is a superb expertise however feels form of out of the image with Ripley. Stratton, Naomi and Rodriguez do not actually make sense as challengers for Ripley at WrestleMania. That leaves Morgan, who has a built-in story with Ripley the place she was sidelined by the champion or Lynch, who’s making an attempt to show she remains to be a high participant. I am going to lean towards Lynch getting the large match at WrestleMania. Choose: Becky Lynch wins (Brookhouse)
Girls’s World Championship — Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Nia Jax
WWE has a bizarre historical past of getting wrestlers of their hometowns or residence international locations lose moderately than have an enormous second. It isn’t on a regular basis however it’s usually sufficient to trigger anybody to take pause on considering Ripley can be handed the win in entrance of an excited Australian viewers. Nonetheless, Ripley has been such a workhorse for the corporate and has absolutely come into her personal as an elite expertise throughout this championship run. I do not see WWE taking the belt off of her this near WrestleMania in favor of Jax. That mentioned, Jax has historical past with Lynch and Lynch vs. Jax at WrestleMania works properly. I am getting a sense we do not get a clear end result right here and will see Ripley vs. Jax vs. Lynch at WrestleMania. Choose: Rhea Ripley wins by disqualification (Brookhouse)
If you are going to ebook Ripley vs. Lynch at WrestleMania 40, essentially the most handy path requires Ripley to efficiently defend her title in opposition to Jax. That is going to be an enormous night time for Ripley. She returns to her residence nation of Australia for the primary time as a WWE celebrity and world champion. Jax’s profession has had a outstanding glow-up since her groan-inducing return on the 2023 Royal Rumble. It looks like an enormous match and that is an incredible launching pad for Ripley to WrestleMania. Choose: Rhea Ripley wins (Mahjouri)
Undisputed WWE Tag Group Championship — Judgment Day (c) vs. Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate
Dunne and Bate profitable could be a serious shocker. They’re a recent important roster act taking over established, common champions with WrestleMania in sight. Merely being on this place is a victory for Dunne and Bate. This match is extra about making Judgment Day look sturdy and showcasing the challengers potential than something. Count on Balor and Priest to retain their titles en path to a WrestleMania showdown, doubtless in opposition to R-Fact and The Miz. Choose: Judgment Day wins (Mahjouri)
