CM Punk is coming dwelling. “The Second Metropolis Saint” returns to Chicago for WWE Elimination Chamber on Feb. 28. Punk defends his world heavyweight title towards Finn Balor, plus two superstars will punch their tickets to WrestleMania 42.

Punk has his fingers full because the world heavyweight champion. He’ll rematch Finn Balor at Elimination Chamber, the final main cease earlier than WrestleMania. If he leaves Chicago along with his champion standing intact, Royal Rumble winner Roman Reigns awaits him in Las Vegas.

Elimination Chamber’s two titular matches may even happen. The superstars who emerge from their respective metal buildings victorious will earn world title matches at WrestleMania. Randy Orton and LA Knight are amongst those that’ve certified for a shot on the undisputed WWE title. Tiffany Stratton and Rhea Ripley will compete with 4 different girls for a shot at one of many two girls’s world titles as Royal Rumble winner Liv Morgan has nonetheless but to make her choice on who she is going to face.

Have a look beneath on the confirmed matches for Elimination Chamber and take a look on the crystal ball of what might come. The occasion streams reside on ESPN Limitless on Feb. 28 with the primary card beginning at 6 p.m. ET.

2026 WWE Elimination Chamber matches

World Heavyweight Championship — CM Punk (c) vs. Finn Balor: Balor returned to the primary occasion scene after Judgment Day ally Liv Morgan accused him of complacency. Balor fell in need of defeating the world heavyweight champion in Balor’s dwelling nation of Eire. The respect Punk and Balor confirmed one another after the match fizzled out after Balor was denied a rematch by Uncooked basic supervisor Adam Pearce. Balor took issues into his personal fingers, attacking Punk and frightening the champ into granting him a rematch.

Elimination Chamber match — Randy Orton vs. LA Knight vs. TBA vs. TBA vs. TBA vs. TBA: An undisputed WWE title shot awaits the winner of the lads’s Elimination Chamber match. Orton certified by beating Aleister Black and Solo Sikoa in a triple menace match. Knight defeated Austin Idea and Penta to earn his spot. Two extra triple menace qualifying matches are booked: Cody Rhodes vs. Jacob Fatu vs. Sami Zayn, and Gunther vs. Dominik Mysterio vs. Je’Evon Evans.

Girls’s Intercontinental Championship — Becky Lynch (c) vs. AJ Lee: Punk is not the one adored famous person coming dwelling to Chicago. Lee seeks to hitch her husband as an lively champion at Elimination Chamber. Lynch proposed the match, however solely agreed to defend her girls’s intercontinental title after Lee refused to wrestle her in any other case. Lee is 2-0 towards Lynch since ending her 10-year retirement, beating her in a combined tag workforce match and in WarGames.

Elimination Chamber match — Rhea Ripley vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. TBA vs. TBA vs. TBA vs. TBA: Stratton superior to the Elimination Chamber by beating Lash Legend and Chelsea Inexperienced on SmackDown. Ripley certified by overcoming Lyra Valkyria and Ivy Nile on Uncooked. Two extra qualifying matches are at present scheduled: Alexa Bliss vs. Giulia vs. Zelina Vega, and Asuka vs. Bayley vs. Nattie.

2026 WWE Elimination Chamber predictions

Undisputed WWE Championship — Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Jacob Fatu: WWE subverted expectations by reserving Rhodes and Fatu in the identical Elimination Chamber qualifying match. All indicators pointed to an eventual triple menace match between them and McIntyre. Rhodes continues to be the favourite to problem McIntyre at WrestleMania. Possibly Fatu loses his qualifying match and earns a separate title shot towards McIntyre. It appears odd to reward Fatu with a title alternative if he loses his upcoming qualifier match. No matter route WWE takes, anticipate Fatu to orbit McIntyre within the subsequent few months.