Friday, February 15, 2019

Elimination Chamber | Preview and Predictions

The Elimination Chamber is this Sunday night (Monday morning here in the UK) its now time to predict the winners from the following matches.

Cruiserweight Championship: Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Akira Tozawa
I believe this contest scheduled for one fall (one fall) is on the Kick-Off show. To be honest with you, I haven’t been following this storyline, if there is one, on 205 Live.
Winner: and still champion. Buddy Murphy.

Braun Strowman vs. Baron Corbin
I don’t care about this match, it’s dull and uninteresting. Here is your winner: Braun Strowman.

SmackDown Tag Team Championship: The Miz & Shane McMahon (c) vs. The Usos
I believe the Miz and Shane friendship is coming to an end and this match is the start of the tag team’s demise leading up to a match between the two at WrestleMania. I feel there will be some sort of mis-communication and the Uso’s will take advantage and pick up the win here.
Winners: AND NEW SmackDown Tag Team Champions! The Uso’s

Raw Women's Championship: Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Ruby Riott
Charlotte is going to be at ringside, she will no doubt be involved in the finish and probably end up costing Ruby Riott instead of Ronda.
Winner: and STILL Raw Women’s Champion: Ronda Rousey.

Intercontinental Championship: Bobby Lashley (c) & Lio Rush 
vs. Finn Balor
Winners: Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush.
This story will continue up to WrestleMania ending with Finn Balor finally winning the Intercontinental Championship.

Women's Tag Team Championship (Elimination Chamber): Sasha Banks & Bayley vs. Nia Jax & Tamina vs. Riott Squad vs. The IIconics vs. Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville vs. Naomi & Carmella
For me it’s a lock that Sasha and Bayley are winning this match, The tag titles are made for them, I’m sure this will be a very good match.
Winners: your Women’s Tag Team Champions: Sasha Banks and Bayley.

Staying with Sasha and Bayley for a second here, I’ve read reports that the Total Bellas show rating is declining per episode, which leads me to think Nikki and Brie are going to be back on TV soon and are going to be facing Sasha and Bayley at ‘Mania. I don’t want to see the Bella Twins having a tag title match, I’m sure you don’t either.

WWE Championship (Elimination Chamber): Daniel Bryan (c) vs. AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton vs. Samoa Joe vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Kofi Kingston
First of all....A superb performance from Kofi Kingston on Smackdown during the Gauntlet match which was won by Randy Orton, lastly eliminating AJ Styles to become the last participant to enter the Chamber match on Sunday.

A Kofi Kingston win here would be great; he has been in the WWE for many years. I say give him a short run with the title, up to Fastlane where he can lose it back to Daniel Bryan. It’s meant to be a ‘NEW ERA’ after all right? Here is my pick for this match overall.
Winner: and still WWE Champion. Daniel Bryan.

That wraps up the Elimination Chamber predictions. Not sure how many I’ll get correct. But we will find out. The review of this event will be up on this here blog on Monday during the day. 

Thanks for reading.