Welcome to John Cena's Final Elimination Chamber PLE!
Hello and welcome back to Rajah News' live coverage of tonight's Elimination Chamber premium live event! If you're looking for our official preview, just click here!
We've got four matches scheduled, including a men's and women's Elimination Chamber match. One of our two non-chamber matches will feature WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus as she teams with WWE Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton to take on the duo of Nia Jax & Candice LeRae. And in a very rare unsanctioned match, former BFFs Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens will fight it out in what should be an excellent match.
We'll have our live results--coming to you from the Roger's Centre in Toronto via the Peacock app, tonight at 7pm! Until then, the digital floor is yours. Go ahead and weigh in below with your predictions, share your second cousin's best friend's former classmate's chicken noodle soup recipe, or chat with your fellow Rajahmaniacs about anything you want. See you all tonight, with our article transitioning to live results right about 7pm Eastern when our show starts.
Pre-Show on Peacock
The pre-show's been on quite some time. What you're missing: Big E and co. talking, giving their expert analysis, et cetera. Oh, and right before air time, the Canadian crowd loudly booed the national anthem for the US (then sung along with the Canadian national anthem). Our show starts in moments!
It's Showtime!
After a short stint in the Purgatory that is pre-show content, we finally start our program! Michael Cole welcomes us to our program and we see several Superstars arriving, most notably Kevin Owens in the quite-dapper Bret "the Hitman" Hart pullover.
Women's Elimination Chamber Match: Alexa Bliss, Roxanne Perez, Bayley, Bianca Belair, Liv Morgan & Naomi
Looks like we're starting with the women's EC first. Alexa Bliss is our first Superstar out tonight, followed by Roxanne Perez, Bayley, Bianca Belair, Liv Morgan & Naomi. Liv and Naomi will start us off tonight. We get our bell at 7:18pm EST. Remember, four Superstars are currently in cells or chambers. Every x minutes a pod is opened, releasing another Superstar. Once five Superstars have been eliminated via pinfall or submission, the winner will earn a shot against Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania. Liv Morgan and Naomi begin to circle at the bell but are quickly interrupted by a returning Jade Cargill! Jade enters the Chamber, which hasn't yet been secured, and immediately attacks Naomi! Belair pounds on her pod glass, unable to help as Jade begins to destroy Naomi! Multiple referees attempt to restrain her, but this leads Jade to hit a running Big Boot on Naomi, smashing her into the pod glass! The refs continue to try to restrain Jade as Naomi attempts to crawl away and out of the Chamber. Jade grabs the side door of the cage and slams it on a prone Naomi! Finally she walks off to cheers.
Medical staff roll a stretcher down to the ring. Liv Morgan taunts Belair. It's announced that Naomi is unable to compete, and therefore Naomi has been eliminated at 7:22pm EST. Belair is in distress and Alexa Bliss looks shocked. Or stoned. The crowd loudly sings "nah nah nah, hey hey hey, goodbye." Haha! The clock counts down and at 7:23pm, Bianca Belair is released from the pod. Belair checks up on Naomi but is attacked from behind by Liv Morgan to a pop. Morgan begins to throw Belair face-first into the pod glass. Morgan continues to maintain control, dominating Belair. Belair begins to rally near the end of their period. Roxanne Perez enters at 7:26pm and quickly takes control. Perez with a Hurricanrana to drop Belair. Perez takes down Morgan and looks for a pin early on but only gets a two. Perez heads up top and looks to attack Belair from the top, but the powerhouse catches her and walks around with her. Perez quickly counters, taking Belair down.
Liv Morgan runs in and drops both with a dropkick, then covers Perez for a two. Morgan and Bliss continue to spar in the ring, eventually dropping each other to a small pop. Our clock counts down and joining our match at 7:29pm is Bayley. Bayley immediately locks up with Perez, battling in Bayley's pod. Bayley slams Perez into the pod wall repeatedly, and I do mean repeatedly, to a decent pop. Bayley then lays into Liv Morgan, slamming her face three times into the chain link barrier. Bayley hits a Belly-to-Bayley (or is it the other way around?) on Morgan into the barrier! Bayley and Belair square up in the ring, executing a series of standing switches. Bayley grabs Belair's ponytail by mistakes, releases it, and shows some sportsmanship per Michael Cole. Bayley and Belair again clash in the middle of the ring as the crowd rips off a "let's go Bayley" chant that Cole begrudgingly acknowledges. Bayley redirects an attacking Morgan into the barrier, heads up top, and hits a big beautiful L-bow drop (see what I did there?) on Belair, looking for an elimination but coming up short.
Perez re-enters the fight, hitting a Powerbomb on Bayley to the hard outside ramp by the pods. Perez heads up top and splashes Bayley, covering for a two. Morgan hits a Codebreaker on Perez, covering for a two of her own. Alexa Bliss enters the match at 7:33pm to a good pop. Bliss & Morgan eye each other until Bliss enters the ring. They engage, with Bliss taking control. Perez interferes--remember, Bliss hit Perez with a Sister Abigail DDT last night--and Bliss quickly dispatches her. Morgan grabs Bliss; Bliss with a shove to gain some separation followed by a dropkick. Bliss with a huge right hand to a charging Bayley that drops Bayley and pop the crowd. Bliss with a double knee strike to Bayley then covers for a short two. Wade Barrett and Michael Cole sing her praises. Bliss slaps Bayley; Perez attacks Bliss and begins to throw and stomp her against the chain link barrier. Bliss with a backbreaker, giving herself a breather. Belair attacks Bayley in the inner ring. Bliss heads up top and dives onto them both, but they catch her and slam her down into the mat.
Bayley and Belair battle on the ropes. Bayley with a diving crossbody to take out Belair & Bliss on the outside. Morgan attacks; Morgan drives Bayley into the pod. Bayley fights back, hitting what I believe is the Rose Plant DDT. Perez rolls up Bayley from behind, looking to sneak an elimination. Bayley kicks out. Perez locks a Crippler Crossface on Bayley! Bayley manages to roll outside but ropes won't break it. Perez keeps the move locked in until Bayley manages to ram or rub Perez's crossface-holding arm against the chain link barrier. They continue to battle by the ropes, with Perez dropping Bayley with a modified low-angle cutter. Perez heads up top but Bayley counters. Bayley looks for a Rose Plant but Perez escapes.
Outta nowhere, Liv Morgan hits Bayley with her finisher and covers! Bayley is eliminated at 7:38pm. Bianca Belair and Liv Morgan begin to battle, eventually climbing the top of a pod. Belair tries to throw Morgan off, but Liv hangs on to Belair's ponytail. Belair uses the ponytail to smack the crap outta Liv Morgan then kicks her down to the floor. Belair celebrates to a big pop then dives off the top of the pod, wiping out the other three remaining Superstars with a crossbody. The crowd pops for this. Definitely not a boring women's match tonight, folks. They're being given time to show what they can do. Belair tries to steal a pin over Perez, but Roxanne gets the shoulder up. Belair drags Liv Morgan into the ring and covers for a two. Belair with a shoulder thrust on Bliss in the corner, takes her up top, and it leads to a spot with all four Superstars hitting a big top move that leaves them all down for a few moments. Perez and Belair began to fire up, and our pace picks up drastically.
Perez with a Pop-Rox on Belair; Bliss dives in with the Twisted Bliss before Perez can cover. Roxanne Perez is eliminated at 7:42pm. We're down to three--Liv Morgan, Bianca Belair, and Alexa Bliss! Belair looks and starts a KOD, but Bliss catches Liv Morgan mid-move and sends her flying. Morgan rallies and hits the Three Amigos on Belair then does the Eddie Guerrero shuffle. Morgan with a low-angle dropkick to Belair. Morgan calls for a 6-1-9 but is intercepted by Alexa Bliss! Bliss looks for a Sister Abigail but Morgan counters with a roll-up. Belair looks for a KOD on Morgan as she recovers but Liv escapes. Belair with a roll-through but Liv kicks out, kicking Belair right into a Sister Abigail from Bliss! Liv Morgan immediately attacks, rolling up Bliss! Alexa Bliss is eliminated at 7:44pm. We're down to Liv and Bianca! Morgan covers the still-down Belair but only gets a two. Morgan looks frustrated. Morgan shoves Belair into the chain barrier, using Belair's ponytail to immediately whiplash her back and shove her back into the cage.
This goes on several times before Morgan pulls Belair into the ring, covering for a two. Morgan hits a wicked Codebreaker on Belair, but Belair rolls through somehow, pops up and hits a huge Spear for a two-count cover. Morgan's back is bleeding from the vicious hair whip attack from Belair earlier. Bianca and Liv battle near the chain link barrier, and Belair whips Morgan's head repeatedly into the chain link barrier and against the pod glass. Belair then Powerbombs Morgan into the ring. Belair heads up top. Belair attempts a 450 but Liv get the knees up! Belair recovers and looks for a KOD but Morgan escapes and counters with a Codebreaker! Liv goes for Oblivion but is intercepted by Bianca, hoisted up and hit with the KOD! Belair covers and eliminates Liv Morgan at 7:48pm EST! Belair will face Rhea at WrestleMania! After the match, Rhea Ripley came out to stare her down followed by Iyo Sky. Iyo Sky challenges Rhea Ripley for the title on Raw this coming Monday! (Spoiler: Rhea will retain.)
Your Winner and NEW #1 Contender, Bianca Belair! (31 minutes)
Tag Match: WWE Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton & WWE Legend Trish Stratus vs Nia Jax & Candice Lerae
We get several minutes of video hyping this match. Jax & Lerae start their entrances at 8pm sharp. Trish Stratus is out next to an okay pop. It almost sounds like there are some boos. They pop for her name but the crowd is rather muted for their hometown girl. The WWE Women's Champion is out next as it's, apparently, Tiffy Time. She gets a much, much better welcome than Stratus did. That's wild. We get our bell at 8:04pm EST. Tiff, Trish; Stratton, Stratus. I'm totally not gonna fuck that up. We start with Trish, adorned in local Canadian sports team colors, and Lerae. Tiff & Trish work together to double-dropkick Jax, sending her out of the ring when she tries to interfere. Candace and Trish battle to the outside, with Candace sending her into the steel steps.
They take the action back inside and Jax tags in. Tiff tags in after Jax taunts Stratus to big boos. Jax begins to toy with Trish, slapping her around and throwing her around every time she tries to rise off the map. Trish tries to rally Stratton as Jax batters her in the corner. Tiffy makes the hot tag to Trishy, who takes the fight to Nia Jax. Pat McAfee is on commentary and makes many Stratus jokes (stratusfaction, etc.) Trish chops and battles Jax to pops, finally dropping her to a knee. Jax tries to rally but eats an around-the-world DDT. Trish covers for a one. Trish with a Spinebuster on an entering Candace. Trish calls for the Stratusfaction but Jax powers through, driving Trish into the canvas and covering for two. Jax continues to berate and mock Trish and the crowd. She pulls Trish's hair and demands the crowd do a USA chant, I think. She picks up Stratus and shakes her around like a rag doll before throwing her to the canvas rough.
Jax continues to dominate Stratus as the crowd boos. I don't feel so bad now, as Cole calls Trish Tiff many times. Jax hoists Trish up into a Stretch Muffler and swings her head-first into the turnbuckle. Lerae tags in and begins to take over, continuing to control Trish. Tiff repeatedly tries to fire up Trish and rally the crowd. Jax tags back in and positions Trish in the corner, then walks across the ring. Jax with a running him attack followed by an inverted stink face! (Butt to the back of Trish's head). Jax tags in Lerae, who stomps and kicks Stratus in the corner. Trish tries to fight out of the corner at 8:12pm, but Lerae rams her back into the corner with Jax. Lerae streaks over and attacks Tiffany, knocking her off the apron. Trish with a running attack to Lerae, and both Superstars are down. Tiff is back up on the apron and begins to call for the hot tag. Trish finally makes it, and Tiff hits the ring with clotheslines and attacks, cleaning house to a big pop.
Tiffany with her handspring elbow attack, then a Jackknife cover into an Alabama Slam on Lerae! Jax enters and eats a Spinebuster immediately! Tiff with a running double-stomp on Lerae and covers for a two. Tiff heads up top but gets caught up on the ropes and Lerae attacks her. Lerae with a back drop attack. Jax with a big Leg Drop, and as she's now legal, she covers for two. Lerae apparently tags back in, losing control. Stratton rallies briefly, hitting a big suplex on Jax, then tags in Trish. Jax recovers and drops both Trish & Tiff to loud boos. Jax drags Lerae up and into the corner, then tags herself. Trish rallies and hits a Super Stratusfaction off the top on Jax. Lerae makes the save. Tiff enters the match and sets Lerae over the top. Stratton heads up top to hit the Prettiest Moonsault ever and pick up the win at 8:16pm!
Your Winners, WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus & Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton
Unsanctioned Match: Sami Zayn vs Kevin Owens
The last match ended at 8:16pm. It's 8:32pm, this match is next. It starts soon. I swear. I've had enough time to clean and load my Puffco and take a dab. Finally we get things going. We're told that WWE "absolves itself" of any liability, and that the ref is only there to enforce pinfalls and submissions. Just like a no-DQ match. Cool. Sami Zayn is out first to a big pop from his home-country crowd. Out next is Kevin Owens. We get our bell at 8:36pm. As Pat McAfee said, "the time for talkin' has passed; now it's time to kick some ass." Our Superstars stare each other down as the crowd ole, ole ole's them into action. Owens throws the first blow and the crowd wakes up a bit as both men slug it out. Owens takes an early lead and the two battle to the outside. Zayn rallies, sending Owens shoulder-first into the ring post before taking the action back inside. Zayn tosses a few chairs into the ring before entering himself. Owens rises first, however, retrieving a chair and smacking Zayn in the gut. Owens follows it up with a pair of chair shots to the back, then a third.
The ref, wearing all black, checks on Zayn. Owens looks for a chair shot to the head but Zayn ducks, and the chair ricochets off the ropes to smack Owens in the face! Zayn grabs the chair and smacks Owens a few times with it. Owens rolls to the outside but Zayn follows and again smacks Owens across the back with the steel chair. Zayn tosses the chair inside, then tosses Owens inside, then uses the knife-edge/top of the chair to ram into Owens' gut over and over. Zayn exits the ring and grabs a hockey stick to a big pop. Zayn enters the ring and smacks Owens on a chair laid across his stomach. Owens rolls outside and the crowd pops for Zayn. The crowd rips off a "Sami" chant. Cole reminds us that he's shocked that Raw GM Adam Pearce agreed to this match. Zayn retrieves a table from under the ring to a big pop. Zayn sets the table up at the ringside area as the crowd chants for the table.
Owens grabs an approaching Zayn and sends him face-first into the turnbuckle. Owens grabs the hockey stick out of the ring and rams it into Zayn's gut. Owens uses the stick to rake the face of Zayn, then bites him on the face! Owens stalks Zayn around the ring and sees the table Sami just set up. Owens grabs another table from under the ring and grabs another table then sets it up on top of the other table! Before he can act on his new double-decker, Sami Zayn attacks him with the hockey stick from behind. The action spills into the crowd, with Zayn following Owens. Owens uses one a stretch of blue security tape on nearby railing to try to choke Sami, but it pops easily. Owens and Zayn slug it out further into the crowd. Owens leads Sami towards railing; Zayn fights back with kicks and fists. Zayn grabs a steel trash can and hits Owens in the head with it to a big pop. The crowd with another chant for Sami as he uses the trash can as a battering ram. Zayn starts to batter Owens down the stairs and towards the ringside area once again. Sami follows, and walks into a strike from Owens using a water bottle. Zayn immediately rallies and hits a modified Blue Thunder Bomb to plant KO through the nearby water refreshments table! He picks him up and hits him through another nearby water refreshments table! Thank goodness Bobby Boucher was on Waterboy duty in the most unlikeliest of places.
Both men continue to battle in ringside-adjacent areas. KO uses any foreign object he comes across to batter Zayn. They fight close to the commentary area before KO sends Zayn into the ring. KO climbs the turnbuckles at 8:48pm, but Zayn stops his ascent with a big right. Zayn climbs the middle turnbuckle and the two battle for control on the turnbuckles. Sami's looking for a Superplex; KO's threatening a Super Fisherman's Buster. KO then shoves Zayn off the top, to the outside, and through the double-decker tables! The crowd rips off a "holy shit" chant in appreciation as the ref checks on Sami. Cole points out Zayn's now favoring his already-injured (before tonight) neck. Owens stands over Zayn, slaps him and pulls him up. The action continues in the ring. Owens hits a beautiful Brainbuster driver on Zayn on top of a steel chair. Owens covers but Zayn kicks out just shy of three!
Owens begins to kick Zayn in the face, then whips him into the ropes. Owens looks for the pop-up Powerbomb but Zayn counters and shows sign of life as he goes on the offensive! The crowd rips off another "holy shit" and looks in disbelief. Zayn goes for the Helluva Kick but Owens pulls the ref in front as a shield before diving out the way. The ref is down! KO hits a Stunner and covers. Charles Robinson hits the ring and covers but Zayn kicks out at 2! Owens goes for a strike on Zayn but he moves and Owens takes out ref Charles Robinson! Ryan Tran hits the ring as our third ref! Forgive me if I'm misspelling their name. This was approximately at 8:51pm. Owens takes a table into the ring as Zayn tries to shake some life into his left arm. Cole & Barrett speculate Zayn has brain damage or something. Owens with a chair shot to the head of Zayn, trying to make their fears a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Owens lays Zayn on top of the newly-setup table in the ring. Owens sets a chair on top of Zayn and climbs up top. Zayn recovers, using the chair to smack Owens while he's climbing the turnbuckles. Zayn climbs up top and hooks up Owens. Both men jockey for control, and Owens counters--sending them both flying and hitting an inverted Fisherman's Suplex through the table! The crowd rips off a very loud "holy shit" chant. Owens covers Zayn. Ref Ryan Tran counts it but Zayn gets an arm up just in time! Other officials hit the ring to check on Zayn and the crowd loudly chants "let them fight! Let them fight!" Petey Williams, now a producer, tries to tell Owens to let the match end. Owens hits Zayn with a chair in the corner. Owens stands Zayn up in the corner and yells at him "it's all your fault!" Owens runs across the ring to set up a move but Zayn follows, hitting the Helluva Kick at 8:57pm! Zayn covers but Owens gets an arm up just in time! Zayn heads to the outside and throws a steel chair into the ring. He sees something, pauses, then digs under the ring and pulls out...a steel chair wrapped in barbed wire! Ohhhhh, snap!
The crowd rips off a loud "ECW! ECW! ECW!" chant as Cole implores someone to get the weapon away from Zayn. Owens, seeing the chair, tries to back up. Owens charges in but Zayn kicks him in the midsection. Zayn uses the barbwire chair to smack Owens in the back! The crowd loudly chants for him to do it one more time, and he complies, striking Owens across the back yet again! Zayn sits the chair up in its functional, seat position. Owens tries to rally and both men clash. Owens charges Zayn; Zayn uses a drop toe hold to send Owens face-first into the barbwire chair! Zayn sets up two chairs, then places the barbwire chair on top. Sami hits the Blue Thunder Bomb on Owens through the chairs at 9:00pm to a huge pop! Zayn covers! Owens kicks out at three to a massive reaction! The crowd with another appreciative "this is awesome" chant for our Superstar athletes. Zayn and Owens rise to their feet in opposite corners. Zayn looks for a Helluva Kick but Owens counters with a pop-up Powerbomb! Zayn lands hard on the back of his neck and rolls out of the ring, groaning in pain. The ref checks on him.
Owens follows and grabs a steel chair. Owens opens the chair and places it around Zayn's neck. Cole freaks out and begs for him to show mercy; KO shoves Zayn into the ringpost once, twice, three times. The crowd lets out loud gasps as the steel chair makes contact and jars Zayn's neck. Even Barrett is showing Zayn sympathy now. Owens hits a brutal Powerbomb from the floor onto the apron. That's the hardest part of the ring! Jason Jordan, Shane Helmsley, I think Jamie Noble and other producers are checking on Zayn. Owens pulls Zayn up and looks for another apron bomb but Zayn tries to fight back, throwing fists. Owens powers through it and hits the apron bomb! The officials in attendance try to beg Owens off and Barrett calls Owens "sub-human scum." Owens covers at 9:04pm, finally putting this one away.
Your Winner, Kevin Owens! (28 minutes)
After the Match: REDACTED Returns
Owens eventually decides he's not done destroying Zayn, and begins to go after him. The officials are powerless to stop him. Cole and Barrett implore someone, anyone, to make the save. They chastise Owens for his actions. Suddenly, a returning the Undertaker makes the save! Just kidding. It was a returning Randy Orton. We all knew it was gonna happen. Orton gets a huge pop and makes his way to the ring. Orton and Owens clash, with Randy hitting the RKO outta nowhere! Orton grabs a steel chair and threatens to attack Owens but tosses it aside. Orton sets up for the Punt! Right as the goes to execute the move, a swarm of officials intercept him and remove Owens from the ring! The crowd hates that! Randy Orton isn't a fan, either, and begins to hit multiple security staff with RKO's to big pops! He poses in he corner. Our main event is up next!
Elimination Chamber Main Event Match: Logan Paul, Damian Priest, CM Punk, John Cena, Drew McIntyre & Seth Rollins
At 9:17pm, the Elimination Chamber begins to lower. Before and after this: Cole hyping this match, that it's Cena's final match, and some backstage footage of the participants. We get another vignette. Expect the match to start around, oh, 9:23-9:25pm EST (update, 9:35pm: yeah, I was way off again.) Finally, we get a reminder of Elimination Chamber rules at 9:22pm and start our entrances. Out first is...give me a second, folks, just like you I also can't tell these atrocious themes apart. The Def Rebel experiment cannot end soon enough. Oh, it's "the Mav" Logan Paul out waving an American flag to massive boos. He enters his pod and out next is Damian Priest. He's followed, in order, by CM Punk and John Cena, who both enter pods. Punk had a great reception but the crowd ate up Cena raw. The final two entrants--Drew McIntyre & Seth Rollins--will start us off. These entrances took forever. We finally get our bell at 9:38pm EST. They're running late tonight!
Rollins and McIntyre circle as we finally start our final match. Don't forget, Rock/Cody soul nonsense follows this match. Drew immediately goes for a Claymore; Rollins ducks and fires off a Stomp attempt but Drew escapes. They begin to throw fists, battling into the corner. Rollins mounts the middle turnbuckles and rains fists down on Drew. Drew with a slam on Seth to the outside portion of the Chamber. Drew follows him and rams Rollins' back into the chain link barrier as the crowd issues a weak "CM Punk" chant. Drew shoves Seth's face into the chain link over and over, toying with his prey. He walks over and yells at CM Punk; the two take a few moments to jaw at each other. Drew pulls Rollins up and tries to whip him into Punk's pod; Rollins reverses and sends McIntyre into the pod glass wall. Rollins grabs McIntyre by a fistful of hair and repeatedly slams Drew's face into the pod wall as CM Punk yells for him to keep doing it. Rollins takes it into the squared circle and looks for a cover but Drew kicks out. Rollins looks for an Irish Whip but Drew counters. McIntyre with a backbreaker and a cover attempt at 9:41pm but no joy.
Drew continues to hammer fists into Rollins, then uses a suplex on the outside to weaken Rollins' back further. Drew continues to batter Rollins as this period runs rather long. Drew positions Seth under the bottom turnbuckle after removing a protective cover from one of the support springs. McIntyre hits a slingshot, ramming Seth's chest/trachea across the exposed string. Finally at 9:43pm the pod opens for Damian Priest. "The Punisher" enters the chamber and stands toe-to-toe with Drew. Both men exchange words, followed by blows, in the center of the ring. Priest unloads with kicks and blows as we're reminded of his martial arts background. Priest with a running splash on Rollins then attacks Drew. Priest hoists up Seth for a Razor's Edge and yells "Hey, yo!" befor launching Seth onto McIntyre! Priest charges Drew but eats a Glasgow Kiss headbutt. Drew kips-up to a pop and backs off into a corner. Drew sizes Damian up and calls for a Claymore but runs right into a Superkick from Rollins! Priest recovers and looks for a South of Heaven chokeslam on Rollins, but he escapes.
Rollins drops Priest and turns into a Spinebuster from McIntyre. Drew covers but only gets a two. McIntyre turns his attention to Priest at 9:45pm and positions him on the turnbuckles. Drew climbs to the top rope and looks for a move but Priest begins to fight back. Rollins charges as Drew falls back into a Tree of Woe position, hopping up on Priest's shoulders. All three struggle and collapse, hitting some complex move on each other. The clock counts down and at 9:47pm Logan Paul enters the match to loud boos. Paul hits a springboard Crossbody--tonight's featured move--on Drew, covering for two. Paul with a Standing Moonsault on Priest for cover of two. Seth unloads a punching combo on Rollins and follows it up with a swinging neckbreaker, covering for two. Paul yells "come on, Canada" to loud boos. Priest rises unseen by Paul and hits a bell clap on Paul! Priest with a clothesline that sends Paul over the top. Priest sends Paul into the pod wall multiple times. A huge chop from Priest drops Paul. Priest grinds Paul's face into the cage.
Paul eventually escapes and battles back. The crowd begins to harass Paul, chanting "fuck you, Logan" loud enough Peacock has to censor it. Paul enters the ring and, again, wastes time taunting the crowd, allowing Rollins to attack him from behind. At 9:50pm, John Cena enters the final Elimination Chamber match of his career. Cena cleans house, channeling his inner self as he uses multiple back drop slams to take down everyone. He calls for the Five-Knuckle Shuffle on Logan Paul and connects! Cena hoists him up and hits the Attitude Adjustment on Paul! Before he can cover, Drew McIntyre hits him with a Claymore outta nowhere! Priest, however, rolls up Drew McIntyre at 9:51p outta nowhere himself and steals the elimination! Drew McIntyre has been eliminated. Drew snaps, hitting a Claymore on Priest! The ref yells at him and he leaves. Cole wonders who Drew will blame. Logan Paul, seeing the downed Priest, climbs the turnbuckles. He then climbs on top of the pod, yells at Punk who's still in a pod, and hits a Frog Splash off the top of the pod on Priest! The ref does a very fast count and Damian Priest has been eliminated at 9:52pm!
At 9:53pm, CM Punk enters the match and immediately begins to slug it out with Logan Paul. Punk with a back suplex on Paul to the hard exterior. Punk with a running knee strike to Paul. The Chicago-Made punk doesn't let up, ramming Logan's face into the pod repeatedly before introducing Logan Paul's face to the chain link barrier. Punk points at the WrestleMania sign before eying Cena across the ring. Punk and Cena enter the ring and the crowd is on their feet as the two future Hall of Famers size each other up. Punk and Cena yell at each other--only for Seth Rollins to interrupt, attacking Punk! Cena pulls Punk off Rollins; Rollins shoves Cena and yells at him! Rollins yells for Cena to take his ass back to Hollywood and make more moves, then attacks Punk. Cena intervenes and begins to slug it out with Rollins! The crowd is hot for this, yelling "boo" whenever Rollins connects and "yay" whenever Cena connects. Logan Paul attacks them with a double clothesline, dropping both to a chorus of boos.
Logan Paul looks for a springboard attack but CM Punk intervenes, hits the Go-to-Sleep, and eliminates Logan Paul at 9:57pm! The ref again counted fast. Someone must have run long earlier. Punk, Cena, and Rollins are our final three. The crowd is hot at 9:57pm and issues off dueling chants for CM Punk and John Cena. All three men square off and begin to attack each other. Cena and Punk begin to alternate punching Rollins back and forth between them before executing what I believe is the Canadian Destroyer double-team move to a massive pop. Punk yells at Cena that they can now finally get somewhere. Cena offers a hand for Punk to shake; Punk, instead, hugs Cena. They thank each other, pull back, and begin to unload powerful blows on each other to a huge pop! Both men counter each other's signature moves for a bit, until Cena drops Punk with a slam. Cena calls for a Five-Knuckle Shuffle; Punk looks for a prone Pele Kick. Cena counters a Go-to-Sleep into an STF submission! Punk holds on for several long moments, escaping and locking in the Anaconda Vice on Cena! Cena rolls through, putting Punk's shoulders down and forcing him to break the hold.
Punk and Cena rise; Punk immediately drops Cena with a swinging neckbreaker. Punk climbs to the top turnbuckle and spots Rollins rising; Punk pivots, taking Punk down with a leaping attack. Punk heads back up top and leaps at Cena. Cena catches him, rolls through to his feet, hoists Punk up and hits the Attitude Adjustment (or is it Adjuster? Cole's calling shit wrong tonight and throwing me off) at 10:03pm! Cena covers but only gets a two! Rollins recovers and attacks Cena. Rollins bombs Cena into one pod, then sends him through the plexiglass wall of another. Cena's down in the pod, so Rollins turns his attention to the downed Punk in the middle of the ring. Seth approaches, only for Punk to roll him up for a close two. Rollins counters a GTS attempt with an eye rake and hits a Pedigree at 10:05pm! Rollins covers but Punk kicks out! Rollins is up to his feet first and goes after Punk as he rolls outside the inner ring. Rollins pulls Punk up and looks for a Pedigree on the outside area, but Punk backdrops him into the ring. Punk tries to rally and heads to the corner, once again climbing the turnbuckles. He's too slow and Rollins runs up the buckles. Punk shoves Rollins off, causing Rollins to crash to the ring and land on his face.
Punk heads up top and hits a strike off the top on Rollins. Punk calls for the Go-to-Sleep. He lifts him up but Rollins slips out yet again. Rollins hits a Buckle Bomb on Punk and follows it up with a Stomp, covering for a two at 10:07pm. Rollins is not pleased, so he positions CM Punk for another Stomp. Rollins heads up to the second rope, threatening a Super Stomp, but Cena intervenes! Cena looks for an AA but Rollins wiggles free. Punk hits the Go-to-Sleep on Rollins, who then staggers back into an AA from Cena! Punk covers Seth at 10:09pm and eliminates Seth Rollins. We're down to our final two and the crowd is hot. Both men stare each other down. Punk hits the GTS on Cena, but he kicks out at two! Punk pulls up Cena, who immediately hits an AA for two! Punk just kicks out in time! The crowd is on fire as we build to our finish. Punk and Cena both take a few moments to get to their feet. Cena grabs Punk's foot; Punk fights free. Before Punk can move, however, Seth Rollins hits the Stomp on Punk! Cena drags Punk into the ring and locks in the STF to a huge pop! A desperate Cena puts Punk to sleep at 10:11pm! Cena is going to WrestleMania to face Cody Rhodes! Anyone else getting WrestleMania VI/Hogan-Warrior face-vs-face vibes?
Your Winner and NEW #1 Contender, John Cena! (34 minutes)
Undisputed Champion Cody Rhodes, the Rock w/ Travis Scott Come Out
As Cena and the crowd celebrate together, commentary freaks the eff out. Finally, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes makes his way out to a huge pop. Cena and Rhodes smile and talk, with Cena telling him the crowd and everyone else is excited. They shake hands. The Rock makes his way out led by Travis Scott. At 10:21pm, the Rock/Scott entrance is over. Cena is still in the ring, standing aside so the Rock and Cody Rhodes can talk. The Rock tells Cody that the time has come and Cody will "open" his eyes and "embrace (me) as brother and (I) will embrace you as champion." The Rock tells Cody he wants it all--Cody's mind and soul. The soul, apparently, the Rock truly needs. "If your answer's yes, then 'the American Nightmare' will live forever. Look me in the eyes. If your answer is 'no' then tonight the Dream dies. Again." Ouch.
Cody seems to think it over then speaks. "I want it all, Rock. My soul no longer belongs to me. And you know why? Because I gave my soul to this ring and these people a long time ago." The crowd pops big for this. "Hey, Rock! Go fuck yourself!" Wowzers! HUGE pop for that, and Cena's clearly enjoying it. The crowd looooves this. A long pause as the Rock soaks it in and Travis Scott smokes a joint in the corner. Cena laughs at the Rock from across the ring as the crowd heckles the Rock. Cody and Cena shake hands and hug and the crowd pops. The Rock does a throat-cutting gesture; John Cena's face goes cold. John Cena attacks Cody Rhodes!
The crowd erupts at this as Cena kicks Cody in the balls! The Rock smiles, contentedly, as we're getting Corporate Cena! Which one of you down in the comments called this? I owe you an official replica Stan Lee No-Prize Prize! Cena uses Dusty Rhodes' Rolex to attack Cody with repeatedly! Cena mounts-and-pounds Rhodes, pummeling him as the crowd and commentary are in shock. Cena again uses the watch as a weapon to strike Cody. Cena grabs the championship title and posts up, ready to strike. Cody stumbles to his feet, only to eat championship gold in a running strike from Cena! Cena glares at the crowd who boo loudly...until he holds up the title, when the entire world popped. Rhodes struggles to get to his feet. Cena, again, uses the title to strike Cody in the head.
Cody Rhodes is bleeding. Cena rips off Cody's vest and dress shirt Cena uses Cody's necktie to choke Cody as Michael Cole curses! He's tired of this shit! Travis Scott gets involved, punching Cody in the back of the head. The Rock uses the "Cody's Soul" back belt he gave Cody recently to whip his back. Cena, the Rock and Travis Scott stand over the battered champion as the crowd boos. Cena poses with his foot on Cody's head, hands on hips, to a mix of boos and applause. The Rock smears some of Cody's blood on the back belt. The crowd loudly chants "you sold (souled?) out" at Cena and Cole questions why Cena would need to sell out (he did make $23m last year, after all). Cena, Travis Scott, and the Rock walk up the ramp and pose together as our credits roll. A bloody Cody Rhodes is shown in the ring. Several minutes are spent on Michael Cole and others checking on Cody Rhodes before he finally leaves. Consider our program over at 10:40pm as they're now gearing up for a possible post-show conference.
In Closing
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