Dolfan in NYC 11,482 Posted January 15 UPDATE -- The Card: ELIMINATION CHAMBER MATCH FOR THE NEW WWE WOMEN'S TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: Nia Jax/Tamina vs. The Riott Squad vs. The Iiconics vs. Mandy Rose/Sonya Deville* vs. Naomi/Carmella vs. The Boss-Hug Connection* (* - Will begin match) ELIMINATION CHAMBER MATCH FOR THE WWE CHAMPIONSHIP: Daniel Bryan (c) vs. AJ Styles vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton* vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Samoa Joe (* - WIll enter last) FOR THE WWE SMACKDOWN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: The Miz & Shane McMahon (c) vs. The Usos FOR THE RAW WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP: Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Ruby Riott FOR THE CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Akira Tozawa HANDICAP MATCH FOR THE INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP: Bobby Lashley (c) & Lio Rush vs. Finn Balor Braun Strowman vs. Baron Corbin ----- Card will be updated after the shows after the Rumble, but there was a huge announcement last night Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Natural 17,749 Posted January 15 Be something if Banks/Bayley don't win going from friends to foes and back again. The tandem was there for the rumoured creation of WWE Women's Tag Champions. I'd be surprised if Sasha Banks is WWE RAW Women's Champion going into WrestleMania. Only way I see that happening is Becky costing Ronda by interference at the Rumble for what Ronda did to Becky and Charlotte at TLC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AxB 4,138 Posted January 15 Wrestling tropes that make no sense: I'm having a feud with someone, we're exchanging wins back and forth, and then suddenly they get a title shot. So I interfere in the match to make sure they don't win the title! Then next time we fight, they'll be really angry! But think about it. If you interfere in the match to make sure they DO win the title, then the next time you fight they'll be really confused. And if you beat them, you just beat the Champion. So either you are the new champ already, or you're certainly the next challenger. And if you lose, you lost to the champion, no shame in that. Making sure they don't win, that's just stupid. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eivion 1,975 Posted January 15 Assuming the teams for this will be Bayley/Sasha, Nia/Tamina, Riott Squad, IIconics, & Absolution. I'm curious on the third SDL team. I really wish they didn't use Moment of Bliss to make the announcement. Would have been nice to have have HHH or Steph explain the specifics of the belts. Before now we weren't even sure the belts would be shared between shows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Niners Fan in CT 11,033 Posted January 15 1 hour ago, Eivion said: Assuming the teams for this will be Bayley/Sasha, Nia/Tamina, Riott Squad, IIconics, & Absolution. I'm curious on the third SDL team. I really wish they didn't use Moment of Bliss to make the announcement. Would have been nice to have have HHH or Steph explain the specifics of the belts. Before now we weren't even sure the belts would be shared between shows. My guess in the other thread is Naomi and Carmella. It has to be a SDL team and there are already 2 heel teams you'd figure to be involved and Naomi is the top singles star on the brand without a title program. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MonteCarl 1,073 Posted January 16 Maybe Naomi puts in a phone call to an old friend and we get the reunion we've all been waiting for!! #BringBackTheFunkadactyls 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LoneWolf&Subs 1,178 Posted January 18 On 1/15/2019 at 8:58 PM, MonteCarl said: Maybe Naomi puts in a phone call to an old friend and we get the reunion we've all been waiting for!! #BringBackTheFunkadactyls 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSC 2,214 Posted January 18 I was thinking - is there enough of a woman's roster to make a "first round" of qualifying matches for the elimination chamber? It just seems odd with all this talk of earning your spot in title matches that they would randomly just throw 6 (mostly) un-established teams into the chamber to decide the first champion. Plus - I'm a sucker for a good tournament graphic and an inaugural champion deserves one! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIPPA 27,117 Posted January 18 Bayley/Sasha will have to beat the Revival to qualify 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yo-Yo's Roomie 914 Posted January 18 31 minutes ago, CSC said: I was thinking - is there enough of a woman's roster to make a "first round" of qualifying matches for the elimination chamber? It just seems odd with all this talk of earning your spot in title matches that they would randomly just throw 6 (mostly) un-established teams into the chamber to decide the first champion. Plus - I'm a sucker for a good tournament graphic and an inaugural champion deserves one! Sasha and Bayley beat Nia and Tamina (because fuck Nia and Tamina) The Riott Squad beat Natalya and Ember Moon Alexa and Mickie (or Alicia if not Alexa) beat no. No there isn't. I wonder if they open this up to NXT too though, if the belts are going to be defended cross-brand anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbarrie 477 Posted January 18 35 minutes ago, CSC said: I was thinking - is there enough of a woman's roster to make a "first round" of qualifying matches for the elimination chamber? That would require 24 women. I counted the women listed on WWE.com when trying to figure out how close they were to being able to do a Rumble this year without doing the memory lane schtick, and I think I came up with a number in the high twenties. So they could do it, but it would mean using pretty much the entire roster. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eivion 1,975 Posted January 18 4 hours ago, CSC said: I was thinking - is there enough of a woman's roster to make a "first round" of qualifying matches for the elimination chamber? It just seems odd with all this talk of earning your spot in title matches that they would randomly just throw 6 (mostly) un-established teams into the chamber to decide the first champion. Plus - I'm a sucker for a good tournament graphic and an inaugural champion deserves one! All the likely teams for this have been running around for six or more month sans Nia/Tamina and the whatever the third SDL team is. They are established. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D.Z 2,873 Posted January 18 They will slap together some team for Smackdown. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MORELOCK 2,191 Posted January 18 I would guess some combination of Naomi/Carmella/Lana, though there's certainly still time to revive the Naomi/Asuka pair if Asuka loses at the Rumble. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BEN! 1,783 Posted January 27 No better way to showcase the art of tag team wrestling than a multi-team gimmick match with no tags. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
West Newbury Bad Boy 6,137 Posted January 30 I look forward to Daniel Bryan explaining why the Elimination Chamber is bad for the environment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godfrey 1,316 Posted January 30 14 hours ago, West Newbury Bad Boy said: I look forward to Daniel Bryan explaining why the Elimination Chamber is bad for the environment. It should be the Upcycling Chamber! Today we wrestle in it, tomorrow the pods act as greenhouses for organic produce. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JonnyLaw 2,332 Posted January 30 14 hours ago, West Newbury Bad Boy said: I look forward to Daniel Bryan explaining why the Elimination Chamber is bad for the environment. He should advocate for a Punjabi Prison style chamber made out of bamboo. 2 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hail Sabin 1,015 Posted January 30 Add Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville to the women's tag Elimination Chamber match they declared for the match last night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIPPA 27,117 Posted January 30 Assuming Lana is now a heel again - the face SDL team has to be Naomi/Carmella Oh and Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eivion 1,975 Posted January 31 1 hour ago, RIPPA said: Assuming Lana is now a heel again - the face SDL team has to be Naomi/Carmella Or they could just bring someone new up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIPPA 27,117 Posted January 31 I doubt they would call up a random third woman since they are already making baffling decisions with Lacey and Nikki But this is also the WWE so I could see the IIconics beating Kairi and Io in a three minute qualifying match Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nate 4,308 Posted February 1 On 1/30/2019 at 4:24 PM, JonnyLaw said: He should advocate for a Punjabi Prison style chamber made out of bamboo. An Elimination Chamber made of bamboo and hemp vines would be awesome, let's get that out of the way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSC 2,214 Posted February 1 The Sustainable Chamber. 6 men enter, all 6 exit having eliminated their toxicity and being better off for the WWE Environment afterwards. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
