We’re in Minneapolis for the fifth annual Elimination Chamber event. Josh Mathews, Mark Henry, The Miz, and Rey Mysterio. Henry, Miz, and Mysterio have all been in the Chamber before. Renee Young is in the Social Media Lounge. To join the conversation on Twitter, use the hashtag #WWECHAMBER. The panel talks about the pain involved in the Chamber match, and Miz picks Cesaro to win.
That’s a nice segue to backstage, where Zeb Colter is firing up The Real Americans, who have a big night tonight. Cesaro is in the Chamber, and Jack Swagger has a shot at Big E’s Intercontinental Title.
JBL makes his way out to a nice pop, which then segues into a video package on the Batista versus Alberto Del Rio feud. Jerry “The King” Lawler makes his way out, and they hype the WWE Network.
Larry “The Axe” Hennig is accompanying his grandson and Ryback to the ring. Goldust and Axel start the match with some chain wrestling. Tags are made and Ryback and Rhodes battle at a fast pace. Rhodes is able to send both Ryback and Axel to the floor, and the Rhodes brothers wipe them out with dives. Time for the pre-show commercial break. Back from the break and somehow Ryback and Axel have gained control. They work on Goldust for a few minutes until the hot tag is made. Rhodes flies at Axel with a moonsault press for a near-fall. He follows up with the Alabama Slam. Ryback pulls Rhodes to the floor, and Rhodes is able to hit the Disaster Kick from the steps. Rhodes tries coming back in with a missile dropkick but Axel catches him with a powerbomb for two. Axel goes for the Perfectplex but Rhodes avoids it. Ryback and Goldust brawl on the floor, while Rhodes is able to hit Axel with the CrossRhodes for the pin.
WINNERS – Cody Rhodes & Goldust
Backstage – Byron Saxton is with The Usos, who have a chance to become WWE Tag Team Champions tonight. Their uncles Afa and Sika, as well as their father Rikishi, have held these titles before, so they are anxious to follow in their footsteps tonight.
Renee Young goes over some more Tweets. Back to the panel, where Mysterio picks Cesaro to win, Henry picks Sheamus, and Miz picks Cesaro as well (but also picks Daniel Bryan).
Big E has been the Champion since 11.18.13, and this is his fourth defense. They go back and forh to start and Big E knocks Swagger off his feet with a shoulderblock. Swagger takes a powder to regroup, but when he gets back in the ring Big E continues to beat him down. Finally Swagger is able to pull Big E off the apron and to the floor. Swagger follows with a hard clothesline and the challenger is in control now. Back in the ring Swagger keeps Big E down on the mat. After a few minutes Big E fights back and Spears Swagger off the apron and to the floor. Back in the ring Big E covers for two. Big E follows with a splash for another near-fall. He goes up top and Swagger brings him down with a belly-to-belly suplex for two. Swagger puts on the Patriot Lock but Big E is able to power out. The tenacious challenger puts the Patriot Lock back on and Big E is able to break it with an enziguiri. Big E follows up with the Big Ending to get the pin and retain the title.
WINNER – Big E (retains title)
Bad News Barrett is here! Barrett informs us that Russia has won more gold medals than the United States a the Winter Olympics. It’s going to be four years before America can do anything about it. #BNB
Hulk Hogan is returning to WWE to host WrestleMania XXX! He returns to Monday Night RAW tomorrow night.
The commentators recap Daniel Bryan’s week leading up to tonight. On RAW he first beat Christian and then had to fight Kane, where he won via DQ. On SmackDown he first beat Jack Swagger and then got by Cesaro by DQ when Kane interfered. Backstage, Saxton gets a word with Bryan, who says that no matter what condition he is in, he will win the Chamber match and go on to main event WrestleMania.
Road Dogg and Billy Gunn have been the Champions since 1.26.14, and this is their third defense. Billy and Jimmy start the match with some back and forth. The Usos take the early advantage and the Champions try to regroup on the floor. Back in the ring Dogg catches Jey with a hiptoss into the turnbuckles and the Outlaws are in control. After a few minutes of Outlaw offense, the Usos make the comeback and quicken the pace. Jimmy blasts Billy with a superkick for a near-fall. Dogg distracts Jimmy long enough for Billy to roll him up and get the pin.
WINNERS – The New Age Outlaws (retain titles)
Bad News Barrett is back, this time with some bad news for Daniel Bryan fans. BNB says that Bryan will not be winning the World Heavyweight Championship this evening, and that the fickle fans will turn on him and the YES movement will be over. The fans disagree.
WrestleMania XXX is just 42 days away!
But the WWE Network is less than 13 hours away!
These two former friends and tag team partners waste no time taking it to each other. O’Neil uses his power advantage to take first control. Young fights back briefly, but O’Neil reverses a whip into the corner and Young flips over the buckles and to the floor. O’Neil rams Young’s back into the steel post, and then back in the ring covers for two. He continues to work the back, keeping Young on the defenive. Young fights back but O’Neil quickly cuts him of and hits Clash of the Titus to get the pin.
WINNER – Titus O’Neil
There’s even more BAD NEWS! He mentions Hogan returning to host WrestleMania, and says some derogatory remarks.
Back up to the preshow panel, who recap the Kickoff match for those of us that missed it. They recap the show so far, and segue into the video package for The Shield versus The Wyatt Family.
The crowd chants “This Is Awesome” before anyone touches. They brawl and the crowd loses it. The Wyatts take a powder and the dueling chants continue. Finally the match starts proper with Rollins and Rowan in the ring. The Wyatts take the first control and they isolte Rollins in their half of the ring. After a brief time, Rollins is able to tag Reigns, who squares off with Wyatt. Reigns is a house afire. Harper tags in and Reigns continues his dominance. Ambrose tags in and the Shield work together as a trio to wear Harper down. Harper fights back with a dropkick on Ambrose, and Wyatt tags back in. Momentum continues to shift back and forth. Harper tries to suplex Rollins off the top rope but Rollins lands on his feet! Rollins clotheslines Harper to the floor and wipes him out with a dive. He follows him back in the ring with a springboard flying knee. Harper catches him with a Boss Man Slam and the Wyatts are back in control. After several minutes of abuse on Rollins, the hot tag is made to Reigns and he is a all over the Wyatt clan. The referee loses control and tempers are flaring. Harper takes Ambrose out with a dive, and Rollins follows with one to take out Harper. Reigns and Rowan are left in the ring and they clothesline each other. Everyone is down. People get back to their feet and the Wyatt Family looks to be better off. Rowan and Reigns are still legal in the ring, while Wyatt and Harper are double-teaming Rollins on the announce table. Rowan and Harper throw Rollins from one announce table through another. That leaves Reigns as the last Shield member standing. It’s a 3-on-1 disadvantage Wyatt goes for Sister Abigail’s Kiss but Reigns literally powers his way out of it and hits a Samoan Drop! Reigns throws out Superman Punches and goes for a Spear. Harper distracts Reigns long enough for Wyatt to connect with Sister Abigail’s Kiss to give the Wyatt Family the win.
WINNERS – The Wyatt Family
Totino’s makes pizza rolls.
WWE Network is still debuting tomorrow.
Backstage – Renee Young gets a word with Christian, who is the only superstar to lose to Randy Orton leading up to tonight. He also lost to Sheamus and Daniel Bryan. Christian admits he hasn’t been on a roll as of late, but that will all be forgotten when he wins the Chamber tonight.
Some song by some band is the official theme song of Elimination Chamber
DIVAS TITLE
AJ has been the Champion since 6.16.13, and this is her eighth defense. She cuts a promo before the match about how she is the longest reigning Divas Champion of all time. AJ doesn’t care who her opponent is because she’s already beaten everyone. Her opponent is Cameron, which doesn’t seem to faze the Champion. Cameron gets a little bit of offense in, especially when AJ gets cocky and underestimates her. AJ mocks Cameron with her pom poms, and Tamina accidentally kicks AJ in the face! Cameron wisely goes for the cover, but Tamina puts AJ’s leg on the ropes. Tamina then pulls Cameron to the floor and flattens her with a clothesline for the DQ.
WINNER – Cameron
Bad News Barrett is back to talk about the WWE Network. He says that people will be so overwhelmed by the Network that adults will lose their jobs and kids will be kicked out of school. People will forget to take out the garbage and their homes will end up condemned.
Backstage – Santino Marella is playing with toys and gets busted by Emma. The Great Khali shows up, and then El Torito and Los Matadores join them. Hilarity ensues.
Totino’s still makes pizza rolls.
Del Rio comes out in street clothes, a neck brace, and a crutch. He says he’s not going to be able to compete tonight, but of course it’s a ruse as he attacks Batista with the crutch before the bell. The match begins and the crowd reactions are the exact opposite of what WWE would want. Del Rio goes after the arm, always good strategy with his finisher. After more work from Del Rio, Batista hits the Batista Bomb from out of nowhere to get the pin.
WINNER – Batista
WWE Network debuts tomorrow morning at 9am. I’m annoyed that I have to be at work.
The Kickoff panel looks ahead to the main event. Miz picks Bryan, Henry picks Sheamus, and Mysterio sticks with Cesaro.
Orton is making his sixth Chamber appearance and is still without a win; Cena is appearing for the fifth time and is 3-1; Sheamus is entering the Chamber for the third time with no wins; Bryan is making his third appearance and has one win; Christian and Cesaro are making their debuts. Cesaro and Sheamus will start the match. They take it to each other with gusto right from the bell, both men using the Chamber to their advantage. Time expires and Bryan is the next man in. Even with the injured shoulder Bryan holds nothing back, taking it to both Sheamus and Cesaro. Bryan tries to whip Cesaro into a pod but it gets reversed and Bryan breaks the pod. Sheamus grabs Cesaro and hits a Finlay Roll on the Chamber floor. Next man into the match is Christian, and he wisely goes right after Bryan and the injured shoulder. Sheamus gets back to his feet and goes after Christian. He tries to lawn dart Christian into a pod but Christian slips out and hits an inverted DDT. Christian goes for the Killswitch on Cesaro and a series of reversals ends with Cesaro powerbomb Christian into a pod and blasting him with a European Uppercut for a near-fall. The abuse continues from everyone, and Cena is the fifth man in the match. Cena catches Christian coming off the top rope and throws him into Cesaro. He goes up top and Bryan brings him down with a hurricanrana. Bryan unleashes the Yes Kicks until Christian cuts him off with the Killswitch for a near-fall. Sheamus hits Cena with White Noise for two. Christian hits Cesaro with a sweet Tornado DDT for two. Cesaro hits Cena with Swiss Death for a near-fall. Cesaro hits Sheamus with a superplex for two, and finally Orton makes his way into the match to complete the field.
Orton gets a few shots in and then realizes that he’s a marked man so he goes back into his pod to hide. Sheamus breaks the pod with a huge Brogue Kick! That was awesome. Cesaro takes Sheamus out, and Cena hits Orton with the Protoplex and a Five Knuckle Shuffle. Cesaro pitches Cena to the floor and gives Orton the Cesaro Swing. Bryan hits Cesaro with Chaos Theory. Sheamus goes to Brogue Kick Christian but hits Cena instead. Christian rolls Sheamus up for two, and then covers Cena for two. Orton gives Sheamus a superplex, and Christian follows with a Frog Splash from the top of the pod to score the first elimination. Points to Christian for not crushing Sheamus’ throat. Orton goes for the rope-hung DDT but Christian avoids it. Christian can’t avoid the flying knee from Bryan though, and now two men have been eliminated. Orton and Bryan pair off while Cena battles Cesaro. Bryan and Cena take out Orton and Cesaro and briefly go at each other before Cesaro gets back into it. Cena tries to put Cesaro in the STF but Cesaro counters into a gutwrench, which Cena counters with a hurricanrana! Cena hits the Attitude Adjustment onto the chamber floor, and then pulls Cesaro back into the ring for the STF. Cesaro taps out and we’re down to three. Cena puts Orton in the STF and the lights go out! The Wyatt Family are in the Chamber! They attack Cena and Bray hits Sister Abigail’s Kiss. Orton picks the bones and eliminates Cena. Kane comes out to send the Wyatt Family tot he back. Little bit late there, Mr. Director of Operations. Bryan sees Kane in the Chamber and takes him out with a flying knee. Orton throws Bryan into a pod and takes him up to the top rope. Bryan slips out and puts Orton in the Tree of Woe. He delivers several dropkicks to the face and then a belly-to-back superplex for a two-count. Bryan goes up top and Orton knocks him down. Orton hits the Rope-hung DDT and coils for the RKO. Bryan shoves him off and hits The Knee That Beat John Cena. Kane pulls the referee out at the count of two. Bryan kicks Kane in the face, and Orton hits an RKO but Bryan kicks out! Bryan gets a small package for two, and then drills Orton with a kick to the head. Kane hits a cheap shot and Orton hits another RKO to get the pin.
WINNER – Randy Orton (retains title)
