5 Things that should not happen at 2019 Elimination Chamber

We are on the Road to WrestleMania, and the Elimination Chamber PPV will be one of the key stops for the WWE. The PPV will be held on 17 February 2019, and is the second PPV of the year, following Royal Rumble.

The show is set to host several mouthwatering clashes, including the WWE and women's tag team titles inside the Elimination Chamber, while the Intercontinental Championship, RAW Women's Championship, SmackDown tag team Championship, as well as the Cruiserweight Championship will also be defended.

Here, let's take a look at 5 things that should not happen at 2019 Elimination Chamber:

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#5 The Usos squashed

The Usos with the SmackDown tag team champions

At 2019 Royal Rumble, the upstart team of Shane McMahon and The Miz defeated The Bar to win the SmackDown tag team titles, in just their third match as a tag team.

Since that match, The Miz and Shane haven't wrestled either in singles competition or tag team competition but will face off against one of the best tag teams in the WWE, The Usos. The three-time SmackDown tag team champions last held the belt at WrestleMania 34, where the Bludgeon Brothers defeated The Usos and The New Day to win the titles.

It seems that the team of Shane McMahon and The Miz will hold on to the titles for a long time before they eventually turn on each other, but I hope that The Usos aren't squashed or that it is a short match, considering the number of matches on the card.

#4 Finn Balor loses to Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush

Lio Rush and Bobby Lashley will take on Finn Balor at Elimination Chamber

At Royal Rumble, Finn Balor faced off against the Universal Champion Brock Lesnar, and despite his valiant effort, lost. He's quickly been shuffled back to the upper mid-card, where he's currently feuding with Bobby Lashley.

The Irish Superstar will get another chance to win the Intercontinental title for the first time when he faces off against both Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush, in a handicap match.

The odds are against Balor, but it's time he had some gold around his waist. Balor has only won the Universal title on the main roster, which was a long time ago, way back in 2016. Winning a handicap match would greatly help Balor regain lost ground and help him climb back up to the top, fighting for the Universal Championship, where many people feel he belongs.

Lashley's reign as Intercontinental champion has been average, at best, and hence it is time for a change.

#3 Drew McIntyre getting involved in Strowman vs Corbin

Strowman and Corbin face off in a singles match at Elimination Chamber

Over the last two months, we have seen two factions on RAW that have fought against each other, on and off. One is the heel faction of Drew McIntyre, Baron Corbin, and Bobby Lashley (along with Lio Rush), while the other is the face faction of Braun Strowman, Finn Balor, and Kurt Angle (Elias was previously in the face faction in place of Angle).

We saw a match between these six men on this week's RAW, and with Strowman and Corbin set to face in an inconsequential singles match, we may very well see McIntyre and Angle interfere and add chaos to the proceedings.

This feud has been rather underwhelming, and the brawls every week on RAW don't add anything to it.

One thing I wouldn't want to see is a repeat of RAW where a brawl breaks out after the match, which elongates the boring Strowman vs Corbin feud.

#2 Sasha Banks and Bayley split

Sasha Banks and Bayley

On this week's RAW, Sasha Banks and Bayley faced off against Liv Morgan & Sarah Logan, and Nia Jax & Tamina in a triple threat match, with the losers starting the Elimination Chamber match for the inaugural women's tag team titles.

Banks injured herself during the match, and Bayley was left to fend for herself once again.

WWE.com posted an update on the injury: "Sasha Banks re-aggravated a shoulder injury during a Triple Threat Tag Team Match on Raw, WWE.com has learned. The injury forced Banks out of the match, leaving her partner Bayley to compete by herself."

The injury to Banks and the team of Banks and Bayley entering first has led many to believe that the two would split, and one of them would turn on the other.

While that would lead to a great singles match in the future, the newly formed women's tag titles will lose a major contender in Bayley and Banks. Once more women's tag teams are added to RAW and SmackDown, a Banks-Bayley split can be talked about.

#1 No involvement of Becky Lynch or Charlotte Flair

Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch

This past week on RAW, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon suspended Becky Lynch and removed her from the WrestleMania match against Ronda Rousey. Becky does not have a match for Elimination Chamber (duh, she's suspended!) while Charlotte Flair also does not have a match this Sunday.

But, it would be a huge disappointment if WWE did not have one of Becky or Charlotte (or both) at Elimination Chamber to hype their match with Ronda Rousey.

Rousey is in a hastily put together match against Ruby Riott, which does not quite add up or is going to be a long-term feud, hence I think there is a possibility of Charlotte appearing ringside to watch the match, while Becky could also come through the crowd and attack Flair.

The rumour mill suggests that Becky will be added to the WrestleMania match and that it will be a triple threat match involving Charlotte, Rousey, and Lynch for the RAW Women's title, the seeds of which could be sown this Sunday!