The Elimination Chamber pay per view will take place this Sunday in the Toyota Center, Houston Texas. The event is the second PPV on the road to WrestleMania, with a number of feuds picking up momentum and championships being defended at the event. Shows such as this and Fastlane are perfect opportunities for WWE to pull off a couple of surprises and show that it is willing to take risks.
Back in 2015, Fastlane was used as an excuse to get Roman Reigns & Daniel Bryan's approval after the company faced a massive backlash at the Royal Rumble. In 2017 WWE chose to put the WWE title on Bray Wyatt in the chamber to insert the championship into a storyline with Randy Orton, which would allow the Viper to win the title at WrestleMania.
This year's show has a decent card and promises at least a few good matches, and regardless of how the show turns out overall, it will be historic as the company will crown its first women's tag team champions.
The rumor mill goes crazy before every WWE pay-per-view. Here are the 3 biggest Elimination Chamber rumors.
#3 Luke Harper to Join Daniel Bryan
Rowan recently returned to WWE and helped Daniel Bryan beat AJ Styles to retain his championship.
Rowan has spent most of his career alongside Luke Harper, and with Harper finally medically cleared to compete, there is a possibility that he will also align himself with Bryan, perhaps by helping him retain his title in the Elimination Chamber this Sunday.
Harper has done well for himself as a singles star, but he is best suited for a team or faction in WWE, so there is a high chance that he will join Bryan and Rowan, forming another faction. Bray Wyatt may also show up to join them, giving the universe a vegan version of the Wyatt family, with Daniel Bryan as the leader.
#2 Women's Chamber match will be the main event
There are two Elimination Chamber matches taking place at the event, so there is no doubt that one will be the main event.
The men's Chamber match will be an action-packed affair, but most likely the women's match is going to be the main event by virtue of the fact that the match will be making history.
A match essentially crowning a women's tag-team division will not be the mid-card match, so expect the women to close out the show with two women holding those gorgeous belts high above their heads.
#1 No title changes planned for the event
Shows like Elimination Chamber primarily exist to help the champions pick up some momentum on the road to WrestleMania. No title changes will be happening at the event with the exception of crowning the women's tag-team champions.
No other new champions will be crowned, and this means that Daniel Bryan will somehow manage to win the WWE title, Rousey will still be the women's champion, Buddy Murphy will beat Tazawa, the Usos are going to lose, and so will Finn Balor.
It is quite disappointing because it just proves that WWE is going to continue playing it safe and not take a chance by mixing things up.
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