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The Royal Rumble (left); Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins (right)
The Royal Rumble (left); Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins (right)

#1. Hope isn't true: WWE's plans for the Elimination Chamber in 2022

On the road to WrestleMania, WWE has held the Elimination Chamber as one of the main stops. Usually, the Elimination Chamber match can often decide who walks into WrestleMania as champion, or who the contender will be at the Show of Shows. It also serves as a filler show for Royal Rumble winners to get momentum without being in an important match.

While the Elimination Chamber match has only happened once outside the United States, it might be happening for the second time ever, and not in the destination that fans might expect.

As you may have realized, February is usually when WWE holds the first of their bi-annual Saudi Arabia shows, with the second happening in November. While it's not clear whether the Super ShowDown name will return or whether it will be the Elimination Chamber Premium Live Event, the company is reportedly planning to hold the match at Saudi Arabia.

Sportskeeda's Vatsal Rathod wrote:

"According to a report by Fightful Select, WWE is set to return to Saudi Arabia on February 19th for a special show. The current plan is to bring the popular match type [Elimination Chamber] back at the event. It is not yet confirmed whether the name of the show will be based on the match. The report stated that staff in the area have been briefed on the current plan."

We hope this isn't true because it isn't the right place to hold the Elimination Chamber match, and it isn't the right show to begin wrapping up the road to WrestleMania.

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Edited by Arjun Kumar
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