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This week on RAW and SmackDown, the build towards the WWE Elimination Chamber Premium Live Event continued. The event will be taking place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and will be the first time ever the Elimination Chamber match will be held outside of North America.
Already announced for the show is a WWE Championship Elimination Chamber match, as Bobby Lashley defends his newly-won title against Brock Lesnar, AJ Styles, Seth Rollins, Austin Theory, and Riddle.
Prior to RAW airing on Monday, the company confirmed that a second Elimination Chamber match would be taking place at the star-studded show.
The RAW Women's Championship match at WrestleMania 38 will be up for grabs as Bianca Belair, Liv Morgan, Doudrop, Nikki A.S.H., Rhea Ripley, and a mystery opponent will all enter the chamber match to earn a shot at Becky Lynch's title.
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The announcement was just another step on the company's road in creating change in the Kingdom. Becky Lynch will also be defending her RAW Women's title against Hall of Famer Lita, which already means more women will be performing in Saudi Arabia for WWE than ever before.
The packed card at Elimination Chamber means that many superstars are on RAW and SmackDown as they get a chance to impress. With the company gearing itself up for WrestleMania, it is important for these wrestlers to showcase themselves and book their spot at the Showcase of The Immortals.
Let's take a look at six WWE Superstars who impressed this past week on RAW and SmackDown.
#5 in our list of WWE Superstars who impressed this week: Dominik Mysterio and Rey Mysterio outsmart The Miz and Maryse
On January 31, The Miz faced Dominik Mysterio and defeated him within just two minutes. This week, Dominik and his father Rey Mysterio were guests on Miz TV with Miz and his wife, Maryse.
The two-time WWE Champion revealed that he was frustrated about Rey Mysterio being on the cover of WWE 2K22. Dominik instantly called for some respect, which then resulted in a rematch from January 31.
As the match got underway, Maryse found herself ultimately ejected from ringside for attempting to get involved. Whilst the referee was occupied, Rey managed to trip The Miz to aid Dominik to a memorable victory as he rolled him up for the win.
Dominik and Rey Mysterio celebrated, as did the WWE Universe, but the war is seemingly far from over. The A-lister will surely want revenge for young Dominik upstaging and embarrassing him this time around.
#4 Los Lotharios pull off a shock win on SmackDown
On WWE SmackDown this week, we saw a rematch between Los Lotharios (Humberto & Angel) against Big E and Kofi Kingston. The match they had the previous week was action-packed, so expectations were high.
Before the match, the company provided some more elements to the Los Lotharios gimmick. First, they now have a new nickname of the "Lethal Lovers," Second, they have introduced a kiss cam as they make their entrance where they both kiss a female member of the audience.
In a surprising move, Humberto managed to pick up the win for his team, which overall gave Los Lotharios a great showing on the blue brand this week.
#3 AJ Styles is gaining momentum on WWE RAW
Since AJ Styles lost to his former tag team partner, Omos, on January 3, The Phenomenal One has remained undefeated in one-on-one match-ups.
Styles has beaten the likes of Austin Theory, Greyson Waller from NXT 2.0, and more recently Rey Mysterio in an Elimination Chamber qualifying match. This week, he got an opportunity at the United States Champion, Damian Priest, in a Championship Contender's match.
The former WWE Champion ultimately picked up the win against the champion, which now means he will face him this coming Monday with the United States Championship on the line. With AJ's current form, there's every chance he will walk out of RAW with the title.
#2 Lita shows Becky Lynch that she's ready for Elimination Chamber on WWE RAW
Two nights after the 2022 Royal Rumble, Lita made her way out to the ring to challenge Becky Lynch for a RAW Women's Championship match at the Elimination Chamber event.
The WWE Hall of Famer again made her presence felt this past Monday, declaring that she has returned to face the very best the women's division has to offer right now. Of course, this brought out Big Time Becks, who had a few words of her own for the former Women's Champion.
However, it was Lita who got the last laugh when she delivered a Twist of Fate, following it up with a scintillating Moonsault to show that she means business ahead of their epic clash.
#1 Charlotte Flair and Naomi put on a show-stealing main event on SmackDown
On Friday night, Charlotte Flair and Naomi delivered one of the best matches so far of 2022. The two collided for the SmackDown Women's Championship and exceeded all expectations.
Naomi, who started the night slapping WWE official Sonya Deville, put in one heck of a performance in the main event to show once again why she is one of the company's best. It had everyone on the edge of their seats, especially when it looked as though the Feel The Glow superstar was going to dethrone The Queen with several agonizingly close nearfalls.
Both ladies deserve all the plaudits for putting on such a stellar contest. The near 20-minute match captivated, inspired, and truly kept the WWE Universe from what was going to happen next. In the end, Charlotte retained her title using the Natural Selection finisher, but on the night, everybody watching were the true winners.
What did you think of Charlotte Flair vs. Naomi's SmackDown Women's Championship match? Let us know in the comments below!
