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WWE presents its second main roster pay-per-view of the year on Sunday night, hot off the heels of NXT Takeover: Vengeance Day last weekend. Elimination Chamber has traditionally become one of the most brutal pay-per-views of the year. This year's show is expected to reveal who will be carry the WWE and Universal Championships heading into WrestleMania.
Drew McIntyre will defend his WWE Championship inside the Chamber while Roman Reigns and a shot at the Universal Championship will be awaiting the victor of the SmackDown Elimination Chamber Match.
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As of this writing, there are technically three official matches on the card. Lacey Evans will be pulled from her match against Asuka following her pregnancy announcement. Keith Lee's status for his United States Championship Match against Bobby Lashley and Riddle is also in doubt. For these reasons, changes are definitely expected ahead of this year's pay-per-view.
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#5. Braun Strowman should be added to the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber Match
Braun Strowman was part of this week's episode of Monday Night RAW. There, he confronted Adam Pearce about his omission from the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber Match. The Monster Among Men seemed to blame Shane McMahon for overlooking him when he came up with the field for the match. Strowman could choose to force the issue with him if he's still left out of the bout.
That being said, ahead of this week's show, Strowman's last appearance was at the Royal Rumble. Now, he won't be part of the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, either. It could be argued that there are several men in this match who are just there to fill the six slots, so they could easily be taken out.
Randy Orton is the most obvious choice because he's already had several Championship Matches in recent months. The Fiend might be the man that will take him out ahead of the match, and Strowman could take his place.
While Bray Wyatt has proven that he can invade the Chamber in the past, it seems like a much better plan to take Orton out ahead of the bout. Allowing Strowman to compete in the match could help re-establish him as a force to be reckoned with on the road to WrestleMania.
#4. Seth Rollins should take Cesaro's place inside WWE SmackDown's Elimination Chamber
Seth Rollins returned to SmackDown last week, and the former WWE Champion set his sights on Cesaro. Despite a beatdown at the hands of The Messiah, the Swiss Superman was recovered and teamed with Daniel Bryan to qualify for The Elimination Chamber.
At the moment, Cesaro is seen as one of the favorites to win the SmackDown Elimination Chamber Match and face Roman Reigns in what is expected to be the main event of the night.
Given his recent altercation with the former WWE Champion, it will be interesting to see whether The Messiah takes Cesaro out of action this week on SmackDown. If he does, he could choose to replace Cesaro inside the Chamber. While Rollins hasn't chased championships in a few months, this development would be an interesting last-minute swerve.
It could allow Rollins to face his former Shield teammate in a buzzworthy title match. With just one episode of SmackDown left ahead of Elimination Chamber, plenty of options for change are still on the table.
#3. Lacey Evans should choose Peyton Royce as her replacement at WWE Elimination Chamber
As already noted, Lacey Evans will be unable to compete at WWE Elimination Chamber this weekend after she announced her pregnancy this week on RAW. The Sassy Southern Belle has made the announcement as part of a storyline. But reports suggest that her pregnancy is actually legitimate, so she can't wrestle on WWE programming for the forseeable future.
But the former NXT star doesn't necessarily have to disappear the way Becky Lynch did last year. Instead, she could stick around and continue to be a less active part of her feud with Charlotte Flair.
Maria Kanellis is an example of a performer who remained on-screen throughout her pregnancy. Likewise, WWE could allow Evans to announce the person who will take her place on Sunday night.
Evans and Peyton Royce have had an interesting partnership in recent weeks. This past monday Night, the two women were once again part of a tag team. It's likely that Evans could name Royce as the woman to take her place in the match with Asuka. She could then work with Ric Flair to try and help the Australian star pick up the victory.
#2. Sami Zayn should be removed from the WWE Elimination Chamber Match
Over the past few months, Sami Zayn has made it clear that there is some kind of conspiracy against him because someone in WWE is trying hold him back. Still, the former NXT Champion has been able to enter both the Royal Rumble Match and the Elimination Chamber Match in recent weeks.
If there was someone in WWE trying to hold The Great Liberator back, why is he being handed so many opportunities? In fact, Zayn had a decent run in the Royal Rumble. He was also handed a chance to earn a spot in the Chamber.
In order for his current storyline to make sense, he needs to be taken out of the match either by SmackDown officials or a fellow competitor. That way, he can continue to plead that he has had opportunities taken away from him.
As of this writing, his inclusion in the match doesn't make any sense, especially because he was able to co-exist with King Corbin in order to qualify. After all, the two men had struggled to stay on the same page in the past.
#1. Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks should team together to face Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships
The women won't be handed an Elimination Chamber Match at the WWE pay-per-view of the same name this year. Right now, there is only one women's match on the card. The RAW Women's Championship match between Asuka and Lacey Evans is still up in the air, given Evans' pregnancy revelation.
It could be completely canceled if WWE doesn't pick a replacement for the Sassy Southern Belle.
The company needs to add another women's match to the card. Over on SmackDown, one potential clash could be quite interesting. Bianca Belair is eyeing a Women's Championship Match against Sasha Banks at WrestleMania. But in the meantime, the two women could decide to team together to win WWE Tag Team Championship gold.
Last week on SmackDown, Banks, and Belair got the better of the champions, Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax. This moral victory could give them enough momentum to ask for a championship match this weekend. Given the champions' recent misfortune, it could be an easy victory for The Boss and The EST.
