3 Heel Turns & 2 Face turns that can happen at Elimination Chamber 2022

Elimination Chamber 2022 is only a few days away. Being the last special event pit stop on the road to WrestleMania, a lot of what will happen at The Grandest Stage of Them All will begin here.

Stories will unfold, matches will be teased, and heel and face turns will happen. In this list, we look at five possibilities with three potential heel turns and two face turns that could happen this Saturday night in Saudi Arabia:

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#3. Heel turn at Elimination Chamber: Randy Orton

RK-Bro has been one of the best parts of WWE TV in the last year. One year ago at Elimination Chamber, Riddle dethroned Bobby Lashley to become the United States Champion, while Randy Orton unsuccessfully challenged for the WWE Championship inside the Elimination Chamber.

The two had different directions at WrestleMania 37, as Riddle faced Sheamus and Randy Orton gave 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt his final match in WWE.

It was soon after that when the duo started pairing together, but only before the summer did the storyline come into fruition. Orton was the reluctant tag team partner who was eventually won over by Riddle, and the story they've had together is great.

The odd-pairing storyline has been done several times throughout WWE history, probably because it's a tried and tested formula. It worked with The Rock and Mankind/Mick Foley, it worked with Cesaro and Sheamus, and quite a few other duos.

RK-Bro is certainly up there, and it's a bit surprising that there has been no dissent teased between them whatsoever. It's perhaps what will make the inevitable betrayal more shocking.

There were rumors that some backstage want the Riddle vs. Orton match to be for the WWE title, which means that there is a chance of The King Of Bros becoming the WWE Champion.

It's an odd direction, but it's still better than the possibility of Brock Lesnar losing the WWE title, winning the Royal Rumble, and then winning back the title in the Elimination Chamber match to make his bout against Roman Reigns a Champion vs. Champion showdown.

If Riddle wins, Randy Orton could turn heel and hit him with the inevitable RKO to set up a blockbuster WrestleMania clash for Night One.

#2. Face turn at Elimination Chamber: Seth "Freakin" Rollins

Seth "Freakin" Rollins has a chance to become a five-time world champion at Elimination Chamber 2022. He will be one of the five men who will look to dethrone Bobby Lashley inside the Chamber.

There were rumors that Rollins could have potentially dethroned Roman Reigns at Royal Rumble, and if those rumors were true, then backstage officials likely had cold feet about Reigns' run ending there. The Visionary still got the victory.

Since January 1st, 2022, this will be Rollins' third major world title opportunity. He has been a heel for over two years now, and his run recently has led to him gaining a lot of momentum.

We're not sure how the dynamic with Kevin Owens will work if he's a face, but their alliance doesn't look like a long-term one either. It wouldn't be a bad time to turn Rollins face since RAW is short of top babyfaces, but not as much as SmackDown is.

While we're not sure how it could play out, a Seth Rollins face turn would be ideal at the show.

#2. Heel turn at Elimination Chamber 2022: Naomi

Naomi turning heel at the 2022 Elimination Chamber show would be a huge swerve. She has been one of the most reliable female babyfaces on the SmackDown roster and although she hasn't had the same success since 2017, she has maintained her popularity with the fans.

Naomi deserves another title run, but with Charlotte Flair dominating and Ronda Rousey on the horizon, that isn't happening anytime soon. It looks like Becky Lynch and Bianca Belair have the top two spots on RAW.

Naomi has been a big babyface after all that Sonya Deville has done to her. But perhaps it's time for a change, and that big a change can often happen with a swerve. For the uninitiated, Naomi will be teaming up with Rousey at Elimination Chamber to face her rival Deville and Flair.

Naomi recently fell short to The Queen in an attempt to become a three-time SmackDown Women's Champion. It was the post-match attack on the former that led to Rousey getting involved.

There isn't much of a story there, but if Naomi turns heel, it would instantly set up Ronda Rousey's first title defense should she beat Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 38.

#1. Face turn at Elimination Chamber: Bobby Lashley

This is one face turn at Elimination Chamber that would make many fans happy. Bobby Lashley has been a heel for most of his WWE run since he returned in 2018.

Although his heel persona wasn't taken seriously during his storyline with Lana, everything changed in 2020 when he aligned with MVP and formed The Hurt Business. Lashley began dominating and in 2021, he was ready to become the WWE Champion.

He dominated over half of last year and was presented as a legitimate champion. The fact that he beat Brock Lesnar to win his second WWE title says a lot about what the company thinks of him.

Unfortunately, his title reign is in great jeopardy at Elimination Chamber as he faces five other men in Lesnar, Seth Rollins, AJ Styles, Austin Theory, and Riddle. Lashley deserves to walk out with the title intact, but fans would likely find less of an issue if Rollins, Styles or Riddle wins it from him rather than Lesnar.

A Bobby Lashley face turn ahead of WrestleMania 38 would be amazing, as it would open up the doors for The All Mighty to face new opponents. A dominant performance and pinning Brock Lesnar could turn Bobby Lashley face without even a story or character work.

#1. Heel turn at Elimination Chamber: Dominik Mysterio

At Elimination Chamber, Rey Mysterio will take on The Miz. Immediately after their loss to the "Grit Couple" at Royal Rumble, The "It Couple" picked up a feud with The Mysterios.

Unlike the previous feud, they have a legitimate chance of winning this one. However, that may be because of the other big implications heading into WrestleMania.

It was previously rumored around December 2021 that the planned break-up of Dominik and Rey Mysterio would unfold in the coming months. Plans seemingly changed as they picked up more wins and momentum, but with WrestleMania season coming, a turn could happen at any point.

Admittedly, we understand many fans wanting to have a tease towards the break-up rather than an abrupt one, but with the latter, the surprise element is present. It would be interesting to see Dominik Mysterio inadvertently cost his father at Elimination Chamber before proceeding to turn on him.

Dominik desperately needs a character change and his current persona isn't doing anything to connect with fans. He has the advantage of being from wrestling royalty, but that will only get him so far. A heel turn needs to happen, and Saturday is a good place to begin.