WWE Elimination Chamber 2019: Power ranking chances of 6 men in WWE Championship Elimination Chamber match

The last time the WWE Championship was defended in the Elimination Chamber, Bray Wyatt defeated five other men for the right to lose the title to Randy Orton at WrestleMania 33.

Last year's PPV involved the first-ever match for the women as when Alexa Bliss defended the Raw Women's Championship against Mandy Rose, Bayley, Sasha Banks, Sonya Deville and Mickie James.

It also featured the first-ever seven-man chamber match, eventually won by Roman Reigns. He 'won' another shot at Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania after eliminating Braun Strowman, who had eliminated everyone else in the match save for Reigns.

Since it will be a dual-branded PPV, superstars from both Raw and SmackDown Live will be featured in the Women's Tag Team Title Elimination Chamber match.

SmackDown Live will be featured in one chamber match as the Planet's Champion, Daniel Bryan, defends his title against Mustafa Ali, Randy Orton, AJ Styles, Jeff Hardy and Samoa Joe.

Who has the best chance and who has the worst chance to leave the chamber holding the WWE Championship?

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#6 Jeff Hardy

Hardy will probably jump off one of the pods during the match

A lot of people are thinking, why Jeff Hardy and not Mustafa Ali for the least likely to win the Elimination Chamber match?

I figure his chances are the lowest because his body has taken a lot of punishment over the years. While it does give him an experience edge and a bigger chance to win than someone like Ali, Hardy's best days are behind him.

He's done it all in WWE and someone like Ali is a star on the rise. Ali probably won't win the title either, but his trajectory is going up while Hardy's is likely to remain where it is.

If he was destined for bigger things, he would have had a longer reign with the US Championship than three months. While holding that title is somewhat respectable, it is the lowest regarded championship in WWE.

Hardy will certainly provide some amazing spots and attempt some death-defying things, but for those reasons he is likely to get caught and eliminated early.

# 5 Mustafa Ali

Mustafa Ali's rise from 205 Live has been enjoyable to watch

Since Mustafa Ali has moved to SmackDown Live, he has been booked a lot better than anyone would have thought a 205 Live superstar would have been booked.

He's had matches with all of the top stars of the brand including Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan, Andrade, and AJ Styles. Is the faith in putting him in matches with a lot of the top stars of the show a precursor for the future or merely a test run?

Whatever his booking has shown, one thing is certain - Ali can deliver against practically anyone and even made his match with Randy Orton this past week enjoyable.

He showed a tendency to learn from everyone else's matches when he scouted Orton's infamous 'RKO outta nowhere' that we all expect to come nowadays.

Orton eventually prevailed over Ali so the writing is likely on the wall for Ali's chances in the chamber match. Like Hardy, he'll have a decent showing but will likely be one of the first ones eliminated.

#4 Samoa Joe

Samoa Joe has been booked dangerously but will likely fail to capture the WWE Championship

Samoa Joe shares the same type of booking that Braun Strowman has received. He's the extremely dangerous threat to anyone before a match of consequence, but when the chips are down, he's ultimately booked to fail.

Why he hasn't at least had a run with one of the mid-card championships is beyond me. His in-ring skill isn't in question and has made feuds with Jeff Hardy and AJ Styles all the more believable with his promos.

WWE booked Joe to seem extremely dangerous before the Royal Rumble match but despite lasting over 20 minutes, he only eliminated Curt Hawkins, No Way Jose, and Big E.

If we are to buy in to Joe as a threat worth fearing, he needs to win a huge feud or match. While he probably shouldn't win the WWE Championship at the Elimination Chamber, he needs to win one this year to validate his standing.

Otherwise, he'll continue to be another Bray Wyatt or Braun Strowman - extremely threatening on the build up to the match but ultimately a failure to win the big one.

#3 AJ Styles

Is AJ Style's destiny to come up short once again in regaining the WWE Championship?

People might figure that Styles should have the second-best chance to walk out of the Elimination Chamber as champ again, but he's been the WWE Champion for the better part of the last two years.

He's failed in his last attempts to regain the title, so what would change now? He wanted to spend more time with his family since being a top champion in WWE took its toll on his free time.

If he won the title again, it would just be a return to his time as champion and he has practically feuded with most of the top superstars on SmackDown Live - save for one.

Since reports have emerged that Styles and Orton might have a showdown at WrestleMania and that Orton has shown interest in speaking with All Elite Wrestling, it wouldn't shock me if Orton outlasts Styles in the match.

Fans have seen Styles and Bryan feud for the better part of the last four months, so for the Chamber match to come down to the two of them would be stagnant.

It (Styles and Bryan as final two competitors) would provide the fans with a clear heel/face dynamic, but some portion of the crowd will still cheer for Daniel Bryan against anyone.

#2 Randy Orton

Will these AEW talks force WWE to put the belt on Orton again?

According to my rankings, I have Orton and Daniel Bryan being the final two participants inside the Elimination Chamber.

I expect the Legend Killer to eliminate at least one person due to an RKO off of one of the pods, and the two most likely candidates for that are Ali and Hardy.

If he eliminates Styles or vice versa, than a potential match at WrestleMania is certainly a possibility for the two men.

But due to reports that Orton has recently shown interest in All Elite Wrestling, I wouldn't be shocked if he either wins the WWE Championship or is one of the final two participants.

WWE changed things up right before WrestleMania when they had Bray Wyatt win the WWE Championship off of John Cena right before WrestleMania 33, so it wouldn't be out of left field to do so again.

But if you look at how things have been booked, there isn't really a built in storyline to explain why Orton would win the title or challenge for it like when he was a member of the Wyatt Family.

#1 Daniel Bryan

Bryan's work as WWE Champion is really starting to hit its stride

Daniel Bryan's reign as WWE Champion is just starting to get off the ground. To take the title off of him right before WrestleMania would make all the storytelling that has been invested in him over the last few months irrelevant.

He's making several valid points about how humans consume and hurt the planet, but we cannot help our nature. It's how he chides the WWE Universe for being what they are that truly sets his heel turn over the edge.

It's entertaining to watch and a good portion of the crowd still cheers Byran no matter what he says or does.

For those reasons, it would seem strange to change things up so close to WrestleMania. They have potential for a huge storyline in having Daniel Bryan return to WrestleMania only this time as a top champion and as a heel.

He might not be one of the first entrants in the match, or perhaps he will be since he has the endurance. But when all is said and done, I think (and hope) he'll walk out of the Elimination Chamber with his WWE Championship.