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Last night's Elimination Chamber pay-per-view was short, clocking in at two and a half hours, but was also eventful. Fans saw two Elimination Chamber matches, and two significant title changes on the night, as well as a Royal Rumble winner finally choosing their WrestleMania challenger.
In all, the pay-per-view has propelled the WWE Universe down the Road to WrestleMania and has built up more excitement for The Show of Shows, which is now less than seven weeks away. There will be one more pay-per-view on the way to WrestleMania, with Fastlane announced for March 21st, set to take place in the ThunderDome.
As WrestleMania draws closer, here are five things that were learned at WWE's Elimination Chamber.
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#5 Daniel Bryan equaled a record at Elimination Chamber
Former WWE Champion Daniel Bryan was one of the men involved in the opening Elimination Chamber match, to compete for a shot at Roman Reigns' WWE Universal Championship later on the same night.
In the match, Daniel Bryan started with Cesaro, and lasted right until the end. He then eliminated Jey Uso to win the Elimination Chamber match, and went on to face Roman Reigns.
By winning last night, Daniel Bryan scored his third Elimination Chamber match victory, matching John Cena's record of three. The duo are now tied for second place for the most Elimination Chamber match wins, just behind Triple H who stands at four wins.
Daniel Bryan's first win inside the structure came in 2012, when he defended the World Heavyweight title. He then won for the second time in 2019, in another title defense - this time the WWE Championship. This led to a huge WrestleMania match between Bryan and Kofi Kingston, who put on a stellar performance in the chamber.
The title match with Roman Reigns came immediately after, with Reigns quickly managing to retain the WWE Universal Championship against Bryan.
#4 An opportunity for a women's Elimination Chamber match was missed
In contrast to last year's Elimination Chamber, where the women main evented the pay-per-view, there was only one women's division match this year. Elimination Chamber was a short pay-per-view, lasting less than three hours - a shorter running time than Monday Night RAW.
Adding a women's Elimination Chamber match to the card would have been a great way to elevate the women's division on the road to WrestleMania. At the moment, there are two number one contenders to the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships that haven't yet had their opportunity. There are also multiple women on the roster who aren't able to show their full potential currently.
In recent years, the women of WWE have shone at Elimination Chamber. In 2018, fans saw Alexa Bliss retain the RAW Women's Championship in the first ever women's match in the famous structure. A great moment was created when the star cut a vicious promo on the WWE Universe following her win.
As well as this, the inuagural WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, Sasha Banks and Bayley were crowned at the 2019 edition of the pay-per-view Plus, in the headline match of Elimination Chamber 2020, Shayna Baszler was built as a force to be reckoned with as she earned a shot at Becky Lynch's RAW Women's Championship at WrestleMania 36.
If more star-making moments for the women of WWE are to come, they need to be given the opportunity to achieve this at pay-per-view events like Elimination Chamber with matches of their own.
#3 A WrestleMania storyline for the WWE Championship title has been built at Elimination Chamber
In the Elimination Chamber, Drew McIntyre managed to defend the WWE Championship against five former champions in a grueling main event match. Drew McIntyre was able to fend off Jeff Hardy, Randy Orton, Sheamus, Kofi Kingston, and AJ Styles to keep hold of the title.
However, his celebration didn't last long as Bobby Lashley arrived to deliver a vicious beat down to the champion. This created the perfect opportunity for The Miz to cash in his Money in the Bank contract and become the new WWE Champion as Elimination Chamber drew to a close.
An alliance between The Miz and The Hurt Business was alluded to earlier in the night, as the A-Lister and MVP were seen in discussion backstage. Bobby Lashley lost the United States Championship to Riddle earlier in the night, with John Morrison taking the pin in the Triple Threat Match.
With Bobby Lashley being shown as such a dominant fixture of the WWE men's division at Elimination Chamber, it appears as though he may be involved in the WWE Championship picture at WrestleMania 37, alongside Drew McIntyre. There are many avenues to explore between the three men on the road to WrestleMania, with alliances pontially broken, and the chance of another title change, before the stars hit the Grandest Stage Of Them All in a few weeks time.
#2 Asuka needs a worthy opponent following Elimination Chamber
In the build-up to Elimination Chamber, Asuka was set to face Lacey Evans after the star earned a spot as the number one contender to the RAW Women's Championship. However, the plans changed after Evans, accompanied by Ric Flair, announced that she could no longer compete as she was pregnant.
Speculation over what was set to go down in regards to the RAW Women's Championship was rife through the week, as in spite of Lacey Evans' big announcement on the go-home show, the title match was still on the card and being advertised by WWE until the day of Elimination Chamber.
Even though the situation was raised on the kick-off show, the RAW Women's Championship match didn't go ahead with a replacement challenger, as a lot of fans suspected.
It would have been great for Asuka to have a challenger at Elimination Chamber, or even a number one contendership match for the title. Asuka hasn't been involved in a title feud for quite some time, and it appears as if Royal Rumble winner Bianca Belair is gearing towards a match against SmackDown Women's Champion Sasha Banks at WrestleMania 37.
#1 Edge picked his WrestleMania 37 opponent at Elimination Chamber
After Daniel Bryan beat out his opponents in the opening Elimination Chamber match, he then faced WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns for the title. Reigns quickly defeated the beaten-down Bryan, but a huge moment followed.
As Reigns celebrated retaining his title, Royal Rumble winner Edge appeared, seemingly out of nowhere to hit Reigns with a spear. The recent WWE returnee then made his intentions clear, pointing at the WrestleMania sign, showing that he had finally made the big decision on who to face come April at The Show of Shows.
Edge facing Reigns for the Universal Championship had been reported for some time following the Royal Rumble. He appeared across RAW, SmackDown and NXT as he dwelled upon his big decision. Now, fans have learned that this will be the WWE Universal Championship match at WrestleMania.
On WWE programming, on-screen personalities have been claiming that Edge will headline WrestleMania with the opponent of his choosing. This match now appears locked-in after the shock moment at Elimination Chamber.
