WWE Elimination Chamber Results: New Champion Crowned; Botched finish to top title match

WWE Elimination Chamber kicked off from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia with the WWE Universal Championship match. The kickoff show saw Rey Mysterio defeat the Miz before we headed for the main card.

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WWE Elimination Chamber (February 19, 2022): Roman Reigns (c) vs. Goldberg - Universal Championship match

Roman had the early advantage and got some strikes in before sending Goldberg out of the ring. Goldberg sent Reigns into the barricades before things went back inside and Roman unloaded on the WWE Hall of Famer.

Goldberg got a spear but Roman countered the Jackhammer and a Uranage for a near fall. Reigns hit a Superman Punch before setting up for the finisher but Goldberg cut him off with a Spear.

Goldberg tried for the finisher again but Roman locked in a Guillotine. Goldberg struggled for a bit but was eventually knocked out, letting Roman pick up the win. Goldberg did get to the ropes in time though, and it should have been a break but the referee called it in Roman's favor regardless.

Result: Roman Reigns def. Goldberg via KO to retain the Universal Championship

Grade: B

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Women's Elimination Chamber match

The match kicked off with Liv Morgan and Nikki ASH in the ring while the others waited in the pods. Nikki had the early advantage but chose to taunt Ripley and Alexa after taking down Morgan, which let Morgan get the upper hand.

Our third entrant in the match was Doudrop, who immediately picked up and drove Nikki into the cage wall. Morgan got the same treatment after trying to sneak up on her before taking a running senton on the cage floor.

Rhea Ripley was out next and was headed towards ASH but Doudrop tried to cut her off before getting taken down. Nikki ran for it and climbed the cage wall before Ripley went after her and brought her down.

Rhea Ripley got the riptide on Nikki ASH and got the first elimination

Women's Elimination Chamber match (contd...)

Alexa Bliss was in next as the Women's Elimination Chamber match continued. Bliss came in and cleaned house before getting a near fall on Liv Morgan. Morgan took Bliss out and had an encounter with Doudrop.

Doudrop was eliminated by Liv Morgan with a rollup.

Bianca Belair was in next and wiped out Morgan with a deadlift drop before facing Ripley. Ripley and Belair ended up working together and took out Alexa and Liv with vertical suplexes before inevitably turning on each other.

Ripley dodged the KOD and Morgan came in with the double knees before Alexa Bliss hit the Twisted Bliss on Liv Morgan and eliminated her. Belair managed to hit the KOD on Rhea Ripley before eliminating her.

Alexa and Belair remained and Bliss was being bounced off the chainlink cage before Bianca went for a top rope move. Alexa rolled out of the way and tried for the DDT but Bianca got out of it twice. Bianca Belair got the KOD and eliminated Alexa for the win.

Result: Bianca Belair won the Women's Elimination Chamber

Grade: B+

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Charlotte & Sonya Deville vs. Ronda Rousey & Naomi at WWE Elimination Chamber

Sonya and Ronda kicked off the match with Rousey having her one arm tied while Deville looked like she was faking her post-armbar injury. Deville got kicked in the face a few times before the tag was made and Naomi came in to face Sonya.

Deville dropped Naomi in the corner for a near fall before Rousey was back in and Charlotte and Flair managed to isolate her. Rousey took a beating and Charlotte went and took out Naomi on the apron with a cheap shot.

Rousey managed to fight back and almost got the tag but Flair brought her back and worked on the one arm she was able to use. Naomi came in and took out Charlotte with a kick from the ropes before hitting a plancha to the outside.

Back in the ring, Flair got a powerbomb for a near fall. Deville came in and got a near fall as well before Ronda tagged back in. Rousey got the Piper's Pit before going for the armbar, making Sonya tap out.

Result: Ronda Rousey & Naomi def. Charlotte & Sonya Deville

Grade: B

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Drew McIntyre vs. Madcap Moss - Falls Count Anywhere match at WWE Elimination Chamber

Corbin was at ringside with Madcap Moss as WWE Elimination Chamber continued and the two of them ran to the ring as the bell rang and wiped out Drew McIntyre. Drew managed to take them both down and dragged Moss to the outside, where Corbin interfered and Drew chased him up the ramp.

Moss took a boot to the face and was sent into the LED boards before he and Corbin got a double suplex on McIntyre for a near fall on the ramp. McIntyre dragged Moss to the ring and got the reverse Alabama slam before Corbin pulled him out of the way of the Claymore.

Moss was sent over the announce tables before Corbin came back with a steel chair, and they teamed up and sent Drew through the barricades before Moss got another near fall. Drew got a superplex back in the ring before getting a near fall.

Corbin tried to interfere with the claymore once more, but Drew got his sword and held it out to fend him off as he got the finisher and the pin.

Result: Drew McIntyre def. Madcap Moss

Grade: B+

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Becky Lynch (c) vs. Lita - RAW Women's Championship match at WWE Elimination Chamber

Lynch tried for an early disarmher but Lita countered it and sent her into the corner. Becky slapped her in the face before Lita dodged a kick and got a slap of her own. Lynch dodged the Twist of Fate before Becky unloaded on the Hall of Famer.

Lita tried to get back in control but was caught up in the ropes before Becky hit a top rope leg drop. Lita got a DDT off a counter and hit some clotheslines before getting a near fall off a crossbody from the ropes.

Becky tried for the disarmher but Lita countered it and tried for a sleeper hold. Lynch took a powerbomb for a near fall before getting a near fall off a Twist of Fate. Becky got the disarmher and Lita was about to break out, but Becky got the Manhandle slam before getting another near fall.

Becky tried for a moonsault but Lita rolled away and came back with a Twist of Fate and got a near fall off a moonsault. Lynch managed to hit another Manhandle Slam and picked up the win.

Result: Becky Lynch def. Lita to retain the RAW Women's Championship

Grade: B

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Next on WWE Elimination Chamber, The Usos were set to face The Viking Raiders for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships.

The Usos attacked The Vikings before the match started and suplexed Ivar onto Erik. The Raiders were wiped out and the match had to be called off.

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Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Championship

Austin Theory and Seth Rollins kicked off the match and Rollins got an early slingblade, taking control of the match. Theory got a big toss and a fisherman's suplex before getting a near fall.

Rollin sent Theory outside and into the cage wall before sending him into Lashley's pod through the plexiglass with a bucklebomb. Riddle was in next and went after Seth and hit a senton before Rollins countered out of a big move.

WWE officials were checking on Lashley before Riddle took an inverted Superplex from the top rope. Bobby Lashley was escorted out of the chamber and AJ Styles was in next.

AJ hit some big moves on Rollins before Riddle joined the fight and while the three were on the ropes, Theory took out Rollins and AJ.

Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Championship (contd...)

Riddle hit the Floating Bro on Theory as WWE Elimination Chamber continued and hit the double draping DDT on Rollins and AJ. Lashley was set to enter next he was nowhere to be seen before Brock broke out of his cage and unleashed on the superstars in the ring.

Brock Lesnar eliminated Riddle and Seth Rollins right away with F5s before getting another F5 on AJ Styles and eliminating him too.

Austin Theory was running for his life, being the last one left in the ring, and was sent through a pod once more before taking a big suplex on the cage floor. Theory got a low blow and a DDT for a near fall on the Beast.

Theory tried to escape the cage through the top but Lesnar caught him and hit an F5 from the top of a pod to the outside. Back in the ring, Lesnar picked up the win and became the new WWE Champion!

Result: Brock Lesnar won the Elimination Chamber match and became the new WWE Champion

Grade: A

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PPV Rating: A

We got two great chamber matches while Charlotte and Sonya Deville took a big loss at WWE Elimination Chamber. Drew got a big win, and so did Becky while The Vikings Raiders were wiped out before their title match with The Usos.