WWE Elimination Chamber is now over and there is plenty to discuss. From Jack Swagger winning the right to face off with Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania to The Rock successfully defending his WWE Title against CM Punk this event had something for every fan. Just like the Royal Rumble recap podcast, I sat down with a good friend of mine and super wrestling fan Dan Greenlees to discuss this event from every aspect.
What we basically did was break down every match from the event. Basically we went straight down the list of matches and talked about each match and its ramifications. There was also some side conversations, which happen to be my favorite parts. Pretty much in order we discussed the following.
The Big Show vs Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship
Antonio Cesaro vs The Miz for the United States Championship
The Elimination Chamber Match for the right to wrestle for the World Heavyweight Championship
John Cena, Sheamus, and Ryback vs The Shield
Dolph Ziggler vs Kofi Kingston
Tamina Snuka vs Kaitlyn for the Divas Championship (briefly)
The Rock vs CM Punk for the WWE Championship
True wrestling fans enjoy. Please click on the link below.
http://basementtalkpod.podbean.com/2013/02/18/bonus-episode-2-elimination-chamber-review/
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If I was the creative writer for WWE, the story line after EC would be different, starting with different results. Firstly, I’d have had Big Show and Alberto beating each other to a pulp, with Big Show the winner in the end. Ziggler, watching out back tries to capitalize on the brutality of the match, cashing in his MITB. Del Rio is pissed about losing and hits Ziggy with a super kick, allowing Big Show to retain the title and ending the feud between Show and ADR with the two men respecting each other after their epic battle.
Next, I’d change the events of EC, I’d have made Kane and Daniel Bryan face off first, pitting the tag team champions against each other. With Kane trying to survive against Bryan for the first 4 minutes, and Bryan tries to screw him over (like he tried to anyway). With Kane enraged, he continues to beat up Bryan, as he has been capable of doing. However, Bryan manages to reverse one of Kane’s moves into the No lock, forcing Kane to tap. Kane, enraged by the elimination chokeslams Bryan, leaving him to get picked off by the next entrant into the chamber and ending Bryan’s chances of going to Wrestlemania, this could also further the implosion of team hell no at Wrestlemania that will cost them their title. However, while this may happen soon anyway, the WWE has not really developed a team that looks capable of Team Hell No, apart from Tensai (Albert) and Brodus Clay, who despite a good win over Team Rhodes Scholars, do not look good enough to take out Team Hell No on their best day.
In the end, Jericho should triumph in the chamber,setting up a fight with another WWE vet in Big Show. The two showed on a spot before EC that they still have chemistry in ring and would compliment each other nicely.
Swagger, who despite losing in the EC, blames the loss on someone else, potentially attacking retaining US champion Cesaro to get the two in the ring in what could be a good match for Wrestlemania for Swagger to come back in.
This leaves CM Punk and Ziggler for a match at Wrestlemania, with Ziggler complaining about how he get cheated out of the title, with Punk interrupting saying that Ziggler has nothing on how much Punk has been cheated in his title matches against the Rock, claiming that the title was stolen, whereas Ziggler never had the title in the first place.
Leaving us with a somewhat decent, and much better shape up for the Wrestlemania card.