10 WWE Elimination Chamber 2020 Impulse Reactions

2. Raw Women's Championship Number One Contender Elimination Chamber

Everything it needed to be and then some, cage fighter Shayna Baszler's tear through a series of fights in a cage was as brutal as it was brilliant and credit must first go to those that gave their bodies to this violent display before discussing the ramifications.

Natalya took a nasty leg right to the face as Sarah Logan flew from a pod onto her and Ruby Riot. She was just one of Baszler's victims later on too, getting her head smashed in further by 'The Queen Of Spades' and a pod door. Liv Morgan was another to absorb significant damage up top after an eye-watering giant swing into the plexi-glass by the inevitable winner.

It appeared as though Asuka would suffer the least until the finish - Baszler booted her f*cking head off and choked her out like all the rest. This wasn't a night for winning streaks or dream matches, just one winner and five victims.

It was a night where everybody was cast to perfection, even 'The Man'...

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