7 Biggest Missed Opportunities From WWE Elimination Chamber 2019
Confusion reigns supreme at Elimination Chamber.
The superstars of WWE made their first official stop on the 'Road to WrestleMania' in the barbaric environment known as Elimination Chamber.
On a night that saw the first ever Women's Tag Team Champions crowned, Finn Bálor finally put an end to his championship drought and Kofi Kingston deliver a career-defining performance, it's safe to say that the event got people talking. However, that didn't stop the WWE creative team from dropping the ball in a huge way between Chamber matches, paving the way for an unbelievably long lull in the middle of the show - which is really saying something considering that the event was much shorter than their typical PPVs.
Despite that, Elimination Chamber wasn't that bad. It certainly wasn't good by any means, but given that it was bookended by two great Chamber matches (one solid, one amazing) and managed to have at least some semi-rational outcomes, it did alright for B-show PPV. Having said that, it was still hampered by a number of really bizarre booking decisions - none more so than the unexplained absences of multiple top stars.
7. Seth Rollins’ Absence
You would think that, with Elimination Chamber being the first stop on the 'Road to WrestleMania', the WWE would have ensured promotion for one of the upcoming event's marquee matches. However, there was barely a reference made to the impending Universal Championship clash between Seth Rollins and Brock Lesnar.
In all honesty, nobody expected Lesnar to show up on a B-show that is still quite far away from WrestleMania, but the same can't be said for Rollins. Granted, 'The Architect' hasn't competed over the past few weeks in an attempt to ensure that his nagging back injury doesn't harm his major match with 'The Beast', but the creative team could have found something for him to do on the night.
Whether he engaged in another war of words with Paul Heyman, or simply just showed up on screen via satellite, an appearance from Rollins would have been a welcome addition and, given the circumstances surrounding the WrestleMania match, an appropriate way of at least reminding us that the men's main event still exists.
Being Raw's top male babyface, not to mention the winner of the men's Royal Rumble match, Rollins needed a place on the card and, as a result, his absence ultimately harmed Elimination Chamber.