7 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE Elimination Chamber 2025

6. Jade Wastes No Time

WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 Naomi Jade Cargill
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The big, unspoken mystery heading into the women’s Elimination Chamber match was whether Jade Cargill would loom large over everyone. The references had picked up in recent weeks, and Bianca Belair and Naomi had zeroed in on Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez as the attackers.

WWE decided not to make fans wait even one minute, with Cargill’s music hitting at the bell and the former tag champ stalked to the ring while Liv whimpered. Jade faked a swing at Morgan before veering right at an unsuspecting Naomi, leveling and battering her about the chamber. Cargill brutally slammed her into the pods before slamming the chamber door on Naomi’s midsection as she tried to crawl out.

All the while, Bianca sat in her pod and sobbed, overcome with emotion at everything breaking down. She was so distraught that it took her a solid two minutes to get back into the match after her pod opened.

Fantastic angle with an immediate payoff that then allowed the women’s chamber match to carry on unabated. And there of course is still the open question about whether Naomi is indeed the sole mastermind behind Jade’s injury, or if someone else played a role.

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