7 Ups & 5 Downs From WWE Elimination Chamber 2022

Brock Lesnar wins gold (again); Austin Theory shines; WWE cuts the Chamber matches short.

by Jamie Kennedy
Brock Lesnar Riddle WWE Elimination Chamber 2022
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International stadium shows planted right between Royal Rumble and WrestleMania are always gonna irritate some.

There's a sense that WWE's eagerness to please the money men over in Saudi Arabia means they'll happily chip away some of 'Mania's lustre so that these events feel epic too. That might be fine after the biggest weekend of the year, but it feels a bit odd just a month and change out from the so-called "Showcase Of The Immortals".

Elimination Chamber wasn't a bad show by any means. In fact, most of it was good, although it is fair to say that WWE could've trimmed some fat from the card. That's true despite the palatable 2:50 runtime. The night's length might've even been shorter still had they cut a few video packages.

'Mania 38's bigger bouts were firmed up over in Saudi, at least. Brock Lesnar is back on top of Raw, which means he'll be pulling double duty on there (Bobby Lashley is surely due a rematch) and on SmackDown (to further the already-announced clash with Roman Reigns).

Here's all the good and the bad from Saturday night.

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.