8 WWE Elimination Chamber 2021 Impulse Reactions
5. Bobby Lashley (c) Vs. John Morrison Vs. Riddle
Well-worked and hard-fought, there was a lot to enjoy about this if you can stomach Riddle becoming United States Champion as the babyface conqueror of Bobby Lashley. Or stomach Riddle at all, for that matter.
Pooling their resources earlier on, Morrison and 'The Original Bro' attempted to work together before realising it was a barely functioning strategy anyway. Lashley's strength - as always - was amazing, to the extent that he practically babyfaced himself swatting away the challengers like the buzzing flies they were.
It only went to pieces for him when he was undone by a technicality. Utilising the lesser-mentioned No-Disqualifications-In-Triple-Threats rule, Riddle battered both John Morrison and Lashley with MVP's crutch before taking down Morrison with the Bro Derek for the win. Riddle did what WWE babyfaces do and got the f*ck out of there afterwards so he could lie on the ramp clutching the belt like he'd stole it, like all the big heroes of wrestling's rich past.
It brought into sharp focus how grim it felt to see him with a title at all, though one can only hope for bigger and better things for 'The All Mighty' from here.