WWE Elimination Chamber 2023: 10 Things That Must Happen
Roman Reigns sees the future; WWE sets up a WrestleMania 39 classic; Elimination Chamber ends?!
Monday's Raw closed with a match that ultimately meant nothing. Becky Lynch, Bayley and Bianca Belair battled in a three way to determine whether or not the first two would be working this weekend's Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. The answer? No, they wouldn't/won't be.
Some good news: WWE will end Saturday's show with something that does have purpose.
They kinda have to - the build towards Sami Zayn's bid to steal WrestleMania glory from the palms of Roman Reigns has been too good to scupper now. Cody Rhodes was absolutely on the money when he said 'Mania season didn't need returning greats like The Rock, but it definitely needs Sami.
Triple H can come through for the one-time "Honorary Uce" in a big way here. Elsewhere, 'The Game' can give another veteran some SoFi Stadium spotlight herself, and use the remaining Chamber bout to set up one of April's biggest midcard treats.
Sprinkle on some more Jey Uso drama, kick things off with two bulls knocking sh*te out of one another and what do we have? One hell of a pro wrestling pay-per-view, that's what; and maybe the final one of its kind...
10. Brock Lesnar Opens
"DOW-NA-NOW-NA-NOW!".
That familiar refrain should blast through Montreal's Bell Centre as soon as Elimination Chamber begins. Sure, WWE could open the night with one of two titular Chamber matches, but there's time for that yet. Besides, kicking off a pay-per-view with Brock Lesnar sounds like quite the party.
He and Bobby Lashley will be tasked with knocking one another around and generally giving Vince McMahon circa 1988 palpitations. Or is that Vince circa 2023? The guy's always had a thing for big, muscular monsters throwing punches and hitting power moves - immovable objects, unstoppable forces, and all that good stuff.
Canada would get a real kick out of hearing Brock's tune hit immediately. Keep in mind the company has five matches on this show (at time of writing), so you can still space out both Chamber matches enough to keep them feeling relatively fresh. Or, as fresh as having two of the things on a five-match card can be.