WWE Elimination Chamber 2023: 10 Things That Must Happen

6. Rhea Ripley Pins Beth Phoenix

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Everything on here is a must, but this is a must, must, must.

Neither Beth Phoenix nor Edge needs to score another pinfall win as long as they live. They're made legends in the WWE world, and there are far more pressing matters to attend to than giving them one last hurrah in front of a passionate audience. Namely, Rhea Ripley's push.

She's the real star in this scenario on Saturday, and that's just the way it is. Rhea is destined to take Charlotte Flair's SmackDown Women's Title this April - before that, she should cut down a Hall Of Famer and definitively pin Beth as she stares down the cameras/Flair.

Edge and Finn Bálor can be brawling outside the ring or on the ramp when this happens, because they've surely got another bout coming on the grand stage themselves. This tag should be a vehicle to give Ripley momentum heading into her bid to exorcise 'Mania 36 demons vs. Charlotte.

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