5 possible outcomes for the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber match
WWE Royal Rumble marks the beginning of the Road to WrestleMania. While this year's Royal Rumble was largely a hit-or-miss, there were two major events on the show that dramatically altered the course for both RAW and SmackDown post-Rumble.
Ronda Rousey returned after almost three years away and won the women's Royal Rumble match. Second, brock-lesnar" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-is-sponsored="false">Brock Lesnar lost the WWE title to Bobby Lashley after interference from Roman Reigns but emerged as a surprise entrant in the men's Rumble match and won it.
The following night at RAW, Lesnar chose The Tribal Chief as his WrestleMania opponent, then entered himself into this month's Elimination Chamber match in an attempt to turn Mania's main event into a title vs. title bout.
After a series of qualifying matches at RAW, all the participants for the WWE title at the Elimination Chamber were revealed: current champ Bobby Lashley, rollins' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer'>rollins" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-is-sponsored="false">Seth Rollins, AJ Styles, Matt Riddle, Austin Theory, and of course, Brock Lesnar.
Elimination Chamber is one of the most unpredictable match types in the business, as the probability of winning is equally hard for each participant. Given the caliber of talent involved in this year's edition, it has the potential to steal the show. It will certainly lead to some interesting storylines on the road to WrestleMania.
Let's delve into five possible outcomes of the Elimination Chamber match ranked based on their impact on the WrestleMania card.
#5. Brock Lesnar wins and challenges Roman Reigns in a title vs. title match at WrestleMania
Judging by the rumors circulating online and the fact that a title vs. title match has been referenced many times on TV recently, this is the most likely outcome for the match. At the same time, this is the least interesting direction WWE can go right now and might even be detrimental to the product. If this scenario plays out, we get nothing new.
Lesnar has already chosen The Tribal Chief as his WrestleMania opponent after winning the Royal Rumble match. This means Lesnar vs. Reigns will happen at WrestleMania whether Brock holds the title or not. So The Beast winning the title brings nothing new to the table.
Further, it will deprive Mania of an actual WWE Championship match. Given the amount of talent in the company at present, this would be a missed opportunity to elevate younger stars on The Grandest Stage of Them All.
A championship vs. championship match would mean a sort of title unification at WrestleMania, with the winner holding both titles moving forward. This is rarely a good thing, as it simply equates to fewer opportunities for rising talent.