WWE Elimination Chamber: 5 Things we secretly learned from WWE's booking decisions
WWE Elimination Chamber 2019 turned out to be a really entertaining show in the end despite a lighter looking match card on paper. The two Elimination Chamber matches were especially entertaining with the crowd roaring for Kofi Kingston as the show came to an end. We also saw history being made as Sasha Banks and Bayley were crowned the first ever WWE Women's Tag-Team Champions.
Elimination Chamber is now over and with less than two months left for WrestleMania 35, and WWE Fastlane still to come in between. In this article, we take a look at what we can make out from the booking decisions WWE made at Elimination Chamber, as far as the road to WrestleMania is concerned.
We take a look at why Bobby Lashley lost the WWE Intercontinental Championship this soon after winning it and which matches look like they are confirmed as far as WrestleMania 35 is confirmed. Lastly, we also take a look at what Kofi Kingston's incredible performance, as well as the raucous support from the WWE fans, could mean for his career.
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#5 Lashley was a transitional Champion
The strangest match at WWE Elimination Chamber had to be the Intercontinental Championship match. Bobby Lashley defended his title and teamed up with Lio Rush in a handicap match, meaning that Balor didn't have to pin Lashley to win the title, which was exactly what Finn Balor did.
We now know it was done to facilitate two things. Bobby Lashley was a transitional Champion and was given the belt so that it could then be out on Balor and also as a way to end his partnership with Lio Rush so he could align with Baron Corbin and Drew McIntyre once again later in the night.