WWE News: Daniel Bryan to defend WWE Championship in the Elimination Chamber
WWE Champion Daniel Bryan will defend his title at the Elimination Chamber against AJ Styles, Jeff Hardy, Mustafa Ali, Randy Orton and Samoa Joe.
This match was confirmed by Triple H at the end of SmackDown Live, and was the second elimination chamber match announced on the show.
Bryan came to the ring to talk about his victory over Styles before calling his new ally, Rowan, down to the ring.
Rowan would grab a trash can for Bryan so he could do his best Alundra Blaze impression, throwing the WWE Championship in the trash. However, unlike Blaze, Bryan would debut a new championship that was much more environmentally friendly than its predecessor.
Bryan was explaining that the title was made of "100 percent sustainable hemp," oak, and other materials before he was interrupted by Styles.
Orton, Hardy, Ali and Joe would make their way to the ring to demand a shot at the WWE Championship before a brawl broke out. Bryan managed to escape unscathed and declared that none of them would get a shot at the title until Triple H informed him that he would enter the Elimination Chamber for his next title defense.
The upcoming chamber match will mark the eighth time the WWE Championship has been defended in the Elimination Chamber, with the last match taking place in 2017 when Bray Wyatt won the title.
Orton has the most experience participating in the Elimination Chamber of all the competitors. Bryan and Hardy have participated in the match before but never won the match.
Joe and Ali will be the only new participants in the match and neither are expected to win.
There have been rumors of a WWE Championship match at WrestleMania 35 between Styles and Orton, but nothing substantial has come out to verify this.
The Elimination Chamber pay-per-view will take place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on Sunday, February 17.