![]() Or will Lesnar win back the title, in another of WWE's misguided attempts to make a can't-miss Reigns-Lesnar match even bigger. Will Lashley successfully defend his title and walk into WrestleMania with the title for the second straight year? If he wins, will the events of Saturday's match, which features Lesnar, Seth Rollins, Austin Theory, Riddle and AJ Styles, dictate who his opponent will be? So what comes next? The six-way men's Elimination Chamber match will determine who walks into WrestleMania the WWE champion. Bobby Lashley then stepped in and beat Lesnar at the Royal Rumble due to Reigns and Paul Heyman plotting Lesnar's demise. That sent Big E, the former champion, into an on-screen tailspin that he's still yet to pull out of. Lesnar, who was set to challenge Reigns at Day 1, was instead inserted into the multi-way WWE title match on that show, and then won the title. ![]() Reigns' brief absence from WWE due to a positive COVID test around the New Year unintentionally threw the WWE championship into chaos. Lesnar is as set in stone as a WrestleMania match could be.Įxpect Reigns to score an emphatic victory as he finally gets his shot at Goldberg. His victory over Wyatt in 2020 was supposed to lead to a title match against Reigns, until the outbreak of the COVID pandemic led to a pivot and a match against Braun Strowman. His win over Owens set up a title match against Lesnar in 2017. ![]() Goldberg's first two such wins were telegraphed pretty hard. So could history repeat itself a third time, as Goldberg returns to face Roman Reigns for the Universal championship at Elimination Chamber? In 2020, Goldberg returned at Super ShowDown and immediately derailed the momentum of the dominant, and now released, "Fiend" Bray Wyatt. In 2017, Goldberg beat Kevin Owens in 17 seconds at Fastlane to deny Owens a WrestleMania world title defense at WrestleMania 33. Since Goldberg made his return to wrestling in 2016, he's dropped into WWE twice just before WrestleMania to win the Universal championship from a year-round performer. Regardless of timing, WWE will likely have a lot more eyeballs tuning in to watch what does (or doesn't) happen on Saturday after the events of this week.Ĭould Goldberg swoop in and short-circuit a Universal title run. Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens are among the many wrestlers without a dance partner for Dallas, and both matches would make sense. If WWE is intent on making maximum impact from such a signing, re-debuting Rhodes at the last major event before WrestleMania at the peak of his buzz would seem to make a lot of sense. But with some AEW contracts coming up for the first time, Rhodes' swift departure from the company and a lean WWE roster following waves of cuts, talent could start moving in the other direction, just like WWE and WCW in the mid-to-late 1990s. Ronda Rousey - the possibilities are vast.Īll of the movement since AEW began has been from WWE stars moving toward AEW. And with only two matches for WrestleMania set in stone - Roman Reigns vs. Whether or not he shows up in a WWE ring at Elimination Chamber, or in the weeks to come, the layout of the two-night WrestleMania 38 card will become a lot clearer by the time Elimination Chamber goes off the air.Ĭould Cody Rhodes actually show up at Elimination Chamber on Saturday?Īs of a week ago, Rhodes leaving AEW was a near unthinkable outcome, but now anything seems possible. With rumors swirling around a potential WWE return, there's already buzz about Rhodes finding himself placed into the mix at WrestleMania. But on Tuesday Rhodes announced his departure from the company. AEW quickly became the most successful and prominent competitor to WWE in professional wrestling since WCW two decades ago, with Rhodes as an Executive Vice President. He eventually joined forces with wrestling compatriots Matt and Nick Jackson, along with Kenny Omega and Jacksonville Jaguars executive Tony Khan to create All Elite Wrestling in early 2019. With the WWE's return to Saudi Arabia set to feature a record three women's matches, including a one-on-one title match between Becky Lynch and Lita, as well as Goldberg's return and two Elimination Chamber matches that will shape WrestleMania 38, news from beyond WWE's walls shook the professional wrestling industry to its core.Ĭody Rhodes left WWE in 2016 to wrestle around the world. ![]() The week leading up to WWE Elimination Chamber 2022 has been eventful. WWE Elimination Chamber: Will a surprise return alter the road to WrestleMania? You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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