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**Hey everyone! Ever since Night Of Champions 2015, through multiple accounts, every month before major WWE pay-per-views, I’ve come on here and booked the cards to make them as exciting, intriguing, and best possible scenarios for the future. I do both NXT and main-roster pay-per-views, as well as the occasional big RAW or Smackdown weekly show. Without further ado, here is how WWE Should Book Elimination Chamber 2019!**
> MY ELIMINATION CHAMBER POSTS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS:
* 2017: https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/5tixo6/how_wwe_should_book_elimination_chamber_2017/
* 2018: https://old.reddit.com/r/WWE/comments/807gzp/how_wwe_should_book_elimination_chamber_2018_raw/
> KICKOFF-SHOW
* We get our usual kickoff
panel with Jonathan Coachman, Booker T, David Otunga, and Sam Roberts. They run
down the entire card, give their predictions, hype up the matches and show us
video packages. **A Social Media Lounge segment is announced earlier in the day
with Chamber competitor Kofi Kingston and The New Day. Use #AskKofi**. About
halfway into the pre-show, we get to our match.
**KICKOFF MATCH: Buddy Murphy
(c) vs. Akira Tozawa (Singles match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship)**
* We get a brief recap of the
contract signing from this past week’s 205Live, and then **Tozawa is out first
followed by Bloody Buddy Murphy. The match goes 15 minutes and we get formal
ring introductions**. I really didn’t think Tozawa was the best challenger for
Murphy right now, he’s great in the ring but he’s had no build-up to this and
he’s not anywhere near one of the most popular Cruiserweights at the minute. I
would’ve liked to see this spot go to someone like Gulak, Nese or Lio Rush. The
two bash each other’s skulls in with strikes and **the match ends when Tozawa
has Murphy down and tries for a flying Senton off the top, but Murphy rolls out
of the way and picks Tozawa back up for a Murphy’s Law for the win**. Murphy
should hold this title until at the very least Wrestlemania. Ricochet would be
my top choice to take it off him. Imagine that match. Salivating at the
thought.
**WINNER BY PINFALL and STILL
WWE Cruiserweight Champion: Buddy Murphy**
* We go back to the panel and
get the SML with Kofi and crew. The panel then close it out by giving their
final predictions for the two Chamber matches, as well as throwing to a video
going over the structure and anatomy of the Chamber structure itself. We get to
the main show.
>
MAIN-SHOW
* SATAN’S STRUCTURE. **cut to
random shot of a screaming wrestler**. 8,000,000 MILES OF UNFORGIVING STEEL.
**wrestler laying on the ground, rolling in pain**. ELIMINATION CHAMBER. We’re
one step closer on the Road To Wrestlemania. You know the drill, let’s get into
the show.
**1ST MATCH: Bayley and Sasha
Banks vs. Carmella and Naomi vs. Fire & Desire (Mandy Rose & Sonya
Deville) vs. The IIconics (Billie Kay & Peyton Royce) vs. The Riott Squad
(Liv Morgan & Sarah Logan) vs. The Samoan Slaughterhouse (Nia Jax &
Tamina) (Tag Team Elimination Chamber match for the Inaugural WWE Women’s Tag
Team Championships)**
* The IIconics are out first
followed by The Riott Squad, then Carmella and Naomi, and finally Nia and
Tamina to close out the entrances of the teams that will be contained in pods.
The two teams that will begin the match in Bayley/Sasha and finally Mandy/Sonya
then make their way out, the Chamber gates swing closed, and the bell tolls.
The women are about to make more history. **The match begins on a big note as
Bayley and Sasha immediately go to work on Mandy and Sonya, hitting all their
biggest tag team moves, and tossing them out of the ring onto the grates**.
Mandy and Sonya eventually manage to swing the offense in their favor, and the
4 women brawl as the clock appears to unleash the first pod team.
* The lights dim, the lights
flash on all 4 pods and ultimately stop on the pod containing THE RIOTT SQUAD,
LIV MORGAN AND SARAH LOGAN. They’re out as entry #3. Both women beat down the
first 4 that began the match. Liv hits a Spear on Bayley through the ropes to
the grate on the outside. The match begins to get violent now as women are send
crashing into pods, into the chain link walls, and thrown all over outside the
ring. Mandy and Sonya return to domination as the clock appears for our 4th
team out.
* The lights decide to settle
on the pod of THE IICONICS this time around. Billie and Peyton rush out of
their pod and go wild on everyone. Billie crushes Sasha and Bayley with Big
Boots as Peyton hits exploder suplexes on Liv and Sarah. Nia and Tamina begin
to rattle their pods now. They want to get out and wreak havoc. **In a big spot
of the match, MANDY ROSE of all people gets up on top of a pod, prepared to
jump into the sea of women in the ring. She chooses to climb up on top of
Fabulous Glow’s pod, and NAOMI YANKS MANDY’S FOOT THROUGH THE CHAIN ROOF AND
MANDY PLUMMETS INTO NAOMI’S GRASP. Naomi and Carmella both team up, STILL IN
THEIR POD to dismantle the legs of Rose**, as the clock appears once again.
* What a coincidence it is
that out at #5 are NAOMI AND CARMELLA, FABULOUS GLOW. Carmella rushes out
immediately and goes to work over everyone in her path, while Naomi climbs to
the top of her now-opened pod where Mandy sits in agony. **NAOMI TRIES FOR A
SUPLEX OFF THE TOP OF THE POD INTO THE RING, BUT MANDY MANAGES TO GET A SUPLEX
OF HER OWN AND DROPS NAOMI INTO THE RING, CHEST FIRST. Mandy climbs down and
covers Naomi for the pin. Fabulous Glow are the first eliminated from the
match, and the final team hasn’t even entered yet.
* The clock eventually sounds
for our final team out, and it’s arguably the biggest threats in the match in
THE SA SA SA SA SA MO MO AN AN AN AN AN SLLLLLAUUUGHTER HOU HOU HOUSE. That was
my impersonation of Tamina. After how unbearably long my Rumble post was last
month, I’m gonna just save you all time and let you all check out the table
just below if you want to know how the rest of the match would go. I’ll just
get to describing the final 2. It’s down to Bayley and Sasha vs. Nia and
Tamina. The two biggest picks in the match, because that’s how it should be. In
an elimination match, whether its the Chamber, Royal Rumble, or anything, the
final two should be the two most likely to win, to create the most anticipation
and investment in that moment as possible. Sasha and Bayley fight valiantly to
try and take down the two monsters but the power of the SSH is just too much.
**The match ends when Nia runs the ropes and is about to nail Bayley with a
Legdrop for the victory, but OUT OF NOWHERE SASHA RUNS IN WITH A BACKSTABBER
AND TRAPS JAX IN THE BANK STATEMENT. Tamina sees her partner in trouble and
goes to the top rope to try and break up the submission with a Splash, but
BAYLEY IS QUICKER ON HER FEET AND LEAPS UP TO THE TOP WITH A HUGE BAYLEY TO
BELLY, SENDING BOTH WOMEN CRASHING TO THE MAT. With Jax unable to save the
match for her team, locked in the grasp of Sasha, Bayley capitalizes and covers
Tamina for the titles**. While it may be predictable, Bayley and Sasha are
absolutely the correct ones to win the titles here in their first ever match.
They’ve worked the hardest out of anyone here, and any other result would just
feel so anticlimatic and unwelcome. You WWE will probably have Nia and Tamina
win the titles and have the babyfaces chase, but this is one of the instances
where it’s not needed. Bayley and Sasha have already been chasing for 4 years
now, and the titles are only about 2 months old. *At Fastlane I’d have Sasha
and Bayley have their first defense against Nia and Tamina in a rematch, they
somehow retain, and the big match at Wrestlemania is Bayley and Sasha defending
the titles against Trish and Lita. THAT screams Wrestlemania to me*. Speaking
of Fastlane, you can find my full card for that show at the end of this post,
so keep on reading.
**WINNERS by PINFALL and NEW
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions: Bayley and Sasha Banks**
MATCH OVERVIEW:
Entry # | Entrant |
Elimination Order | Eliminated By | Method Of Elimination | # Of Eliminations |
:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|
1 | Bayley and Sasha Banks |
N/A | WINNERS | N/A | 2 |
2 | Mandy Rose and Sonya
Deville | 4 | Nia Jax & Tamina | Rose eliminated after an Atomic Legdrop by
Jax | 1 |
3 | The Riott Squad (Liv
Morgan & Sarah Logan) | 2 | Bayley & Sasha Banks | Morgan
submitted by a Bank Statement from Banks | 0 |
4 | The IIconics (Billie Kay
& Peyton Royce) | 3 | Nia Jax & Tamina | Kay pinned after a Superfly
Splash from Tamina | 0 |
5 | Carmella and Naomi | 1 |
Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville | Naomi pinned after a Fairytale Ending by Rose
| 0 |
6 | Nia Jax and Tamina | 5 |
Bayley & Sasha Banks | Tamina eliminated after a Bayley To Belly off the
top rope by Bayley | 2 |
* We get an ad for Tapout.
**2ND MATCH: Bobby Lashley
(c) and Lio Rush vs. Finn Balor (2-On-1 Handicap match for the WWE
Intercontinental Championship)**
* Balor is out first followed
by Lio and Lash. Lio chants Bobby’s name on the way to the ring. **The match
goes around 12 minutes and we get formal ring introductions**. Rush begins the
match against Balor and the story of the match is that Lashley is secretly
scared to get in the ring with Finn but tries not to show it. For example, when
Lio is about to tag Bobby in, Lashley just looks the other way or walks down to
a random audience member and poses, so as not to get into the ring. Late in the
match when he senses Balor is done for, Lashley finally offers to come in and
pick the bones of Finn. Lashley’s cockiness proves to get the best of him
however, as Balor is just acting and goes wild with a flurry of offense on Bob.
**Lio gets a blind tag on Bobby and Finn knocks Lashley out of the ring with a
Dropkick. Balor hits a 1916 on Rush followed by a Coup De Grace for his first
championship on the main roster**! IT IS FINN’S TIME. There has never been a
more clear time for him to win this match. Normally I wouldn’t have the
babyface win the title so quickly into the feud here, but the two would go on
to have a rematch at Fastlane with Lio banned from ringside, where the match
would be interrupted and ruined by various midcard RAW superstars, leading to a
big multi-man ladder match for the title at Wrestlemania. It wouldn’t be good
for Finn to win the title there, in a match that doesn’t end clean, and fresh
off his match with Brock, the guy is as hot as ever. Lio was clearly put in
this match to take the pin, and that’s exactly what happened. Balor is champ,
rematch at Fastlane, Lio banned from ringside, interference from various
superstars, and the return of the 6-man title ladder match at Mania. Boom.
**WINNER by PINFALL and NEW
WWE Intercontinental Champion: Finn Balor**
* We get an ad for
WWEShop.com, followed by an interview with new Women’s Tag Champs Sasha and
Bayley. This should have no script. Just a chance for those two to spill their
heart out and speak their mind. It will be great.
**3RD MATCH: The Miz and
Shane McMahon (c) vs. The Usos (Tag Team match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team
Championships)**
* Truth be told, I don’t even
know that this match is still happening. Jimmy was arrested this week in
Detroit after trying to fight a police officer, but has posted bail and is now
out. On that note, Jey was arrested last year and still went on to fight BenjaGable
at the Royal Rumble for the titles, so you never know. Assuming it’s still on,
**Shane and Miz are out first followed by The Fresh Out Of The Penitentiary
Usos, and the match goes 15 minutes**. This could be super fun. A spot I would
LOVE TO SEE even though there’s a 100% chance of death would be Shane trying a
Shooting Star Press and an Uso superkicking him out of mid-air. Shane would
die, but I’m sure he’d be cool with it. **The match ends when Shane locks in
THE FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK on Jimmy (because he’s a bad boy and went to jail this
week so he must be punished) and Jimmy taps out**. Miz looks on as Shane has
just taken a page out of his arsenal and the two hug and celebrate their win.
**BY GOD, OUT OF NOWHERE, GEORGE MIZANIN, MIZ DAD RUNS DOWN AND HITS 730
REVERSE HURRICANRANA JACKHAMMERS ON BOTH MEN**. Not really, but just imagine.
Miz Dad for champ. Shane and Miz have absolutely won me over by being
entertaining as hell, as I see has been the case for a ton of other fans. It’s
just not time to split them up yet. Have them last until Fastlane at the very
least, and drop the titles to The New Day, the biggest team they haven’t
defended against yet. The Besties In The World live on another day.
**WINNERS by SUBMISSION and
STILL WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships: The Miz and Shane McMahon)**
* We get a preview for
Fighting With My Family, and information about the release date and behind the
scenes.
**4TH MATCH: Baron Corbin vs.
Braun Strowman (No Disqualification match)**
* Corbin is out first
followed by Braun. **The match goes 10 minutes**. It feels like these two have
fought at least six thousand times and yet this is only their SECOND SINGLES
MATCH EVER, their first was at TLC, even though that wasn’t much of a match.
This needs to be short, sweet and to the point. They’ll hit each other with
weapons, there’ll be interference from the likes of McIntyre, Angle, Lashley,
Balor and others, and **Braun wins the the match with a Running Powerslam to
Corbin onto steel steps inside the ring**. Braun gets payback by giving Corbin
a taste of his own stairs medicine, it all makes sense, NOW PLEASE STOP THIS
FEUD FOREVER.
**WINNER by PINFALL: Braun
Strowman**
* We get an ad for Fast Lane
next month.
**5TH MATCH: Ronda Rousey (c)
vs. Ruby Riott (Singles match for the WWE RAW Women’s Championship)**
* Now THIS ONE I’M EXCITED
FOR. These two have been getting excellent reviews at house shows over the past
week. Both women are excellent and will get a hell of a match out of each
other. **Riott is out first, ALONE since Liv and Sarah should be recovering in
the back from the beating they took in the Chamber earlier in the night,
followed by Rousey. The match goes a crisp 20 minutes and we get formal ring
introductions**. Charlotte is shown throughout the match sitting front row….
just like she said… who knows if Ruby wins and she gets a brand new
Wrestlemania challenger tonight? HAHA IN YOUR DREAMS YOU DIRTY MARKS. **The
match ends when Ronda hits a Pipers Pit on Riott followed immediately by the
armbar, which Ruby taps out immediately to**. Post-match, CHARLOTTE AMBUSHES
RONDA RIGHT AS THE BELL RINGS. Charlotte stomps down Rousey to a pulp in the
corner, and all of a sudden BECKY LYNCH COMES FROM THE CROWD AND FIGHTS OFF
CHARLOTTE. Becky nails Charlotte with an Exoloder Bexplex into the corner and
Flair rolls out of the ring and retreats up the ramp. BECKY HAS SAVED RONDA
ROUSEY FROM A BEATDOWN. Becky helps Rousey up and raises her hand like a true
sport, BUT BECKY REINSTITUTES THE MINDSET OF DON’T TRUST ANYBODY AS BECKY
KNCOSK RONDA DOWN ONCE AGAIN AND LOCKS IN THE DISARM-HER. Before Lynch can do
any serious damage, Vince comes out furious and sends security down to grab
Becky, but Becky high-tails it and escapes through the crowd. Her music hits as
Vince is irate and security check on Ronda. A chaotic scene.
**WINNER by SUBMISSION and
STILL WWE RAW Women’s Champion: Ronda Rousey**
* We get a teaser for
Wrestlemania, which as of the night of this PPV is 48 days away.
**6TH MATCH: Daniel Bryan (c)
vs. AJ Styles vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton vs. Samoa Joe
(Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship)**
* Hemp WWE Champion Daniel
Bryan is out first with his intellectual peer Rowan, followed by Kofi, then Joe
and finally Orton, the man who will enter the match last. **The two men who
will begin the match are now apparent; AJ Styles and Jeff Hardy both make their
way out to begin the 24th Chamber match in WWE history**. The two TNA originals
lock up and go at it for the beginning portion of the match. Hardy hits a
Whisper In The Wind on AJ and both men are down in the center of the ring as
the clock appears for entry #3.
* The clock sounds, the
lights flash on all 4 pods and out comes THE IRON MAN KOFI KINGSTON to join the
fray. It breaks my heart that the distance Kofi went on Tuesday was originally
intended for Mustafa Ali because he would’ve been made in one night as a
bonafide STAR, but it truly works just as well for Kofi. For Ali it would’ve
been all about the rookie trying to prove himself to the world… But with
Ali out & Kofi now in his place, the story of the match has flipped on its
head and yet it seems so similar. Kofi’s drive comes from him being the 11 year
veteran, he won’t stop clawing until he’s finally earned his World Title, his
career’s worth of work. It’s amazing. Kofi hits SOS on both Styles and Jeff,
and the three men brawl until the clock appears for #4.
* Out at #4 is THE WWE
CHAMPION DANIEL BRYAN. Bryan puts Kofi, AJ AND Jeff all in trees of woe in
their respective corners, and runs wild, hitting corner dropkicks on all of
them. Corner to corner Daniel goes. Only AJ is left, and he manages to get out
of the way as Bryan runs shoulder first into the post. AJ hits a Chickenwing
Facebuster on Bryan for the near fall.
* Out at #5 is SAMOA JOE. We
already know that Orton earned the last entry, so the order of the participants
is now known. Joe goes wild on everyone and hits Suplexes, Uranages,
Clotheslines, powerbombs on the steel, he kills everyone. **At one point Joe
THROWS AJ STYLES THROUGH THE GLASS OF A POD LIKE A NEWBORN CHILD**. Joe is
dominating as the clock appears to release the last man from his pod.
* Randy Orton slithers out of
his pod at #6 and now the match has really begun. You can see the eliminations
in more detail in the table below, but just a quick run-down: **The first
elimination of the match comes as Jeff Hardy climbs to the top of a pod, TRIES
FOR A SWANTON BOMB on Samoa Joe but misses, and Joe immediately locks in the
Coquina Clutch for the TKO. Jeff Hardy has been eliminated. Next, the dream of
Kofi Kingston comes to an end when Bryan sense that Kofi may be able to beat
him again, hits a Low Blow, and a Running Knee to pin Kofi. Joe is out next as
Orton, AJ and Bryan all hit their finishers on Joe to take him out, so as to
make him look strong in defeat. The final 3 are AJ Styles, Randy Orton and
Daniel Bryan. Styles and Orton look to make a temporary alliance on Bryan, but
Orton is a slimy slimy snake and ends up hitting an RKO on The Phenomenal One,
and even leaves Bryan to get the pin. Our final 2 are Bryan and Orton, once
bitter rivals heading into Wrestlemania 30. The two fight for a few brief
minutes as Orton tries for RKOs that get reversed by Bryan and Bryan tries for
Lebell Locks that Randy escapes out of. As Styles is going down the steps to
exit the Chamber, HE RUNS BACK IN AND NAILS A PHENOMENAL FOREARM ON ORTON OUT
OF NOWHERE. Styles hits a Styles Clash on Orton and then storms to the back.
Bryan wins the match with an Attitude Adjustment on Orton, who’s also just
eaten two finishers from AJ. This would begin the setup to Bryan vs. Cena for
the Championship as the program leading into Mania. Cena vs. Bryan and Orton
vs. AJ are both programs begun in this single match, as well as Kofi vs. Bryan
heading into Fastlane next month. Things are progressing nicely into
Wrestlemania.
**WINNER by PINFALL and STILL
WWE Champion: Daniel Bryan**
MATCH OVERVIEW:
Entry # | Entrant |
Elimination Order | Eliminated By | Method Of Elimination | # Of Eliminations |
:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--|
1 | AJ Styles | 4 | Daniel
Bryan | Eliminated by Pinfall after Orton betrays a temporary alliance with AJ,
hits an RKO, and Daniel Bryan crawls in to make the cover | 0 |
2 | Jeff Hardy | 1 | Samoa
Joe | Eliminated by Submission via the Coquina Clutch | 0 |
3 | Kofi Kingston | 2 |
Daniel Bryan | Eliminated by Pinfall after a Running Knee | 0 |
4 | Daniel Bryan | N//A |
WINNER | N/A | 3 |
5 | Samoa Joe | 3 | Randy
Orton | Eliminated by Pinfall after a Running Knee, Phenomenal Forearm and
finally an RKO | 1 |
6 | Randy Orton | 5 |
Daniel Bryan | Eliminated by Pinfall after AJ Styles reenters the Chamber and
nails Orton with a Styles Clash as payback; Bryan hits an Attitude Adjustment
on Orton for the Pin (the reason for this is explained in the match) | 1 |
> FINAL RESULTS:
No. | Results | Stipulations
| Times |
:--|:--|:--|:--|
1PS | Buddy Murphy (c)
defeated Akira Tozawa by Pinfall | Singles match for the WWE Cruiserweight
Championship | 15 minutes
2 | Bayley and Sasha Banks
defeated Carmella and Naomi, The Iconics (Billie Kay & Peyton Royce), Mandy
Rose and Sonya Deville, Nia Jax and Tamina, and The Riott Squad (Liv Morgan
& Sarah Logan) | Elimination Chamber match for the Inaugural WWE Women’s
Tag Team Championships | 35 minutes
3 | Finn Balor defeated Bobby
Lashley (c) and Lio Rush by Pinfall | 2-On-1 Handicap match for the WWE
Intercontinental Championship | 12 minutes
4 | The Miz and Shane McMahon
(c) defeated The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) by Submission | Tag Team match for
the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships | 15 minutes
5 | Braun Strowman defeated
Baron Corbin by Pinfall | No Disqualification match | 10 minutes
6 | Ronda Rousey (c) defeated
Ruby Riott by Submission (Charlotte attack post-match; Becky comes from crowd
and saves Rousey, Becky then betrays Rousey and escapes from security back
through crowd) | Singles match for the WWE RAW Women’s Championship | 20
minutes
7 | Daniel Bryan (c) defeated
AJ Styles, Jeff Hardy, Kofi Kingston, Randy Orton and Samoa Joe | Elimination
Chamber match for the WWE Championship | 40 minutes
> MY FASTLANE 2019 CARD
(March 10th, 2019; Cleveland, OH):
No. | Matches | Stipulations
|
:--|:--|:--|
1 | Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Kofi
Kingston | Singles match for the WWE Championship
2 | Finn Balor (c) vs. Bobby
Lashley | Singles match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship with Lio Rush
BANNED from ringisde
3 | R-Truth (c) vs. Andrade
(w/ Zelina Vega) vs. Rey Mysterio | Triple Threat match for the WWE United
States Championship
4 | Asuka (c) vs. Naomi |
Singles match for the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship
5 | The Miz and Shane McMahon
(c) vs. The New Day (Big E & Xavier Woods) | Tag Team match for the WWE
SmackDown Tag Team Championships
6 | The Boss ‘N Hug
Connection (Bayley & Sasha Banks) vs. The Samoan Slaughterhouse (Nia Jax
& Tamina) | Tag Team match for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships
7 | Becky Lynch vs.
Charlotte Flair | Steel Cage match with Ronda Rousey as Special Guest Enforcer;
if Charlotte wins, Becky suspension remains. If Becky wins, her suspension is
lifted and she will be added to the RAW Women’s Championship match at Wrestlemania
35
8 | Braun Strowman vs. Seth
Rollins | Singles match
9 | AJ Styles vs. Randy Orton
| Singles match
10PS | Buddy Murphy (c) vs.
Tony Nese | Singles match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Well, that was how I think
Elimination Chamber 2019 should be booked. Thanks for reading. Tell me what you
liked or didn’t like from the post, and what from this you’d like to see
actually happen on the show. **As always, be sure to look out for my post on
the next upcoming PPV, “How WWE Should Book Fastlane 2019” the weekend of that
show**. Enjoy the pay-per-view, everyone.
