I won't sugarcoat it when I say that people were PISSED when the smoke cleared and the final result set in. This has to be a record that WWE managed to piss the bulk of their fanbase off two months in a row - let alone the night before the WWE Network launches.
Pre-show match: Goldust and Cody Rhodes defeated Ryback and Curtis Axel.
Larry “The Axe” Hennig accompanied Rybaxel to the ring. Cody Rhodes pinned Curtis Axel after a Cross Rhodes.
I didn't manage to get back home in time to check this match out last night, so forgive me that I don't have anything to say about it. I will say that was pretty cool that Larry "The Axe" Hennig accompanied Rybaxel to the ring for the match.
Intercontinental Championship Match: Big E (c) defeated Jack Swagger.
Big E retained after hitting The Big Ending on Swagger.I'm surprised that more people aren't giving this match more props that it deserves. This was the best match I have seen from Jack Swagger in a long time and both men don't have anything to be ashamed of here, despite the fact that the match had a few Botchamania-worthy moments.
WWE Tag Team Championship Match: The New Age Outlaws (c) defeated The Usos.
Billy Gunn won the match with a roll-up.
I felt that this match should have been on the pre-show. I know NAO are pushing up in age, but it seemed like they were not able to keep up with The Usos speed at all. I was expecting a better finish than quick roll-up.
Titus O’Neil defeated Darren Young.
O’Neil pinned Young after Clash of the Titus.
This match dragged out a bit too long for my taste, but I guess this was the bathroom break match of the evening. For those you watching this on the replay, this is why the fast forward button was invented for.
The Wyatt Family defeated The Shield.
Bray Wyatt won a long, back-and-forth match for his team by pinning Roman Reigns with Sister Abigail.
This was arguably the best match of the evening, without a shadow of a doubt. Amazing match from start to finish. If you must watch one match from this PPV, watch this one.
To the people who are butthurt that The Shield lost, why are you mad? The Shield had nothing to gain here. The Wyatt Family needed the win here to secure their dominance while WWE continues to plant the seeds that The Shield is going to fall apart and split up.
Divas Championship Match: Cameron defeated AJ Lee (c). Cameron won by disqualification when Tamina interfered.
Earlier in the match, Tamina “accidentally” kicked AJ.
I laughed so hard when AJ mocked Cameron like that. AJ went a bit overboard doing Maryse's facial expressions though...
When Tamina "accidentally" knocked out AJ, I thought we were going to see a title change (along with a LOT of pissed off AJ Lee marks...), which could have led to the Funkadactyls feuding among themselves when Naomi returns from injury. Sadly, it seems that WWE isn't going that route yet. From Tamina's accident, they could build towards a potential Fatal 4 Way at WrestleMania between reigning Divas Champion AJ Lee, Tamina, Cameron, and Naomi to see where truly all of these friendships lie when the title is up for grabs. Of course, the Funkadactyls should not have any problems, but I think WWE wants to go ahead and dissolve Tamina and AJ's partnership at this stage.
Batista defeated Alberto Del Rio.
Batista won with a Batista Bomb. The crowd didn’t like him much.I felt the live crowd was a bit disrespectful during this entire match. It was annoying around the start of the show and it was even more distracting during this match. Okay, okay, okay. We get that the IWC doesn't like that Batista won the Royal Rumble. What are WWE supposed to do, make a time machine and change the result? Believe it or not, there's people who was actually glad to see Batista come back. I'm not one of them, but give the guy a break. At least he's going to still be here after WrestleMania. People can give The Rock a free pass to walk in, collect that WrestleMania pay check and leave, but shit all over Batista? C'mon get the fuck out of here with that. I have said it once, I'll say it a million times. Don't get mad at the wrestlers for WWE's blunders - blame WWE Creative.
Elimination Chamber Match For The WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Randy Orton (c) defeated Daniel Bryan, John Cena, Christian, Sheamus and Cesaro.
Christian eliminated Sheamus with a splash from the top of a chamber pod. Daniel Bryan eliminated Christian with a running knee. John Cena eliminated Cesaro via submission with an STF. The Wyatt Family interfered and beat up Cena and Bryan, allowing Orton to pin and eliminate Cena. Kane made the Wyatts leave the ring, so Bryan attacked him. Bryan hit a running knee on Orton, but Kane pulled out the referee before the three. Kane continued to interfere, and Orton was able to hit two RKOs and retain the title.
This wasn't a bad Chamber match, but at the same time, it wasn't the best either.
That being said, I'm going to restate what I posted on Facebook shortly after the event ended.
Even though I'm still under the weather, I'm going speak up on the PPV results.
From the expressions of fans' faces after the WWE Elimination Chamber event ended to the widespread bitching that's going across my News Feed on both Facebook and Twitter, I have to say I'm NOT surprised that Daniel Bryan didn't win tonight.
From the second the match started, Cole made a point that was completely brushed underneath the rug by King and JBL, stating that Randy Orton has NEVER won a Elimination Chamber match despite having the most experience out of any other Superstar in the match.
When Sheamus and Christian got eliminated and it was down to Cesaro, Bryan, Cena, and Orton, I didn't have a slither of hope that Bryan, Cesaro, nor Cena would win here. Why you ask?
1) Someone has to take Punk's spot in the inevitable ______ vs. Triple H/other misc. Authority member at WM match. From the past few weeks of being screwed over by Kane, we can easily see that Bryan's being shoed into this role.
2) Cesaro is set to face Sami Zayn this week on NXT ArRIVAL. What sense would that match make if Zayn was instantly given a WWE World Heavyweight title match this week over everyone else? Hell, I'd pay to see it, but it would screw up WWE's plans set out so far.
3) Despite the fact of how vocal people have been against this, the landscape is looking at Orton vs. Batista to main event WM. WWE doesn't care what the IWC likes or doesn't like, they had this set up in motion since they signed Batista and allowed him to win the Rumble. Get mad at WWE Creative NOT the wrestlers, folks.
4) Cena was attacked by the Wyatts during the Rumble and the angle never went anywhere. Apparently, they are saving that encounter for WM.
After ALL of that proof, it left Orton to reign supreme.
Like I keep on saying, if you don't like it - STOP WATCHING! Don't buy the WWE Network tomorrow, stop buying tickets to the shows, don't watch WrestleMania! It's not hard to find wrestling alternatives. If you can find 5-10 wrestling forums to bitch about WWE on, then you can find some other wrestling product that caters to your interests.
Dear IWC, you had to be STUPID to think anyone but @RandyOrton was going to walk out of #WWEChamber w/ the WWE title. #DatWWEBooking Bro
— Let's Talk Wrestling (@LetsTalkWrestle) February 24, 2014As far as we know, WWE might go that extra mile and pull a complete 360 on every storyline going into WrestleMania. Tonight's Monday Night RAW is set to be a blockbuster with the return of Hulk Hogan (who is confirmed as the official host for WrestleMania XXX), The Undertaker set to appear and name his WrestleMania opponent, and a rumor title change set to occur as well. WWE is supposedly pulling out all of the stops to kick off the debut of the WWE Network. Speaking of which, if you want to do a free 1-week trial, look no farther than here.
While we're on the topic of predictions for tonight's RAW broadcast, I have a few in mind:
- Roughly 2-3 different title changes tonight
- Dean Ambrose loses the United States Championship
- The New Age Outlaws lose the WWE Tag Team Championship
- Randy Orton loses the WWE World Heavyweight Championship to Daniel Bryan as "damage control" -- but wins it back between now to WrestleMania
- Brock Lesnar in attendance and will name his WrestleMania opponent...
- or... WWE will add both Lesnar and Bryan into the main event, making it a Fatal 4 Way for the WWE title.
We don't know what to expect from here, but let's just hope that WWE doesn't fuck this up.
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