Elimination Chamber This Sunday!

So the last PPV stop on the Road to Wrestlemania is creeping upon us as Elimination Chamber is just under one week away.

So with that let’s have a look at the matches announced so far.

Divas Championship

Beth Phoenix vs. Tamina Snuka

For once this is a Divas match that actually includes two women who can actually perform and wrestle well.

We should be in for a pretty decent contest for once as both of them are among the top Divas in the WWE alongside, Natalya and Kharma.

Unfortunately the result is predictable, over recent weeks Beth has been saying how she is the most dominant Diva in WWE and that she will never lose the Divas Title. All this is an obvious build up to a Wrestlemania match between Beth and recently returned Diva, Kharma (Awesome Kong).

For once we are in a period of Divas wrestling that may be half way decent.

With that being said though the other top Diva in the Company, Natalya, has been knocked in to a fart joke storyline.

It’s terrible to see such great talent, a 2^nd Generation Diva, pull down to a fart gag.

I don’t know what WWE are thinking with this but it’s absolutely terrible.

Kane vs. John Cena

Ambulance Match

This will be the final encounter between these two in this storyline that really has resulted in nothing. John Cena will not lose, and will not embrace the hate, no matter how much we want him to.

It’s obvious that they are going to pack this story in and start to focus on the John Cena, Rock build up.

The story has basically fallen apart anyway, and the whole Kane messing around with Zack and Eve has become too much and just needs to come to an end.

Last night on Raw, Kane tried to kidnap Eve in an Ambulance, failed and Eve kissed Cena in front of Zack.

Zack then obviously blamed Cena and faced him in the ring later, (watching Zack “Hobble” down the ramp on his crunches was painful.) Zack slapped Cena and it looked like Cena was going to retaliate, but all he did though was push him to the ground. Zack then returned to his wheel chair at the top of the ramp to then have Kane appear and shove Zack and chair off the staging.

Cena then ran to his aide and called in the EMT’s who just so happen to be standing behind the Titantron about 2 feet away.

They were followed by Eve who once again knelt down next to the downed Zack with forced tears.

Same shit different day, and it’s about time it came to an end.

SmackDown Elimination Chamber

World Heavyweight Chamionship

Daniel Bryan, Randy Orton, Big Show, Cody Rhodes, The Great Khali and Wade Barrett.

Daniel Bryan continues his slow turn to the Heel side, trying to dodge matches and escape by the skin of his teeth by using excuses or pitching other members of the Elimination Chamber match  against each other.

Really Bryan shouldn’t be able to walk out of the Chamber with the belt but in all likelihood he will escape still holding the gold.

Not that I would complain as it would be good to see the match that was removed last year’s Mania of Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan.

On the other hand I wouldn’t have a problem with Sheamus vs. Wade Barrett, Cody Rhodes or Randy Orton epically if Cody gets to hold both Intercontinental and World Titles at the same time.

There is no chance that Khali will win, he is filler for the injured Mark Henry, and Big Show just isn’t a favoured Superstar.

Raw Elimination Chamber

WWE Championship

CM Punk, Chris Jericho, R-Truth, Kofi Kingston, The Miz and Dolph Ziggler

On the Raw side of things the big focus is on CM Punk and Chris Jericho. Yes the big build up to the end of the world as we know it did end up leading to nothing and the world as we know it still exesits, but it doesn’t mean we aren’t going to get the match we deserve.

Chris Jericho vs. CM Punk, Best in the World vs. Best in the World at Wrestlemania is where all this should be leading. I guess the question is whether there will be a Championship between them?

Either Jericho or Punk will win at Elimination Chamber making the obvious co-main event for Mania, or on the other hand someone else could take the WWE Title, and after a rematch on Raw which Punk would lose, maybe due to inference from Jericho, the rivalry between Punk and Jericho could really kick off with the main aspect being who is the Best in the World?

I think I would prefer that as it would make a more personal rivalry. So if that is to happen who would be the perfect person to take the WWE Title? My money would be on Miz or Ziggler. But then who would they face, who is big enough to make a main event match? Maybe Truth vs. Ziggler, or Miz? Maybe if he gets pushed Kofi Kingston?

I guess only time will tell.

So those are all the announced matches, for some fillers we should see some back stage promos and maybe an impromptu Tag team bout with Champs Primo and Epico or Jack Swagger may come along to defend his US Title.

Undertaker Message.

Last night on Raw Shawn Michaels made his return to try and convince Triple H to accept the Mania match against Undertaker.

The promo was brilliant but it did all lead to the eventual refusal once again but with great reasoning. Triple H pointed out that him and Undertaker is all that’s left of their era, and if he takes Taker out that would signal the end of that great time. If you didn’t see the promo go watch it, it was a great segment between the two Legends and its making the build-up to Mania quite interesting.

Shawn left after the refusal followed by Triple H. Just as he was about to leave the ring though the Gong sounded and a promo video played.

The video showed clips form Undertakers last match 1 year ago, then Taker sitting in a throne watching it projected onto a wall in front of him.

Undertaker then stands and approaches a wall covered in pictures and newspaper clippings related to last year.

Taker then removes his hat and his voice sounds saying, “This is not over, Vengeance, I will get what I want.”

He then begins to cut his hair, we see the hair fall to the ground and a close up of his eye.

The video cuts there and we see Triple H staring up at the screen, a stern look on his face.

The promo ends and we cut to an ad break.

What does this mean then? Cutting the hair? Getting what he wants? Vengeance? Is he reverting back to a more human character such as the days of Bad Ass Undertaker, Dead Man Inc.?

In my opinion that does make some sense. Something I’ve said for the last 3 or 4 years when questioning whether or not Undertaker will end it is the fact that it would be best done in a more human state, a state that allows him to acknowledge and thank his fans without having to act like death.

Hopefully he will revile his new or maybe old look next week on Raw when hopefully he will confront Triple H again.

This has got me very interested and I am looking forward to seeing how this all plays out.

Questions for you.

Looking forward to Elimination Chamber, or is it looking to predictable?

What are your thoughts on the Undertaker promo?

Well that’s all for now Matty.D signing off.