We’re lower than two months away from WrestleMania, and there are solely two confirmed matches. We’ll most likely get someplace within the neighborhood of fourteen on the precise present; so, Triple H and the writers have quite a lot of work to do with a purpose to get there. Fortunately, I believe they’re going to make use of the Elimination Chamber PLE to arrange quite a lot of of them.
I say quite a lot of of them as a result of we all know the Chamber goes to arrange two for certain. The winner of the boys’s Chamber will face Cody Rhodes for the WWE Championship, and the winner of the ladies’s Chamber will face Rhea Ripley for the Ladies’s World Championship. These are clearly the primary occasion sights, however a number of the losers are probably going to be placing in character work and hitting story beats that assist them get to their future WrestleMania matches too.
Due to that, I’m not solely going to undergo who I believe goes to win these matches, I’m additionally going to undergo some theories about what different tales may develop. Clearly, I’m not contained in the writers room and don’t know precisely what the powers that be are planning with everybody, however I believe there have been sufficient story beats to do some evidence-based hypothesis.
Earlier than I get to that although, please gaze in awe and surprise at my higher midcard stage document on predictions since I began doing them for each PLE since WrestleMania 38. Fairly spectacular, huh? I’m just like the Damian Priest of predictions. Possibly that’s too beneficiant. I’m just like the Bam Bam Bigelow of predictions. Really, that is perhaps much more beneficiant. The British Bulldog of predictions? Why don’t you visualize your favourite higher midcarder.
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Tiffany Stratton and Trish Stratus Vs Nia Jax and Candice LeRae
Tiffany Stratton is a part of a kind of two confirmed matches for WrestleMania. She’s going to be dealing with Charlotte Aptitude in what is definitely the most important showcase of her profession. She’s additionally attempting to show she belongs in the primary occasion scene completely, and with all due respect to the opposite ladies on this match, that needs to be an important factor right here, particularly after she gave a fairly lackadaisical promo final week on SmackDown. WWE must remind everybody that she’s a rising star with the next long-term potential than each girl on the roster not named Rhea or Bianca or possibly Iyo. Possibly.
So, in my thoughts, that’s the objective of this match. Let’s make Tiffy appear to be a future Corridor of Famer, and as an added bonus, let’s give Canadian legend Trish Stratus one other implausible WWE reminiscence by celebrating her twenty fifth WWE anniversary with a win in Toronto’s famed Skydome. I suppose you possibly can make a case that Charlotte may intrude right here to price the babyfaces the match and advance the storyline that method, however I simply don’t purchase it. To me, the play is Tiffy and Trishy successful clear.
That being stated, one key factor to look out for on this match is whether or not it’ll trace at something ‘Mania associated for Nia, Trish or Candice. Nia has been a workhorse for the final 12 months, having an prolonged run as champion and showing in key plots principally the complete time. I personally assume she’s too massive of a star to go away off the cardboard totally, however Triple H has confirmed prior to now that he’s not simply gonna put somebody on there for the sake of placing them on there, particularly if they’ve a key match at a close-by PPV, as Nia herself came upon when she essential evented Elimination Chamber final 12 months with Rhea Ripley and Damian Priest came upon when he gave us a banger with Unhealthy Bunny at Backlash in ‘23.
Predicted Winner: Tiffy And Trishy
Sami Zayn Vs Kevin Owens In An Unsanctioned Grudge Match
That is most likely essentially the most nuanced and attention-grabbing story WWE is telling proper now, which is especially spectacular given Owens and Zayn have labored collectively in all capacities throughout a number of promotions for a few years. I suppose I shouldn’t be stunned although, given these two are arguably one of the best actors and character staff WWE employs proper now. They’ll convey feelings and make audiences really feel issues in a method most wrestlers on the roster simply aren’t able to.
Most followers are fairly satisfied that this match goes to result in a Kevin Owens and Randy Orton match at WrestleMania, given Owens injured Orton and hasn’t been seen on WWE programming since. I are inclined to agree, however there are two alternative ways to get there. The primary can be Orton exhibiting up, interfering on this match and serving to Zayn win. The second can be Owens beating Zayn in some kind of horrifying and harsh method, which prompts Orton to indicate up and confront KO. I are inclined to assume we’re going to get the latter for the easy purpose that I would like this match to have an actual ending, and in addition, Owens wants a win desperately. He simply took his lumps from Cody Rhodes for an prolonged feud. He must remind everybody he’s able to successful big matches in massive spots.
Predicted Winner: Kevin Owens
The Ladies’s Elimination Chamber That includes Bianca Belair, Naomi, Liv Morgan, Alexa Bliss, Roxanne Perez and Bayley.
Let’s get rid of some people who find themselves completely not going to win this earlier than we begin the exhausting evaluation. With all due respect to Bayley who’s a future Corridor of Famer and received a World Championship at WrestleMania 40, she isn’t going to win this. Her character has cooled off a ton since final 12 months, and nothing about her current reserving signifies she’s an actual menace right here. I believe we are able to additionally go forward and get rid of Naomi. I really feel the glow. I’m comfortable to see her on TV each week concerned in an actual storyline, however she’s not a plausible menace to beat Rhea at WrestleMania. Plus, we nonetheless want to determine what’s happening with Jade, which includes her.
Some NXT followers and individuals who like massive surprises are pushing Roxanne Perez as a doable winner. She had a implausible run at The Royal Rumble and broke the document for minutes spent within the match, however to be trustworthy, she wasn’t precisely booked like a 1994 Diesel throughout that prolonged run. She had one complete elimination the complete time, and she or he hasn’t precisely been introduced like a essential roster essential eventer within the final month since then. She’s virtually actually not going to win. As an alternative, she’ll most likely find yourself getting right into a confrontation with Bayley, and that’ll chart their course for ‘Mania.
Now, the match all of us wish to see is Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley. That’s a present from the fantasy reserving gods, and at any time when it occurs, it ought to essential occasion at minimal the primary evening and possibly even the second evening of ‘Mania. In my thoughts, these two are essentially the most proficient and greatest feminine superstars within the historical past of WWE, and we’d like that showcase match in some unspecified time in the future for each of their legacies. However I need a full correct construct for that match at any time when it occurs, and this Jade storyline is simply dangling round Bianca’s neck. An excessive amount of time has been put into it to not get some type of decision. If she wins the Chamber, everyone seems to be gonna spend the subsequent month nonetheless questioning about Jade and what’s happening there. So, I believe she’s out, however I do anticipate we’ll see Jade make an look and formally arrange their match. I predict she someway storms her method into the cage and we’ve a second questioning if she’s gonna take out Naomi and Bianca or Liv.
That leaves Liv Morgan and Alexa Bliss. Liv appeared like the plain option to face Rhea 9 months in the past, however they ran this feud into the bottom already. We noticed them wrestle at SummerSlam. We noticed them wrestle at Unhealthy Blood. We noticed them wrestle earlier this 12 months on the Uncooked premiere on Netflix. We noticed blended tag matches involving the 2 of them plus Dominik Mysterio and Damian Priest. We noticed tag matches involving Liv’s henchman Raquel Rodriguez. We’ve seen them collectively soooooooooo a lot that it’s exhausting to get enthusiastic about extra, though they’re two of the most well liked characters on the complete roster.
However does Alexa Bliss actually make sense? I’m an enormous Alexa fan. I’ve been screaming about how WWE ought to use her in additional outstanding spots for years, and she or he arguably received the most important pop on the total Royal Rumble when she returned. I might like it if she received, however there’s nothing that actually signifies to me that Triple H and firm see her as somebody who may believably beat Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania. There have been robust hints she’s going to be the final member of the Wyatt Sicks, and I’m probably not certain how her successful right here would play into that, except she received actually spooky they usually tried to make her a plausible menace to win through supernatural means.
As a lot as I’d love to select Alexa Bliss, I simply can’t do it. Liv is getting important screentime every week, and with this Rhea and Iyo Sky title match arising on Monday, there’s an opportunity we get some shenanigans there that flip the ‘Mania match right into a triple menace, which might be extra tolerable. Actually, that is precisely what I believe goes to occur. Liv goes to win right here and intrude in that match, which is able to trigger Adam Pearce to make it a triple menace.
Predicted Winner: Liv Morgan
The Males’s Elimination Chamber Match That includes John Cena, CM Punk, Drew McIntyre, Seth Rollins, Damian Priest and Logan Paul
Alright, let’s do the identical factor we did for the Ladies’s Elimination Chamber and begin eliminating people who find themselves not going to win. Logan Paul isn’t dealing with Cody Rhodes in the primary occasion of WrestleMania 41. Neither is Damian Priest. I believe Seth Rollins would placed on a implausible match with Cody, given all their shared backstory and the implausible section we received on Uncooked this week, however Rollins is sort of clearly going to do one thing with Roman Reigns. Actually, I believe there’s a robust likelihood Roman may break into the Chamber and beat him half to loss of life on the occasion. I believe he’s out.
We received every kind of rumors about how WWE noticed Drew McIntyre as a prime man within the business heading into this 12 months, however he’s misplaced on roll-ups to Jey and Jimmy Uso this 12 months. I get that they’re attempting to inform a narrative about him beating himself, however come’on. You don’t sometimes have your WrestleMania essential eventers lose matches to brothers with dueling catchphrases. Followers are so labored up about the entire thing that there are rumors WWE may amend his ‘Mania plans, possibly to LA Knight, however there’s been virtually no speak about them amending the plans to incorporate a World Championship match. I wouldn’t 100% rule him out, simply as I would not 100% rule out Seth, however their likelihood is very low. I believe it is extra probably he will get into it with Damian Priest, and that is the ‘Mania plan.
That leaves John Cena and CM Punk. Rumors have swirled for months that WWE needs Cena and Cody in the primary occasion at WrestleMania. On paper, that’s actually the most important match from a reputation recognition standpoint, however Cena has been on tv like twice the complete 12 months. He’s additionally been telling a narrative about how he hasn’t received a singles match in like a decade on WWE programming. He completed second on the Rumble and misplaced. I believe his greatest story can be for him to complete second once more right here. Maybe he can face somebody like Logan Paul at WrestleMania and begin build up momentum that method.
By strategy of elimination, that brings us to CM Punk. Reality be advised, I wasn’t tremendous into this as an possibility till The Rock confirmed up and gave his complicated promo on SmackDown about wanting Cody Rhodes’ soul. I do not know if CM Punk can be prepared to take The Rock up on his supply when Cody says no, however even when he doesn’t, WWE can use the favor Paul Heyman owes him as a storybeat to get Roman to do one thing associated to The Rock. There are a bunch of choices right here, and given the run he’s been on, it additionally feels time to reward CM Punk with a loud victory in opposition to A-list opponents in a match like this.
Predicted Winner: CM Punk
How do you’re feeling? Who do you assume goes to win. Pontificate within the remark part under and provides us your predictions.