WWE Elimination Chamber – Feb 18

WWE Elimination Chamber – Feb 18

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*Live from Montreal, Quebec.

(1)  Asuka def. Raquel Rodriguez, Liv Morgan, Nikki Cross, Natalya, & Carmella…in the WOMEN’S ELIMINATION CHAMBER MATCH…Natalya & Liv Morgan start the match…Raquel Rodriguez is the 1^st out of the pods…Nikki Cross is 2^nd out of the pods…Carmella is 3^rd out of the pods…Raquel rolls Nikki back in after ramming her through the lexan of one of the pods & hooks a leg to eliminate Nikki Cross (11:43)…Asuka is last out of the pods…Natty & Asuka eliminate Liv Morgan with stereo submissions that cause Liv to pass out (17:18)…Carmella with a Superkick to eliminate Natty (18:07)…Asuka & Carmella with a series of strikes & a double cover to eliminate Raquel (19:03)…Asuka uses her Shoulder-stretch submission to get the verbal submission & eliminate Carmella for the win (20:09)…to become the #1 Contender to Bianca Belair’s Raw Women’s Championship at WrestleMania.

(2)  Bobby Lashley def. Brock Lesnar by DQ…after 2 spears Lashley goes for the Hurt Lock, but Lesnar counters into the F-5 for a 2 count…a second F-5 gets another 2 count…a 3^rd spear & Lashley gets the Hurt Lock sunk in…Brock delivers a Mule Kick to escape but the ref calls for the DQ (04:41)…AFTER…Brock hits the ref with an F-5 & then another F-5 for Lashley…Brock takes Lashley to the floor & delivers yet another F-5 to put Lashley through the announce desk…another F-5 for the ref onto the remnants of the announce desk before Brock is satisfied.

*UFC Hall of Famer Georges St-Pierre is spotted in Le Centre Bell crowd with combat sports journalist Ariel Helwani.

(3)  Edge & Beth Phoenix def. Finn Balor & Rhea Ripley…Beth hits a Glam Slam to Rhea on the floor…Edge takes Dominik Mysterio out with a suicide dive…Edge cuts Finn off with a Spear…Edge & Beth combine for the Shatter Machine on Finn for the win (13:49).

*Paul Heyman reassures Roman Reigns in the Bloodline dressing room that Montreal is now the centerpiece of his Island of Relevancy…as Roman chugs a sponsored energy drink.

(4)  Austin Theory def. Seth Rollins, Johnny Gargano, Bronson Reed, Damian Priest, & Montez Ford…in the MEN’S ELIMINATION CHAMBER MATCH to retain his United States Championship…Seth Rollins & Johnny Gargano start the match…Austin Theory is the 1^st man out of the pods…Damian Priest is 2^nd out of the pods…Bronson Reed is 3^rd out of the pods…Montez Ford is the last man out of the pods…Gargano with One Final Beat, Rollins with a Stomp, & a Splash From the Heavens allows Ford to eliminate Bronson Reed (18:00)…Priest with the Razor’s Edge to eliminate Johnny Gargano (23:02)…Rollins has Priest up for a buckle bomb & instead Ford comes off the top buckle with a Doomsday Blockbuster to eliminate Damian Priest (25:37)…Rollins with a Stomp on the outside, but Theory steals the cover to eliminate Montez Ford (28:22)…Montez Ford needs to be helped out of the chamber by the ringside medical staff & this allows Logan Paul to enter & deliver a Stomp to Seth Rollins…Theory delivers A-Town Down to eliminate Seth Rollins for the win (32:05).

(5)  Roman Reigns def. Sami Zayn…retains his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship…Sami gets an early upper hand, riding the energy from the electric crowd…later Roman is “playing with his food” & takes Sami to the floor to beat him around ringside & in front of his wife…around 17 minutes Sami counters a Superman Punch into an Exploder into the buckles…Roman cuts off the Helluva Kick with a Superman Punch for 2…Sami with another Exploder into the corner…Sami hits a Superman Punch of his own & follows with the Helluva Kick but Roman kicks at 2…Roman misses a spear on the floor & puts himself through the barricade, Sami rolls him back in & hits the Blue Thunder Bomb for 2…around the 23 minute mark the ref takes a bump just before a Helluva Kick & the crowd counts to 10…Jimmy Uso (who was told to stay home) slides in to deliver a pair of Superkicks & an Uso Splash, pulling Roman into a cover…a second ref down, but Sami gets the shoulder up at 2…another distraction by Jimmy leads to a Spear, but again Sami kicks at 2…Sami ducks a Superman punch & the 2^nd ref eats it instead…Paul Heyman hands Roman a chair…Jey Uso slides in & puts himself between Roman & Sami…Roman hands the chair to Jey & gives him his orders but Jey can’t do it…Sami recovers & accidentally spears Jey…Roman works Sami over with the chair…Roman with a Spear & the original ref counts the 1-2-3 for the win (32:19)…AFTER…Jimmy attacks Sami…Kevin Owens out, takes out Jimmy in the aisle & takes down Roman…Stunner to Roman…Stunner to Jimmy…Pop-Up Powerbomb puts Jimmy through the announce desk…Owens brings a chair in…Paul Heyman laughably attacks KO…Stunner for Heyman…Sami delivers a Helluva kick to Roman to end the night.

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WWE RAW PREVIEW – Feb. 20, 2023 

+ no matches announced

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WWE  WrestleMania 39 – Sat. & Sun. Apr. 1 & 2, 2023 – SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA.

+ Roman Reigns (c) vs. Cody Rhodes – for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship

+ Charlotte (c) vs. Rhea Ripley – for the SmackDown Women’s Championship

+ Bianca Belair (c) vs. Asuka – for the Raw Women’s Championship