Elimination Chamber Pre-Show thread *Spoilers etc...*

D2D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ApMyQr9pJE

WWE Title in the Raw Elimination Chamber Match: WWE Champion CM Punk, Dolph Ziggler, Chris Jericho, R-Truth, The Miz and Kofi Kingston.

BohsJohnny

Kofi is a strange one i assume they need someone to do a crazy stunt.

DM_7

BohsJohnny wrote: »

Kofi is a strange one i assume they need someone to do a crazy stunt.

Not really - its not his first chamber match.

Also, Ted Di Biase, Carlito, Chris Masters, Mike Knox, Finlay and Kozlov had chamber matches - why not Kofi?

BohsJohnny

DM-ICE wrote: »

Not really - its not his first chamber match.

Also, Ted Di Biase, Carlito, Chris Masters, Mike Knox, Finlay and Kozlov had chamber matches - why not Kofi?

don't get me wrong i like kofi but the way they have treated him since the stuff with bourne i am suprized he is in the match.

JP Liz V1

Dare_2_defy wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ApMyQr9pJE

WWE Title in the Raw Elimination Chamber Match: WWE Champion CM Punk, Dolph Ziggler, Chris Jericho, R-Truth, The Miz and Kofi Kingston.

No Cena, Del Rio, Swagger or Kane so I guess Cena will have another match with Kane

irish_stevo815

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

WWE Title in the Raw Elimination Chamber Match: WWE Champion CM Punk, Dolph Ziggler, Chris Jericho, R-Truth, The Miz and Kofi Kingston.

No Cena, Del Rio, Swagger or Kane so I guess Cena will have another match with Kane[/Quote]

At least now we can be sure that Cena vs The Rock will not be for the title.

spiralism

If Sheamus is on the cover of the poster ya'd have to imagine he plays a big part...possibly wins the belt in the smackdown one and uses his Mania match to defend it against Taker?

Charisteas

spiralism wrote: »

If Sheamus is on the cover of the poster ya'd have to imagine he plays a big part...

I believe those covers are made months in advance, don't read too much into them.

So who will be in the Smackdown chamber.......I'd say Bryan, Show, Rhodes, Barrett, Orton, Henry.

JP Liz V1

Charisteas wrote: »

I believe those covers are made months in advance, don't read too much into them.

So who will be in the Smackdown chamber.......I'd say Bryan, Show, Rhodes, Barrett, Orton, Henry.

Hopefully Christian for one

gnfnrhead

Henry needs a break, he should be given it now so he doesnt have to risk missing Wrestlemania. Saying he picked up an injury in the cage match and is taking sme time off to let it heal.

Charisteas

Confirmed - Smackdown chamber will be Daniel Bryan, Big Show, Wade Barrett, Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, and The Great Khali.


http://www.pwinsider.com/article/65481/smackdown-elimination-chamber-ppv-match-spoiler.html?p=1

JP Liz V1

Charisteas wrote: »

Confirmed - Smackdown chamber will be Daniel Bryan, Big Show, Wade Barrett, Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, and The Great Khali.


http://www.pwinsider.com/article/65481/smackdown-elimination-chamber-ppv-match-spoiler.html?p=1

No Christian

Lord TSC

If ever there was a case of a man getting rewarded for stealing the show, it's Kofi and the handstand...

Charisteas

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

No Christian

Don't worry about it, I bet WWE are keeping him fresh for a nice big pay-day at Mania

gnfnrhead

Was the Rumble Khali's return? I was under the impression he was done so assumed it was a one time thing.

irish_stevo815

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

No Christian

Christian to return at Elimination chamber for the second year in a row??? :eek:

JP Liz V1

irish_stevo815 wrote: »

Christian to return at Elimination chamber for the second year in a row??? :eek:

Christian to challenge Sheamus for his Mania title match at EC

irish_stevo815

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Christian to challenge Sheamus for his Mania title match at EC

Possibly...if not, I reckon he'll be part of the MITB match if he's kept away from the title picture by Mania.

I wonder if Edge will have some involvement at Mania, possibly some interaction with Christian

DM_7

Why are ye expecting Christian to duel with Sheamus again. Sheamus beat him at two PPVs in a row already.

I assumed he would be after Big Show since show was the one that 'Put' him in the neck brace.

JP Liz V1

DM-ICE wrote: »

Why are ye expecting Christian to duel with Sheamus again. Sheamus beat him at two PPVs in a row already.

I assumed he would be after Big Show since show was the one that 'Put' him in the neck brace.

I didnt think their feud was over tbh

paddyismaddy

spiralism wrote: »

If Sheamus is on the cover of the poster ya'd have to imagine he plays a big part...possibly wins the belt in the smackdown one and uses his Mania match to defend it against Taker?

i'd prefer sheamus v taker than hhh again

JP Liz V1

Tamina vs. Beth Phoenix for the Divas Title also added

Charisteas

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Tamina vs. Beth Phoenix for the Divas Title also added

She's not just Tamina anymore, she's Tamina Snuka now!

RobbingBandit

Randy Orton is out of the Chamber Match, he was injured on Raw.

http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2012-02-13/orton-suffers-concussion

1hnr79jr65

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Randy Orton is out of the Chamber Match, he was injured on Raw.

http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2012-02-13/orton-suffers-concussion

And there is the opening Christian needs, excellent.

caspa307

Sour Lemonz wrote: »

And there is the opening Christian needs, excellent.

santino........

http://nodq.com/wwe/331293864.shtml

RobbingBandit

caspa307 wrote: »

santino........

http://nodq.com/wwe/331293864.shtml

Looks like D Bryan aint no ones boy anymore,he gonna get got by the Cobra.

Icky Thump

why is everyone so obsessed with Christian????????????????????
he is so bland. he doesnt bring anything different in ring and his promos are the same rubbish he had with the 5 second photoshoots. he is the diluted version of Edge and maybe he should be Rated-O for Over-rated

its like the whole Daniel Bryan thing all over again. everyone wants him to be champion because of the fact he has been around so long. but wake up people Daniel Bryan is one of the worst champions we have ever had. he is right up there with Khali and Rey rey.

the sooner WWE stop giving everyone "a go" at being champion the better. back in the good old days there where tons of brilliant talent on the roster that never got anywhere near the championship

maybe WWE have to get a clue and start thinking this way.

WWE where thinking about making the money in the bank match featuring all former champions. i was talking with my mates about this and we realised it makes nearly everyone eligible.

this could be a potential money in the bank match
Khali, Kane, BigShow, Christian, Mysterio, Swagger, ADR, Miz, Ziggler, Henry

Bounty Hunter

Icky Thump wrote: »

why is everyone so obsessed with Christian????????????????????
he is so bland. he doesnt bring anything different in ring and his promos are the same rubbish he had with the 5 second photoshoots. he is the diluted version of Edge and maybe he should be Rated-O for Over-rated

its like the whole Daniel Bryan thing all over again. everyone wants him to be champion because of the fact he has been around so long. but wake up people Daniel Bryan is one of the worst champions we have ever had. he is right up there with Khali and Rey rey.

the sooner WWE stop giving everyone "a go" at being champion the better. back in the good old days there where tons of brilliant talent on the roster that never got anywhere near the championship

maybe WWE have to get a clue and start thinking this way.

WWE where thinking about making the money in the bank match featuring all former champions. i was talking with my mates about this and we realised it makes nearly everyone eligible.

this could be a potential money in the bank match
Khali, Kane, BigShow, Christian, Mysterio, Swagger, ADR, Miz, Ziggler, Henry

Why exactley is Daniel Bryan one of the worst champs ever? He is playing his role very well imo and def has the in ring ability (observers best technical wrestler for nearly the past decade and running). The WHC is def considerd the secondary title these days too

Im assuming the potential former champ MITB thing is just another way of hyping the match and a way to justify giving some people a spot on the card like Henry or rey/christian returning from injury.

Icky Thump

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

Why exactley is Daniel Bryan one of the worst champs ever? He is playing his role very well imo and def has the in ring ability (observers best technical wrestler for nearly the past decade and running).

Im assuming the potential former champ MITB thing is just another way of hyping the match and a way to justify giving some people a spot on the card like Henry or rey/christian returning from injury. The WHC is def considerd the secondary title these days too

his in ring ability is unquestionable. but his "x-factor"(for a lack of a bettr term) is not. he comes across as a boring person trying to be entertaining. its notjust the gimmick he is protraying. he always seemed a bit "robotic".

a champion in the WWE should have
- in ring abilty
- Charisma
- a gimmick that entertains (be it face or heel)
- believablity as champion
- and a natural feel on the mic

the above really is needed to have a great champion in my humble opinion.

i know this is never the case but thats why i get annoyed when everyone gets a shot at the title. people like Kofi, Morrison, Rey have Charisma and in ring ability but they should never ever be near world title status in any orginisation. unless we are talking about the lucha libre style.

Byran is a hero amongst the IWC but when it comes to actual tv or live events he is stiff and boring. his gimmick feels forced. he is trying to be over cocky but comes off as sad. and i dont mean upset. i know there is no way in hell im the only person that notices this.


as for the MITB i agree i like the idea of former champions. if anything it uses up the people on the roster that might not get a match at wrestlemania

JP Liz V1

caspa307 wrote: »

santino........

http://nodq.com/wwe/331293864.shtml

Santino or Khali gets attacked and taken out before the match by Christian hopefully similar to what Edge did to Kofi a few years back

gnfnrhead

A lot of people are going to be very disappointed Monday morning when Christian doesn't make his random come back.

gimmick

Icky Thump wrote: »

Byran is a hero amongst the IWC but when it comes to actual tv or live events he is stiff and boring. his gimmick feels forced. he is trying to be over cocky but comes off as sad. and i dont mean upset. i know there is no way in hell im the only person that notices this.

On the contrary, I feel he is working a lot easier as a heel now than he ever did as a face. It was the same in ROH. he seemed forced as a face, natural as a heel. His angle at the moment is a bit silly, but I feel most angles which involve a green "diva" generally are poor enough.

Bounty Hunter

Icky Thump wrote: »

his in ring ability is unquestionable. but his "x-factor"(for a lack of a bettr term) is not. he comes across as a boring person trying to be entertaining. its notjust the gimmick he is protraying. he always seemed a bit "robotic".

a champion in the WWE should have
- in ring abilty
- Charisma
- a gimmick that entertains (be it face or heel)
- believablity as champion
- and a natural feel on the mic

the above really is needed to have a great champion in my humble opinion.

i know this is never the case but thats why i get annoyed when everyone gets a shot at the title. people like Kofi, Morrison, Rey have Charisma and in ring ability but they should never ever be near world title status in any orginisation. unless we are talking about the lucha libre style.

Byran is a hero amongst the IWC but when it comes to actual tv or live events he is stiff and boring. his gimmick feels forced. he is trying to be over cocky but comes off as sad. and i dont mean upset. i know there is no way in hell im the only person that notices this.


as for the MITB i agree i like the idea of former champions. if anything it uses up the people on the roster that might not get a match at wrestlemania

I cant agree with your opinion but do appreciate the explanation of it. I guess my opinion of him would be more akin to Gimmicks but then again I was a fan of Danielsons before he became a WWE name (not as long back as many tho) so maybe my opinion is somewhat altered due to this.

Him retaining is a good thing imo and Orton not being in the chamber would make this much more of a possibility imo. Him vs Sheamus at Mania given both their respective pushes would also make a lot of sense imo especially as the WHC match is only likely to be the 3rd biggest match at mania.

I do wonder as others have wether Santino will even compete in the chamber though. Seems like a change that they might try to work a storyline around and although I dont want to dissapoint myself by thinking such things re-introducing someone like Christian at the EC would make sense and as always the WWE do like a surprise factor at PPVs which this could be played up as being. Then havve him head for the MITB match if there is to be one.

Wonder what other matches will be added at this stage, maybe the tag belts being defended

paddyismaddy

any prediction thread yet?

in case i dont get to post in it here goes

cena to beat kane

jericho to win raw chamber match

bryan to retain win smackdown chamber match

taminia to win by dq beth retains her title

DM_7

I completely disagree with the negative Daniel Bryan comments as i think he has displayed all of the below. In fact his mic work in particular has been flawless. I have no idea how anyone could call Bryan robotic when he was roaring at Show after the AJ knock down.

Icky Thump wrote: »

his in ring ability is unquestionable. but his "x-factor"(for a lack of a bettr term) is not. he comes across as a boring person trying to be entertaining. its notjust the gimmick he is protraying. he always seemed a bit "robotic".

a champion in the WWE should have
- in ring abilty
- Charisma
- a gimmick that entertains (be it face or heel)
- believablity as champion
- and a natural feel on the mic

gnfnrhead

Is it just me, or does this look like the most predictable card in a long time?

Punk or Jericho are the only one's with a chance in the Raw Chamber. Everyone else is filler.

Smackdown is the same. Bryan is the only obvious winner win. Khali and Santino are even worse than filler. Cody and Barrett have no chance this close to Wrestlemania. Big Show has an outside chance but still unlikely.

Cena is about to face the Rock. No way is hell is he losing here.

The Diva's match is the only maybe and thats because of Tamina's sudden push. I expect Beth to win, but wouldnt be shocked if Tamina did.

Only the Raw chamber match has more than one likely winner. And they are most likely facing each other at Mania. Sheamus could have done with a match too. Give him a competitive match against someone, not even sure who considering how poor the roster is these days. Just once he wins cleanly, and it isnt a squash.

Seems like a real throwaway PPV.

Mr.Nice Guy

Yeah it looks a bit predictable at the moment. I feel there's a chance someone takes a spot in the SD chamber because Santino and Khali in there doesn't compute with me. I wonder if maybe a guy from the Raw chamber finds a way to enter the Smackdown chamber, say for example Dolph. That would require the Raw match to be first obviously. I'd be fine with Ziggler/Sheamus at Mania for the title though I accept this is a real long shot. This post will look great if I'm right though.

Professional Griefer

Tomorrow night? Delighted.

I remember watching the first one, and it was immense.

Quick question, are the Elimation Chamber matches these days as badass as they were before? I remember watching a few till I stopped watching wrestling, kinda getting back into it at the moment

Mr.Nice Guy

Ix Deadmau5 wrote: »

Quick question, are the Elimation Chamber matches these days as badass as they were before? I remember watching a few till I stopped watching wrestling, kinda getting back into it at the moment

Well I remember the Smackdown chamber match last year which Edge won being one of the best matches of the year so they can still be very entertaining. I don't see the Smackdown one being the better one this time because you have guys like Khali, Santino and Big Show in there. The Raw one could be very good though with guys like Jericho, Dolph, Punk and Kofi in there. I could see Kofi climbing up and doing some dangerous spot inside.

montyrebel

is it obvious to anyone but myself that cena will lose so he can take the time off until mania to prepare for his match with the rock, i cannot see him winning at all here

A Primal Nut

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

Him retaining is a good thing imo and Orton not being in the chamber would make this much more of a possibility imo. Him vs Sheamus at Mania given both their respective pushes would also make a lot of sense imo especially as the WHC match is only likely to be the 3rd biggest match at mania.

Probably fourth biggest after Cena-Rock, Taker-HHH and Punk-Jericho.

I agree that the card is a bit predictable. I expect WWE have a couple of surprises in store.

rovert

PWTorch:

On Twitter Saturday, WWE wrestler Christian teased a potential return at the Elimination Chamber PPV Sunday in Milwaukee. Christian, who has been relatively quiet on Twitter during his injury recovery period, tweeted a picture of a postcard reading "Love from Milwaukee." With Smackdown's Elimination Chamber match in flux the past week after Randy Orton was removed and Santino took Orton's spot, Christian has been subject to speculation as a potential replacement. Adding fuel to the speculation is WWE's official Twitter account re-tweeting Christian's postcard.

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grames_bond

Damni Rovert I came on to post that exact thing!!

You're fast off the mark!!

Diabhal Beag

I hope that Henry and Christian can be on the PPV. What I see happening is Henry costing Big Show the match and Christian taking out Orton. Would love to see Bryan retain.

Ridley

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

I hope that Henry and Christian can be on the PPV. What I see happening is Henry costing Big Show the match and Christian taking out Orton. Would love to see Bryan retain.

So would I. Orton seemed to be the only one who stood a chance at winning besides Bryan. I'd like Christian in the match but I don't see the point without him winning. Plus part of me wants to see what Santino can do.

Ideally Christian will finagle his way to a triple threat match at WM. Money in the Bank win, maybe? Be quite nice for Sheamus to be getting his Rumble reward just for Christian to add himself to the match.

Furious-Red

WWE RAW Interim General Manager John Laurinaitis has been teasing a “HUGE” announcement at tonight’s WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. WWE.com posted the following: “What could Laurinaitis possibly have in store? Although there are a few clues in the tweet, whether they can be trusted is anyone’s guess since the wily GM has been known to throw people off the scent. Is he finally prepared to slip on his Technicolor tights and face off against WWE Champion CM Punk? Will he announce that the Board of Directors has named him permanent Raw GM? Will Triple H be there to finish the business of wishing Laurinaitis the best in his future endeavors? Or will The Showstopper, Shawn Michaels, make an surprise appearance at Milwaukee’s Bradley Center?”

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JP Liz V1

gnfnrhead wrote: »

A lot of people are going to be very disappointed Monday morning when Christian doesn't make his random come back.

Peepulation needs it's leader Christian back

gnfnrhead

I've seen talk of Jesse Neal debuting tonight. Why on earth he would get to skip FCW and go straight to PPV is beyond me. Anyone else heard anything about it? I really hope it's just someone bored trying to start a rumour.

montyrebel

gnfnrhead wrote: »

I've seen talk of Jesse Neal debuting tonight. Why on earth he would get to skip FCW and go straight to PPV is beyond me. Anyone else heard anything about it? I really hope it's just someone bored trying to start a rumour.

Was he not in TNA?
Maybe thats why if its the same guy i am thinking off, had previous tv work etc

gnfnrhead

montyrebel wrote: »

Was he not in TNA?
Maybe thats why if its the same guy i am thinking off, had previous tv work etc

Yeah, but he's awful. If it turns out to be true, I'd be majorly shocked. He probably wouldnt even be good enough for FCW! Debuting him on PPV seems like the stupidist idea ever.

He left TNA because they wanted him to go to development and he refused.