00:07Then, now, forever, together.
00:32This is the Windy City, Chicago, Illinois, a WWE hotbed, a city defined by its hard-nosed, blue-collar sports
00:42teams, like the NBA's Bulls, and the NHL's Blackhawks, who play here in the iconic United Center, hosting a WWE
00:52TV event for the first time in 32 years.
00:58Welcome to WWE Elimination Chamber, presented tonight by DoorDash, the official on-demand delivery platform of WWE.
01:10Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to Chicago, the home to the World Heavyweight Champion, CM Punk.
01:28People ask me, does pressure bother you?
01:35Pressure feels like this city I grew up in.
01:40Like the walls that shake when the trains go by.
01:45The wind that hits you head on.
01:49Growing up here, you learn how to stay calm when it's loud.
01:55To think straight when everything's closing in.
02:04That's why the chamber never rattled me.
02:08CM Punk does the impossible.
02:11One of the most cruel, unforgiving structures ever devised.
02:15Whether it's one-on-one on the outside.
02:18CM Punk!
02:19Finn Balor!
02:21AJ Lee!
02:22Becky Lynch!
02:23A battle on the inside.
02:27When that door slams shut, and the world goes quiet.
02:33I don't know if anyone's ready for this!
02:39Everyone feels that way.
02:55Getting through it isn't a win, it's the price for chasing what matters most.
03:01A guaranteed opportunity at WrestleMania.
03:07So all this pressure.
03:08Wait a minute, oh my god.
03:11It feels like home.
03:37You are looking live.
03:40At the United Center sold out.
03:4419,346 WWE fans on hand tonight for the final PLE before WrestleMania.
03:54And the stars are out tonight.
03:56It's the last chance to earn a WWE title opportunity at WrestleMania to the American
04:03Nightmare, Cody Rhodes.
04:04He'll be locked inside the Elimination Chamber tonight.
04:08As will the 14-time World Champion.
04:12Randy Orton entering the chamber for a record 10th time.
04:15Looking to win for a second time in his career.
04:19Finn Balor says he'll shake up the main event at WrestleMania tonight when he wins the World
04:25Heavyweight Championship.
04:26Also tonight, the Intercontinental Champion, Becky Lynch, has an away game for backs against the wall.
04:34Because she's in the hometown of none other than AJ Lee.
04:38First title match in 11 years accompanied by her husband, Chicago's own CM Punk, who defends the world title versus
04:45Finn Balor tonight.
04:53It is a menacing steel structure known as the Elimination Chamber.
05:0124 years old this year.
05:04It will surround the ring as we kick off the home stretch to WrestleMania.
05:12Let's check in with our ring announcer, Mark Nash.
05:17The following is the women's Elimination Chamber match.
05:24Two superstars start in the ring.
05:28Four superstars in individual pods.
05:32A random pod door opens at regularly scheduled intervals until all pods are empty.
05:41Superstars are eliminated by pinfall or submission.
05:47The last superstar standing will be declared the winner and go on to challenge the WWE Women's Champion,
05:57J. Cargale at WrestleMania 42.
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06:39Introducing first, from Columbus, Ohio, Alexa Bliss!
06:47Alexa Bliss will enter the Elimination Chamber for the fourth time in her career.
06:53Second all-time to Liv Forgan, who is at six on the women's side of things.
07:00Alexa Bliss knows what it takes to win the Chamber.
07:03She won the inaugural Women's Chamber match back in 2018.
07:07Yeah, here's a woman with an all-timer resume,
07:10who has been mainly focused on tag action in recent months.
07:15But looking to get back to the very top.
07:17It has been a long time since Alexa Bliss has held World Championship gold.
07:22She gets one step closer tonight with victory inside the Chamber.
07:26Highly decorated with four world champs, five world championships in her career,
07:31four tag team titles.
07:33And she will be locked inside a pod, inside the Chamber,
07:37to start off this match-up here tonight.
07:40Helgen, everybody at ringside, I'm Michael Cole, he's Wade Barrett.
07:43We're in the final PLE stop before WrestleMania.
07:47Yeah, this entire arena is now vibrating.
07:49It's not just the music, it is the energy of this audience.
07:53And trust me, the vibrations in the locker room are massive.
07:56This is a huge step towards making your dreams come true at WrestleMania.
08:00The winner of this Chamber match tonight will head to WrestleMania to take on Jade Cargill for the WWE Championship.
08:09Jade Cargill, we understand, is in attendance here tonight at the United Center in Chicago among the 19,000-plus.
08:17As she's looking on, she will learn in a matter of moments who she will face at WrestleMania.
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08:44They are striking presence of the Storm.
08:53Referee Eddie Arango will shut the pod door.
08:57Alexa Bliss locked inside until it's her turn.
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09:39Wookiee Warriors, Asuka.
09:43Another woman who has massive experience inside the chamber,
09:46her third chamber match here tonight.
09:48She won back in 2023,
09:52which would earn her a WWE Championship match at WrestleMania.
09:56Way to the history of Elimination Chamber.
09:59Only one woman has won this match twice.
10:01That was Bianca Belair.
10:03Alexa Bliss, Asuka have an opportunity to tie her tonight.
10:06Well, nobody's doubting the pedigree of either woman.
10:10And I don't know if the Elimination Chamber is ready for Asuka,
10:14but Asuka is certainly ready for the chamber and indeed Alexa Bliss.
10:19Asuka will be locked inside a pod to start this match.
10:23Well, ladies and gentlemen, if a superstar jumps from the top rope,
10:27the DoorDash Smash Pack triggers.
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10:35WrestleMania in Las Vegas, terms apply.
10:49The WrestleMania in Las Vegas, terms apply.
11:07Next, from Rio Grande, Raleigh, Texas, representing the Judgment Day, Raquel Rodriguez.
11:18For the third time in her career, Raquel Rodriguez steps inside Elimination Chamber.
11:23And this is a big night here tonight for the Judgment Day.
11:27We know that Liv Morgan, the winner of the Women's Royal Rumbleweight,
11:30will challenge Stephanie McHugh at WrestleMania for the world title.
11:34Raquel Rodriguez wins tonight.
11:36Another member of Judgment Day will challenge for a championship,
11:40the WWE title at WrestleMania.
11:42Well, this is the Judgment Day, getting back to what they do best.
11:46Ever since Liv Morgan's return, all members exclusively focused on the acquisition of gold.
11:52And they could make it at all, Judgment Day affair at WrestleMania at the top of the women's card.
12:01And the women's elimination chamber match is brought to you by Ram Trucks.
12:07Nothing stops Ram.
12:10And the way she's been going, nothing may stop Raquel tonight.
12:29And the way she's been going, nothing may stop Raquel tonight.
13:07I've said this before, I'm going to say it again.
13:10Google the word superstar, and Rhea Ripley's image will appear.
13:16Ripley Wade looking to win this match tonight and earn her fifth world championship match.
13:23Five of them at WrestleMania.
13:26Yeah, it's been a dreadful 24 hours for Rhea Ripley.
13:30Just 24 hours ago, Louisville, Kentucky for SmackDown.
13:33Rhea Ripley and Io Sky lost the women's tag team championships to the irresistible forces.
13:40And Rhea Ripley undoubtedly physically beat up now, and perhaps with the loss of gold mentally too.
13:47Yeah, I was going to say, how does last night's loss, and she got pinned in that match by Last
13:51Legend.
13:52How does last night's loss affect Rhea coming into tonight?
13:55It just ramps that pressure up.
13:57Rhea Ripley needs a marquee championship match at WrestleMania.
14:01She would have had that with tag gold.
14:03That's gone now.
14:04If Rhea Ripley does not win this match, she will not be having a marquee match at WrestleMania this year.
14:12And that is unthinkable.
14:14As Rhea Ripley tours the pod, she will be the fourth woman locked inside the pods here tonight.
14:21We now know the next two women will actually start the Elimination Chamber.
14:37Wade, you have been in three Chamber matches in your career.
14:40Don't remind me.
14:41How intimidating is that to have one of the superstars walk up to you and go face to face while
14:46you're in the pod?
14:47You know what?
14:48As long as I was locked in the safety of the pod, I didn't mind so much.
14:52It was when that pod opened.
14:53I was surrounded by steel everywhere I locked.
14:56And ravenous-looking competitors looking to end my career as quickly as they could
15:01in order to put their ticket to WrestleMania or a championship, whatever it may have been.
15:07But for now, these four women have got lucky.
15:10The next two, not so much.
15:29Making her way to the ring from Sioux City, Iowa, Guyana Jayne.
15:37Wade, you and I have been touting the attributes of Kiana James for a number of months now.
15:43It's been an incredible couple of months for Kiana back at the Royal Rumble.
15:47She lasted almost 30 minutes in the Rumble match.
15:50And then, of course, one of the biggest upsets, I believe, in SmackDown history, when she knocked off Nia Jackson
15:57and Charlotte Flair, pinning the Queen to qualify tonight.
16:00Yeah, not everybody gets handed the same opportunity right off the bat when it comes to WWE.
16:06Kiana has had to make meals out of crumbs at times, but she's more than done that.
16:12She's blown people's minds, shocked the world, when, as you mentioned, she defeated Charlotte and Nia to qualify for this.
16:18The truth is, Kiana James is flying under the radar in this match.
16:23None of the other five competitors are focused on Kiana James.
16:27Kiana wants to shock the world.
16:29She's in exactly the right place to do just that.
16:33Although, she's going to have to do it the hard way from the very start of this match.
16:37Kiana's rise in WWE was sidetracked with a very serious knee injury, cost her over a year of her career.
16:44She told Yahoo Sports in an exclusive interview that she, well, wants to come back stronger than ever.
16:51One percent better in the ring every single day has helped her develop a mental toughness in that brick-by
16:58-brick approach to get better.
17:00What an opportunity for the woman who you claim will fly under the radar tonight.
17:05Yeah, as smart as they come, Kiana James knows the secret to success in this game is a competitive edge.
17:12And that mega brain of Kiana James has done to her a real solid inner run on SmackDown so far.
17:19Can it launch her all the way to WrestleMania?
17:32It's Tiffy time!
17:49It's Tiffy time!
17:52And from Prior Lake, Minnesota, Tiffany Stratton!
17:57Tiffany Stratton beat Chelsea Green in Last Legend to qualify for tonight.
18:01It's her second Chamber match in her career.
18:04Last year at the Chamber, she had a career highlight, she told me earlier today.
18:08That was the night she tagged with the Hall of Famer, the legendary Trish Stratus in Toronto.
18:13Ooh, well, 2025 as a whole was an absolute banner year for Tiffany Stratton all the way up until she
18:22lost her Women's WWE Championship to one Jade Cargill.
18:27She got injured in the process of that loss and has been desperate to get a rematch with Cargill ever
18:33since.
18:34The real simple process, you just have to win the Chamber from the very start, Tiffy.
18:39Then you get your day with Destiny with Jade Cargill.
18:43One note on the number two entry mark for Kiana James in this matchup.
18:48Number two, the least amount of wins in Elimination Chamber match history, just three wins over the 24-year history
18:56of the Chamber.
18:57So, the matchup starts with two women in the ring.
19:00At regular intervals, pods will open, another woman will enter the fray.
19:04This is an Elimination match.
19:06Once you lose, either pinned or submitted, you got to head back to the locker room.
19:10The last woman standing goes to WrestleMania.
19:17And we're underway.
19:21Referee Dan Engler calling for the bell.
19:23He'll work the matchup inside the ring.
19:25Outside, a number of officials will guard the pods, open the pods when it is necessary.
19:30So, James and Tiffany Stratton, wait, what type of strategy do you use when you start this matchup off?
19:36Well, you've mentioned we've got some veterans in there who experienced the Chamber before.
19:39We also have some others, such as Kiana James, who have not.
19:43Kiana James is in for a massive shock imminently once she tastes that steal for the very first time.
19:50Nothing can prepare you for it.
19:51My advice at this point is stay as far away from the outside of this ring for as long as
19:57you possibly can.
19:58My estimation, Kiana James is playing with house money tonight.
20:02Not really a lot to lose here, but a perfect opportunity and a nice headlock takedown by Stratton.
20:07See, I actually disagree with you there.
20:09You have a lot to lose in the Chamber, regardless of the result.
20:13When it comes to your health and longevity of your career, this is such a dangerous situation to be in.
20:18Although I do agree, this is not where Kiana James expected to be right now.
20:22Well, she just needs to execute.
20:24What time is it?
20:26Both of these women are highly decorated gymnasts in their college days.
20:31Brought that athleticism here to WWE.
20:35And I don't know if Tiffany wants to get into a test of strength with Kiana James.
20:39I'll tell you right now, there is a level of disrespect being thrown at Kiana James from the entire women's
20:44locker room.
20:45And I think after tonight, those who have not been paying attention will suddenly gain a lot more respect for
20:52Little Miss Smarty Pants here.
20:54Oh, what a nice start.
20:55You know, we talked about it earlier today.
20:56The chip, the massive chip on the shoulder of Kiana James.
21:00A very valuable thing to have at this level.
21:03Here we go.
21:05Only a one count.
21:06Would have been nice to put Tiffany away there.
21:09Have a little rest till the next pod opens.
21:11Get yourself as fresh as you can, because four more women are going to be consecutively introduced into this match.
21:18Each one fresher than the last.
21:20I think it also drives Kiana James the fact that for a lot of her career, she's been overlooked by
21:24her buddy, Julia.
21:25Ooh, and a nice basement dropkick by Stratton into the cover, hooks the leg, and a kick out at two.
21:31Well, she's done a hell of a job for Julia so far as her official representative led Julia to a
21:37couple of championships already here on SmackDown.
21:41And that standing moonsault by Kiana James, cover on Stratton, and a kick out.
21:45The word is certainly out too about Kiana James now, and the taste for gold has spread around Julia and
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21:55And that is an addictive thing to have.
21:57Man, they could have a whole lot of gold come WrestleMania.
22:00See Tiffany in the ring.
22:02She battled Kairi Sane 24 hours ago.
22:04Master class put on by Asuka, who originally accepted Tiffany Stratton's challenge.
22:08Yeah, you've got to be absolutely insane to accept a match 24 hours before a massive battle like this.
22:15Well, certainly Tiffany did on the basis that a fellow opponent in Asuka was going to.
22:19And then a last-minute switcheroo changed that to Kairi Sane.
22:22So fresh is a daisy as Asuka, whereas pre-beaten up, perhaps, is Tiffany Stratton, despite getting the victory yesterday.
22:29Yeah, and then she had to start the match up off as well.
22:32And Kiana now tossing Stratton outside the ropes.
22:35Again, there are no disqualifications, obviously no countouts in this match.
22:38This is the danger zone right now.
22:41As soon as you leave the inside of those ropes, there is steel, metal everywhere you look.
22:46And there is no part of the human body that likes being introduced to cold, hard steel.
22:51Kiana looking for a suplex, blocked three times now by Tiffany, who delivers one of her own.
22:55And you see the back buckle of Kiana.
22:58What does that feel like?
22:59Well, that is a certain regret now coursing through the veins of Kiana.
23:04Whatever strategy she had to take down Tiffany Stratton has backfired in the worst way.
23:08And welcome to the chamber.
23:09Oh!
23:10And Kiana rolled out of harm's way.
23:12And Tiffany head first into the pod as Raquel Rodriguez laughs at her.
23:17Oh, man.
23:18You see all that gymnastic ability.
23:20But it backfired there in a big way.
23:22Blasting hard against that chamber in the lower back of Tiffany Stratton.
23:27It is a bad, bad way.
23:28And there's a big mommy cool like the look of that.
23:31And Wade, the thing about the chamber is sometimes you have to change your game.
23:34You've got to change your offense a little bit.
23:36You can't go back to the well with the things that have brought you there
23:38because it can get you in trouble like you saw there.
23:43Who will enter the chamber next?
23:45Four, three, two, one.
23:53The Empress of Tomorrow.
23:56Asuka waiting for the door to open.
23:57And it goes to Kiana James with a preemptive strike driving Asuka into the pod.
24:02Well, absolutely ball rushing Asuka.
24:04Now, full well that Asuka is one of the biggest threats in this match.
24:08Kiana just smart enough to stop Asuka getting out of the blocks, but it simply didn't last.
24:14Goodness, look at this.
24:15Just pounding, bouncing, Kiana James off the pod.
24:19Yeah, and this goes back to what you were talking about moments ago about strategies
24:23and how you have to change them.
24:24This is the point Kiana James changes strategy because she can't remember the strategy
24:29that she came in with.
24:30And now Tiffany Stratton driven into the pod by Asuka, who's been relentless in her attack
24:35since coming into the chamber.
24:38Uncaged, unleashed, and wreaking havoc inside the Elimination Chamber.
24:43Two for the price of one, now for the Empress of Tomorrow.
24:46Close line followed by a foredog, and Wade, who said this on a number of occasions.
24:49Asuka, one of the most dangerous women in WWE.
24:52Well, no doubt about it, there is nothing this woman cannot do in there.
24:55Everything this woman hits is hit with authority, and there is a certain demented look in the
25:01eye of Asuka now, who is loving the carnage she can exact inside the chamber.
25:06A four-time world champion, she's won five tag titles tied with Raquel for the most ever.
25:12We mentioned she won a chamber three years ago.
25:14And now the Empress of Tomorrow, Asuka, with a double missile dropkick to take out James and Stratton.
25:19Cover now on Kiana, and a kick out by James.
25:22Now a cover on Stratton by Asuka, and a kick out by Tiffany.
25:26So fantastic start here from Asuka, taking down two opponents who were obviously pre-weakened
25:31as they started the match before Asuka did.
25:33Here's the issue, Asuka has just burned up a ton of energy, staying in control of this
25:39match, and eventually that might come back to bite her in the latter stages.
25:43And you know Asuka beat a couple of legends to actually qualify.
25:46Bayley and Natty knocked off by Asuka, earn her the opportunity tonight.
25:51He just tells you that Asuka really is firing on all cylinders, as the best always do this
25:56time of year as we close in on WrestleMania.
25:58And now Tiffany Stratton, and that handspring back elbow, and on the other side.
26:08Kick knee by Asuka, connects into the cover.
26:10Is it enough on Tiffany, who just gets the shoulder up?
26:13Just shows you the experience of Asuka there, and when on a tear was Tiffany Stratton just lying in wait,
26:19ready to pounce.
26:20It's the fourth member, and the chamber will enter.
26:23Six, five, four, three, two, one.
26:34Little Miss Bliss, and look at the look, the disturbing look, on the face of the winner of the inaugural
26:41chamber match for the women.
26:43It is not a look anybody should ever have on their face, stepping into the carnage that is the Elimination
26:49Chamber.
26:50Bliss knocking off Julia and Zelina to qualify for this match tonight.
26:56Always a sinister and ominous presence surrounding Alexa Bliss, and right off the bat, dropping the entire field.
27:05Keep your eyes peeled, breaths everywhere you look, Bliss.
27:08The fact that Alexa's in this match, and her friend Charlotte Flair is not really as depressed Charlotte.
27:14Yeah, she says she's fine, I do know for a fact when a woman tells you that, she is never
27:19fine.
27:19Don't fall for that trap.
27:20Charlotte Flair very unhappy about missing out on the chamber.
27:24And Tiffany Stratton with a rolling centime, showing off her power here.
27:27Gonna head up to the top rope, looking for the prettiest moonsault ever, but Alexa Bliss intercepted.
27:33There's a rough, rough landing, and Tiffany Stratton's been in this match a long time already,
27:37and the Toll's going to show movement not quite as crisp as it was in the early goings,
27:43and that drop kick to the gut will not help.
27:45Now, Asuka stalking Alexa Bliss, looking for a German suplex.
27:49Alexa, able to deliver a back elbow.
27:58Ooh, and a big knee by James Bliss.
28:01Bliss rolls her up, trying to take advantage.
28:04Bliss had almost extrasensory perception on that one, and wait a second.
28:10I don't know about Kiana breaking that pinup, may have been a little inexperienced there.
28:14You kinda wanna eliminate opponents any way you can at this point.
28:19Yeah, a bit overzealous perhaps, but Kiana James has looked great so far in the chamber.
28:24Absolutely superb, and now looking completely dominant with three bodies dropped around her.
28:28Two fresh bodies waiting to enter the match imminently.
28:34Bounced off the steel as Stratton.
28:37Two miles of chain link surround this structure.
28:43And now James looking to catapult Stratton.
28:49Into the pod!
28:52Face first, getting completely wiped out his Stratton.
28:56Let's take another look at this slingshot.
28:59Right into that glass and steel.
29:02Just bouncing off skull first.
29:05What an epic display it's been thus far from Kiana James.
29:08He was a big fan of S...
29:09That's good.
29:09But not...
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