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WWE Elimination Chamber 28 February 2026 (Part-1) | WWE Elimination Chamber 2/28/2026 Full Show (Part-1)
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00:00:00Teams like the NBA's Bulls and the NHL's Blackhawks who play here in the iconic United Center
00:00:08hosting a WWE TV event for the first time in 32 years.
00:00:27Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to Chicago, the home to the world heavyweight champion, CM Punk.
00:00:45People ask me, does pressure bother you?
00:00:53Pressure feels like this city I grew up in.
00:00:57Like the walls that shake when the trains go by.
00:01:02The wind that hits you head on.
00:01:07Growing up here, you learn how to stay calm when it's loud.
00:01:13To think straight when everything's closing in.
00:01:21That's why the chamber never rattled me.
00:01:25CM Punk does the impossible.
00:01:29One of the most cruel, unforgiving structures ever devised.
00:01:33Whether it's one-on-one, on the outside.
00:01:35CM Punk!
00:01:37Sit down!
00:01:38AJ Lee!
00:01:40Becky Lynch!
00:01:41Or a battle on the inside.
00:01:45When that door slams shut and the world goes quiet.
00:01:51I don't know if anyone's ready for this.
00:01:57Everyone feels that way.
00:02:00Welcome to the elimination chamber.
00:02:03This is gonna get nasty.
00:02:05Oh my goodness!
00:02:07The stakes could not be higher.
00:02:12Getting through it isn't a win.
00:02:14It's the price for chasing what matters most.
00:02:18A guaranteed opportunity at WrestleMania.
00:02:24So all this pressure...
00:02:26Wait a minute!
00:02:27Oh my God!
00:02:30Feels like home.
00:02:32Feels like home.
00:02:56You are looking live at the United Center.
00:03:01Sold out!
00:03:0219,346 WWE fans on hand tonight for the final PLE before Wrestlemania.
00:03:13And the stars are out tonight.
00:03:15It's the last chance to earn a WWE title opportunity at Wrestlemania for the American Nightmare Cody Rhodes.
00:03:23He'll be locked inside the elimination chamber tonight.
00:03:26As will the 14-time world champion, Randy Orton entering the chamber for a record 10th time.
00:03:34Looking to win for a second time in his career.
00:03:38Finn Balor says he'll shake up the main event at Wrestlemania tonight when he wins the World Heavyweight Championship.
00:03:45Also tonight, the Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch has an away game for backs against the wall because she's in the
00:03:53hometown of none other than AJ Lee.
00:03:57First title match in 11 years, accompanied by her husband, Chicago's own CM Punk, who defends the world title versus
00:04:04Finn Balor tonight.
00:04:12It is a menacing steel structure known as the Elimination Chamber.
00:04:2024 years old this year.
00:04:23It will surround the ring as we kick off the homestretch to Wrestlemania.
00:04:31Let's check in with our ring announcer, Mark Nash.
00:04:35The following is the Women's Elimination Chamber match.
00:04:43Two superstars start in the ring.
00:04:47Four superstars in individual pods.
00:04:51A random pod door opens at regularly scheduled intervals until all pods are empty.
00:05:00Superstars are eliminated by pinfall.
00:05:04The last superstar standing will be declared the winner and go on to challenge the WWE Women's Champion, Jade Cargill
00:05:18at Wrestlemania 42.
00:05:23Mr.
00:05:58Introducing first, from Columbus, Ohio, Alexa Bliss!
00:06:06Alexa Bliss will enter the Elimination Chamber for the fourth time in her career.
00:06:12Second all-time to Liv Morgan, who is at six on the women's side of things.
00:06:19Alexa Bliss knows what it takes to win the Chamber.
00:06:22She won the inaugural Women's Chamber match back in 2018.
00:06:26Yeah, here's a woman with an all-timer resume,
00:06:29who has been mainly focused on tag action in recent months,
00:06:34but looking to get back to the very top.
00:06:36It has been a long time since Alexa Bliss has held World Championship gold.
00:06:41She gets one step closer tonight with victory inside the Chamber.
00:06:45Highly decorated with four World Champs, five World Championships in her career,
00:06:50four Tag Team titles.
00:06:52And she will be locked inside a pod, inside the Chamber,
00:06:56to start off this matchup here tonight.
00:06:59Helgen, everybody at ringside, I'm Michael Cole, he's Wade Barrett.
00:07:02We're in the final PLE stop before WrestleMania.
00:07:06Yeah, this entire arena is now vibrating.
00:07:08It's not just the music, it is the energy of this audience.
00:07:12And trust me, the vibrations in the locker room are massive.
00:07:15This is a huge step towards making your dreams come true at WrestleMania.
00:07:19The winner of this Chamber match tonight will head to WrestleMania
00:07:22to take on Jade Cargill for the WWE Championship.
00:07:28Jade Cargill, we understand, is in attendance here tonight at the United Center
00:07:33in Chicago among the 19,000-plus.
00:07:36She's looking on.
00:07:38She will learn, in a matter of moments, who she will face at WrestleMania.
00:07:44WrestleMania.
00:08:03The off-striking presence of the Storm.
00:08:12Referee Eddie Arango will shut the pod door.
00:08:16Alexa Bliss locked inside to it until it's her turn.
00:08:20The off-striking presence of the Storm.
00:08:52Next, from Osaka, Japan, she is one half of the Kabuki Warriors, Asuka!
00:09:02Another woman who has massive experience inside the Chamber.
00:09:05Her third Chamber match here tonight.
00:09:07She won back in 2023, which would earn her a WWE Championship match at WrestleMania.
00:09:15Way to the history of Elimination Chamber.
00:09:18Only one woman has won this match twice.
00:09:20That was Bianca Belair.
00:09:22Alexa Bliss, Asuka have an opportunity to tie her tonight.
00:09:26Well, nobody's doubting the pedigree of either woman.
00:09:29And I don't know if the Elimination Chamber is ready for Asuka.
00:09:33But Asuka is certainly ready for the Chamber.
00:09:35And indeed, Alexa Bliss.
00:09:38Alexa Bliss.
00:09:39Let's go.
00:10:26Next, from Rio Grande, Raleigh, Texas, representing the Judgment Day, Raquel Rodriguez.
00:10:36For the third time in her career, Raquel Rodriguez steps inside Elimination Chamber.
00:10:42And this is a big night here tonight for the Judgment Day.
00:10:46We know that Liv Morgan, the winner of the Women's Oil Rumbleweight, will challenge Stephanie
00:10:50the Care at WrestleMania for the world title.
00:10:53Raquel Rodriguez wins tonight.
00:10:55Another member of Judgment Day will challenge for a championship, the WWE title at WrestleMania.
00:11:01Well, this is the Judgment Day, getting back to what they do best.
00:11:05Ever since Liv Morgan's return, all members exclusively focused on the acquisition of gold.
00:11:11And they can't make it at all.
00:11:12Judgment Day affair at WrestleMania at the top of the Women's Card.
00:11:29And the way she's been going, nothing may stop Raquel tonight.
00:11:37I know.
00:11:39Woo!
00:11:40I know.
00:11:41I think you came excited because you liked me, and you said, you're right?
00:11:44I like it.
00:11:46I know.
00:11:48I know.
00:11:50I know.
00:11:51It's your day!
00:12:04I need sleep, please!
00:12:07I need the change of dreams!
00:12:09I need sleep, please!
00:12:19And from Adelaide, South Australia, Rhea Ripley!
00:12:26I've said this before and I'm going to say it again.
00:12:30Google the word superstar and Rhea Ripley's image will appear.
00:12:35Ripley Wade looking to win this match tonight
00:12:38and earn her fifth world championship match.
00:12:42Five of them at WrestleMania.
00:12:45Yeah, it's been a dreadful 24 hours for Rhea Ripley.
00:12:49Just 24 hours ago, Louisville, Kentucky for SmackDown.
00:12:52Rhea Ripley and Io Sky lost the Women's Tag Team Championships
00:12:56to the irresistible forces.
00:12:58And Rhea Ripley undoubtedly physically beat up now
00:13:03and perhaps with the loss of gold mentally too.
00:13:05Yeah, I was going to say, how does last night's loss?
00:13:08And she got pinned in that match by Last Legend.
00:13:11How does last night's loss affect Rhea coming into tonight?
00:13:14It just ramps that pressure up.
00:13:16Rhea Ripley needs a marquee championship match at WrestleMania.
00:13:20She would have had that with tag gold.
00:13:22That's gone now.
00:13:23If Rhea Ripley does not win this match,
00:13:26she will not be having a marquee match at WrestleMania this year.
00:13:30And that is unthinkable.
00:13:33Unthinkable.
00:13:35As Rhea Ripley tours the pod,
00:13:37she will be the fourth woman locked inside the pods here tonight.
00:13:41We now know the next two women will actually start the Elimination Chamber.
00:13:57Wade, you have been in three Chamber matches in your career.
00:14:01Don't remind me.
00:14:02How intimidating is that to have one of the superstars walk up to you,
00:14:05go face to face while you're in the pod?
00:14:07You know what?
00:14:08As long as I was locked in the safety of the pod,
00:14:11I didn't mind so much.
00:14:12It was when that pod opened,
00:14:13I was surrounded by steel everywhere I looked
00:14:16and ravenous-looking competitors looking to end my career as quickly as they could
00:14:22in order to book their ticket to WrestleMania or a championship,
00:14:26whatever it may have been.
00:14:27But for now,
00:14:28these four women have got lucky.
00:14:30The next two, not so much.
00:14:49Making her way to the ring from Sioux City, Iowa,
00:14:56Kiana James!
00:14:58Wade, you and I have been touting the attributes of Kiana James for a number of months now.
00:15:03It's been an incredible couple of months for Kiana back at the Royal Rumble.
00:15:07She lasted almost 30 minutes in the Rumble match.
00:15:11And then, of course, one of the biggest upsets, I believe, in SmackDown history
00:15:15when she knocked off Nia Jax and Charlotte Flair,
00:15:18pinning the Queen to qualify tonight.
00:15:20Yeah, not everybody gets handed the same opportunity right off the bat
00:15:25when it comes to WWE.
00:15:27Kiana has had to make meals out of crumbs at times,
00:15:31but she's more than done that.
00:15:32She's blown people's minds, shocked the world,
00:15:34when, as you mentioned, she defeated Charlotte and Nia to qualify for this.
00:15:39The truth is, Kiana James is flying under the radar in this match.
00:15:43None of the other five competitors are focused on Kiana James.
00:15:47Kiana wants to shock the world.
00:15:49She's in exactly the right place to do just that.
00:15:53Although, she's gonna have to do it the hard way from the very start of this match.
00:15:58Kiana's rise in WWE was sidetracked with a very serious knee injury.
00:16:02Cost her over a year of her career.
00:16:04She told Yahoo Sports in an exclusive interview that she, well,
00:16:08wants to come back stronger than ever.
00:16:11One percent better in the ring every single day
00:16:15has helped her develop a mental toughness in that brick-by-brick approach to get better.
00:16:21What an opportunity for the woman who you claim will fly under the radar tonight.
00:16:25Yeah, as smart as they come,
00:16:27Kiana James knows the secret to success in this game is a competitive edge.
00:16:33And that mega brain of Kiana James has done her a real solid inner run on SmackDown so far.
00:16:39Can it launch her all the way to WrestleMania?
00:16:52It's tippy time!
00:17:09It's tippy time!
00:17:12And from Pryor Lake, Minnesota, Tiffany Stratton!
00:17:18Tiffany Stratton beat Chelsea Green in last legend to qualify for tonight.
00:17:21It's her second Chamber match in her career.
00:17:25Last year at the Chamber, she had a career highlight.
00:17:27She told me earlier today, that was the night she tagged with the Hall of Famer,
00:17:30the legendary Trish Stratus in Toronto.
00:17:33Ooh, well, 2025 as a whole was an absolute banner year for Tiffany Stratton.
00:17:39And all the way up until she lost her Women's WWE Championship to one Jade Cargill.
00:17:47Now, she got injured in the process of that loss and has been desperate to get a rematch with Cargill
00:17:53ever since.
00:17:54It's a real simple process.
00:17:55You just have to win the Chamber from the very start, tippy.
00:18:00Then you get your day with Destiny with Jade Cargill.
00:18:03One note on the number two entry mark for Kiana James in this matchup.
00:18:09Number two, the least amount of wins in Elimination Chamber match history.
00:18:13Just three wins over the 24-year history of the Chamber.
00:18:17So, the matchup starts with two women in the ring.
00:18:20At regular intervals, pods will open.
00:18:23Another woman will enter the fray.
00:18:24This is an Elimination match.
00:18:26Once you lose, either pinned or submitted, you gotta head back to the locker room.
00:18:30The last woman standing goes to WrestleMania.
00:18:37And we're underway.
00:18:41Referee Dan Engler calling for the bell.
00:18:43He'll work the matchup inside the ring.
00:18:46Outside, a number of officials will guard the pods, open the pods when it is necessary.
00:18:51So, James and Tiffany Stratton, Wade, what type of strategy do you use when you start this matchup off?
00:18:56Well, you've mentioned we've got some veterans in there who experienced the Chamber before.
00:18:59We also have some others, such as Kiana James, who have not.
00:19:03Kiana James is in for a massive shock imminently once she tastes that steal for the very first time.
00:19:10Nothing can prepare you for it.
00:19:12My advice at this point is stay as far away from the outside of this ring for as long as
00:19:18you possibly can.
00:19:19My estimation, Kiana James is playing with house money tonight.
00:19:23Not really a lot to lose here, but a perfect opportunity and a nice headlock takedown by Stratton.
00:19:28See, I actually disagree with you there.
00:19:30You have a lot to lose in the chamber regardless of the results.
00:19:33When it comes to your health and longevity of your career, this is such a dangerous situation to be in.
00:19:39Although I do agree, this is not where Kiana James expected to be right now.
00:19:44She just needs to execute.
00:19:46Both of these women are highly decorated gymnasts in their college days, brought that athleticism here to WWE.
00:19:55And I don't know if Tiffany wants to get into a test of strength with Kiana James.
00:19:59I'll tell you right now, there is a level of disrespect being thrown at Kiana James from the entire women's
00:20:04locker room.
00:20:05And I think after tonight, those who have not been paying attention will suddenly gain a lot more respect for
00:20:13Little Miss Smarty Pants here.
00:20:14Oh, what a nice start.
00:20:15You know, we talked about it earlier today, the chip, the massive chip on the shoulder of Kiana James.
00:20:21A very valuable thing to have at this level. Here we go.
00:20:25Only a one count.
00:20:27Would have been nice to put Tiffany away there.
00:20:29Have a little rest till the next pod opens.
00:20:32Get yourself as fresh as you can, because four more women are going to be consecutively introduced into this match.
00:20:38Each one fresher than the last.
00:20:40I think it also drives Kiana James the fact that for, oh, a lot of her career, she's been overlooked
00:20:44by her buddy Julia.
00:20:46Oh, and a nice basement dropkick by Stratton.
00:20:48Into the cover. Hooks the leg and a kick out at two.
00:20:51Well, she's done a hell of a job for Julia so far as her official representative led Julia to a
00:20:57couple of championships already here on SmackDown.
00:21:01And that standing moonsault by Kiana James. Covered on Stratton and a kick out.
00:21:05The word is certainly out too about Kiana James now.
00:21:09And the taste for gold has spread around Julia and Kiana.
00:21:15And that is an addictive thing to have. Man, they could have a whole lot of gold come WrestleMania.
00:21:21See Tiffany in the ring. She battled Kairi Sane 24 hours ago.
00:21:25Master class put on by Asuka who originally accepted Tiffany Stratton's challenge.
00:21:29Yeah, you've got to be absolutely insane to accept a match 24 hours before a massive battle like this.
00:21:35Well, certainly Tiffany did on the basis that a fellow opponent in Asuka was going to.
00:21:39And then a last minute switcheroo changed that to Kairi Sane.
00:21:42So fresh is a daisy as Asuka.
00:21:44Whereas pre-beaten up, perhaps, is Tiffany Stratton despite getting the victory yesterday.
00:21:49Yeah, and then she had to start the match up off as well.
00:21:53And Kiana now tossing Stratton outside the ropes.
00:21:56Again, there are no disqualifications, obviously no count outs in this match.
00:21:59This is the danger zone right now.
00:22:01As soon as you leave the inside of those ropes, there is steel, metal everywhere you look.
00:22:06And there is no part of the human body that likes being introduced to cold hard steel.
00:22:11Kiana looking for a suplex buck three times now by Tiffany who delivers one of her own.
00:22:16And you see the back buckle of Kiana.
00:22:18What does that feel like?
00:22:19Well, that is a certain regret now coursing through the veins of Kiana.
00:22:24Whatever strategy she had to take down Tiffany Stratton has backfired in the worst way.
00:22:29And welcome to the chamber.
00:22:30Oh!
00:22:31And Kiana rolled out of harm's way.
00:22:33And Tiffany head first into the pond as Raquel Rodriguez laughs at her.
00:22:38Oh man, you see all that gymnastic ability.
00:22:41But it backfired there in a big way.
00:22:43Blasting hard against that chamber in the lower back of Tiffany Stratton.
00:22:47There's a bad, bad way.
00:22:49And there's a big mommy cool like the look of that.
00:22:51And Wade, the thing about the chamber is sometimes you have to change your game.
00:22:55You got to change your offense a little bit.
00:22:56You can't go back to the well with the things that have brought you there
00:22:59because it can get you in trouble like we saw there.
00:23:03Who will enter the chamber next?
00:23:05Four!
00:23:06Three!
00:23:07Two!
00:23:08One!
00:23:13The Empress of Tomorrow.
00:23:16Asuka waiting for the door to open it.
00:23:18That's a Kiana James with a preemptive strike driving Asuka into the pod.
00:23:23Well, absolutely ball rushing Asuka knowing full well that Asuka is one of the biggest threats in this match.
00:23:28Kiana James smart enough to stop Asuka getting out the blocks, but it simply didn't last.
00:23:33Oh, goodness.
00:23:35Look at this.
00:23:35Just pounding, bouncing.
00:23:37Kiana James off the pod.
00:23:40No!
00:23:40Yeah, and this goes back to what you were talking about moments ago about strategies and how you have to
00:23:44change them.
00:23:44This is the point.
00:23:45Kiana James changes strategy because she can't remember the strategy that she came in with.
00:23:50And now Tiffany strapped and driven into the pod by Asuka who's been relentless in her attack since coming into
00:23:56the chamber.
00:23:58Uncaged, unleashed, and wreaking havoc inside the Elimination Chamber.
00:24:03Two for the price of one.
00:24:04And now the Empress of Tomorrow.
00:24:06Closed line followed by a bulldog and Wade we've said this on a number of occasions.
00:24:09Asuka, one of the most dangerous sprinting in WWE.
00:24:12Well, no doubt about it.
00:24:14There is nothing this woman cannot do in there.
00:24:16Everything this woman hits is hit with authority.
00:24:19And there is a certain demented look in the eye of Asuka now who is loving the carnage she can
00:24:26exact inside the chamber.
00:24:27A four-time world champion.
00:24:29She's won five tags.
00:24:30Titles tied with Raquel for the most ever.
00:24:32We mentioned she won a chamber three years ago.
00:24:35And now the Empress of Tomorrow, Asuka, with a double missile drop kick to take out James and Stratton.
00:24:40Cover now on Kiana and a kick out by James.
00:24:43Now a cover on Stratton by Asuka and a kick out by Tiffany.
00:24:46So fantastic start here from Asuka taking down two opponents who were obviously pre-weekend as they started the match
00:24:52before Asuka did.
00:24:53Here's the issue.
00:24:55Asuka has just burned up a ton of energy staying in control of this match.
00:25:00And eventually that might come back to bite her in the latter stages.
00:25:03And you know Asuka beat a couple of legends to actually qualify.
00:25:07Bayley and Natty knocked off by Asuka.
00:25:10Earn her the opportunity tonight.
00:25:11It just tells you that Asuka really is firing on all cylinders as the best always do this time of
00:25:17year as we close in on WrestleMania.
00:25:19And now Tiffany Stratton.
00:25:21That handspring back elbow and on the other side.
00:25:28Kick knee by Asuka connects into the cover.
00:25:31Is it enough on Tiffany who just gets the shoulder up.
00:25:33Just shows you the experience of Asuka then when on a tear was Tiffany Stratton just lying in wait ready
00:25:40to pounce.
00:25:41The fourth member of the chamber will enter.
00:25:44Six, five, four, three, two, one.
00:25:54Little miss bliss and look at the look.
00:25:58The disturbing look on the face of the winner of the inaugural chamber match for the women.
00:26:03It is not a look anybody should ever.
00:26:07Big knee by Asuka connects into the cover.
00:26:10Is it enough on Tiffany who just gets the shoulder up.
00:26:13Just shows you the experience of Asuka then when on a tear was Tiffany Stratton just lying in wait ready
00:26:19to pounce.
00:26:20The fourth member of the chamber will enter.
00:26:23Six, five, four, three, two, one.
00:26:34Little miss bliss and look at the look.
00:26:37The disturbing look on the face of the winner of the inaugural chamber match for the women.
00:26:43It is not a look anybody should ever have on their face stepping into the carnage that is the elimination
00:26:49chamber.
00:26:50Bliss knocking off Julia and Zelina to qualify for this match tonight.
00:26:56Always a sinister and ominous presence surrounding Alexa Bliss.
00:27:01And right off the bat dropping the entire field.
00:27:05Keep your eyes peeled. Threats everywhere you look Bliss.
00:27:08The fact that Alexa's in this match and her friend Charlotte Flair is not really is depressed Charlotte.
00:27:14Yeah, she says she's fine.
00:27:16I do know for a fact when a woman tells you that she is never fine.
00:27:19Don't fall for that trap.
00:27:20Charlotte Flair very unhappy about missing out on the chamber.
00:27:23And Tiffany Stratton with a rolling scent time.
00:27:26Showing off her power here.
00:27:27Going to head up to the top rope.
00:27:29Looking for the prettiest moonsault ever.
00:27:31But Alexa Bliss intercepted.
00:27:33It was a rough, rough landing.
00:27:35And Tiffany Stratton's been in this match a long time already.
00:27:37And the toll starting to show movement not quite as crisp as it was in the early goings.
00:27:42And that drop kick to the gut will not help.
00:27:45Now Asuka stalking Alexa Bliss.
00:27:47Looking for a German suplex.
00:27:49Alexa able to deliver a back elbow.
00:27:58Oh, and a big knee by James.
00:28:01Bliss rolls her up.
00:28:02Trying to take advantage.
00:28:04Bliss seemed to have almost extra sensory perception on that one.
00:28:08And wait a second.
00:28:10I don't know about Kiana breaking that pin up.
00:28:12May have been a little inexperienced there.
00:28:14You kind of want to eliminate opponents any way you can at this point.
00:28:18Yeah, a bit overzealous perhaps.
00:28:20But Kiana James has looked great so far in the chamber.
00:28:23Absolutely superb.
00:28:25And now looking completely dominant with three bodies dropped around her.
00:28:28Two fresh bodies waiting to enter the match imminently.
00:28:33And bounced off the steel as Stratton.
00:28:37Two miles of chain link surround this structure.
00:28:42And now James looking to catapult Stratton.
00:28:48Into the pod!
00:28:52Face first.
00:28:53Getting completely wiped out his Stratton.
00:28:56Let's take another look at this slingshot.
00:28:59Right into that glass and steel.
00:29:02Just bouncing off skull first.
00:29:05What an epic display has been thus far from Kiana James.
00:29:08But no time to rest.
00:29:10No time to relax.
00:29:11Number five going to enter the chamber.
00:29:14More wins than any other number.
00:29:16Number five.
00:29:16Nine wins in the history of the chamber.
00:29:18So a lucky spot here.
00:29:24For the eradicator.
00:29:26Rhea Ripley.
00:29:28Oh and Kiana James tried her best to rush it just as she did.
00:29:31Asuka simply didn't work.
00:29:33Clearly Ripley was waiting for it.
00:29:35Yeah, Rhea's had issues with Kiana.
00:29:37Issues with Asuka.
00:29:38So many of these women have had issues in the tag division over on SmackDown.
00:29:43Including the two in the ring right now.
00:29:46Planting Asuka face first.
00:29:48Stratton now runs into a head butt by Ripley.
00:29:51Ripley had any wall wounds from last night.
00:29:54Losing tag goal to the irresistible forces.
00:29:56It's not showing.
00:29:58Rhea Ripley who knocked off Lyra, Valkyria and Ivy Nile to qualify tonight.
00:30:03Now turns her attention to Alexa Bliss.
00:30:11Look at this.
00:30:14Just pure power from Ripley.
00:30:16It's hard to argue with that but navigate here way out again.
00:30:19And Alexa Bliss.
00:30:20Looking perhaps for Sister Abigail here.
00:30:26And Rhea turns it around.
00:30:28Rhea having to be very, very nimble here.
00:30:30And straight back to power.
00:30:31Looking for Riptide.
00:30:32Riptide.
00:30:32Blisto able to.
00:30:35Oh.
00:30:36You can just read the panic on the body of Alexa Bliss there.
00:30:39As she wriggled out of that Riptide attempt.
00:30:41But it might be about to get it worse now on the steal.
00:30:45Bliss does not want to be out there.
00:30:47Rhea Ripley.
00:30:47Bliss now trying to hang on.
00:30:48Trying to hang on to the chamber.
00:30:50Trying to protect herself.
00:30:51The smart use of the chains there.
00:30:53They're clinging on for DLI for this point.
00:30:55But getting higher and higher.
00:30:56And a drop from there.
00:30:57Oh.
00:30:58And Kiana driving Ripley back first into the steal.
00:31:02Oskar went for the hippotap.
00:31:03Tiffany Stratton with a drop kick to Oskar.
00:31:05Dropped her outside.
00:31:06Kiana James once again lying in wait.
00:31:09And finding the exact right moment to strike.
00:31:16All four women.
00:31:17On the steal outside the ring.
00:31:24Uh oh.
00:31:26Alexa Bliss has found herself on top of a pod.
00:31:29And Bliss.
00:31:32Oh God.
00:31:34Twisted Bliss from the top of the pod.
00:31:37Takes down everyone.
00:31:39Take another look at that.
00:31:42Kiana James maybe avoided the worst of that one.
00:31:46But three women completely wiped out with one high risk move.
00:31:51And has it taken something out of Alexa Bliss in the process.
00:31:55Raquel Rodriguez who will join this frame momentarily.
00:31:58Has to be licking her chop suede as these five women beat each other up.
00:32:03And when you see carnage like that.
00:32:05Right in front of your eyes.
00:32:07Now is the time to start thinning the herd in this Elimination Chamber match.
00:32:11And no eliminations thus far.
00:32:14Kiana James caught.
00:32:16Looking for Sister Abigail.
00:32:18For Alexa Bliss.
00:32:20Pointing to the WrestleMania side.
00:32:22And a missed.
00:32:23A missed by Asuka.
00:32:24To Bliss.
00:32:25Kiana rolls her up.
00:32:26Kiana eliminates Bliss.
00:32:30Alexa Bliss has been eliminated.
00:32:33And the missed is legal.
00:32:35No disqualifications inside the chamber.
00:32:38And Bliss is going to have to leave the chamber.
00:32:41We are down to five.
00:32:43And Raquel Rodriguez ten seconds away.
00:32:46From entering her third Elimination Chamber.
00:32:49With an opportunity to face Jade Cargill.
00:32:52For the WWE Championship at WrestleMania.
00:32:55Up for grabs.
00:33:00And Raquel the powerhouse of the Judgment Day.
00:33:04Just catching Tiffany Stratton.
00:33:06And a baseball swing into the side of the cage.
00:33:09The strongest woman in the match.
00:33:11The baddest woman in the match.
00:33:16You know you talked about Kiana James.
00:33:19And the number of months that she's had here.
00:33:21What about Raquel Rodriguez.
00:33:22Really coming of age for Raquel.
00:33:25Oh!
00:33:25And Rhea Ripley hung up on the top rope.
00:33:27Oh God.
00:33:28Raquel stepped up absolutely huge.
00:33:30When Liv Morgan went down with injury in the Judgment Day.
00:33:33About 12 months ago.
00:33:35And Raquel has not locked back.
00:33:37Get yourself all the way to WrestleMania.
00:33:39But wait up here.
00:33:40Smart strategy by Kiana, Asuka and Tiffany.
00:33:43Well it was smart strategy I thought.
00:33:45Now Rhea Ripley.
00:33:46It was the right idea.
00:33:48Very difficult to tear down someone as powerful as Raquel.
00:33:52But slowly teamwork seems to get the job done.
00:33:54Oh God.
00:33:55Who the hell can man handle Rhea bloody Ripley like that?
00:34:00Raquel treating Ripley and now Asuka like ragdolls.
00:34:04And Kiana James sent into the steel.
00:34:07Raquel Rodriguez.
00:34:08A human demolition ball.
00:34:11And now Rhea Ripley with a big forearm.
00:34:16Raquel just a woman who nobody in the locker room can physically dominate.
00:34:20Oh look at this.
00:34:20And that is just ludicrous.
00:34:23Raquel.
00:34:23Rhea was going for the.
00:34:25Oh!
00:34:26Hurricane Rana.
00:34:28Caught by Raquel and now tossed into the ring.
00:34:30Those are two women who know each other so so well at NXT.
00:34:35They were best buds and training partners.
00:34:38However, two alpha females do not get on for long.
00:34:42Eventually that imploded.
00:34:43Just like the spine of Rhea Ripley and now the head perhaps of Tiffany Stratton.
00:34:48And now Asuka trying to drive Raquel Rodriguez into the steel.
00:34:52Quick strikes by the Empress of Tomorrow.
00:34:55And every woman in this match outside of Raquel needs to get on the same page.
00:34:58You cannot give Raquel any breathing room.
00:35:01She's gonna cut through you all like a hot knife through butter.
00:35:04Well that's a.
00:35:05A fall away slam.
00:35:07Sending Asuka into the ring.
00:35:09And now Keanu James driving Raquel into the steel.
00:35:12And now caught in a pod.
00:35:14And once Raquel drops her guard.
00:35:17You have to bounce.
00:35:19Someone needs to be waiting.
00:35:20Raquel is gonna take this.
00:35:22Like candy from a baby if you don't.
00:35:24And now a running power slam.
00:35:26Through the pod.
00:35:29Bulldog would be happy.
00:35:37The broken body of Keanu James.
00:35:41Now right for the pickings.
00:35:43Raquel has done the damage.
00:35:44And now Raquel.
00:35:46Catching Asuka.
00:35:47In her arms.
00:35:49Tohono ball modified.
00:35:51Stacking up both women.
00:35:53Raquel eliminates James and Asuka.
00:35:56Asuka and Keanu James have been eliminated.
00:36:06Well take a look at this.
00:36:07Keanu James getting smashed through one of the pods.
00:36:11By Raquel with absolute ease.
00:36:15And that is a.
00:36:17Body just waiting to be bent.
00:36:19But before she could get there.
00:36:20Asuka had other ideas.
00:36:22Uh-uh.
00:36:22Not tonight.
00:36:23Tohono bomb.
00:36:24Two for the price of one.
00:36:27For Raquel who is starting to steamroller towards wrestling.
00:36:31Romania.
00:36:31We are now down to three.
00:36:33One of these women.
00:36:34Going to Las Vegas.
00:36:35In seven weeks.
00:36:36To face Jade Cargill for the WWE title.
00:36:39Will it be Tiffany Stratton?
00:36:40Will it be Rhea Ripley?
00:36:41Will it be Raquel Rodriguez?
00:36:43High stakes.
00:36:44High pressure here tonight.
00:36:45And let's not forget that Tiffany Stratton has been in this thing.
00:36:48From the very beginning.
00:36:50To relatively pressure women in there with her.
00:36:54But Tiffany Stratton has the movement.
00:36:56To avoid the worst of the damage.
00:36:58And try and put this to bed.
00:37:00But no.
00:37:00That's not going to work.
00:37:01Yeah. Tiffany may want to change things up.
00:37:03And instead of trying to overpower Raquel Rodriguez.
00:37:07Who delivers that twirling slam to Stratton.
00:37:12Tiffany gets the shoulder up at two.
00:37:14Here's part of the problem when it comes to Tiffany Stratton.
00:37:17This deep in the matchup.
00:37:18You simply are working off instincts.
00:37:20Not strategy now.
00:37:21And some of the things you're looking to do.
00:37:23Your body is not going to cooperate with you on them.
00:37:26Because you are too beaten up.
00:37:27Now Ripley sent into the steel.
00:37:29This is just barbaric abuse now.
00:37:32Being thrown at Ripley from the powerhouse Raquel.
00:37:35What the hell is she chucking up here?
00:37:38Rhea caught.
00:37:38Raquel now trapping Rhea Ripley.
00:37:41In the steel chain link.
00:37:44Ripley now defenseless.
00:37:45Makes this a one on one matchup.
00:37:47But wait.
00:37:48Tiffany Stratton's got other ideas.
00:37:50Where the hell is she going?
00:37:52Tiffany now caught by Raquel again.
00:37:55Another high risk maneuver.
00:37:56Backfiring for Stratton.
00:37:58Trying to fight out of this.
00:38:01Raquel.
00:38:02Dumped into the ring by Tiffany.
00:38:04Nice move by Tiffany.
00:38:05Using the momentum of Raquel against her.
00:38:08That's about the only way you can take Raquel down.
00:38:10Big move by Raquel.
00:38:12Meanwhile, Rhea Ripley still trapped in the chamber.
00:38:15And this is exactly what Raquel needs at this point.
00:38:18Make it one on one for now.
00:38:20Keep Rhea Ripley out of this situation.
00:38:23Completely maul Tiffany Stratton.
00:38:25Send her back to the locker room.
00:38:26And then pull apart Rhea Ripley.
00:38:29That's a perfect way to describe a big old grizzly bear.
00:38:32Raquel Rodriguez.
00:38:32As you said, mauling Stratton.
00:38:37And it's become an unfair fight.
00:38:40Like a grown up against a child at this point.
00:38:42There's that spinning corkscrew elbow.
00:38:47Raquel's patented that move.
00:38:49And now.
00:38:50We're gonna lift Stratton up.
00:38:53Put the Dahana bomb.
00:38:54Stratton lands on her feet.
00:38:56Raquel now with a splash in the corner.
00:38:58You know all about the durability of Tiffany Stratton.
00:39:01And some of the wars she had last year as the women's champion.
00:39:05She's gonna need all of that right now.
00:39:07And perhaps more if she's somehow gonna navigate her way through the chamber.
00:39:11But only suffered two losses in 2025.
00:39:14Meanwhile, Ripley on top of the pod.
00:39:16Cannonball.
00:39:17To take out Raquel.
00:39:20The wide up call.
00:39:22Look who's on the top rope.
00:39:24Stratton.
00:39:25Prettiest moonsault ever.
00:39:29One, two, three.
00:39:33Raquel's eliminated.
00:39:34We are down to two.
00:39:36Raquel Rodriguez has been eliminated.
00:39:45Oh my god.
00:39:46Just when Raquel was going in for the kill on Tiffany Stratton.
00:39:50Out of nowhere, the woman we somehow forgot about.
00:39:53Rhea takes her down on that one prettiest moonsault ever.
00:39:55The Smash Pass has been triggered.
00:39:57Order on DoorDash and use code SMASHPASS for a chance to win.
00:40:00A flyaway trip for four to WrestleMania in Las Vegas.
00:40:04Terms apply.
00:40:05Jade Cargill looks on.
00:40:07One of these two women will face her at WrestleMania.
00:40:09Will it be Stratton?
00:40:11Will it be Ripley?
00:40:22Rhea misses with a kick.
00:40:24Big knee by Stratton.
00:40:25Caught Rhea in the face.
00:40:26Okay, some old paper here.
00:40:28You have to say Rhea Ripley would be the favorite given that she was last out of the pod.
00:40:32And Tiffany started this thing.
00:40:33But let's not forget.
00:40:34Rhea Ripley losing tag goal 24 hours ago.
00:40:38In an incredibly brutal matchup.
00:40:40With Lash Legend and Nia Jax.
00:40:42Is it going to pay here?
00:40:44Looking for the razor's edge to Tiffany.
00:40:46Stratton lands on her feet.
00:40:47Again, I think he can throw all stats out the window.
00:40:49When he gets down to the final two.
00:40:51Like this!
00:40:52Alabama slam!
00:40:54Stratton stacks up Ripley!
00:40:56Who kicks out at two!
00:41:05What a match!
00:41:08The prize at the end of the line.
00:41:11WrestleMania!
00:41:11Yeah, and this is that point where those top level competitors find that extra gear when they need it.
00:41:17There's your reminder, Tiffany Stratton.
00:41:19The WrestleMania Vegas sign hanging there.
00:41:21How much more motivation does anybody need?
00:41:25Oh!
00:41:25Went for the swan time.
00:41:26Rhea Ripley rolled out of harm's way.
00:41:28Catches Tiffany now with a kick.
00:41:30It could be Ripley's opportunity.
00:41:37Move!
00:41:37Takes out Stratton.
00:41:39Face first.
00:41:39Cover now by Rhea.
00:41:42And a kick out.
00:41:45You see Rhea Ripley in absolute agony.
00:41:49That lower back has been completely given out on her.
00:41:54Unsurprisingly after the abuse it's received in this match and indeed last night.
00:41:59Is there enough left in the tank of the eradicator to put this one to bed?
00:42:07Now Ripley toward the corner.
00:42:10Tiffany Stratton caught.
00:42:11Rhea goes shoulder first.
00:42:13But it's one mistake at this point in a match that will cost you.
00:42:17Is that the mistake?
00:42:18Ready to pounce is Tiffy.
00:42:20Stratton this time connects with the swan time.
00:42:23Into the cover.
00:42:23Stratton looking to face.
00:42:25Cargill at WrestleMania.
00:42:26And Rhea kicks out.
00:42:29It has been an incredible performance by Stratton.
00:42:32Started the match up here tonight.
00:42:35The wounds obvious on the face of Tiffany Stratton now.
00:42:38But she doesn't care.
00:42:39As she's focused on one thing.
00:42:40That is victory at all costs.
00:42:42Rolling Tenton again.
00:42:44Tiffany Stratton up top.
00:42:45Looking for the prettiest moonsault ever.
00:42:47But driven into the pod by Ripley.
00:42:49Oh God.
00:42:50Jaw first by Ripley into that pod.
00:42:52And now wait up.
00:42:54Ripley.
00:42:56Rip time.
00:42:57Cover.
00:42:59Rhea's going to WrestleMania.
00:43:03Here is your winner of the women's 2026 Elimination Chamber.
00:43:12Rhea Ripley.
00:43:15Oh wait.
00:43:17A storm is coming.
00:43:19Oh boy.
00:43:21Two of the biggest, most dominant powerhouses in the women's division are going to clash
00:43:28for the WWE Women's Championship right there at WrestleMania.
00:43:34Rhea Ripley earns the opportunity to battle for a championship match in her fifth straight
00:43:43WrestleMania.
00:43:44And here is some of the wreckage of this match.
00:43:46A double elimination by Raquel who had an absolutely epic performance in this one.
00:43:52But this is when it all went wrong.
00:43:54Drop your guard for a second and you come a cropper in the chamber.
00:43:59One prettiest moonsault ever.
00:44:01Taking down the powerhouse Raquel.
00:44:04After she thought she started to taste victory.
00:44:09And then Tiffany Stratton looking to put Rhea away with the prettiest moonsault ever.
00:44:13Shoved into the pod.
00:44:14And that's all Rhea Ripley needed.
00:44:16To deliver the rip time.
00:44:20That gives her a first class ticket.
00:44:22Seven weeks from tonight.
00:44:25To WrestleMania.
00:44:34What an incredible performance by all six women tonight.
00:44:49Cargill.
00:44:50Ripley.
00:44:52The storm.
00:44:54The eradicator.
00:44:56Jade says bring it on.
00:44:59Jade be careful what you wish for.
00:45:04Jade be careful what you'd love.
00:45:24Yeah!
00:45:35An Elimination Chamber tonight is presented by DoorDash, the official on-demand delivery platform.
00:45:50SmackDown star, Trick Willie. Trick Williams enters his first Elimination Chamber match tonight.
00:45:57It is tonight, finally, LA Knights' night, where we find out in just a little bit inside the chamber.
00:46:04And 21-year-old Javon Evans, the upstart for Monday Night Raw, looks to shake up the world tonight.
00:46:11Coming up next, for the Intercontinental Championship, Becky Lynch versus Chicago's own AJ Lee, live from Elimination Chamber.
00:46:39And let's take a look at what's up next, the Intercontinental Championship.
00:46:48AJ Lee is back!
00:46:53Ten years ago, I retired.
00:46:57I felt like I had accomplished all of my dreams in wrestling.
00:47:01Thought that was the end of my story.
00:47:06But Becky, she just lights a fire in me that I forgot that I had.
00:47:12AJ Lee has gotten underneath the skin of Becky Lynch in a big way.
00:47:18You're ruining my life!
00:47:21High-flying crossbody!
00:47:23We got a new tip!
00:47:24There is only so much disrespect that one woman can take!
00:47:33Becky taps down!
00:47:35AJ and company win more games!
00:47:38What's it gonna take to get rid of me?
00:47:43It's Elimination Chamber.
00:47:45It's in your hometown.
00:47:47It's in Chicago.
00:47:48You wanna go one-on-one with the greatest of all time?
00:47:51I'm gonna stop just me saying what other people say and everybody says it!
00:47:54Sports Illustrated says it!
00:47:55The Police Chief Report says it!
00:47:57I haven't had a singles match in over a decade.
00:48:01Without Becky, maybe I wouldn't have even come back to prove that I can still be a champion.
00:48:08You do not deserve to hold this.
00:48:12But I deserve to get rid of you and retire you in front of all of your friends and family
00:48:21in your hometown of Chicago.
00:48:24Welcome to the big time!
00:48:28If I walk out of Chicago victorious, then I'm sure as hell gonna walk into WrestleMania as the Intercontinental Champion.
00:48:48The man has come around!
00:48:51What?
00:48:53What?
00:49:03I'm sure as hell
00:49:05What?
00:49:23Becky Lynch, a seven-time world champion, two-time intercontinental champion, her second reign
00:49:31began back on January 5th, the season premiere of Monday Night Raw on Netflix. We'd like to thank
00:49:39everyone who is watching Elimination Chamber tonight, the final stop on the road to WrestleMania
00:49:43for premium live events in the United States, of course, on the ESPN app and internationally
00:49:48on Netflix. Becky Lynch understands it'll be a hostile crowd tonight because the woman who now
00:49:57calls Chicago home, AJ Lee will have the backing of the majority of this crowd.
00:50:03Yeah, highly partisan environment here, but that's not going to shake a veteran like Becky
00:50:09Lynch, who at least in her mind is the woman who single-handedly turned women's wrestling
00:50:16into the massive juggernaut it is today. The truth might quite, might just be a little different
00:50:22there, especially considering who she's competing against, but as far as Becky Lynch is concerned,
00:50:28every ring is her territory. It's interesting, you see in the background there, the official
00:50:33of this matchup, someone who Becky Lynch has had major issues with as of late, Jessica Carr.
00:50:44CHO CROWD выз senses the moment of The Winnerưng downs, but anyway it's
00:50:46CHIPE! CHIPE!
00:50:50CHIPE! CHIPE!
00:51:18I had a sit down with A.J. Lee a bit earlier today.
00:51:20I talked to her a lot about this moment tonight here in Chicago, her adopted hometown,
00:51:25and of course the personal issues with Becky Lynch, and the fact that this is A.J. Lee's
00:51:31first singles match in over a decade, and her first title match in 11 years, will that
00:51:37affect her tonight?
00:51:38Well, let me put a little perspective on that, Michael Cole.
00:51:41I have had a singles match more recently than A.J. Lee, and now you're telling me A.J.
00:51:48Lee, after 10 years in the wilderness, albeit with a couple of matches with, alongside
00:51:54her husband in mixed tag and inside the war games, where you have people to lean on, she
00:51:59now has to do it alone against one of the best on the planet in Becky Lynch.
00:52:02The following contest is scheduled for one fall, and it's for the Women's Intercontinental Championship!
00:52:22Introducing first, the challenger from Union City, New Jersey, A.J. Lee!
00:52:39And her opponent, from Dublin, Ireland, she is the Women's Intercontinental Champion,
00:52:51Big Time Becky Lynch!
00:52:56Well, the delusional Becky Lynch claims that the mayor of Chicago, named today, Becky Lynch
00:53:03day.
00:53:04Becky claims that she will humiliate A.J.
00:53:07Styles in front of all her family and friends here tonight, and make her retire, and her nickname
00:53:12for A.J., absolute joke, A.J. Lee.
00:53:16Well, you say that derisively, however, should Becky Lynch put A.J.
00:53:21Lee away in short order here, I would actually agree with the nickname that A.J.
00:53:26Lee would be an absolute joke.
00:53:27A.J.
00:53:28Lee tapped Becky Lynch out at Wrestlepalooza in the mixed tag match, then back at war games,
00:53:34tapped out Becky again to win war games, cost Becky her first reign as Intercontinental
00:53:40Championship, and now hopes to win the title from Becky tonight.
00:53:43If you're Becky, what strategy do you use coming into this against A.J.
00:53:47Lee?
00:53:47You absolutely smother A.J.
00:53:49Lee.
00:53:49I promise you right now, the nerves in A.J.
00:53:51Lee are going to be through the roof in this position.
00:53:54She hides it well.
00:53:55You put on a face of confidence, but right now, A.J.
00:54:00Lee must feel like the loneliest person on planet Earth, 10 years removed from being
00:54:04in this exact situation.
00:54:06Becky told me earlier today that she's going to try to out-wrestle A.J.
00:54:10Lee, realizing A.J.
00:54:11maybe, Rusty, of course, been a decade since you mentioned she's been in a one-on-one
00:54:15match.
00:54:16And I'll tell you right now, I went through the debate since you mentioned she's been
00:54:19in a one-on-one match.
00:54:20And I'll tell you right now, I went through the developmental system in WWE alongside A.J.
00:54:25Lee during my time in Florida Championship Wrestling with a great coach, Dr. Tom Pritchard,
00:54:30and one of his quotes was, there is no cheating reps.
00:54:34And the truth is, A.J.
00:54:36Lee has just not had reps in the singles game, certainly not at this level, and that means
00:54:42there's nowhere to hide.
00:54:44A.J.
00:54:44telling me earlier that she won one of her Divas Championships here in Chicago, returned
00:54:50here last year, and feels very comfortable wrestling here tonight.
00:54:57Now the headlock by Becky Lynch as A.J.
00:55:00looks to fight out.
00:55:01A couple of well-placed shots to the kidneys of Becky.
00:55:04And has to roll through, and A.J.
00:55:07Nice takedown cover now on the champ, and a kick out.
00:55:09For A.J., how does she win the title?
00:55:11Uh-oh, look at this!
00:55:12Oh, here we go.
00:55:13Rolling up, Becky, and a kick out!
00:55:15Well, what's the key to success been for A.J.
00:55:17when it comes to Becky Lynch?
00:55:18Over the past six months, it's been that Black Widow submission.
00:55:21That is something that I genuinely think lingers in the mind of Becky Lynch, and there's some
00:55:26real fear for Becky, knowing full well that if that gets locked in, she's tapping out
00:55:31and she's losing the goal.
00:55:32And Becky, who's had a tendency as of late to get very frustrated in the ring, has to
00:55:38hold those emotions in check tonight, not let this crowd get under her skin.
00:55:44Well, I think Becky Lynch came into this one thinking it would be over by now.
00:55:47It was going to be two or three minutes.
00:55:49She was going to rush A.J.
00:55:50Lee, A.J. Lee has just not allowed that to happen, and now the frustration about self-doubt
00:55:56kicking in for Becky Lynch.
00:55:58Hammerlock and Becky Lynch now writhing in pain, and look at A.J. Lee now continuing the
00:56:02pressure.
00:56:03Will Becky tap?
00:56:04If she does, A.J. wins the title.
00:56:06Well, tapping into those technical skills that she was so well-known for her first time
00:56:11around in WWE, and now tying up Becky Lynch in knots.
00:56:15And Becky now turns it into a Hammerlock of her own.
00:56:23Intercontinental champion sent outside the ring.
00:56:25Remember, champion's advantage for Becky.
00:56:27A.J. must pin or tap Lynch to win the title.
00:56:30Countouts, disqualifications, though.
00:56:33Doesn't help A.J. at all.
00:56:35And that frustration on the outside.
00:56:37You saw Becky Lynch booting the hell out of our security barrier.
00:56:40And that skipping around the ring from A.J. Lee is not going to help the mindset of the
00:56:45Intercontinental champ.
00:56:46And Becky barking at Jessica Carr, who she calls the most crooked referee in the history
00:56:52of WWE.
00:56:53A lot of people call a fast-count Carr has cost Becky Lynch championships before.
00:56:58And who knows what she's up to again tonight.
00:57:00And keeping a very close eye on this referee, who I simply do not trust.
00:57:04And I know Becky Lynch feels the exact same way.
00:57:06A.J. Lee tried to go up over the top, intercepted by Lynch.
00:57:10And A.J. nice takedown.
00:57:12And now a dropkick to Becky.
00:57:15God, how crisp and nimble has A.J. Lee been in the early goings there?
00:57:19I certainly wasn't expecting that.
00:57:21Oh!
00:57:21God, that changes everything.
00:57:22Hold on.
00:57:23Make no mistake about it.
00:57:25A.J.'s been training with her husband.
00:57:26The world champ CM Punk will be out here in a matter of moments as Becky Lynch now
00:57:31rains down right hands.
00:57:32And that's what you're talking about, training.
00:57:34Training is great, training is important, but these are live rounds now.
00:57:38You never get drilled at the same level in training as you do when the spotlight's on
00:57:42and gold is on the line.
00:57:44And especially with Becky, who just has a little more malice in every one of her punches
00:57:49to A.J. Lee.
00:57:50This has become so personal.
00:57:52Yeah, there's a lot of ego on the line here.
00:57:55Obviously, all the talk is about the Intercontinental Championship, which is huge in WrestleMania
00:57:59season.
00:57:59But these are two women who, between them, put women's wrestling where it is today.
00:58:04Who's going to get the credit, perhaps, whoever wins this match now?
00:58:09So there's a lot more than just a championship riding on this.
00:58:13Well, there's no doubt that Becky Lynch has already developed a Hall of Fame resume in WWE.
00:58:20And now she's mouthing off to the over 19,000 in Chicago here tonight.
00:58:26That's what you can do when you're in full control of an opponent like this.
00:58:30They might not like it, but there's nothing they can do about it.
00:58:33I'm getting ragged on now is Lee.
00:58:35By Lynch to retain.
00:58:36Hook the inside leg.
00:58:37And A.J. kicked it too.
00:58:39And again, Becky talking to herself a bit.
00:58:41Cannot allow frustration to creep in here.
00:58:44And this is something Lee has talked about in the past.
00:58:47She sees Lynch as an arrogant bully.
00:58:50Needs taking down a peg or two.
00:58:52Whilst you may agree with the first part of that, taking Lynch down a peg or two, has
00:58:57proven to be incredibly difficult for a lot of women in the locker room.
00:59:00I think a lot of people think she's an arrogant bully.
00:59:02She's also a champion, though.
00:59:04And she's a conspiracy theorist.
00:59:06The conspiracy theorist makes things up.
00:59:09No, she doesn't.
00:59:10You obviously don't follow her on social media.
00:59:13Yes, I do.
00:59:14Subscribe to her Patreon, too.
00:59:17Get all the insight, Josh.
00:59:19She also called you the biggest liar on the commentary table, and you've just proven her right.
00:59:23You won a Bexy award for it, correct?
00:59:25I didn't accept it.
00:59:26And A.J. now whipped into the corner by Lynch, who's having her way with A.J. Lee.
00:59:32And Becky looking for the death blow here.
00:59:35A.J. dropped in the corner.
00:59:37Becky Lee now with a kick.
00:59:39And it's suddenly become all Becky Lynch.
00:59:41Gets floater.
00:59:43Into the cover to retain the Intercontinental title.
00:59:46And Becky's done a great job taking this crowd out of a match.
00:59:50Yeah, they're in shock right now.
00:59:51So here's the problem.
00:59:52Hot right from the start was A.J. Lee.
00:59:55And when you have a lack of reps, as A.J. obviously does with 10 years out, suddenly you hit
01:00:00a brick wall when it comes to your cardio and conditioning.
01:00:03The kind of thing that simply cannot be helped in training alone.
01:00:08And Becky now toying with A.J.
01:00:11I'm not sure that's wise.
01:00:14No.
01:00:14Ran right into a right hand.
01:00:16A.J.'s trying to rally there, and Becky Lynch stopped her in her tracks.
01:00:20Well, A.J.'s certainly an emotionally volatile individual.
01:00:24She says herself she can be erratic at times, and I think the provocation might have lit a fire inside
01:00:30A.J. here.
01:00:31I was going to say, I don't think erratic is bad right now against the Intercontinental Champion.
01:00:35And here comes Lee.
01:00:36A.J. Lee unloading on Becky Lynch.
01:00:39Here comes A.J.
01:00:39Becky, though, kick right to the midsection.
01:00:43An uppercut's down by big-time Bex.
01:00:50A.J. Lee, though, quickly off the ropes.
01:00:53Connected with a nice bulldog there that has finally knocked the steam out of Becky Lynch.
01:01:00Question being, can A.J. Lee find some sort of reserve to mount a major comeback in this championship match?
01:01:07Yeah, this is a critical moment for A.J.
01:01:09Allows her to reset, catch her breath a bit.
01:01:11Again, ring shape could be an issue with A.J. coming into this one.
01:01:15Well, she's got that frame that is simply built for speed and being elusive,
01:01:19and that speed is starting to come to the fore now, finding a major second wind here.
01:01:24Yeah, picking up some momentum into the corner, though.
01:01:26Becky sidestepped.
01:01:27This time she got caught, went to the well once too often.
01:01:31Telegraphed that one.
01:01:31A.J. Lee stops Becky Lynch.
01:01:34Now Lee from the second rope.
01:01:35Tornado DDT to Lynch.
01:01:38Looks like A.J. Lee has suddenly got a major spark back.
01:01:41Shining Wizard.
01:01:43Lee for the title.
01:01:46Becky kicks out.
01:01:48Well, that belief is now fully back with A.J. Lee, who almost won this thing.
01:01:54This audience, too, starting to believe that A.J. can get this done.
01:01:58That Shining Wizard, which was such an important part of A.J.'s arsenal over the years,
01:02:04almost took out Becky Lynch.
01:02:12A.J. sent to the corner.
01:02:13Becky ducks underneath, looking for the manhandle slam.
01:02:16A.J., though, able to counter.
01:02:17Rolls into a pinning combination.
01:02:18A kick out by the champ at two.
01:02:20Hit now on A.J. Lee, who's got a kick out at two.
01:02:23Yeah, if this turns into a chess game, it may start to favor A.J. Lee, and it may...
01:02:27Looking for the Black Widow, but Becky Lynch countered.
01:02:30Cover for the win to retain, and a kick out at two.
01:02:34Well, clearly, Becky Lynch has been working on the reversals to that Black Widow,
01:02:38knowing full well the damage it holds.
01:02:41And she's already tapped twice to it over the past six months.
01:02:49Becky, is she getting frustrated, Wade?
01:02:51And look at this, Becky Lynch now, exposing a steel turnbuckle.
01:02:56The referee missed the entire thing there.
01:02:58Oh, she was dealing with A.J., she was doing her job, Wade.
01:03:01And now A.J. sent to the corner.
01:03:04Converting disaster there.
01:03:07A big kick.
01:03:09The knock senseless now is Becky Lynch.
01:03:13Face first goes Lynch.
01:03:14Certainly will not help matters.
01:03:18Turns for A.J. Lee to really pick up the pace here.
01:03:23Went up top with Becky Lynch, the Wiley veteran.
01:03:28I mean, just such great instincts from Becky Lynch.
01:03:32She's got that unmatched finesse,
01:03:34and an extra level of aggression tonight against her most hated rival.
01:03:38That's one reason she's one of the all-time greats.
01:03:42Never any debating that.
01:03:44Superplex!
01:03:46And Becky now with an arm bar on A.J. Lee.
01:03:52And A.J. now going to try to counter this.
01:03:55Smart move.
01:03:57And now rolls over Lynch, forces to break off the pin.
01:04:02Big kick by A.J.
01:04:03Becky may be out.
01:04:04Can A.J. capitalize?
01:04:06Yeah, right on the temple.
01:04:07But too much has been taken out of A.J. Lee.
01:04:10Cover now for Lee.
01:04:12Becky survives it, too.
01:04:13Yeah, just a groggy pin there from A.J. Lee,
01:04:16who's had the stuffing knocked out of her already.
01:04:19Come pounce on the pin quick enough,
01:04:21giving Lynch just enough time to kick out.
01:04:24And now the official Jessica Carr.
01:04:28Realizing that the protective padding has come off the turnbuckle,
01:04:31going to put it back on.
01:04:38Oh, no!
01:04:40Oh, no!
01:04:41Roll up by Becky!
01:04:43Jessica Carr momentarily stunned.
01:04:46Momentarily stunned led to slow count.
01:04:48Oh, no!
01:04:50Becky just took out Jessica Carr.
01:04:54She didn't seem to give a damn.
01:04:56And now A.J. Lee with a block widow.
01:04:58The block widow locked in on Becky Lynch.
01:05:01Oh, absolutely.
01:05:02Becky's tapping.
01:05:03Becky's tapping.
01:05:04The ref doesn't see it, though, J.
01:05:05AJ should win the title.
01:05:06You know as well as I do,
01:05:08that's not how it works,
01:05:09but Becky Lynch may have her arms snapped at that point.
01:05:12That was locked in a long time.
01:05:13Rev did not see it.
01:05:14Rev cannot give the call.
01:05:20Well, A.J. Lee should be the Intercontinental Champion right now.
01:05:27And now Becky just attacking A.J. from behind
01:05:30as she went to check on the official.
01:05:32Oh, God.
01:05:33This match completely falling apart at the seams now.
01:05:36There's no law.
01:05:36There's no authority in this one.
01:05:38Yeah, this wasn't right up Becky's alleyway.
01:05:45And over 19,000 all over the champion.
01:05:49Calling Becky Lynch, you tap down.
01:05:51Well, it doesn't count if the referee doesn't see it.
01:05:54It's all for naught, and this match is continuing.
01:05:57And the championship has swung back
01:05:59to the grasp of Becky Lynch, at least for now.
01:06:03Becky glancing back at her Intercontinental title
01:06:06as she just beats up A.J. Lee.
01:06:09The official, Jessica Carr, is still down.
01:06:17And A.J. in trouble because Becky can do whatever she wants now
01:06:22with the official out.
01:06:24Well, technically, we would have had a tap-out and a count-out by now.
01:06:27Perhaps a double count-out.
01:06:29Maybe even a disqualification the way this is going.
01:06:32You can do whatever you want, providing the ref is down.
01:06:36Becky's setting a steel chair in the ring as A.J. Lee now looks to fight back in this.
01:06:42That's a much-needed fight back from A.J. Lee,
01:06:45given what, no doubt, Becky Lynch was cooking up there.
01:06:48Becky driven into the barricade.
01:06:52I'll say a lot for the durability and endurance of A.J. Lee.
01:06:58We are now in seriously deep water.
01:07:01A.J. Lee is so impressive here.
01:07:06Sending Becky back into the ring.
01:07:08Just grimacing through the pain, but continuing to try and grind out a result here.
01:07:15Back elbow by A.J.
01:07:17Up now to the second rope.
01:07:20A.J.
01:07:21Oh!
01:07:22Connecting knee first with a steel chair.
01:07:25That was an ugly land.
01:07:26Oh, and now the DDT planting A.J. on the chair.
01:07:29Becky gets rid of the evidence.
01:07:31A.J. may be out.
01:07:33The body of A.J. Lee is completely wrecked.
01:07:36The fast-town car is coming round.
01:07:38Just at the right time for the champ.
01:07:42Manhandle slam!
01:07:44The cover!
01:07:45One, two, three, four!
01:07:46A.J. kicked out!
01:07:51And Becky can't believe it!
01:08:16And it might be starting to dawn on the champ that tonight is just not your night, Becky Lynch!
01:08:28And now A.J. rolling up, Becky!
01:08:31And a kick out at two!
01:08:32Again, this rivalry between Lynch and Jessica Carr!
01:08:36Nice takedown by A.J. Lee continues here.
01:08:43Both women clinging on by a thread at this point.
01:08:46Looking completely rattled, understandably.
01:08:49And Becky Kallini with the exposed turnbuckle!
01:08:53The turnbuckle that Becky exposed!
01:08:57Black Widow, center of the ring!
01:08:59The referee's right there!
01:09:01Becky taps out!
01:09:02A.J. wins the Intercontinental title!
01:09:05Here is your winner by submission!
01:09:09And new women's Intercontinental champion!
01:09:15A.J. Lee!
01:09:23A.J. Lee!
01:09:25A.J. Lee!
01:09:41Well, this is how we got there!
01:09:43One manhandle slam!
01:09:45It's all over, right?
01:09:46Chairs involved prior to this!
01:09:49Unfathomably, A.J. Lee finding the will to kick out!
01:09:53And just let it look like A.J. was going face first into that exposed buckle!
01:09:58Referee Jessica Carr put the brakes on that one, quick pin attempt, and then this charge from Becky Lynch, straight
01:10:08into that exposed buckle, followed by once again Old Faithful, the one that's done so much damage to Becky Lynch,
01:10:16the Black Widow, the tap-out, and A.J. Lee picks up the Intercontinental Championship on the road to WrestleMania!
01:10:29Not once, not twice, but three times in less than six months, A.J. Lee taps out Becky Lynch, and
01:10:40tonight it earns her the Intercontinental Championship!
01:10:58We'll see you later!
01:11:10That's enough!
01:11:15We'll see you next time!
01:11:16We'll see you next time!
01:11:16We'll see you next time!
01:11:18Big night!
01:11:19Big night!
01:11:19What a night!
01:11:20Truth!
01:11:21You wanted to talk to us about—
01:11:22See, you said you know what's in the box!
01:11:23Yeah!
01:11:23Yes, that's right.
01:11:24Okay.
01:11:24I had to smell it, dog.
01:11:26It smelled good.
01:11:26What are you talking about?
01:11:27I give you the Papa John Pan Pizza.
01:11:32It has a golden brown crispy garlic parmesan crust.
01:11:36Yes, it does.
01:11:37Soft and chewy scent.
01:11:39Watch this.
01:11:41Mmm.
01:11:42Mmm.
01:11:44Mmm.
01:11:45Actually, don't worry about what's in this box.
01:11:48I'll handle it from here.
01:11:51Are you hungry?
01:11:52I am now.
01:11:54I want to know what's in the box.
01:11:56Well, ladies and gentlemen, coming up next,
01:11:59the conquering hero returns home.
01:12:01CM Punk defends the World Heavyweight Championship
01:12:05against the man who claims he's going to shake up WrestleMania,
01:12:09Finn Balor.
01:12:10It's live, and it's next.
01:12:31Let's see.
01:12:47You may be happier.
01:12:48I für die N thirty-one.
01:17:59Those like Technical Sergeant Armas, thank you for protecting our freedoms.
01:18:35He's gonna turn that upside down.
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