WWE 'Elimination Chamber' PPV (Smackdown) 2017 LIVE Coverage & Discussion

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WWE 'Elimination Chamber' PPV (Smackdown Live)
Date: 12th Feb, 2017
Location: Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona
Announcers: Mauro Ranallo, David Otunga, and John Layfield.


Card:

WWE Championship
Eliminations Chamber
John Cena (c) vs AJ Styles vs Bray Wyatt vs Miz vs Baron Corbin vs Dean Ambrose

WWE SmackdownTag Team Turmoil Championship
American Alpha (c) vs. The Ascension vs. Heath Slater & Rhyno vs. The Vaudevillains vs. Breezango vs. The Usos

WWE SmackDown Women's Championship
Alexa Bliss (c) vs Naomi

WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Neville (c) vs. Jack Gallagher.

Handicap Match
Dolph Ziggler vs. Kalisto and Apollo Crews

Randy Orton vs. Luke Harper

Natalya vs. Nikki Bella

Mickie James vs. Becky Lynch.


(Card subject to change)

Pre-Show:

The panel is Renee Young, Booker T, Sam Roberts and Carmella.

They discussed The Naomi vs. Alex Bliss match for the WWE Smackdown Women's championship. Carmella was acting bored that the panel was talking about women other than her, which was pretty damn funny. Booker and Sam predicted a new champion would be crowd. Roberts said that Naomi would win but only if she's not thinking too forward about Wrestlemania. Carmella said she didn't really care because she wasn't in the matc but if she had to pick, she would say Alexa.

They aired a video feature on Luke Harper vs. Randy Orton. The panel gave predictions Carmella picked Randy Orton because Harper looks like he's never cleaned his shirt. Roberts called a Luke Harper upset. Booker said Randy is going to be inside Harper's mind and that is too much to overcome. Renee agreed it will be Orton.

They next discussed the Tag Team Turmoil and from a storyline perspective, how hard it is to make it through the entire bout if you are starting out first. They noted that American Alpha was even willing to start. Carmella took over the segment. Renee predicted The Usos. Booker agreed. Sam said it was The Ascension. Carmella said it would be "the sexy cops", Breezango.

They then moved on to talking about Nikki Bella vs. Natalya. They aired a video on their feud. Carmella took credit for exposing Natalya for she really was. She said Nikki was too distracted by everything else she is doing and Natalya just picked up where Carmella left off. Booker saod there are times in your career, you have to stake your claim and make your name. James Ellsworth showed up and said he bought Carmella tickets so they could go watch the show in a Skybox, so she left. The remaining members of the Panel discussed predictions. Booker said John Cena won't be able to help Nikki here and Natalya is going to win. Renee went the other way.

The panel moved on to the handicap match. Roberts said that the WWE Universe have been waiting for years to see this version of Dolph Ziggler. He said you can't be a nice guy if you claim to be a "Showoff."

They went to the Social Media Lounge where Dasha Fuentes presented Becky Lynch with social media questions. Lynch was looking forward to Disarm Mickie James. Lynch was. She was asked if she could team with anyone past or present, who would it be. Lynch said it would be Shawn Michaels because she could be the "Armbreak Kid" and because Michaels retired Charlotte's dad, Ric Flair. She was asked if she watched old James footage to prepare tonight. Lynch said that she won't take away what an important talent Mickie is but she took away Lynch's chance at the championship tonight. Tonight, she starts her journey back to the championship.

They noted JBL slipped while doing "The Texas Two Step" during his entrance as the broadcast was airing a commercial. Booker called for a replay and they showed it in slow motion. That was pretty funny.


Mojo Rawley vs. Curt Hawkins

Hawkins tried to stall a lot early on, ducking between the ropes. He was able to catch Rawley with a right hand but that only psyched Hawkins up. Hawkins was whipped into the corner and nailed with a three point stance into a tackle. Hawkins went to the floor but Mojo caught him and slammed him chest-first on the apron.

Hawkins kicked Mojo in the chest as he returned to the ring. Hawkins went to toss him into the barricade but a production person was in their way, so Hawkins turned him and ran him into the apron instead. Mojo made it back to the ring right before he was going to be counted out. Hawkins caught him and stomped him in the corner as they went to a commercial for Wrestlemana.

When they returned, Hawkins tripped up Mojo as he rebounded off the ropes and cinched in a side chinlock. Rawley used a jawbreaker to free himself but was nailed with a nice lariat for a pair of near falls. Hawkins drilled him with rights but Mojo fired up and made a big comeback. He nailed a series of shoulderblocks and a lariat. Mojo nailed a Stinger Splash and nailed a big slam but Hawkins got his shoulder up at the last second.

Hawkins nailed the Downward Spiral but Mojo kicked up. Rawley missed a clothesline and was hit with an enziguiri for another two count. Rawley nailed a big right hand and caught Hawkins with a tiltowhirl into an over the shoulder powerslam.

Winner: Mojo Rawley

They closed out breaking down the Chamber PPV.

WWE "Elimination Chamber' PPV

The opening video featured a lot of piano and closeups of someone's hands as they played.


Mickie James vs. Becky Lynch

They locked up and James muscled her down to the mat, even scoring a one count. They continued grappling and ended up rolling through the ropes to the floor and continued on the floor. James worked over Lynch's shoulder after they returned to the ring but Becky was able to grab an arm. James grabbed the ropes to force a break.

Mickie was sent to the floor. Lynch held the ropes open for her, daring James to return to the ring. When James got on the apron, Lynch grabbed her and slammed her into the buckles. James went to the floor. Lynch dove with a forearm. James caught her with a hard kick as Lynch eturned to the ring and scored several two counts following a DDT.

James focused on Lynch's arm, trying to hurt her shoulder. James drilled her knees down on Lynch's arm. Lynch's arm was tied up around the middle rope as James drilled her with shots to the back of the shoulder. James cinched in a hammerlock and used a knee to the back to continue to soften up Lynch. Lynch made a comeback with a series of clotheslines and a leg lariat. She caught James with an exploder for a two count.

James missed a charge in the corner and was nailed with a Flapjack. James went to the top rope for a Thesz Press for a two count. She argued with the referee over a slow count. The crowd chanted for Lynch. Lynch fought her way out of the corner and nailed a nice missile dropkick on James for a two count. James was bleeding from the elbow.

James caught Lynch, with the Mick Kick but Lynch's leg was under the ropes, so no pinfall. They went back and forth with reversals until James was trapped by a jacknife cover and pinned.

Winner: Becky Lynch


Backstage:
We went to a Skybox where James Ellsworth and Carmella were eating popcorn. Carmella said the wrong person won. Ellsworth said, "What she said."


Dolph Ziggler vs. Apollo Crews & Kalisto

Crews entered alone first. When Kalisto entered, Ziggler attacked him from behind on the stage and then tossed him hard into the digital board. Crews wasn't happy. So, it's a singles match. Crews attacked Ziggler and worked him over with punches in the corner. He was setting up to suplex Ziggler from the apron into the ring but was instead snapped throat-first onto the top rope.

Ziggler worked over Crews, using his boot to choke him in the corner before nailing a hangman's neckbreaker. Ziggler cinched in a side chinlock but Crews fought his way out. Ziggler went for a superkick but Crews caught it. Ziggler nailed Crews and snapped him down to the mat. Ziggler continued to control him and rode Crews' back with a rear chinlock.

Crews fought back but was snapped with anther neckbreaker. Kalisto began limping towards the ring. Ziggler complained to the referee, allowing Crews to nail an enziguiri from behind. Kalisto pulled himself up on th apron. Crews crawled to make a tag and finally did. Kalisto nailed a big kick and a springboard reverse seated senton for a two count. Kalisto nailed a handspring kick. Apollo tagged in as Ziggler was taking Kalisto down, so Crews slipped in from behind and nailed a sitdown spinning powerbomb for a two count.

Winners: Kalisto & Apollo Crews

After the match:
Ziggler attacked Kalisto after, wiping him out on the apron before hitting the ring and Pillman-izing Crews' ankle with a chair. He went and did it again, further cementing how far he's gone after turning heel. The crowd chanted, "Thank you Ziggler."


WWE SmackdownTag Team Turmoil Championship
American Alpha (c) vs. The Ascension vs. Heath Slater & Rhyno vs. The Vaudevillains vs. Breezango vs. The Usos

The first teams out are Heath Slater and Rhyno and Breezango. Slater and Fandango had some nice back and forth action. Breeze was tagged in but was hit with an atomic drop. Rhyno tagged in and the crowd chanted for ECW. What makes that funny is ECW never ran Phoenix once. Rhyno controlled Breeze and tagged back out to Slater. Fandango tripped him on a rebound off the ropes and that set up Breezango working over Slater and getting several two counts. Slater came back with a sunset flip but Breeze broke it up. Rhyno drilled Slater. Rhyno was tagged in and gored Fandango, who didn't realize it.

Breezango eliminated.

Next out were The Vaudevillains. They attacked Rhyno on the floor and sent him into the barricade. Slater came off the top with a dive onto them. The fans chanted, "He's got kids." Aiden English cut off Slater and worked him over in the ring. Rhyno gored Gotch. English missed a swanton bomb and Slater nailed an elevated DDT for the pin.

The Vaudevillains eliminated.

The Usos were the next out. Jimmy Uso and Slater exchanged shots before Uso nailed a side kick. Slater fought back and tagged Rhyno back in. The Usos caught Rhyno in their corner and tagged in and out, working him over. Slater finally tagged back in but was caught by a Jey Uso Samoan Drop for a two count. Jimmy caught him with a side kick, scoring the pin Slater.

Heath Slater and Rhyno eliminated.

Next out were the current and defending WWE Smackdown Tga Team champions American Alpha. The Usos met them in the aisle and they brawled. In the ring, the Usos cheated to take control of Dan Gable. They picked up Gable and nailed a splash on him for a two count. Gable was trapped in the Usos' corner as they tagged in and out. Gable finally broke free but was caught and tossed away. He came back and nailed a double clothesline with Usos. Gable finally made the hot tag to Jason Jordan, who unloaded with dropkicks. They went for their finish but Jey used a forward roll on Jason Jordan. Gable ran up and used a pinfall combination to eliminated Jey Uso.

The Uso's eliminated.

The Usos attacked Alpha after and left them laying after throwing them into the ring steps and barricade. They tossed Jordan back into the ring and hit a top rope splash.

The final team out was The Ascension, who bumped The Usos as they passed them in the aisle. They entered the ring, hit the Fall of Man on Jordan but Chad Gable dove into the ring and saved the day at the last second. Konor snatched Gable and snapped him into the ropes. Gable crashed to the floor. The Ascension stomped the hell out of Jordan. They continued to beat down Jordan, who got his shoulder off the mat at the last second. Alpha was able to make a comeback and score the miracle win.

Winners: American Alpha


Nikki Bella vs. Natalya

Natalya mocked Nikki, slapped her and took her over with a headlock, then controlled her arm. She controlled Bella, slapping her and taking her to the mat over and over. Natalya mocked her by saying she was the wrestler, so Nikki took her down in a kneebar attempt. Natalya went to the floor. Bella came off the apron with a big clothesline to the floor. Natalya began scrambling to get awau and backed off. She asked Nikki for a time out but them shoved her backwards into the ringpost.

Natalya tossed her back in the ring and nailed a snap suplex. JBL noted Natalya was happily married to Tyson Kidd. Natalya nailed a basement dropkick and locked in a sleeper. Natalya continued to work her over and even said hello to Nikki's mother, who was sitting at ringside with Bella's brother. She snapped Bella's knee down to the mat and tried to force a submission. She called Bella a "b****", which woke Nikki up and she went for an STF. Bella rallied with a shoulderblock and a forearm for a two count.

Natalya kicked her to cut off Bella and nailed a Michinoku Driver for a two count. Nikki nailed a big right forearm for a close two count. Bella continued to work over Natalya, who kicked out. Natalya came back to nail a big superplex. Natalya was caught in the STF. Natalya fought for the ropes and finally made it. They grabbed at each other and tumbled off the apron to the floor. Natalya and Bella tossed each other into the barricade as the referee counted them both out.

Double countout.

After the match:
Natalya tossed Bella back into the ring. She cheapshotted Bella as Bella complained to the referee about the match being stopped and beat her down. Natalya walked out but Bella caught up to her and speared her on the entrance ramp. Natalya was run off.


Backstage:
Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt appeared. Bray said tonight they have to go their separate ways but in the end, it will be the Era of Wyatt. Randy told everyone to run.


Randy Orton vs. Bray Wyatt

Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt appeared. Bray said tonight they have to go their separate ways but in the end, it will be the Era of Wyatt. Randy told everyone to run.

Harper and Orton went right after each other with Orton having control early. They spilled outside the ring, where Orton picked up Harper and dumped him atop one of the announcing tables with Harper taking bump backwards off it to the floor. Orton rolled him back in the ring for a two count. Orton cinched in a rear chinlock. He stomped Harper in the corner and continued beating him on the mat before cinching in yet another rear chinlock while driving his knee into Harper's back as well,

Harper makes a comeback with several rights and whipped Orton towards the corner. Orton reversed and Harper leapt over the top, drilled Randy with a big forearm and hit a senton atomico followed by a big boot for a two count. Harper snapped Orton across the top and set up for a catapult, drilling Orton's throat across the middle rope. Orton went to the floor. Harper nailed a tope suicida that sent Randy crashing over the announcers' table. Harper followed up by slamming him onto another table.

Harper charged Orton but was caught with a scoop powerslam on the floor. Orton and Harper battled in the corner with Luke on the apron outside. Harper went to the top but was crotched by Randy. Orton grabbed him and nailed a superplex for a two count. The crowd chanted, "This is awesome." Orton covers Harper but only gets a two count.

The battle continued as Orton nailed his hanging DDT off the ropes. Randy teased a RKO but was nailed with a pair of superkicks for a two count that was THISCLOSE. Harper and Orton continued to battle back and forth. They exchanged brawls on their knees. Harper nailed a series of palm strikes and went for the discus clothesline but Orton blasted him and nailed the RKO for the pin.

Winner: Randy Orton


Backstage:
Nikki Bella was being interviewed when Nataya attacked her. During their brawl, Bella was knocked into Maryse and spilled white powder all over her, which is probably the spark of Bella's next storyline. They continued to brawl until officials held them apart.


WWE Smackdown Women's Championip
Alexa Bliss (c) vs. Naomi

Bliss put her back to Naomi, who rolled her up for a two count. Bliss got pissed and tossed gum in Naomi's face. That's some angry disrespectful stuff. Naomi went off but Bliss cut her off and drilled her with shots across the back. Bliss drover her into the corner and pulled Naomi's hair. They went into some nice back and forth pinfall attempts before Naomi drilled the champ with a big kick.

Naomi nailed a big leaping clothesline followed by a back elbow. Naomi nailed several big knees. She ducked a shot from Bliss and nailed a shoulderblock, then came off the top with a Buiff Blockbuster for a two count. Bliss charged her but was caught with The Rear View for a close two count.

Bliss tried to beg off and run away from Naomi, only to drill her as the referee got in between them. Bliss drilled her with a double knee drop for a two count. Bliss went to the top but was caught with a leaping kick by Naomi. Naomi charged for a move but drilled with a forearm and nailed with a DDT for a two count. Bliss threw a tantrum that she didn't get the pinfall.

Naomi caught her with the Eat Defeat and a springboard moonsault but Bliss moved out of the way. Bliss used an Oklahoma Roll but the referee caught her with her feet on the ropes and stopped the count. Bliss went for the Sparkle Splash but Naomi pulled up her knees and hit the Hollywood Star Press for the pin.

Winner and new WWE Smackdown Women's champion: Naom

After the match:
Renee Young interviewed Naomi after the match. She said she felt amazing. The crowd chanted, "You deserve it." That obviously caught Naomi by surprise as she started to cry. She said she envisioned this moment for many years. She said Bliss was a hell of a champion. She said Bliss nearly snatched her bald but she snatched the title and was taking it home to Orlando for Wrestlemania.


Back at the skybox, Carmella said she was tired of being asked questions. They asked her about the new champion, but Ellsworth said that Carmella was tired of being asked questions and told Dasha Fuentes to scram.


WWE Championship
Eliminations Chamber
John Cena (c) vs AJ Styles vs Bray Wyatt vs Miz vs Baron Corbin vs Dean Ambrose

This would be Baron Corbin's first WWE PPV main event and the first Chamber match for AJ Styles, Corbin, Bray Wyatt and Dean Ambrose.

The first two men competing are WWE champ John Cena and AJ Styles. Fans were chanting for Styles before he even came out. They started off and went back and forth. Styles sent Cena into the corner and nailed the Torture Race before slamming Cena for a two count.

The next man out was Dean Ambros, who sent Cena over the ropes onto the floor outside (which is now padded) and sent Cena into the chainlink fence cage before stomping him. Styles tried to get involved but got the same treatment before being tossed into the ring. Ambrose grabbed Styles and tried to suplex him but they both landed outside on their feet. Styles was picked up and slammed. Ambrose went to the top of one of the pods and dove off onto Cena.

All three continued to battle until it was time for the next competitor to be freed. It was Bray Wyatt. He went right after Dean and backdropped him. Styles sent Bray to the outside and went for a springboard but was sent into the chain link fence. Styles caught Wyatt in the corner and leapt over the ropes with a guillotine legdrop. Cena grabbed Styles and went for the AA but Styles fought him off and climbed the chains. Cena followed and they battled near the roof of the Chamber. Cena and Styles nearly knocked each other off before Styles nailed him and Cena crashed to the padded floor below.

Styles went to the top of a pod but Ambrose had made his way there and they battled, sending each other into the plexiglass. Ambrose took down Styles and saw Wyatt below. He went to leap down but Wyatt nailed him as he came down. Wyatt worked over Ambrose with headbutts in the buckles. Dean dropped down and attempted a powerbomb but was nailed. Styles joined them in the corner and Wyatt tossed him with an overhead suplex as Dean caught Bray with a powerbomb.

With all four competitors down, the countdown began for the next competitor to be released and it was Baron Corbin. He hit the ring and attacked Dean, sending him into the cage and ripped his face against the chain. He tossed Dean into the corner but missed a clothesline in the corner. Wyatt attacked Corbin, who sent him flying into the pod.

Corbin nailed a big boot on Wyatt followed by an STO on the Chamber floor. Styles attacked Corbin and was nailed with End of Days. Cena pounced on Styles and went for the STF but it was countered. Corbin caught him with End of Days but Ambrose nailed him with a missile dropkick. Dean and Corbin brawled outside the ring inside the Chamber, throwing each other into the chains.

Back in the ring, Ambrose went for Dirty Deeds but was shoved off into the chains of the Chamber. The countdown began to release the final competitor, The Miz, with no one eliminated.

Corbin stared down Miz, who stayed in his pod. Ambrose rolled up Corbin and pinned him.

Corbin eliminated.

Corbin, furious, caught Dean with a lariat. He grabbed Ambrose and sent him hard into one of the pods, which exploded. Corbin continued mauling Ambrose and beat him again and again into the chains. Corbin nailed Ambrose with the End of Days before three referees finally got him to exit the Chamber.

Miz exited the Chamber and pinned Ambrose.

Ambrose eliminated.

Miz began doing a "Yes" chant to mock Daniel Bryan. He began nailing the Bryan trademark kicks to the chest of Cena and Bray. He nailed a dropkick to them both at the same time.

Miz worked over Styles with kicks in the corner, teased nailing Cena but instead dropkicked Wyatt in the corner. He attacked Cena, then Styles. Miz was in complete control of the Chamber. He nailed a leaping clothesline in the corner on Cena and began climbing a pod. Wyatt tried to stop him but was nailed with a Skull Crushing Finale on the Chamber floor.

Miz went for a flying bodypress but Cena caught him and turned it into an AA and pinned Miz.

Miz eliminated.

Styles and Wyatt formed a makeshift team and worked over Cena. It didn't last long as Wyatt caught him with a right hand but missed with a running back senton. Cena unleashes a ton of offense on Styles and then slams Wyatt as well. He goes for the Five Knuckle Shuffle on both and nailed it.

Cena nailed the AA on Wyatt. He went for one on Styles, who reversed it to a Styles Clash for a two count. Styles and Cena continued going back and forth with Styles kicking out of an AA at the last second.

Cena climbed atop of one of the pods and dove off with a flying bodypress on Styles and Wyatt at the same time. All three men were on the mat, spent and exhausted. Cena recovered first and went for the AA but turned it into Sister Abigail, pinnined Cena.

Cena eliminated.

There will be a new WWE champion tonight.

Styles and Wyatt faced off. Styles nailed a big forearm but was dropped by Wyatt and worked over with forearms to the back of the head and neck. Wyatt sent him into the corner and charged but Styles dropkicked him in the leg. Styles nailed a big flying forearm for a two count.

Wyatt went for Sister Abigail but Styles slipped out and rolled him up. Styles went for a series of strikes but was stunned with a big clothesline for a two count. Wyatt went for a Uranage but Styles fought his way out and nailed a glancing Pele Kick and a big knee strike.

Styles nailed a springboard 450 splash for a two count. Styles grabbed his ribs, with the idea being he hurt himself on the move. Styles went for the Phenomenal forearm but was snatched down by Wyatt and hit with Sister Abigail for the pin. Styles eliminated.

Winner and new WWE champion: Bray Wyatt

After the match:
Orton came out and stared down at the ring as Wyatt celebrated in the ring.

Kick Off show stream posted. :)

Mojo Rawley and Curt Hawkins battle on the Kickoff show.

On SmackDown last week, WWE referred to having an “all-new” Elimination Chamber structure for Sunday’s pay-per-view. Sources who’ve seen the modifications to the cage reportedly confirmed that we are in store for a new look on Sunday. Bryan Alvarez reported on Wrestling Observer Live that changes have been made to the structure, but it won’t necessarily be “all-new.”

In a January 2015 interview Stephanie McMahon said WWE was dropping the Elimination Chamber concept because the large structure was a logistics nightmare in most arenas. McMahon said the structure weighs nearly 10 tons and is very difficult to hang from the ceilings.

Sunday’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view will see John Cena enter the structure to defend his WWE Championship against AJ Styles, Dean Ambrose, The Miz, Baron Corbin, and Bray Wyatt.

Photo of new Elimination Chamber .. well at least the top of it.

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LMAO, they have one small match in the kickoff show and still need to put an ad on the middle of it. lol

They definitely are pushing Mojo. Not a bad match and did what it had to do .. show off Mojo.

WTF .. whey is Mickie a jobber lol good match though.

Not a bad handicap match. I thought Ziggler should have won until I saw the aftermath.

Nat a bad tag team turmoil but Smackdown need to do something with their tag team division

Yeah well, Natalya and Nikki feud will continue .. been a good feud so far and was a good match between them.

Glad Orton came out to his own music.

Bit of a slow start to Orton vs Harper but got better as it went on. Made sense Orton winning as he heads into Mania.

A messy match for the Women's championship.

Quite surprised Naomi won.

OMG how long are they going to say Corbin won the Andre the Giant battle royal. lol

Awwww .. they put mats outside the ring now instead of steel.

Guess Corbin vs Miz at Mania .. cleaver way to get Ambrose out of the match and get their feud started.