Here are my final thoughts on Raw and SmackDown’s Elimination Chamber 2021!
Mustafa Ali (with RETRIBUTION) vs. John Morrison vs. Ricochet vs. Elias (Fatal 4-Way Match, Winner Will Join the WWE United States Championship Match)
Reactions: When life hands WWE lemons, they rarely make lemonade. In the case of Keith Lee’s exclusion from the Triple Threat Match for the US Championship, the right decision was made here. The booking of this Fatal 4-Way bout to slot a new competitor into Lee’s spot thankfully paid off and resulted in an exciting Kickoff Match.
All four men (yes, even super mediocre Elias) showed out here and put on quite the fast-paced barnburner. That multi-man Reverse DDT/Rolling Neckbreaker spot was pretty dope, of course. Plus Ricochet and John Morrison bounced all over the place to keep everything from slowing down. Even RETRIBUTION’s interference wasn’t annoying since it added to the match and played into the finish. This was a fun sprint.
Rating: 3 & a Half out of 5 Stars
Kevin Owens vs. Jey Uso vs. King Corbin vs. Sami Zayn vs. Cesaro vs. Daniel Bryan (Elimination Chamber Match, Winner Receives a WWE Universal Championship Match)
Reactions: This was good, but it never really hit that second gear that the best Elimination Chamber matches tend to land on. It had had its solid moments here and there, but there wasn’t anything that came from this match that was truly jaw-dropping. It featured a whole bunch of unsurprising spots, such as Jey Uso landing big splashes off of one of the chambers and Kevin Owens going cannonball crazy on everyone in his path.
Cesaro looked the best out of everyone, but immense disappointment was felt as soon as he got eliminated. Everyone put in a respectable effort and produced a solid showing, but they didn’t do a whole lot to really incorporate the massive structure they did battle in. I expected so much more from this match considering who was among the pack. It did its job and provided a somewhat enjoyable opener, but it didn’t reach the highs I certainly thought it would.
Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Daniel Bryan (WWE Universal Championship)
Reactions: Roman Reigns is a genius! I had a feeling he’d immediately come out to defend his championship as soon as the winner of the preceding Elimination Chamber match was crowned. Watching Daniel Bryan lock in a submission hold to counter Reigns’ spear attempt was cool and all, but we all knew he wasn’t going to claim the title here. This match was more of a segment that was used to further cement Reigns’ savage nature and possibly set up a proper rematch for Fastlane. Plus it finalized Edge’s WrestleMania 37 plans, so there’s that.
Rating: SQUASH!
Bobby Lashley (c) (with MVP) vs. Riddle vs. John Morrison (Triple Threat Match for the WWE United States Championship)
Reactions:
Rating: out of 5 Stars
Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler (c) vs. Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair (WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship)
Reactions:
Rating: out of 5 Stars
Drew McIntyre (c) vs. AJ Styles (with Omos) vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton vs. Sheamus (Enters Last) vs. Kofi Kingston (with Xavier Woods) (Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Championship)
Reactions:
Rating: out of 5 Stars
Match of the Night
Final Verdict
Final Score: out of 5 Stars
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