411’s WWE Elimination Chamber Report

Welcome to 411’s WWE Elimination Chamber 2019 Report. We are LIVE in beautiful Houston, Texas. Tonight’s Kickoff Show panelists are Jonathan Coachman, Beth Phoenix, Booker T, and Sam Roberts. We start off with a video from Mustafa Ali explaining how painful it is that he can’t compete in the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber match tonight. The panelists then break down the Elimination Chamber match, highlighting the excitement around Kofi Kingston as well as Daniel Bryan’s proven ability to retain his title by any means necessary.

We move on to a video package for Braun Strowman vs. Baron Corbin followed by a video package for The Miz & Shane McMahon vs. The Usos. The Bar then join the Kickoff Show panel and pick The Usos to win the match, but Heavy Machinery interrupt and pick Miz & Shane. Next up is a recap of Vince McMahon suspending Becky Lynch and replacing her with Charlotte Flair against Ronda Rousey at WrestleMania followed by footage of Flair re-injuring Lynch’s leg at a house show last night. The Kickoff Show panel then moves on to a discussion of the Women’s Tag Team Championship Elimination Chamber match.

Cruiserweight Championship Kickoff Show Match
Buddy Murphy (Champion) vs. Akira Tozawa

Murphy takes control early with an arm bar, but Tozawa flips out and grabs a wrist lock. Murphy reverses into a wrist lock of his own, but Tozawa breaks free and chops the chest. Tozawa lights up Murphy in the corner before taking the action to the outside. Murphy goes for a chop of his own, but Tozawa ducks, and Murphy’s hand slams into the ring post. Tozawa rolls Murphy back into the ring, quickly dumps him to the outside, and connects with a baseball slide. Tozawa goes for a suicide dive, but Murphy catches him in mid-air and counter into a suplex on the outside. Murphy and Tozawa head back into the ring, but Tozawa’s back is clearly hurting after the suplex. We cut to backstage where Kayla Braxton is trying to get a work with Kofi Kingston. Kingston is still getting ready for the Elimination Chamber match, so instead Big E and Xavier Woods assure her that Kofi will be ready and will become the new WWE Champion tonight. (Okay, putting a championship match on the Kickoff Show is one thing, but cutting to a backstage interview in the middle of that match is just plain insulting. The Cruiserweight division deserves so much better.) Back in the ring, Murphy locks in abdominal stretch, but Tozawa hip tosses Murphy to the outside. Murphy heads back into the ring but eats a backdrop driver and a Shining Wizard from Tozawa. Tozawa heads up top, but Murphy gets to his feet. Tozawa leaps down to the mat and then takes Murphy up top. Murphy goes for a pop-up powerbomb from the top, but Tozawa counters into a super hurricanrana for a two count. Tozawa heads back to the top and goes for a crossbody, but Murphy catches him and rolls through. Murphy goes for Murphy’s Law, but Tozawa breaks free. Murphy slaps Tozawa, but Tozawa fights back with chops to the chest. Tozawa goes for a German suplex, but Murphy blocks. Tozawa levels Murphy with a clothesline and then hits the German suplex. Tozawa heads up top and hits an inverted hurricanrana that sends Murphy to the outside. Tozawa quickly follows up with a suicide dive followed by a second suicide dive. Tozawa rolls Murphy back into the ring and heads up top, but Murphy heads to the apron. Tozawa drapes Murphy across the second rope and hits a top rope senton to Murphy on the rope for a two count. Tozawa hits the ropes and charges at Murphy, but Murphy catches him with a leaping knee. Tozawa locks in the Iron Octopus, but Murphy fights back to his feet and reverses into Murphy’s Law for the three count.

Match Result: Buddy Murphy defeats Akira Tozawa with Murphy’s Law.
Match Length: 13:18
Slimmer’s Rating: ***¼

The Kickoff Show finishes up with a video package for the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber Match. Mark Henry comes out to give his perspective on the dangers of Elimination Chamber matches. Henry picks the IIconics and Kofi Kingston to win their respective chamber matches tonight. The Kickoff Show panel quickly hypes both Elimination Chamber matches before we head to the main card.

Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship
Sasha Banks & Bayley vs. Nia Jax & Tamina vs. The Riott Squad vs. Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville vs. The IIconics vs. Naomi & Carmella

Beth Phoenix joins the commentary team for this historic women’s match. Sasha Banks & Bayley start the match against Sonya Deville & Mandy Rose. Deville and Rose take control early and double team Bayley. Bayley levels Rose with a clothesline as Banks catches Deville with a drop kick. Banks and Bayley make simultaneous covers but only get two counts. Deville and Rose get dumped onto the steel, and Banks follows up with a top rope crossbody onto Deville and Rose. Rose heads back into the ring and catches Bayley with a backbreaker. Deville and Rose take control of Banks and Bayley and whip them into the chains. Deville goes for a kick to Banks, but Banks ducks, and Deville’s leg slams into the chains. Rose gets her leg stuck in the chains, and Bayley hits her with a neckbreaker on the steel. The Riott Squad’s pod opens. Logan slams Banks’ arm into the pod and then head butts Bayley. Logan and Morgan head into the ring to square off with Deville and Rose. Morgan and Deville trade slaps, but Morgan gets the best of the exchange. Morgan rolls up Deville but only gets a two count. Bayley heads back into the ring and delivers a back suplex to Logan. Bayley heads up top, but Deville and Rose join her, and then Morgan and Logan sneak under them for the Tower of Doom. The IIconics’ pod opens. The IIconics pin anyone they can find but repeatedly only get two counts. The IIconics post Morgan in the corner and then do the same to Logan. They hit Deville with a facebuster and follow up with a camel clutch / knee shot combo to Bayley. Royce covers Bayley, but Banks makes the save. Royce dumps Banks onto Kay’s knee, and Banks covers Banks for a two count. The IIconics drags Banks and Bayley to the steel and then grind their faces into the chains. Royce snaps Bayley over the top rope, and Kay follows up with a forearm shot. Royce hits a slingshot leg drop onto Banks and Bayley before dragging them back into the ring for another set of two count. Naomi & Carmella’s pod opens. Carmella and Kay start to climb the chains, but Kay drops down and goes for a powerbomb, but Carmella counters into a hurricanrana that sends Kay into the pod door. Carmella catches Morgan with a crossbody as Bayley goes to work with suplexes. All of the competitors start trading finishers until all ten women are down. Carmella locks in the Code of Silence on Deville, but Rose makes the save. Naomi goes after Rose and hits her with the Rear View. The IIconics set their sights on Naomi and double team pin her for a three count. Naomi & Carmella have been eliminated. Everyone in the match surrounds the IIconics, but that’s about to be the least of their worries. Nia Jax and Tamina’s pod opens. The IIconics try to hide in a pod, but Jax and Tamina pry the pod doors open. Jax and Tamina rag doll the IIconics in the chains and then toss them back into the ring. Jax and Tamina hit double Samoan Drops and get simultaneous three counts. The IIconics have been eliminated. The Riott Squad dump Jax to the steel and double team Tamina. Deville and Rose go after Jax but can’t get a three count. Deville and Rose work over Banks and Bayley, but Bayley catapults Deville into the corner. Banks hits double knees to Deville and Rose but can only get a two count on Deville. The Riott Squad climb to the top of a pod and dive onto Jax, Tamina, Deville, and Rose. Morgan tries to climb to the top of a pod, but Jax catches her and hits a Samoan Drop from the second rope. Tamina follows up with a top rope splash to both Morgan and Logan before pinning them both for the three count. The Riott Squad have been eliminated. Jax launches Bayley onto the steel and tries to spear her through a pod, but Bayley slides out of the way, and Jax crashes straight through the pod door. Banks, Bayley, Deville, and Rose quadruple team Tamina while Jax is down and out. Bayley hits a top rope splash onto Tamina and gets the three count. Nia Jax & Tamina have been eliminated. We’re down to Banks & Bayley vs. Deville & Rose, right back where we started. Bayley whips Rose into a knee from Banks. Banks hits Deville with the Backstabber, and Bayley immediately follows up with Bayley-to-Belly, but Rose breaks up the pin. Rose climbs to the top of a pod, but Banks and Bayley join her up top. Banks and Bayley slam Rose into the chamber wall. Deville tries to join them up top, but Bayley kicks her down to the steel. Bayley gets kicks down to the steel, and Deville whips her into the pod door. Rose climbs down and hits Banks with the Bed of Roses, but Banks kicks out at two. Banks goes for the Bank Statement on Deville, but her injured shoulder prevents her from locking it in properly. Banks uses her leg to lock in a modified Bank Statement, and that’s finally enough to force Deville to tap.

Match Result: Sasha Banks defeats Sonya Deville with a modified Bank Statement.
Match Length: 32:56
Slimmer’s Rating: ****

Smackdown Tag Team Championship Match
The Miz & Shane McMahon (Champions) vs. The Usos

Miz and Jimmy start the match, and Miz quickly goes for the Figure Four. Jimmy blocks and makes the tag to Jey. Miz catches Jey with a knee to the gut and follows up with his patented corner clothesline. McMahon gets the tag and sets up for the Coast to Coast, but Jimmy distracts him. McMahon kicks Jimmy off the apron and hits Jey with a slingshot sunset flip for a two count. Miz gets the tag and dumps Jey to the outside. Jimmy rushes into the ring, but Miz and McMahon clothesline him to the outside. The Usos strategize on the outside before Jey rushes back into the ring. Miz goes to work with the It Kicks in the corner, but Jey breaks free long enough to tag Jimmy. Jimmy works over Miz and quickly makes the tag back to Jey. Jey continues the assault and makes the quick tag back to Jimmy. Jimmy levels Miz and once again makes the quick tag back to Jey. Jey locks in a chin lock and whips Miz to the corner. Jimmy gets the tag and whips Miz to the corner. Jimmy hits Miz’ patented corner clothesline and taunts McMahon. Jimmy goes for another corner clothesline, but Miz catches him with a clothesline. McMahon FINALLY gets the hot tag as Jimmy tags Jey. McMahon levels Jey and follows up with a DDT. McMahon sets the Usos in adjacent corners and connects with a Coast to Coast to Jimmy. McMahon heads back up top and goes for a Coast to Coast to Jey, but Jey counters with a mid-air super kick. Jey heads up top and hits a diving splash, but Miz breaks up the pin. Miz gets the tag and levels Jey with a springboard double ax handle. Miz connects with a Big Boot, but Jey catches Miz with a Samoan Drop. Miz fights back with a spike DDT but only gets a two count. The action spills to the outside, and Miz preps an announce table for carnage. Miz and Jey brawl at ringside, and Jimmy accidentally levels Jey when he misses Miz with a suicide dive. Miz sets Jey on the announce table, and McMahon hits the Leap of Faith from the top turnbuckle through the announce table. The action returns to the ring, and it looks like Jimmy is now legal for the Usos. Jimmy hits a super kick and heads up top. Jimmy goes for a diving splash, but Miz gets his knees up. Miz hits the Skull Crushing Finale, but Jimmy kicks out a two. Jimmy rolls Miz into a crucifix pin and gets the three count.

Match Result: Jimmy Uso pins The Miz with a crucifix pin.
Match Length: 13:50
Slimmer’s Rating: ***¼

Handicap Match for the Intercontinental Championship
Bobby Lashley (Champion) & Lio Rush vs. Finn Balor

Lashley and Rush will have to tag in and out of the match. Rush starts the match but immediately makes the tag to Lashley. Lashley drops Balor with a knee to the gut and then stomps on Balor’s ribs. Balor gets back to his feet and levels Lashley with a clothesline. Lashley heads to the outside to strategize with Rush. Lashley climbs back into the ring and slams Balor to the mat. Lashley traps Balor in the corner and hits a stiff forearm shot to the lower back. Lashley whips Balor to the opposite corner and charges after him, but Balor hops the ropes and connects with a kick over the top rope. Lashley goes for a powerbomb, but Balor counters and dumps Lashley to the outside. Balor sets up for a dive to the outside, but Rush trips Balor from the outside. Balor chases Rush around the ring, but Lashley cuts him off and slams him into the barricade. Lashley rolls Balor back into the ring and tags Rush. Rush punts Balor in the ribs and stomps a mud hole in him in the corner. Balor briefly regains control of Rush, so Rush quickly makes the tag back to Lashley. Lashley locks in a modified Cobra Clutch and drags Balor down to the mat. Balor fights back to his feet, but Lashley slams him to the mat for a two count. Rush gets the tag and locks in abdominal stretch to continue the assault on Balor’s ribs, but Balor counters into a hip toss. Lashley gets the tag and works him over in the corner. Lashley hits the ropes and drives a shoulder into Balor’s ribs. Lashley sets up for a spear, but Rush makes the blind tag. Rush goes for a frog splash, but Balor rolls out of the way. Rush tries to tag Lashley, but Balor cuts him off. Balor knocks Lashley off the apron and hits Rush with a standing double stomp. Lashley rushes back into the ring but eats a Sling Blade. Lashley and Rush head to the outside, but Balor them both with a dive. Balor rolls Rush back into the ring and hits the Coup de Grâce for the three count. After the match, Lashley takes out his frustration on Rush and leaves him

Match Result: Finn Balor defeats Lio Rush with the Coup de Grâce.
Match Length: 9:29
Slimmer’s Rating: **¾

Raw Women’s Championship Match
Ronda Rousey (Champion) vs. Ruby Riott

Charlotte Flair is sitting at ringside for this match to find out who she will face at WrestleMania. Rousey goes right after Riott with a quick arm drag. Riott heads to the outside to regroup before heading back into the ring and catching Rousey with a punch to the jaw. Rousey regains control with Piper’s Pit and then locks in the arm bar for the submission. After the match, Flair heads into the ring to stare down Rousey. BUT HERE COMES THE MAN!!! Lynch hobbles through the crowd on crutches and gingerly climbs into the ring. Lynch stares down Rousey and Flair. “She’s the man! She’s the man! She’s the man!” Lynch throws one crutch at Flair and then beats her down to the mat with the other crutch. Lynch viciously works over Flair with the crutch as Rousey watches in delight. Rousey picks up the other crutch and heads for Flair, but Lynch attacks Rousey from behind. Lynch beats down Rousey and Flair as security rushes down to the ring. THE MAN stands tall as both Rousey and Flair are down and out. Security escorts Lynch through the crowd and out of the arena.

Match Result: Ronda Rousey defeats Ruby Riott with an arm bar.
Match Length: 1:42
Slimmer’s Rating: ½*

No Disqualification Match
Braun Strowman vs. Baron Corbin

Corbin throws his vest at Strowman to start and then quickly retrieves a kendo stick from under the ring. Corbin goes to work with kendo stick shots to Strowman’s ribs and legs. Corbin wedges the kendo stick in the corner with the end sticking straight out. Corbin tries to whip Strowman into the kendo stick, but Strowman puts on the brakes. Strowman grabs the kendo stick and snaps it in half. “I don’t need a kendo stick to kick your ass!” Corbin heads to the outside, but Strowman chases him and slams him into the barricade. Corbin launches a chair at Strowman, but it barely fazes him. Corbin whips Strowman into the ring steps and then slams the steps into Strowman. Corbin beats Strowman around the ring with the steps and then rolls Strowman back into the ring. Corbin drops Strowman with a punch to the jaw, but Strowman fights back with a clothesline and a big boot. Strowman grabs a table from under the ring and slides it into the ring. Strowman props up the table in the corner and power slams Corbin through it. HERE COMES DREW MCINTYRE!!! McIntyre comes down to the ring carrying a steel chair, but Bobby Lashley comes through the crowd and attacks Strowman with a steel chair from behind. McIntyre and Lashley beat down Strowman with steel chair shots before sliding the ring steps into the ring. Strowman tries to fight back, but Corbin levels him with a chair shot to the back. Corbin and McIntyre slide two more tables into the ring, and then McIntyre drops Strowman with a Claymore Kick. Corbin and Lashley set up on table on top of the other and then drag Strowman onto the ring steps. SHIELD TRIPLE TEAM POWERBOMB THROUGH TWO TABLES! Corbin covers Strowman and easily gets the three count.

Match Result: Baron Corbin defeats Braun Strowman after a triple team powerbomb through two tables.
Match Length: 10:20
Slimmer’s Rating: *

Elimination Chamber Match for the WWE Championship
Daniel Bryan (Champion) vs. AJ Styles vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Randy Orton vs. Samoa Joe

Daniel Bryan and Samoa Joe start the match. Bryan heads out to the steel as Joe begs him to come back to the middle of the ring. Bryan eventually heads back into the ring and lands a leg kick, but Joe laughs it off. Joe kicks Bryan down to the mat and locks in a knee bar. Bryan escapes, but Joe continues to beat him around the ring. Bryan creates distance by whipping Joe out to the steel and then takes control by whipping Joe into a pod. Joe uses his size and strength to regain control from Bryan. Kofi Kingston’s pod opens. Kingston cleans house, but Bryan drapes him across the second rope and drops a knee on the back of Kingston’s neck. Joe turns his attention back to Bryan, so Bryan flees to the safety of the top of a pod. Kingston joins Bryan up top, so Bryan climbs across the chains of the chamber to escape. Kingston and Bryan brawl on the chains, but Joe pulls Bryan back down to the steel. Kingston climbs even higher and then dives onto both Bryan and Joe. The action returns to the ring, and Joe takes control of both Bryan and Kingston. Joe tosses Bryan back to the steel, traps him against the chains, and goes back to work with chops to the chest. AJ Styles’ pod opens. Styles immediately goes after Bryan and hits both Bryan and Kingston with an inverted DDT / DDT combo. Styles hits a slingshot forearm shot to Joe on the steel and then connects with a Phenomenal Forearm to Bryan as Bryan was climbing the chains. Styles catches Kingston with a slingshot sunset flip and then tries to transition into the Styles Clash, but Kingston blocks. Styles slams Joe’s face into the chains, but Joe then slams Styles into the chains before back body dropping him into the ring. Joe locks in the Coquina Clutch on Kingston, but Kingston breaks free, and Styles hits the Phenomenal Forearm out of nowhere for a three count. Samoa Joe has been eliminated. Jeff Hardy’s pod opens. Hardy hits Styles with a low double leg drop for a two count and then levels Bryan with a mule kick. Bryan hits Poetry in Motion off Kingston to Bryan on the steel. Hardy climbs to the top turnbuckle, but Styles joins him up top. Hardy kicks Styles down to the steel and then sets Styles chest-down on the top turnbuckle. Hardy heads to the top of a pod and connects with the Swanton Bomb onto Styles on the top turnbuckle, but Bryan immediately connects with a running knee to Hardy for a three count. Jeff Hardy has been eliminated. Bryan takes Kingston up top and ties up Styles in the tree of woe in the same corner. Bryan goes for a superplex, but Styles pulls himself up and hits a German suplex / superplex Tower of Doom. Randy Orton’s pod opens. Orton whips Kingston shoulder-first into Styles in the corner, but Bryan backslides him for a two count. Styles gets back to his feet and whips Kingston to the corner. Styles goes for the Phenomenal Forearm, but Orton catches Styles on the ropes and hits the RKO for a three count. AJ Styles has been eliminated. Kingston heads up top, but Orton knocks the ropes to crotch Kingston on the top turnbuckle. Orton pulls Kingston into a rope-assisted DDT and sets up for the RKO. Bryan goes for the running knee, but Orton counters into a power slam. Kingston catches Orton with Trouble in Paradise for the three count! Randy Orton has been eliminated. We’re down to Daniel Bryan and Kofi Kingston, and the crowd is going wild for Kingston. Bryan and Kingston stare at each other from across the ring. They slut it out in the middle of the ring and then trade kicks. Kingston misses Trouble in Paradise, and Bryan kicks out the knee on the landing. Bryan goes to work with the Yes! Kicks, but Kingston ducks the final shot and hits the S.O.S. for a looong two count. Bryan gets back to his feet and posts Kingston in the corner. Bryan hits three running drop kicks on the corner, but Kingston counters a fourth into a double stomp to the chest. Kingston struggles back to his feet and sets up for Trouble in Paradise, but Bryan rolls out to the steel. Kingston joins Bryan on the steel and slams Bryan into the chains. Kingston goes wild, repeatedly throwing Bryan into the chains. Kingston tries to bulldog Bryan into a pod, but Bryan counters and throws Kingston through the pod door. Bryan and Kingston roll back into the ring, and Bryan connects with the running knee. One… Two… Kingston kicks out! Bryan grabs the arms and viciously stomps on Kingston’s face. Bryan covers, but Kingston again kicks out at two. Bryan goes for the running knee, but Kingston counters with Trouble in Paradise. Kingston covers, but Bryan rolls for a two count. Bryan locks in a modified LeBell Lock, but Kingston makes it to the ropes. Bryan heads up top, but Kingston joins him up there. Bryan flees to the top of a pod, but Kingston again follows him up. Kingston repeatedly slams Bryan’s head into the chamber wall. Kingston goes for a superplex from the top of the pod, but Bryan reverses position and starts slamming Kingston’s head into the chamber wall. Bryan goes for a superplex, but Kingston blocks. Bryan heads back down to the top turnbuckle, and Kingston kicks him down to the mat. KINGSTON GOES FOR A SPLASH FROM THE TOP OF THE POD, BUT BRYAN ROLLS OUT OF THE WAY. Bryan follows up with the running knee, and that’s enough for the three count. After the match, Big E and Xavier woods join Kingston in the ring. “Thank you Kofi! Thank you Kofi! Thank you Kofi!”

Match Result: Daniel Bryan defeats Kofi Kingston with the running knee.
Match Length: 36:51
Slimmer’s Rating: ****¼