With WWE Elimination Chamber just days away, we’ll rank every match on the card for SmackDown Live from worst to best.
I’ve got some good news for you, Depressed Atlanta Falcons fan. WWE Elimination Chamber is this coming Sunday to help you forget about the previous Sunday’s events that saw your team blow a 25-point le … you know, I’m not going to kick a man/woman/child while they’re down.
Just know that SmackDown Live will be putting on their first solo pay-per-view of 2017, and like the weekly show itself, it should be a fun one.
There are four matches on the main card, including an Elimination Chamber match for the WWE World Championship that includes The Miz, Bray Wyatt, Baron Corbin, former WWE Champion AJ Styles, current Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose and the current WWE Champion: John Cena.
On the undercard, we have not one, but two women’s matches on the card: Nikki Bella facing Natalya one-on-one, followed by Alexa Bliss against Naomi for the SmackDown Women’s Championship.
Oh, and Tag Team Turmoil (!) is making a return to WWE pay-per-view programming for the first time since 2013 with a six-team gauntlet who are all vying for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team titles that American Alpha currently hold.
In this piece, we’ll ranking the matches from the best and most intriguing to the not-so intriguing bouts of Sunday evening, starting the unlikely duo of Apollo Crews and Kalisto facing Dolph Ziggler.
Apollo Crews and Kalisto vs. Dolph Ziggler in a 2-on-1 Handicap match (No. 7)
No disrespect to Apollo Crews, Kalisto and Dolph Ziggler, but I couldn’t care any less about this match than I already do. It’s easily the most uneventful bout on the card this Sunday night, and from a booking aspect, it’s weird as can be.
Two faces in a handicap match against a single heel. So, the faces have the advantage and are likely to come away victorious after Ziggler’s beatdown of both superstars with a steel chair this past Tuesday on SmackDown Live.
I personally enjoy watching all three guys compete, but this match does absolutely nothing for me and probably won’t move the needle much during the show (if it even makes the main card, so let’s not forget about the Elimination Chamber Kickoff Show either).