WWE Elimination Chamber 2018: Preview and predictions
By Luke Norris
Here’s a preview and prediction for every match of the 2018 edition of the WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event.
With the recent announcement that all WWE pay-per-view events will be dual-branded following WrestleMania 34 in New Orleans in April, the 2018 edition of WWE Elimination Chamber this Sunday will mark the final RAW-exclusive pay-per-view … at least for a while anyway.
Coming to the WWE Universe this time around in Las Vegas, this will be a historic night for the Elimination Chamber as two first-time matches are set to take place on Sunday night. For the first time in history, the women’s division will step foot inside the Elimination Chamber as Alexa Bliss defends her RAW Women’s Championship against five challengers in yet another step forward for the ladies of WWE. Also debuting will be the first Elimination Chamber bout featuring seven WWE superstars as John Cena, Roman Reigns, The Miz, Seth Rollins, Finn Balor, Elias and Braun Strowman battle it out for the right to face Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship at WrestleMania.
The two Elimination Chamber matches will be the 21st and 22nd in WWE history, with Bray Wyatt being the most recent winner a year ago when he won the WWE Championship for the first time. He is obviously not one of the featured participants this time around, as he’ll take on Matt Hardy in singles competition in one of two undercard bouts on the card thus far. Asuka, who still has yet to choose which champion she will face at WrestleMania after her Royal Rumble victory, will face Nia Jax in the other.
Also on the docket for the evening is an appearance from the newest superstar to the women’s division, Ronda Rousey, who will be on hand to sign her contract for Monday Night RAW. There’s talk of adding a RAW Tag Team Championship Match with Sheamus and Cesaro taking on Titus Worldwide, who beat them on Monday night, but even if that goes down, that’s got kickoff show written all over it.  So let’s go ahead and start with Ronda Rousey and go from there as we preview and make some predictions for the 2018 edition of WWE Elimination Chamber.