We're now just one week away from the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. In addition to the respective Raw and Smackdown Elimination Chamber matches, we also know that we'll be seeing The Miz defending his WWE strap against Jerry "The King" Lawler. Sandwiched in between what was an incredible Royal Rumble and the upcoming Wrestlemania super show, EC is hardly destined to smash any PPV buy-rate records; nonetheless it will answer some questions and add more fuel to the fire in what is already panning out to be a hugely entertaining Road to Wrestlemania.
The Raw Elimination Chamber will see the victor going on to Wrestlemania to challenge for the WWE championship. John Cena, Sheamus, John Morrison, R-Truth, Randy Orton and CM Punk will be making up the numbers in this one. As I will elaborate on shortly, I see The Miz being the WWE champion come Wrestlemania, which in essence bodes the question, "Who will face The Miz at Wrestlemania?". It is my belief that 'The Viper' Randy Orton is to clash with CM Punk at WM, which eliminates either of them from winning this one, no pun intended. Expect to see something play out between the two during the match. John Morrison has been red hot so far this year, and has put on some spectacular in-ring displays (see: Royal Rumble and title match on Raw versus Miz). However, JoMo has to be odds on favourite to win the Money in the Bank briefcase instead, whether it be at WM or the MITB PPV, and that is my reason for discounting Morrison from being the winner here. I'm looking forward to what stunts we'll see from him on the night though. There'd be more chance of seeing me winning the 'Chamber match than R-Truth. I'm striking off Sheamus' name from the list of possible winners here due to the fact that it would lead to a heel versus heel match at 'Mania, which is a no-no. This leaves us with John Cena, whom I believe will be standing tall come the end of the match, before marching on to take the WWE strap from The Miz at Wrestlemania.
Edge is set to defend his World Heavyweight title in Smackdown's Elimination Chamber bout. Ziggler, Mysterio, Kane, Barrett and McIntyre will be the challengers in this one. I can't see there being as much going on here compared with Raw's and I'm guessing that Edge will retain his title. Dolph Ziggler has been booked as such a dweeb as of late that I can't see how he could realistically stand up against the others in this match without the aid of Vickie G. With RR winner Del Rio opting to face the World Heavyweight champion at Wrestlemania, logic dictates that we'll be seeing a face winner here thus removing Wade Barrett, Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler from the equation. Why Kane nor Mysterio should win this and advance to a headline slot at WM should require no explanation, which brings me onto naming Edge as the winner here.
WWE Hall of Famer Jerry "The King" Lawler has never entered an in-ring performance at a Wrestlemania, nor has he ever held the WWE championship. Although I do not see him taking the strap from around the waist of Miz at EC, I expect him to perform at 'Mania in some form or other and perhaps have a nostalgic stint with the strap later on in the year. Though Lawler attracts a healthy level of support from the live crowds on Raw, and a short title run would no doubt be well received, expecting "The King" to enter 'Mania as the reigning WWE champ would be ridiculous. Vinnie Mac will have no problem rewarding Lawler's contribution and efforts to the business and WWE with a WM appearance, though expect it to be in a smaller capacity than a headline slot. In addition to this we must also take a look at the other major determining factor here: who would Lawler or Miz defend the strap against come the 'Granddaddy of 'em all? As alluded to earlier, it looks as though John Cena is to be the man in question here, and what would be the purpose in Cena versus King at WM 27? Expect The Miz to walk out of the Elimination Chamber PPV with his title intact.
As I am to do with all WWE pay-per-views from hereon in, I will be writing a full in-depth analysis of the Elimination Chamber PPV the following night.
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