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Elimination Chamber (2019)
PromotionWWE
Brand(s)Raw
SmackDown
205 Live
DateFebruary 17, 2019
CityHouston, Texas
VenueToyota Center
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Elimination Chamber (2019) (also known as No Escape (2019) in Germany[1][nb 1]) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view event and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their Raw, SmackDown and 205 Live brands. It will take place on February 17, 2019, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.[3] It will be the ninth event promoted under the Elimination Chamber chronology. The event will crown the inaugural holders of the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.

Storylines

The card will include matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live brands,[4][5] with storylines produced on their weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw, SmackDown Live,[6] and the cruiserweight-exclusive 205 Live.[7]

On the December 24, 2018, episode of Raw, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon announced that a new WWE Women's Tag Team Championship would be introduced in 2019.[8] On the January 14, 2019 episode of Raw, on her segment "A Moment of Bliss", Alexa Bliss unveiled the championship belts and revealed that the inaugural champions would be determined at Elimination Chamber in a tag team Elimination Chamber match, featuring three teams from Raw and three teams from SmackDown, making the championship non-exclusive to either brand.[9] Qualification matches to determine the three teams from Raw took place on the January 28 and February 4 episodes of Raw: the teams of Nia Jax and Tamina, The Riott Squad (represented by Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan), and Sasha Banks and Bayley each qualified by defeating the teams of Bliss and Mickie James, Natalya and Dana Brooke, and Alicia Fox and Nikki Cross, respectively.[10][11] No qualification matches were held for SmackDown due to its smaller roster, and instead, the teams of Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose, The IIconics (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce), and Naomi and Carmella all announced their participation.[12][13][14]

At the Royal Rumble, The Miz and Shane McMahon defeated The Bar (Cesaro and Sheamus) to win the SmackDown Tag Team Championship.[15] On the following episode of SmackDown, The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) defeated The Bar, The New Day (represented by Big E and Kofi Kingston), and Heavy Machinery (Otis Dozovic and Tucker Knight) in a four-corners tag team elimination match to earn a championship match at Elimination Chamber.[12]

At the Royal Rumble, Daniel Bryan retained the WWE Championship against AJ Styles with help from the returning Rowan.[15] On the following episode of SmackDown, Bryan and Rowan threw the standard leather-bound title belt with metal plates in a garbage can and introduced a new custom belt made from hemp and wood. Styles then confronted Bryan, followed by Randy Orton, Samoa Joe, Jeff Hardy, and Mustafa Ali. After an ensuing brawl, WWE Chief Operating Officer Triple H scheduled Bryan to defend the championship against Styles, Joe, Hardy, Orton, and Ali in an Elimination Chamber match at the pay-per-view.[12]

On the Royal Rumble pre-show, Buddy Murphy retained the WWE Cruiserweight Championship by defeating Kalisto, Akira Tozawa, and Hideo Itami in a fatal four-way match.[16] On the February 5, 2019 episode of 205 Live, Tozawa defeated Cedric Alexander, Lio Rush, and Humberto Carrillo in a fatal four-way elimination match to earn another championship match against Murphy at Elimination Chamber.[17]

Matches

No.Matches*Stipulations
1Nia Jax and Tamina vs. The Riott Squad (Liv Morgan and Sarah Logan) vs. Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville vs. The IIconics (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce) vs. Bayley and Sasha Banks vs. Naomi and CarmellaTag team Elimination Chamber match for the inaugural WWE Women's Tag Team Championship[18]
2The Miz and Shane McMahon (c) vs. The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso)Tag team match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship[19]
3Daniel Bryan (c) vs. AJ Styles vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Mustafa Ali vs. Randy Orton vs. Samoa JoeElimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship[20]
4Buddy Murphy (c) vs Akira TozawaSingles match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship[21]
5Ronda Rousey (c) vs Ruby RiottSingles match for the WWE Raw Women's Championship[22]
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
*Card subject to change

References

  1. ^ "WWE No Escape". WWE (in German). Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  2. ^ Hoffmann, Martin (February 20, 2018). "Darum hat eine WWE-Show zwei Namen" [This is why a WWE show has two names]. Sport1 (in German). Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "NOVEMBER 26, 2018 OBSERVER NEWSLETTER: SURVIVOR SERIES REVIEW, TONS MORE". F4W Online. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  4. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Steinberg, Brian (May 25, 2016). "WWE's 'Smackdown' Will Move To Live Broadcast On USA (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Triple H Conference Call Report: Discusses 205 Live, NXT Takeover: Toronto, Says HBK Working at the Performance Center and More - 411MANIA". 411mania.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Vince McMahon announces WWE women's tag team titles, John Cena's return at Raw Christmas show". CBS Sports. December 25, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  9. ^ "Alexa Bliss unveils the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships on Raw". Adventures in poor taste!. January 14, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  10. ^ Powell, Jason (January 28, 2019). "1/28 Powell's WWE Raw TV Review: Royal Rumble fallout, Braun Strowman vs. Drew McIntyre, Kurt Angle vs. Baron Corbin, qualifying matches for the Elimination Chamber match that will crown the WWE Women's Tag Champions". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  11. ^ Powell, Jason (February 4, 2019). "2/4 Powell's WWE Raw TV Review: Becky Lynch and Stephanie McMahon, Kurt Angle addresses his WWE future, Bobby Lashley vs. Finn Balor, Jeff Jarrett vs. Elias, Sasha Banks and Bayley vs. Alicia Fox and Nikki Cross in a qualifying match for the Elimination Chamber". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  12. ^ a b c Barnett, Jake (January 29, 2019). "1/29 Barnett's WWE Smackdown Live TV Review: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. R-Truth for the U.S. Championship, Shane McMahon and The Miz celebrate their Smackdown Tag Title win, the build to WWE Elimination Chamber". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  13. ^ Currier, Joseph (February 3, 2019). "THE IICONICS ADDED TO WWE WOMEN'S TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  14. ^ Barnett, Jake (February 5, 2019). "2/5 Barnett's WWE Smackdown Live TV Review: Daniel Bryan vs. Jeff Hardy in a non-title match, Mustafa Ali vs. Randy Orton, Shinsuke Nakamura and Rusev vs. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, Elimination Chamber build continues". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  15. ^ a b Powell, Jason. "Powell's WWE Royal Rumble 2019 live review: Men's and Women's Royal Rumble matches, Brock Lesnar vs. Finn Balor for the WWE Universal Championship, Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles for the WWE Championship, Ronda Rousey vs. Sasha Banks for the Raw Women's Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  16. ^ Powell, Jason. "WWE Royal Rumble 2019 Kickoff Show live review: Rusev vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the U.S. Championship, Buddy Murphy vs. Hideo Itami vs. Kalisto vs. Akira Tozawa for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  17. ^ Martin, Adam. "WWE 205 Live Results – 2/5/19 (Fatal Four Way No. 1 Contendership Main Event)". WrestleView. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  18. ^ Burdick, Michael (January 28, 2019). "The Elimination Chamber Match to crown the first-ever Women's Tag Team Champions". WWE. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  19. ^ Benigno, Anthony. "SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Miz & Shane McMahon vs. The Usos". WWE. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  20. ^ Burdick, Michael. "WWE Champion Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Mustafa Ali vs. Randy Orton vs. Samoa Joe". WWE. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  21. ^ Powers, Kevin (February 5, 2019). "WWE Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy vs. Akira Tozawa". WWE. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  22. ^ Burdick, Michael (February 8, 2019). "Raw Women's Champion Ronda Rousey vs. Ruby Riott". WWE. Retrieved February 8, 2019.

Notes

  1. ^ For Germany, it was feared that the name "Elimination Chamber" may remind people of the gas chambers used during the Holocaust.[2]
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