WWE Elimination Chamber 2019 LD - The Paradise and the Pain

[FunKay]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6n5Pf3gaEU
"It has to be now... I've waited too long, I've worked too hard. This has to be it."

The narrative of this show got changed real quick...

Kofi Kingston has won everything in WWE. He's held the IC and US titles on multiple occasions and is a tag team champion more times than I care to count, setting the record for most days cumulative with the various tag team championships of WWE's recent history. However, his opportunities at the top prize, a world championship, have been few and far between. With the injury bug striking down Mustafa Ali, his spot for the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber match was open.

Cometh the man, cometh the hour.

Kofi entered Tuesday night's gauntlet (to determine the final entrant for the match) as the least fancied member of the field. By the end, he was maybe the favourite. He shockingly pinned WWE Champion Daniel Bryan in a long, enthralling encounter, got the best of Jeff Hardy and stunned Samoa Joe. He even stepped to AJ Styles after an hour of combat, telling the "Phenomenal One" that he'd waited 11 years, and that he was done waiting. While he ultimately tapped to Styles' Calf Crusher, Kingston had put everyone on notice. For the record, Orton stole the win and the final entrance spot with the RKO (outta nowhere(TM)).

So with all the chips on the table, can Kofi, after over a decade toiling away in the midcard and tag scenes, finally capture the big one, seize his place in history and become the heavyweight champion of this world? Only time will tell...


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Elsewhere, we've got another Chamber match to crown the brand new Women's Tag Team Champions! In fact, there's quite a bit going on, so let's run down that card!

Match Card
WWE Championship Elimination Chamber Match: Daniel Bryan (C) vs. AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Randy Orton vs. Kofi Kingston
Elimination Chamber Match to Determine the New Women's Tag Team Champions: Bayley & Sasha Banks vs. The Riott Squad (Liv Morgan & Sarah Logan) vs. Tamina & Nia Jax vs. The IIconics (Peyton Royce & Billie Kay) vs. Fire & Desire (Sonya Deville & Mandy Rose) vs. Carmella & Naomi
RAW Women's Champion Ronda Rousey vs. Ruby Riott
Intercontinental Champion Bobby Lashley & Lio Rush vs. Finn Balor
SmackDown Tag Team Champions Shane McMahon & The Miz vs. The Usos (Jimmy & Jey Uso)
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WHY? LITERALLY NO ONE CARES!No Disqualification Match: Braun Strowman vs. Baron Corbin
Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy vs. Akira Tozawa [Pre-Show]

Should be... well the two Chamber matches should be fun at least! Enjoy!

[smarkmouth]

I love how New Day just pointed out how redundant the questions get when interviews last more than 2 minutes.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

WWE doesn't know how to end a feud.

[Jack-Hammer]

I don't expect too many surprises on the show, just some entertaining matches and that's usually enough for me.

Kofi had a great showing during the gauntlet match, though they ultimately used the story they were going to use for Mustafa Ali, but I still don't see Kofi or anyone else beating Bryan tonight. I wouldn't mind at all if WWE went with Bryan vs. Kingston at WrestleMania because, let's face it, WrestleMania this year is going to be all about the Universal & Raw Women's Championship matches. Kofi might not "seem" like someone to get excited over but Kofi has been one of the most reliable talents on the roster for over a decade. He's won everything except a World Championship, and the CW Championship but Kofi had already long since won everything else in WWE many times over before the CW Division started back up so I'm not counting it, and I wouldn't mind seeing him get a real shot at it. Truth is, I probably wouldn't mind if he won it come WrestleMania, if that's something that's possibly being considered, but I don't see Bryan dropping the title tonight.

As for the women's EC match, it's all but written in the stars that it'll be either Sasha & Bayley, Nia & Tamina or Live & Sarah. Sasha & Bayley are set to enter the match first and I expect they'll be one of the final two teams left with them playing the roles of the scrappy, courageous babyfaces only to come up short in the end. Nia & Tamina are a whole other level of uninteresting in any way, shape or form but they could definitely win it while the Riott Squad may come up with the surprise win. This could be a match where WWE goes for a surprise win as everyone is ultimately expecting this match to be mostly about Bayley, Sasha, Tamina & Nia. It'll take time to set up a real tag division for the women, so having the first champions be someone that seems like an afterthought while simultaneously being a pretty solid team is something that can be done without losing anything. The IIconics are awful, Fire & Desire isn't ready and Naomi & Carmella just come off slapped together for one night.

Ronda Rousey will retain against Ruby Riott, no question about that, but this is a chance for Ruby to give a stand out performance and really demonstrate what she can bring to the ring, something she hasn't really been able to do on the main roster. Or, they could just feed her to Rousey in a match that's lucky to last 5 minutes. Either scenario is possible.

The SD Tag Team Championship will probably end up with Miz & Shane retaining. I didn't hate their match against the Bar, as I figured I would, because I expected it to be loaded with silly shenanigans and comedy that'd make Cesaro & Sheamus look like a couple of idiotic scrubs but that didn't happen. I expect that'll be the case this time as well, though I still wish they'd have come up with some other means of leading to Shane vs. Miz for WrestleMania rather than dismantling the SmackDown Tag Team Championship picture to do it using a team that's hardly had any interaction and one half of wich is a 48+ year old executive who has two or three major spots, both of which look like they damn near kill him.

The IC title match, I'm not really sure what to expect here. It could be surprisingly good or it could be a disaster. Lio Rush is a talented guy and I just wish Vince wasn't so hung up on the little guy always getting his ass handed to him royally by the bigger guy mentality. However, I knew once I"d heard he was signed that his size was going to be a factor working against him as far as Vince McMahon was concerned. He'll probably be central in Lashley retaining the title before it ultimately leads to some clash between Lashley & Balor at WrestleMania where Lashley drops the title.

Strowman vs. Corbin strikes me as a piss break, or it would be if WWE wasn't so intent on trying to showcase what little overall ability Barcon Corbin has. The guy's simply just not that talented and if Vince is someone that goes a lot by looks, Corbin doesn't really have that good of a look. Sure he's tall, but he's a tall, skinny, gangly sort of guy with little to no real muscle tone to speak of, which is probably why he wrestles with as much of his physique covered up as possible. Just have Strowman kill him in a handful of minutes and move on.

The Cruiserweight Championship match, AKA the Kickoff Show Tradition, should be a fun, physical bout that'll probably have more energy and interest to it than Strowman vs. Corbon, unless WWE just has Strowman & Corbin go nuts and go all out but I don't see that happening. At any point, I see Murphy retaining though I've no idea really where they go from here. I think the Cruiserweight Division needs some fresh talent and, frankly, I'd love to see Rey Mysterio used there as a means of jacking up interest and ultimately giving a young heel a bit later on down the line a big rub. Mysterio is already on the SmackDown brand, so it's not like it'd be any sort of imposition for him.

[Jack-Hammer]

WWE doesn't know how to end a feud.

Some of them do, I think it has a lot to do with Vince's "more is always better" mentality.

[Spidey]

The past 24 hours has made this a curious watch, no?

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Hard to believe there is another PPV already. They barely had time to build toward this one. Such a sad card, the Smackdown Elimination Chamber will be the only reason ill be watching tonight.

[smarkmouth]

The past 24 hours has made this a curious watch, no?

Do you think they replace Carmella? Can't help but think they'd be worried a shitty audience chants the match out of enjoyability.

[Spidey]

Oof man I don't think so. Seems too close to make any drastic changes to the match but crazier things have happened.

[FunKay]

More likely they'd give Graves the night off if they do anything I'd think

[#AbsoluteUnit]

LOL, so Carmella has been sleeping with Graves. Talk about a home wrecker.

Naomi's team will be eliminated first.

Braun vs Corbin means very little to me.

[Yaz]

Sounds like they are having Beth on commentary for the Women's EC match, so they will likely at the very least pull Corey from that match. I'm sure sponsors would love hearing "You fucked Corey" chants the second Carmella steps foot in the ring.

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Buddy Murphy is way too good for 205 Live.

[OYDK]

Not to be a downer, but man I can't remember the last time I was so disinterested in a PPV. And yes, I'm aware that I'm an idiot for watching anyway.

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Good match. Buddy should be on the main roster.

[BaconBits]

I like these little KO vignettes a lot.

[Spidey]

Why can't Owens do little bits like this on Raw?

[BaconBits]

Why can't Owens do little bits like this on Raw?

Maybe he will upon his return.

[OYDK]

The Iconics should win. They're extremely underappreciated and underutilized.

[BaconBits]

Mark appears to be dropping weight. Smart man.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

I will drink bleach and upload it here if Kofi wins tonight. Yes I'm serious.

[Spidey]

weird flex there Scissors but okay

[BaconBits]

Gonna be hard to upload footage if you’re dead.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Don't be rude sir

[OYDK]

I will drink bleach and upload it here if Kofi wins tonight. Yes I'm serious.

I know it would suck but you still shouldn't kill yourself.

[Spidey]

Starting off on a high note I see

[#AbsoluteUnit]

This is how to start a PPV.

[BaconBits]

I have little to no interest in this particular clusterfuck.

[OYDK]

Iconics. Great gimmick, great heels, great entrance theme, great accents, great bubs. What's not to like?

[#AbsoluteUnit]

LOL COREY GRAVES LOOKING ASS

[supermatto64]

Spoilers, Naomi and Carmella's pod door will be stuck

[Skairipa]

As long as its not Nia and Tamina I'm good with whoever here. I do want the Iiconics to win though.

[BaconBits]

If I was one of these young ladies on this match, I’d totally rip a fart in the pod for the lulz.

[klunderbunker]

Did Peyton lighten her hair? It's working for her.

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Iconics steamed up my glasses.

[supermatto64]

See, you introduce your foreign announcers during Nia/Tamina entrance, not Iiconics. Come on WWE

[BaconBits]

Are these two fatasses even gonna fit in a pod?

Edit: it’s hilariously tight in that pod.

[OYDK]

Are these two fatasses even gonna fit in a pod?

Definitely a specially enlarged pod.

[klunderbunker]

Are these two fatasses even gonna fit in a pod?

Tamina isn't fat. She's....old. Like seriously she looks like she's in her late 50s.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Yeah, mandy looks dope.

[BaconBits]

Tamina isn't fat. She's....old. Like seriously she looks like she's in her late 50s.

Sheâ??s beefy, and seemingly a 47 year old.

[Spidey]

Forbidden Bae outglows Mandy Rose

[Skairipa]

Did Peyton lighten her hair? It's working for her.

She did and it is.

[OYDK]

Fun fact, Tamina's ex-husband is the cousin of Troy Polamalu.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Beth > Renee

[Slyfox696]

Women's Chamber match...it's early, but not bad so far.

[BaconBits]

Fun fact, Tamina's ex-husband is the cousin of Troy Polamalu.

Don’t be racist, ya racist.

[OYDK]

Don’t be racist, ya racist.

I ain't even lying.

[klunderbunker]

There's something amazing about a homeless humanoid chipmunk like Enzo thinking he was too good for Liv Morgan.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Preach KB.

[OYDK]

ICONIC DOMINATION!

[klunderbunker]

The lighter hair, the blue gear and the wavy hair for Peyton.....I think I can work with this.

[klunderbunker]

World Champion of Love. I chuckled.

[Spidey]

:lmao:

[#AbsoluteUnit]

I did call that naomi's team would be the first team to be eliminated.

[Spidey]

Had to be the worst kept secret

[BaconBits]

I like how they let the portly ladies clad almost entirely in leather in the sweaty ass pod the longest.

[Yer Maw]

Ohhh!

Renee is a great commentator.

[BaconBits]

Ohhh!

Renee is a great commentator.

Fantastic interviewer, terrible announcer.

[Sean Valjean]

Darn it, was pulling for the Riotts to win this.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Fantastic interviewer, terrible announcer.

Absolutely.

[Yer Maw]

Bayley didn't even have to move out the way!

[OYDK]

Man, are Sonya and Mandy really gonna win this?

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Good match here! And Graves is still an asshole!

[Spidey]

damn right this is awesome

[klunderbunker]

That was a great near fall on Sasha.

[OYDK]

Probably the right choice all things considered.

[Yer Maw]

What a match

[Spidey]

now kith

[#AbsoluteUnit]

YAYY AND I GET FANTASY POINTS!

[BaconBits]

Most obvious decsion of all, but still a pretty solid match.

[klunderbunker]

A-. This had no business being anywhere near that great and they NAILED IT.

[Spidey]

"I knew you were human!"

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Great opener.

[Yer Maw]

A-. This had no business being anywhere near that great and they NAILED IT.

What held it back from being an A?

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Not really looking forward to this match. Time to take the pizza out of the oven.

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Fully expect shenanigans to end this match.

[BaconBits]

That was crazy fast between kids.

[OYDK]

Fully expect the Mizanins to be the new wrestling family dynasty.

[Sean Valjean]

Another baby? The tag teams just keep coming.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Maryse still looking fire as usual.

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Miz just don't leave her alone does he? Can't blame him.

[klunderbunker]

What held it back from being an A?

The extra attention it took to get rid of Tamina, some of the spots not hitting, too many people int he ring at different times. They could have done an elimination earlier to keep it from being so full.

[OYDK]

Actually pretty shocked that the crowd has turned on Miz/Shane as much as they have. Expected a bit of backlash but not as much as they've gotten.

[klunderbunker]

Actually pretty shocked that the crowd has turned on Miz/Shane as much as they have. Expected a bit of backlash but not as much as they've gotten.

When the other options for Tag Team Champions are New Day, the Usos, the Good Brothers, the Bar, Sanity, and so many other options that could be brought up/moved over, you can't go with this makeshift team involving Shane and expect them to be happy.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Just a reminder that Corey Graves is a cheater and a home wrecker. ;)

[OYDK]

When the other options for Tag Team Champions are New Day, the Usos, the Good Brothers, the Bar, Sanity, and so many other options that could be brought up/moved over, you can't go with this makeshift team involving Shane and expect them to be happy.

I understand it. Just didn't expect it, especially when Shane and Miz are usually two of the more beloved members of the roster nowadays.

[BaconBits]

Just a reminder that Corey Graves is a cheater and a home wrecker. ;)

Supposedly heâ??s been separated from his wife since November.

[klunderbunker]

Graves: "I need work space!"

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Owch, that was a hard landing.

[klunderbunker]

I understand it. Just didn't expect it, especially when Shane and Miz are usually two of the more beloved members of the roster nowadays.

Shane is a special attraction and little more. Having him be a regular wrestler and a champion takes away the fun part and makes it a case of him taking someone's spot. A similar thing happened when he feuded with Kane in 2003.

[mooseman]

Kind of upset I haven't seen a Detroit Penitentiary sign anywhere...

[Sean Valjean]

Wow, didn't expect that but I'm not complaining .

[OYDK]

Second correct choice of the night.

[BaconBits]

Putting the belts back on an actual tag team is best for business.

[klunderbunker]

Well that's.....interesting.

[Sean Valjean]

Fastlane is the Tamina of the PPV schedule.

[supermatto64]

Back to the same 3 teams on SD we go.
Not that we really left em.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Fuck you Paige. I hate her.

[OYDK]

Fuck you Paige. I hate her.

You are now my mortal enemy.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

You are now my mortal enemy.

Like the Rock has said.......Just Bring It.

[Spidey]

BSE, do you think Usos as champs is a good thing or not??? :lmao: These damn Likes

[Yer Maw]

How many commentary teams is too much?

[BestSportsEntertainer]

BSE, do you think Usos as champs is a good thing or not??? :lmao: These damn Likes

I like basically every post lol

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Renee is making me miss Booker T on commentary. Coach never existed to me.

[Awesome_Miz]

Has there ever been a time lost his title by not getting pin but rather his partner getting pinned? While the title is not a tag title but rather a singles title.

[Sean Valjean]

YES! FINN HAS A TITLE AGAIN!

[#AbsoluteUnit]

This show has been dope thus far.

[Sean Valjean]

Has there ever been a time lost his title by not getting pin but rather his partner getting pinned? While the title is not a tag title but rather a singles title.


Didn't Beth and Santino win the Women's and IC belts by beating Kofi and...I think Mickie? Meaning one lost their title without getting pinned.

[klunderbunker]

0-3 tonight. I used to be great at this stuff.

[BaconBits]

Lio being rag dolled is always fun.

[Sean Valjean]

I like the Lio/Bobby pairing so I hope this isn't the end of them.

[mooseman]

Did Cole just call Houston the bayou city?

[OYDK]

It's insane that it took Mark Henry 15 years to become a World Champion.

[Spidey]

My points :(

[Yer Maw]

Corey looks depressed.

Also do you think he shows Carmella his knuckle tattoos regularly?

[mooseman]

Lose a button Renee...

[Awesome_Miz]

Didn't Beth and Santino win the Women's and IC belts by beating Kofi and...I think Mickie? Meaning one lost their title without getting pinned.

Thatâ??s right. Back in Night of Champions like 07-08 if Iâ??m not mistaken. Man that was so long ago tho.

[BaconBits]

Cole was grabbing his imaginary breasts there for a second.

[klunderbunker]

That’s right. Back in Night of Champions like 07-08 if I’m not mistaken. Man that was so long ago tho.

Summerslam 2008.

[OYDK]

Didn't Charlotte used to have a chin mole or am I finally going nuts?

[Sean Valjean]

"Ruby could be a made woman by having a good showing". Not by winning the title, but by having a good showing.

[Yer Maw]

Ronda is so hot, so is Ruby.

[klunderbunker]

"Ruby could be a made woman by having a good showing". Not by winning the title, but by having a good showing.

Which could move her into the Smackdown Women's Title picture.

[Sean Valjean]

Poor Ruby. We knew she was losing, but now she might literally get her face ripped off.

[Yer Maw]

Guess we're just waiting on a Becky run in huh?

[Yer Maw]

Well that was quick?

[#AbsoluteUnit]

"We want Becky"

[BaconBits]

The crowd has no fucks to give.

[Sean Valjean]

Like watching a newcomer step online against a pro Sonya Blade player.

[klunderbunker]

Dang it. So we need to rush through Elimination Chamber because the Rumble went on forever?

[Sean Valjean]

Security can't even stop an intruder on crutches :lmao:

[Jack-Hammer]

Shame Ruby was fed to Rousey as they could've had a good match. I was also kinda looking forward to it since Rousey finally got some ring gear that fit and she wasn't tugging outta her crotch all night.

[BaconBits]

I wonder how many times Becky changed the leg she is selling upon her entrance?

[OYDK]

Charlotte just got the chin mole beaten out of her.

[klunderbunker]

Why are they treating Becky like a heel when she got screwed out of her title shot?

[Jack-Hammer]

Wonderful security. They make Paul Blart look like friggin' Jack Reacher.

[Sean Valjean]

The bloody wound only enhances Ronda's cosplay.

[shafe_41]

I already can't wait for the Becky Lynch backlash and everybody that wets themselves upon just seeing her will turn on her and hate her by September.

[OYDK]

I need 10 points, let's go Corb... lol I couldn't even get it out without cracking up.

[supermatto64]

I already can't wait for the Becky Lynch backlash and everybody that wets themselves upon just seeing her will turn on her and hate her by September.

Who do you think these people are, wrestling fans?

[Jack-Hammer]

Why are they treating Becky like a heel when she got screwed out of her title shot?

Vince's warped logic, most likely. He tells Cole what to say and Vince likes to employ technicalities in storylines and I guess the logic is because the Chairman of the Board says Becky being suspended is right, Cole has to act like that outweighs everything else.

[Jack-Hammer]

Strowman vs. Corbin. Beer run.

[Sean Valjean]

Why are they treating Becky like a heel when she got screwed out of her title shot?

Corey I get, but Cole's reaction was mind-boggling even for him.

[Awesome_Miz]

Anyone else saw Ronda’s right side of her head? Was it a bit busted open?

Great the piss break match. Sucks for Braun to be in that position after being in the top.

[Yer Maw]

So glad we've got this match and not a US title or raw tag title match.

[shafe_41]

Anyone else saw Ronda’s right side of her head? Was it a bit busted open?

Great the piss break match. Sucks for Braun to be in that position after being in the top.

Yeah I never thought I'd see the day this soon that Braun is a bathroom break.

[klunderbunker]

Corey I get, but Cole's reaction was mind-boggling even for him.

Same. But I'm sure it'll change in like a week.

[klunderbunker]

So glad we've got this match and not a US title or raw tag title match.

This.

[Sean Valjean]

Now would be a great time for Nicholas to run in and clean house.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Don't understand the appeal of Drew. I do not hate him, however he does nothing for me.

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Baron Corbin Clan

[Spidey]

Ah there we go. Was waiting to see the bullshit.

[Sean Valjean]

"Another trio did this! But not this one!" might go into Cole's hall of shame for eye-rolling lines.

[supermatto64]

Normally I'd say something about Braun deserving better than losing to Corbin but-
Can DREW not be held down by either of these vacuums in Corbin and Lashley please?

[Awesome_Miz]

Like said earlier Renee can lose a button.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Renee looking hot as hell

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Shane is just gonna lay there till the show is over. Though he could go home easy enough himself.

[Spidey]

Necessary segment #3

[BaconBits]

Normally I'd say something about Braun deserving better than losing to Corbin but-
Can DREW not be held down by either of these vacuums in Corbin and Lashley please?

Implying Drew isnâ??t a vacuum himself.

[shafe_41]

Uhhhhhhhhh.....

[Spidey]

Necessary segment #4

[#AbsoluteUnit]

7 weeks until WrestleMania folks!

[Yer Maw]

That table spot as pretty cool tho

[Sean Valjean]

Lacey accidentally wandered out to the ring while searching for catering but played it off like a champ.

[shafe_41]

Is this the last match? I haven't watched weekly programming in months and have no clue what matches were even on the card.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Let's go Kofi.

[Awesome_Miz]

Did I miss something or did Lacey do absolutely nothing??? Like what the huge fuck!

[Spidey]

Did she have a promo but it was cut short due to the very important backstage interaction between Miz/Shane?

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Kofi could get the biggest pop in WWE since The Hardy's came out a couple Manias ago. But I doubt he'll win.

[Awesome_Miz]

Come on Kofi get me those points booty boi!

[Sean Valjean]

Did I miss something or did Lacey do absolutely nothing??? Like what the huge fuck!

She made a cameo. BUT LIKE A LADY.

[Yer Maw]

Has anyone ever been pinned before someone has left a pod?

[Awesome_Miz]

They are really playing up the Kofi performance. Would they actually give him the win? Nah or will they? Hmmmm

[Sean Valjean]

Has anyone ever been pinned before someone has left a pod?

Jeff pinned Edge super quick at the start of the 2009 Smackdown chamber match.

[mooseman]

Everyone has songs that puts them into a certain mood. Orton's song man I pray never comes on in a bar while im drinking. Someone is getting dropped on the spot

[Awesome_Miz]

This is a unique way to start an elimination chamber match. Two heels going at it first.

[Sean Valjean]

The one ref kind of looks like Dean Ambrose.

[Spidey]

He's not a martyr. He's a god.

[Sean Valjean]

Bryan needs his own gang of Planeteers.

[shafe_41]

This is a unique way to start an elimination chamber match. Two heels going at it first.

With a heel as good as Bryan has been, everybody else in the match will be face by default

[klunderbunker]

That Joe face is a meme.

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

DB shouldve just ran up and climbed a pod right off, Joe can't climb.

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Holy shit, loudest chop ever lol

[Yer Maw]

Jeff pinned Edge super quick at the start of the 2009 Smackdown chamber match.

Forgot about that one and I watched it!

[klunderbunker]

Graves with the Delirious reference.

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

DB shouldve just ran up and climbed a pod right off, Joe can't climb.

Kofi tho

[Sean Valjean]

Kofi hates campers.

[#AbsoluteUnit]

LETS GO KOFI. GRAVES IS STILL A HOME WRECKER

[Sean Valjean]

The wrestlers look like packaged action figures while standing in their pods.

[Yer Maw]

Why does Vince hate Joe

[shafe_41]

Member when Kofi dumped paint on Randy's racecar and he was really intense for like three weeks and had the loudest pops of the night then nothing else ever happened again?

[#AbsoluteUnit]

Kofi!

[Sean Valjean]

DON'T JUMP AT ORTON, KOFI!

[shafe_41]

I mean... nobody deserves this like Kofi does. I'd pop.

[shafe_41]

Kofi winning would be a hell of a way to end a PPV.

[shafe_41]

The Smackdown Title picture isn't exactly clear this year at all. I'm 100% on board for a good shakeup with a Mania match.

[Spidey]

"You don't deserve to be here with me!" said DBry in the most fantastic deja vu ever

[Yer Maw]

Kofi is so over

[Sean Valjean]

God, I totally bought that as the finish.

[Sean Valjean]

This is amazing

[shafe_41]

There are rope breaks in Chamber matches? Since f'king when?

[Yer Maw]

Wait, there's rope breaks in a chamber match?

[klunderbunker]

It's been done before I believe.

[Sean Valjean]

There are rope breaks in Chamber matches? Since f'king when?

I can't remember specifically, but it's totally been done before.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

It's been done before I believe.

Yeah Triple H at No Way Out 2009. Undertaker got a 3 count on a Tombstone, but HHH had his foot on the rope.

[Yer Maw]

That was awesome

[Spidey]

I'm happy ScissorsKick doesn't have to drink bleach.

[shafe_41]

Are there other matches?

[#AbsoluteUnit]

FUCK YOU BRYAN

FUCK YOU VINCE NO BLACK WWE CHAMPS

YES IM WORKED ILL DEAL WITH IT

[Sean Valjean]

Kofi is all sorts of made.

[shafe_41]

I don't know why but I have a gut feeling after that reaction tonight, Kofi will get the big one sometime. Transitional champion likely... but he'll get it.

[Spidey]

There's no going back to middling around for Kofi SURELY

[klunderbunker]

Kofi has to win the title at some point. After that, they have to do it this year at some time.

[klunderbunker]

I don't know why but I have a gut feeling after that reaction tonight, Kofi will get the big one sometime. Transitional champion likely... but he'll get it.

Oh sure. He's not going to be the big long reigning champion, but a month or two long title reign is more than fine.

[Sean Valjean]

Kofi has to win the title at some point. After that, they have to do it this year at some time.

Maybe as soon as Mania this year? After tonight, I don't know who the fans would want to see challenge Bryan more than him. Crazier things have happened.

[shafe_41]

Oh sure. He's not going to be the big long reigning champion, but a month or two long title reign is more than fine.

Yep. This summer. During that "experiment time" they have every year.

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Maybe as soon as Mania this year? After tonight, I don't know who the fans would want to see challenge Bryan more than him. Crazier things have happened.

Kofi is the best full-time option for sure, but I'd bet on Taker or Cena first.

[Awesome_Miz]

Dang I wanted to cry there with Kofi right there. He more than deserves a moment on the top after all he has done for the business and especially after Orton bitched on him thus ruining his push.

[Storm Trooper]

Kofi has to win the title at some point. After that, they have to do it this year at some time.
Honestly I can see it at Mania. There's no o e for Bryan to face. He already beat AJ, the rest of the top guys are heels, and Mustafa Ali isn't there yet.


Oh, and I seriously was worried Woods and E were gonna turn on Kofi at the end.

[Sean Valjean]

Kofi is the best full-time option for sure, but I'd bet on Taker or Cena first.

Probably Cena which would be fine given he and DB's history (kayfabe and real). But dammit if I wouldn't lose my mind at seeing Kofi battle for the WWE title at the biggest stage, let alone win it.

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Kofi and DB brought that magic feeling why any true wrestling fans watch wrestling, that underdog type deserving a victory never gets old, they had the crowd in the palms of their hands, including me.

[shafe_41]

Kofi is the best full-time option for sure, but I'd bet on Taker or Cena first.

I think we'll get Cena/Bryan personally for Mania. Kofi will win the title in a multi-man match taking the title off Cena or something, and be that transitional guy for a heel to take the belt back. I don't think they'd let Kofi pin Cena.

[Spidey]

It is fucked how Kofi only got that opportunity to shine because Ali was hurt. As if this match needed Hardy.

[klunderbunker]

Elimination Chamber 2019
Date: February 17, 2019
Location: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Renee Young, Tom Phillips, Percy Watson

It’s the first of two stops on the Road to Wrestlemania and that means we’ll be seeing a big steel structure. In this case it’s for the WWE Championship and the inaugural WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles. The structure alone makes this a little more interesting and hopefully it’s good on top of that. Let’s get to it.

Click on the link below for the full review.

Not Since Rock vs. Cena (http://kbwrestlingreviews.com/2019/02/17/elimination-chamber-2019-not-since-rock-vs-cena/)

[HOMOFLEXUAL DYNAMITE]

Bitches love facepaint. So there's always a place for Jeff Hardy.

[FunKay]

Probably the best 12 minutes of wrestling I've felt invested in for... oh quite some time. Major props to Bryan for an exceptional performance as the sneaky heel champ, but by God, Kofi Kingston is a made man and they shouldn't pass this chance up

[Jack-Hammer]

Buddy Murphy vs. Akira Tozawa was a really fun, physical 3.75 star bout that featured the usual fun action expected. It's high time the Cruiserweight Championship matches stop being relegated to the kickoff show and I was a bit miffed at the disrespectful split screen cutaway to a useless backstage promo right in the middle of the match. I thought it was a disrespect to the wrestlers in the ring, the CW title itself and to the Cruiserweights in general; how in the blue frig does Vince expect people to be invested in the Cruiserweights when he constantly does stuff to make it appear as though they barely qualify as an afterthought? At any rate, a really fun match and I'm wondering if they might possibly sorta be setting up a run for Rey Mysterio with Murphy having recently started calling himself "the greatest Cruiserweight of all time." Personally, I think it'd be fun use of Mysterio, it'd lead to some great matches, Rey could win the title and then drop it to some young turk a bit down the line for a major rub.

The WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Elimination Chamber match was a 4.25 star bout that featured really good action, storytelling and, surprise, some smart booking. There were a few rough spots here and there but everyone in the match got an opportunity to shine. Fire & Desire looked better here than they ever have and I have to say the same for the IIconics, I'm still not that wild about them as they still stuck to their annoying, high pitch screaming routine every single time someone kicked out of a pin attempt but it was nice to see this more aggressive side of them. Nia Jax and Tamina were dull as dishwater, as always, but I liked that they didn't have then come in and just utterly dominate everyone and eliminate two or three teams on their own, plus it was great to see them eliminated. Sasha and Bayley winning the titles was the overall right call, in my opinion, though I wouldn't have minded if an upstart team like the Riott Squad had won, but Sasha & Bayley were the best options.

The SmackDown Tag Team Championship match got 3.25 stars from me, it got a little extra kick from McMiz's match against the Bar due to the surprise of McMiz dropping the titles to the Usos and for another match in which Shane & Miz treated things seriously. While I'm not wild about WWE going the route of giving them the titles as part of setting up a probable Shane vs. Miz match, at least they haven't acted like a couple of clowns. Still, the whole storyline of Miz's motivation being to make his father proud of him is one of those storylines that just kind of insults the intelligence of fans; I mean, even before winning the titles with Shane, he's a former WWE Champion, 2 time United States Champion, 8 time Intercontinental Champion, 6 time Tag Team Champion, a 1 time Mr. MiTB, married a French Canadian blonde sex pot that's among the most gorgeous women most mortal men have ever laid eyes on that he genuinely loves & loves him and had made a big ass pile of money working in WWE. It just seems to me like if I'd had all that going for me and I still didn't have my father's approval or respect, then the problem would be that my father's an asshole rather than there being something the matter with me.

Bobby Lashley & Lio Rush vs. Finn Balor for the Intercontinental Championship is one of those things that should've happened on Raw. They could have easily done this there rather than put it on a ppv. I'm also not much of a fan of the story with the story seemingly being the big man is too much for the smaller man so the smaller man beats up the even smaller man. It's just something that feels like it has Vince's fingerprints all over it. It was surprising to see Balor win the title, I thought they might save it for Mania but I know that everything can't or shouldn't necessarily happen at WrestleMania. So now this means we'll probably have a match or two featuring Lashley killing Lio Rush with Vince jacking himself off watching Rush get rag dolled all over the place. As for the match, I thought it was 2, maybe 2.25 stars at best.

The Raw Women's Championship match was all about setting up a confrontation with Ronda, Charlotte and Becky. It was a shame that Riott was fed to Rousey, she's got legit talent and she probably came off looking weaker than any opponent Rousey's faced yet. The match was way too short to rate but the confrontation afterwards was fun. Becky was in full tweener mode, though she looked like she got a bit sloppy when swinging those crutches as she caught Rousey at least one good time right in the face or head, I'm pretty sure she was bleeding a little, but a nice shot of aggression and intensity from Becky. I'd have still preferred this match be just between Ronda and Becky, but a triple threat will still be highly entertaining.

Strowman vs. Corbin was all about nothing. This was something else that could've taken place on Raw. Baron Corbin just....I dunno man...he just sucks the energy out of the room whenever he's out there and I do not understand this love Corbin has from Vince. He doesn't have a particularly good look, he's doesn't have a good body, he's not all that athletic, he doesn't have freakish strength and he's not all that good in the ring. The ending of the match was exactly as I expected with McIntyre and Lashley helping him score the win. To me, having McIntyre weighed down with Corbin and Lashley is a waste of his ability, he doesn't need them whatsoever. I get this is probably to set up a match with McIntyre and Strowman at WrestleMania but, again, McIntyre has more than enough talent without having to rely on 500 lbs. of dead weight in Corbin and Lashley. Strowman has really cooled off and it's unfortunate, he's someone who should've been Universal Champion, in my opinion, at least 6 months already but it didn't happen and while he's still over with fans, it's not remotely what it was about this same time last year. I gave this match one star.

The WWE Championchip Elimination Chamber match was a very strong 4.5, maybe even 4.75 star bout that was carried almost entirely by Daniel Bryan & Kofi Kingston. That's not to say the others didn't contribute, but it was the drama between Bryan & Kofi, Bryan's heelish tactics, the energy of their interaction together and the very believable near falls between them that made for the most enjoyable aspects of this match. I also really, really liked the fact that Bryan was one of the first two men to start the match as I felt he needed a good, strong showing here to make up for a few losses to Mustafa Ali in a tag match and Kofi in the gauntlet match last Tuesday. Bryan's a fantastic heel champion and he really believes in his character, and I was pleased to see Kofi continue to get such a positive reaction. I was also glad that they didn't have any one person come off as particularly dominant, it's a formula they've moved away from in matches like this and the Royal Rumble in which you have someone come up, decimate everyone, eliminate a lot of other competitors, etc.. and moving away from that just makes these matches all the more fun as it gives it more of an "anyone can win" feel. Kofi came off as the scrappy, full of heart never say die babyface challenger determined not to let his opportunity slip through his fingers while Bryan played a cross between a chicken shit heel, at times, to a determined, ruthless heel determined to keep what's his at any cost and it made for some of the best drama seem on the WWE's main roster in some time. Bryan retaining was the right decision, in my mind, and I honestly wouldn't mind seeing Bryan face off against Kofi at WrestleMania for the WWE Championship. Sure, it might not come off like some mega match but fans are very much behind Kofi, Kofi can deliver, he's got lots of personality and he's done everything else in WWE. Maybe even a triple threat match with Bryan, Kofi and Mustafa Ali as a couple of very fresh challengers.

If you'd put the CW title match on the main card, left out the IC title & no DQ matches, this would have been a A to maybe even an A+ ppv. The CW title and both EC matches were great to fantastic outings. The Raw Women's Championship match was disappointing, but the angle at the end was at least a lot of fun. The Intercontinental Championship match didn't need to be there, but it's mitigated somewhat by Finn Balor winning the title. The SmackDown Tag Team Championship match, all things taken into consideration, was an entertaining outing with a surprise ending with the Usos picking up their 6th Tag Team Championship. The only true, complete waste of time was Strowman vs. Corbin. With a few things working against it, I give Elimination Chamber a solid B.