CM Punk successfully retains his WWE Championship. Solid Raw Elimination Chamber match that featured entertaining action throughout. Kofi Kingston was essentially the John Morrison of this year's Chamber match and truly shined. I was surprised to see The Miz last until the very end, and with that being said, he had a strong showing as well. Chris Jericho's "elimination" from the bout was very anticlimactic as many were expecting him to re-enter at the end, but at least it protected him going into WrestleMania. Great Divas Championship match that was certainly one of the better ones in recent months. It's no secret that both Beth Phoenix and Tamina have chemistry, and Phoenix was able to carry her opponent to a decent seven-minute match. Now, we can hopefully move forward to Kharma challenging the Glamazon for the strap at WrestleMania 28. Intriguing segment with the returns of Christian, Alberto Del Rio, and Mark Henry. Other than that, the announcement from John Lauriniaitis fell flat and wasn't really anything noteworthy. It was established that he plans to take the General Manager spot from Teddy Long, but this segment felt meaningless as a whole. Suspenseful SmackDown Elimination Chamber match that started off slow, but got extremely hot towards the end. Sure, I was beyond frustrated that someone like Santino Marella eliminated two future World Champions in Wade Barrett and Cody Rhodes, but they've been buried over the last few weeks anyways, so it wasn't much to complain over. Besides, the crowd was at its hottest for Santino and it also had me doubting my original prediction of Bryan retaining. Thankfully, Bryan showed some real aggression for the first time in ages and looked strong in successfully defending his World Heavyweight Championship.
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WWE Elimination Chamber 2012 The following predictions are made by avid wrestling fan and analyst JR. Follow him on Twitter at @StarNinja99. With only four matches currently on the card, I'd expect to see some un-advertised matches show up. Out of these, while I wouldn't be surprised if you were to see a match for the Tag Team titles, you'll probably be looking at a Sheamus match. They'll want his presence to be felt at Elimination Camber to keep up his momentum going into Wrestelmania 28. If there is a tag team match, I'd expect it to be The Usos challenging, but I find this doubtful from their loss Friday Night on Smackdown. Additionally, while I personally don't find it likely, keep an eye out for another Undertaker promo. While I think they'd leave such a thing for the following night on Raw, it wouldn't be surprising to see the Undertaker use the Elimination Chamber as a stage for a promo. Decent tag team match with Big Show and Great Khali defeating Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes and Wade Barrett. Of course, anything containing Khali will be extremely limited, but it was fine for what it was. I hate the fact that neither Barrett nor Rhodes have gotten any momentum going into Sunday, which will hinder their chances of winning the Elimination Chamber. Big Show going crazy was interesting since we don't usually see this from his character. I wouldn't necessarily call this a heel turn, but it's what's expected going into the Chamber. However, I do have a feeling a heel turn is imminent to set up a WrestleMania match with Shaq. Good match from Ted DiBiase and Hunico, but it just felt like much of the same from last week. I'm glad they're involved in a program together, but they haven't done the best job promoting it or properly building it. Both Superstars need wins, and I'd rather see them move on in separate directions. Fun tag team match with WWE Tag Team Champions Primo and Epico defeating the Usos in a very high-paced bout. The ending moments were incredibly suspenseful and almost had me thinking the Usos might just pick up the victory. These two teams work really well together, so I hope this isn't the last time we see them collide. Excellent match between World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan and Sheamus. Originally, I wasn't happy we were seeing this on SmackDown when it can instead be saved for WrestleMania, but the ending gave Bryan a victory while also protecting Sheamus. This could have been a possible preview of what's to come between the two, so I'm excited we'll be seeing more from them in the near future. Kofi Kingston endures the painful Walls of Jericho. Surprisingly good segment with the Elimination Chamber to kick off the show. Kofi Kingston delivered the best mic work in a long time, Chris Jericho got his point across, The Miz showed great intensity, R-Truth and Dolph Ziggler entertained, and CM Punk was awesome as usual. It provided great hype for the title match on Sunday while giving everyone their respective time to shine. Entertaining match between Chris Jericho and Kofi Kingston despite it being a bit short. These two never fail to provide a great match, and Kingston looked like a threat for the first time in a good while. Smart move in progressing Jericho's momentum going into the Elimination Chamber. Passable match between Randy Orton and Big that was quickly ruined by the botched RKO spot towards the end. Additionally, a match between the two biggest stars on Friday nights should have been advertised more in order to make it feel meaningful. Daniel Bryan's interference was logical, and is now serving as the reason behind Randy Orton's recent injury. Solid segment featuring Triple H and Shawn Michaels regarding the Undertaker and WrestleMania 28. Both legends showed great intensity and got me even more excited for the very possible Taker-HHH match at Mania. Much like last week, Undertaker's video package was extremely well done and mysterious in the sense that it keeps viewers intrigued about Taker cutting his hair. From what it looks like, I hope to see Michaels back on Raw on the road to WrestleMania in order to settle this unfinished business. Decent match between Dolph Ziggler and R-Truth while it lasted. It's unfortunate to see someone who headlined Royal Rumble last month now losing in less than two minutes. Truth didn't need the victory following his recent wins since returning, while Ziggler needs to be elevated once again in order to be taken seriously in the ring. |
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