Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn tore the house down at the Elimination Chamber Premium Live Event on Saturday. The hometown hero, despite receiving huge backing from the live fans, failed to take the title home. The match saw multiple referee bumps and interferences. Jey and Jimmy Uso both made their presence felt during the championship match. Reigns retained his title after hitting Zayn with a steel chair.
.@WWERomanReigns retained the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against @SamiZayn at #WWEChamber!
— WWE (@WWE) February 19, 2023
Results: https://t.co/OGoHcuaZkg pic.twitter.com/FeUNgsDF6b
A returning Kevin Owens made the save post-match after Zayn was on the receiving end of a beatdown. Owens took out Jimmy Uso and Paul Heyman to a massive pop. The Prize Fighter then allowed Zayn to hit a “Helluva kick” on Reigns to close the show.
It looks like the creative direction for Sami Zayn heading into WrestleMania 39 is to have him team up with Kevin Owens and challenge The Usos for the Undisputed Tag Team Championships. Roman Reigns meanwhile will defend his WWE Undisputed Universal Championship against 2023 men’s Royal Rumble winner Cody Rhodes at the Grandest Stage of Them All in April.
Brock Lesnar vs Bobby Lashley at Elimination Chamber ends in a DQ
Another big match that happened on the Premium Live Event was between Brock Lesnar and Bobby Lashley. While the expectations were sky-high for the bout, the match massively under-delivered. Lashley won the match by disqualification after Lesnar hit a low blow to the Almighty.
The All Mighty @fightbobby takes on @BrockLesnar NOW on #WWEChamber . Who ya got? @binge #WWEonBinge #WWEAustralia pic.twitter.com/tCQEI6BfVp
— WWE Australia (@WWEAustralia) February 19, 2023
Lesnar gave a beatdown to both Lashley and the referee after the match. Both of them ended up taking an F5 through the announcer’s table. It is unclear whether the WWE will go back to the feud between the two after yet another dodgy finish.
NOBODY is safe from a @BrockLesnar F-5 at #WWEChamber! pic.twitter.com/eKwweYSN46
— WWE (@WWE) February 19, 2023
Former WWE Champion Bray Wyatt had already issued a challenge to the winner of the match between the two former MMA stars on Smackdown. It looks like the WWE is setting up a match between Lashley and Wyatt heading into WrestleMania 39.
Once I put Brock to bed tomorrow, you get your wish, creep. @WWE #SmackDown https://t.co/HOCz44TeW9
— Bobby Lashley (@fightbobby) February 18, 2023
The show also had two Elimination Chamber matches on the card. The women’s match was won by Asuka and she will now challenge Bianca Belair at the show of shows. Theory retained the US Championship in the men’s Chamber match after Logan Paul interfered and cost Seth Rollins the match. Edge and Beth Phoenix also picked up a win over Finn Balor and Rhea Ripley.