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Pre Show Renee Young, Byron Saxtin, Booker T and Corey Graves are the pre-show panel. They acknowledged Rusev was out of the Chamber match due to the ankle injury. Lana will be taking part in a Twitter chat. The New Day went to Kane looking for help. He announced all three would be allowed into the Elimination Chamber, but in the same pod. Xavier Woods was worried due to being trapped in one pod, so Kane suggested they start the bout and have to go through everyone. Big E and Kofi Kingston wanted nothing to do with that and thanked Kane, pulling Woods away. The panel discussed John Cena vs. Kevin Owens. They aired a great video feature on the bout. They discussed the WWE Divas championship bout. Stardust vs. Zack Ryder They had a good match with Ryder getting far more offense than usual coming off of the John Cena match, including a dropkick off the apron to the floor. It looks like WWE might have realized they've got a solid hand with Ryder. The announcers noted Stardust's issues with actor Stephen Annell coming off Raw and said he was going to unveil a new move. It was the Queen's Crossbow (really the Crossrhodes) to continue the issue. JBL said that Ryder failed his city, a reference to Oliver Queen on "Arrow" being obsessed with saving Starling City. Some solid wrestling here. In the social media lounge, Lana said she didn't have any information on Rusev's injury but doesn't wish anyone harm. She said they no longer speak. On Dolph Ziggler, she said they have a good time and she has a legitimate interest in him. She was asked how she feels about the United States now. She said that she's judged people in her life but when Rusev judged her, it made her realize she perhaps has made a mistake and now she is trying to see things from other people's perspectives. When asked how she feels about being free from Rusev, she said she chooses to be free and happy despite the circumstances. MizTV Summer Rae gave Miz a big introduction, so they are still together in storyline. Miz came out wearing a new ridiculous black outfit. The crowd crapped on Miz, so he told the crowd to stop booing Summer. He plugged his "Marine 4" film then asked everyone how much they missed him. They showed footage of Daniel Bryan forfeiting the Intercontinental championship several weeks ago. Miz introduced Bryan, who came out smiling and did his "Yes" entrance. Miz said they have had differences in the past, but the footage was hard for him to watch. He said he wishes Bryan a speedy recovery. Miz asked how Bryan is doing, but every time Bryan tried to answer, Miz made it all about him. Miz said it's tragic Bryan's "career is over" but it's tragic because of all the time Miz put into his career. Bryan said his career is not over and he will be back. He said that while he was out, however, he wrote a book that will be out this July. I've read an advance copy and it's absolutely great - one of the most honest books about current day WWE. Miz began knocking Bryan for not promoting his "Five Day Energy Drink" commercial and said Bryan looks like just another fan instead of looking like a star like Miz and real movie stars do. He offered to help Bryan and would only take 10%. Bryan told him to shut up. That got a huge "Yes" chant. Bryan said he's here to present the IC title to whoever wins the belt tonight. He said again, his career is not over and he will be back. Miz said he would normally slap Bryan out of that chair but due to doctor's orders, he can't touch Bryan and Bryan can't touch him. Bryan said he was tired of listening to Miz's advice and said that he finds MizTV to be boring. He said he had a great way to fix it and brought out Macho Mando and Axelmania. Macho charged the ring but was laid out by Miz. Axelmania ripped his t-shirt to distract Miz. Macho laid out Miz and Axel dropped the leg. Bryan, Macho and Axel did the posedown to close the segment. Backstage Eden interviewed Dean Ambrose. Ambrose said he feels no pressure on one hand because he has nothing to lose. On the other hand, he feels pressure and it's bubbling hatred for The Authority. He said punching Seth in the face is good for it. He said he wasn't worried about anyone intefering. Roman Reigns showed up and said he would be in Ambrose's corner tonight. They went to the ring with JBL inside the Chamber to explain the rules and show what it's like inside the structure. Elimination Chamber PPV They aired a great video to open the show. WWE Tag Team champions The New Day vs. The Primetime Players vs. Los Matadores vs. The Ascension vs. Tyson Kidd & Cesaro vs. The Lucha Dragons Torito went to the top of the pod and stayed there, so he's getting involved at some point. Natalya, sadly, did not do the same. The Ascension and The Lucha Dragons are starting off. The Ascension tried to bully the Dragons but were upended by the Dragons' aerial moves. The Dragons worked over Konnor. Kalisto went to the top of a pod but were grabbed by New Day. That left Sin Cara to be beaten by Ascension, who then came after Kalisto. The crowd was all over New Day. Kalisto kicked them down. Cara climbed up to another pod and nailed a swanton on Viktor. Kalisto went for a move but New Day grabbed his legs and pulled him down, crotching him. The next team released were Cesaro and Tyson Kidd. They double teamed Cara before turning their attention to The Ascension. They nailed a variation of 3D with an uppercut for a two count on Konnor. Cesaro drilled Kalisto with an uppercut while he was trapped on top of the pod, then nailed a big superplex that showed off Cesaro's strength. Kidd nailed a springboard elbow but Cara broke up the pin. All three teams battled with some good action. The next team released were Los Matadores. Torito dove off the pod into a rana. Kalisto climbed to the top of the chamber, hung upside down, then dropped down on everyone. Well, that was insane. The Ascension wiped out one of the Matadors. Torito climbed to the top of the Chamber and dropped down on them. They caught him, charged and tossed him at the other Matador, then hit the Fall of Man for the pin. This is the best the Ascension has looked since making it to the main roster. The Ascension then wiped out and pinned Kalisto, wiping out the Lucha Dragons as well. This left them with Kidd and Cesaro. The teams battle back and forth with The Ascension getting the better of them. The Primetime Players were next out and brawled with The Ascension. Titus manhandles Viktor and looked great. The Players double teamed Viktor and pinned him, eliminating The Ascension. The Players began working over Kidd and Cesaro. Cesaro cut off Darren Young with a standing dropkick to the top rope. Cesaro went for a top rope gutwrench superplex on Young but Titus slipped underneath and nailed a powerbomb. Cool looking spot. Kidd worked over Titus but was caught with a spinebuster. Young covered Kidd but Cesaro broke it up. New Day were the last team released and they attacked everyone. Everyone battled over a suplex and in the end the challengers suplexed over the champions. Kidd and Cesaro attacks Xavier Woods and shoved him back into a pod, closing it. They began working over Kingston and went for the big swing into the Kidd dropkick. Young rolled up Cesaro from behind and scored the surprise pin. It's down to The New Day vs. The Primetime Players. New Day worked them over three on two. They beat down Young, then beat Titus against the chains of the structure. They went after Young again but he ducked an clothesline and knocked Woods and Kingston off the top. Young sent E into one of the pods. They Players worked over New Day, sending them into the steel and chains on the outside. Titus nailed E with a big clothesline after tossing him into the ring. Young nailed the Gutbuster on Kingston for a close two count. Young nailed the Cactus clothesline over the top to the steel outside. E drilled him with an overhead belly to bellly suplex on the steel. New Day swarmed over Titus and piled up, all pinning him. Your winners and still WWE Tag Team champions, The New Day! A really good chamber match. Primetime Players and Ascension looked the best they have looked in, well, forever. Lots of crazy spots and dives, especially the Kalisto and Torito spots. A good opening with a lot of hard work. They noted Rusev suffered a fractured foot and wouldn't be competing. Backstage, Dolph Ziggler told Lana how much he wanted to beat Rusev first. She said it wasn't about Rusev but about getting the IC title. Ziggler said that when he came back with the belt, maybe it would be about them. Lana said she would like that. Ziggler said he was going to go do what he does better than anyone. WWE Divas champion Nikki Bella vs. Paige vs. Naomi No Brie or Tamina with the story being that they were banned by the Authority from ringside. All three went after each other. Nikki kicked Naomi down and Paige went after her. Nikki was pulled to the outside and sent into the ringside announcer's table. Paige grabbed Naomi by the hair and pulled her back in the ring, working her over. Nikki returned but couldn't get it going and was tossed back to the floor. Naomi worked over Paige, nailing a nice suplex. She placed Paige on the top rope and began working her over. She tried to set up for a a back suplex but Nikki slipped underneath with a powerbomb. Nikki covered each of her challengers for a two count. :Paige locked on the PTO on Nikki but was dropkicked by Naomi for a two count. Naomi went to the ropes but Paige grabbed her and placed her on her shoulders. Naomi nailed a reverse rana, which looked scary as hell. Paige went to the floor. Nikki nailed Naomi, scored with the Rack Attack (Shock Treatment) and grabbed the pin. Your winner and still WWE Divas champion, Nikki Bella! Brie came out to celebrate after. A decent match. They worked really hard. The reverse rana scared the hell out of me. WWE United States champion John Cena vs. WWE NXT champion Kevin Owens It's a cliche but this really is the biggest match of Owens' career. You could tell parts of the crowd knew who he was and were chanting for him. There was a nice big fight feel to this for the entrances. They locked up and the Owens chants got louder. They went into a criss cross exchange that ended with Cena shoulderblocking Owens. down. They went to lock up again but Owens kicked Cena in the gut. Owens worked on Cena with right hands and knees in the corner. Cena reversed an Irish Whip into the corner and nailed a bulldog. Undaunted, Owens nailed Cena and beat him down on the apron. Owens whipped Cena into the buckles with authority. He badmouthed Cena and worked him over with right hands for a near fall, then locked Cena in Chinlock City. Cena tried to power out and finally did, grabbing him for the AA. Owens slipped out and nailed DDT for a two count. Nice exchange. Owens continued to work over Cena, who responded with a series of right hands before nailing a shoulder tackle. Owens caught Cena going for a high cross bodyblock and nailed a crucifix bomb for a two count. Owens nailed the cannonball in the corner. He scored a two count and wasn't happy about not getting the three. Owens yelled, "Never give up? It's time to give up, Johnny Boy." Cena fired back, avoided the Pop up Powerbomb and nailed all his signature offense. He nailed the Five Knuckle Shuffle on Owens and went for the AA. Cena lost Owens and was caught with the Pop up Powerbomb for a two. Owens went to the top rope but was crotched by Cena. Cena went to the top but was fought off. Owens went for a reverse moonsault but Cena moved and nailed the AA, but Owens kicked up at the last second. The battle continued with back and forth right hands. Owens nailed a superkick that wiped Cena out. Owens mocked Cena's mannerisms and went for the Five Knuckle Shuffle but was caught in the STF. Owens tried to fight to the ropes but Cena pulled him back. That allowed Owens to toss him off and nail the AA himself for a two count. Cena caught Owens with a tornado DDT for another two count. He nailed his legdrop off the top but Owens kicked out again. Owens teased the package piledriver but slammed Cena down for another two count. Owens was visibly pissed he couldn't get Cena pinned. Owens pulled Cena up and drilled him with a right, yelling at Cena tot stay down. Owens missed a clothesline and was caught with the springboard stunner for a two count. Cena placed Owens on the top but Owens turned it into a DVDR only to see Cena again kick up. Owens nailed a swanton but again, no three count. Owens charged Cena but was killed with a clothesline. Owens caught Cena with the Pop up Powerbomb and scored the pin. Your winner, WWE NXT champion Kevin Owens! A star is born and they are throwing babies into the air all over the Internet. A really, really damn good match and I have to admit, I was totally surprised by the clean finish. This is well worth going out of your way to see. Owens took the mic after the match. He said on his first night of Raw, he said anyone who didn't know him wasn't worth his time, but now everyone knows who Kevin Owens is. He said he's the one who started a fight with John Cena, but he's also the one who just finished that fight. Owens said that now he's beaten Cena, he has some veteran advice for Cena - it's time Cena to go, because Owens' time is now, because the champ is here. Bo Dallas vs. Neville Dallas did mic work on the way to the ring and said that he was trying to help Neville but now he's going to force Neville to "Bo-lieve." NXT chant at the bell. They went back and forth early. Neville scored with a series of kicks and did all his really great looking athletic. He went to the top but Dallas rolled outside. He wasn't safe there as he ate a moonsault to the floor. Back in the ring, Neville locked in a chinlock. Dallas escaped and tried to tell Neville they were really friends. Dallas whipped out an old NXT favorite move of mine, rolling up Neville near the ropes and sending him to the floor. Dallas beat down Neville and scored with a big clothesline. Dallas controlled the match for a long time, beating on Neville. It's probably the most TV time Dallas has gotten and been on offense in forever. Dallas played to the crowd like a babyface to mock them. Neville finally slipped free and Dallas took a crazy spot where he slid out of the ring but not before smacking his face on the bottom turnbuckle. Dallas returned and Neville nailed a series of right hands and a great dropkick. Neville nailed a flying forearm and a standing shooting star press for a two count. Dallas nailed a DDT but only scored a two count. Dallas went for the Bo-Dawg but was tossed off and nailed. Neville went to the top for the Red Arrow and scored the pin. Your winner, Neville! A good, solid match. Best Dallas has had a chance to show in some time and Neville did all his spots. Good showing from both. Backstage, Triple H found Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns. He said it was admirable Reigns wanted to be in Dean's corner but he doesn't have the authority to do that. Kane will be there in an official capacity but Reigns would just be a distraction. He told Reigns that if he gets involved, Dean will be DQ'd. Vacant Intercontinental Championship inside the Elimination Chamber: Dolph Ziggler vs. Bad News Barrett vs. Sheamus vs. mystery opponent vs. Ryback vs. R-Truth Daniel Bryan is at ringside. The mystery competitor is Mark Henry. He's from Texas so that's a good surprise for the local fans. Barrett and Ziggler will start out. As they did, my Network feed died. I had to reboot my Roku to get it going again. When I returned, Ziggler was down and Barrett was attacking Truth as his pod opened. I guess Barrett has been having a good showing so far. Truth began nailing some offense and scored a two count coming off a missile dropkick. Truth nailed a scissor kick but Barrett rolled to the corner. Truth nailed a Stinger Splash but was caught with a Winds of Change (Black Hole Slam) for a two count. Ziggler returned to the fray but was nailed with a superkick to the face for another two count. Barrett drilled Ziggler into Mark Henry's pod, shattering it. Henry entered the bout and began working over Barrett, nailing a slam and a legdrop. Henry scored a two count. Ryback was released and slugged it out with Henry. Ryback nailed a series of shoulderblocks in the corner and then tackled him down for a two count. Network out again. When it returned, Barrett had been eliminated. Ryback, Ziggler, Henry and truth all started battling with each other. Sheamus was released and they all waited for him. The door was stuck and they couldn't get the door open. The others all used that distraction to try rolling each other up. Ryback, Ziggler and Truth all decided to team up working over Henry. That lasted for a short time until Ryback nailed Truth with Shellshock and scored the pin. Truth is eliminated. With Henry down, Ryback nailed a delayed vertical suplex on Ziggler. Ryback went for the Meathook but Ziggler drilled him with a kick. Sheamus finally got out of the pod and sent Ziggler into the pod's plexiglass. He knocked Ryback over the ropes and onto the steel. He began beating down Henry with stomps but was grabbed. Sheamus avoided the world's strongest slam but was nailed with a splash for a two count. Henry picked up Sheamus for a move but Sheamus slipped out and nailed the Brogue Kick for the pin. Henry is eliminated. Ziggler and Sheamus went back and forth as Ryback was out on the steel. Sheamus missed a charge and was caught with a DDT for a two count. Ryback returned and ate a superkick. Sheamus missed the Brogue Kick. Ziggler missed the Famouser. Sheamus wiped him out and scored the pin. Ziggler eliminated. The crowd didn't like that one. It's down to Ryback and Sheamus. Sheamus nailed an over the shoulder powerslam for a two count. Sheamus called for the Brogue Kick and gloated but Ryback came alive with strikes and big forearms. Sheamus kicked him off during a charge but was caught with a powerslam. Ryback called for The Meathook but Sheamus rolled to the outside and tried to get back inside his pod. Ryback followed and they battled. Sheamus nailed him with White Noise on the steel but Ryback got his shoulder up at the last second. Sheamus began beating Ryback with clubbing shots across the chest. Ryback pulled him outside and Sheamus nailed the steel hard. He came back with a rolling Samoan Drop on the steel. Sheamus went for the Brouge Kick but Ryback caught him and powerbombed him into the steel and then from the steel into the ring. Ryback nailed the Shellshock and scored the pin. Your winner and new WWE Intercontinental champion, Ryback! A solid match with everyone working hard but I never felt this got into that third gear where things are awesome. It was easily the biggest win of Ryback's career. Sheamus and Ziggler had really good showings. Daniel Bryan entered the ring and said congratulations are in order. Bryan asked the crowd if Ryback deserved it and said he believes Ryback deserves it. He handed the belt to Ryback. Ryback said that Bryan isn't just an inspiration to the people but also to him and thanked Bryan. WWE World Heavyweight champion Seth Rollins (with Kane and J&J Security) vs. Dean Ambrose Lilian Garcia was back for the main event. Ambrose controlled Rollins early. Rollins made a comeback but Ambrose's unusual antics kept him off guard. Ambrose nailed a guillotine legdrop. He went to the top but J& Security got on the apron to distract him. Rollins tried Ambrose to the tree of woe and worked him over. He drilled him across the back with a series of kicks before cinching in a side chinlock. The crowd was all over Rollins with "Justin Bieber" chants. Ambrose finally escaped but was sent into the buckles face first and rolled up for a two count. Rollins measured and punched Ambrose over and over again. Ambrose made a comeback but was nailed with a bodypress for a two count. Rollins and J&J complained to the referee about his count. Rollins began picking apart Ambrose. Rollins sent Ambrose into the ropes and they went for a cross bodyblock at the same time and were down. The referee began counting them down but they returned to their feet. Ambrose began beating down Rollins. They went into a nice series of pinfall reversals. Rollins missed a big kick. Ambrose nailed a sitout facefirst powerbomb. Rollins was sent into the corner but J&J pulled him to the floor. Ambrose hit a tope through the ropes to the outside. He and Rollins tumbled over the announcer's table. Ambrose tossed Rollins back into the ring. He went for a backslide but Rollins reversed it and tried to use the ropes to his advantage but the referee saw it and prevented it. J&J tried to argue but were knocked off the apron. Ambrose rolled up Rollins for a two count. He went for another but Rollins rolled through and nailed a superkick. Rollins went to the top but Ambrose cut him off. They battled on the top. Rollins went for a sunset flip powerbomb. They ended up tumbling over the top to the floor. J&J Security tried to get involved but Ambrose backed them down. That allowed Rollins to nail him from behind. Rollins nailed a running powerbomb into the barricade outside for a two count. Rollins nailed a flying knee for a two count. Rollins nailed an inverted DDT for a two count. Rollins verbally tore at Ambrose then drilled him in the corner. Ambrose tried to fire back but was nailed. He exploded into offense including a tornado DDT for a near fall. Rollins tried to leave but was caught up in the ropes by Ambrose, who nailed a dropkick to the chest. Rolling made a comeback but was caught with the rebound lariat for a two count. Ambrose came off the top with a big elbow for a two count. Ambrose set up for Dirty Deeds but J&J got on the apron. Ambrose went after him, allowing Rollins to nail a kick and send Ambrose over the top to the floor with a clothesline. They announced Ambrose as the new WWE World Heavyweight champion. The first referee returned to the scene and told the second what Seth Rollins did. Dusty finish. They told Lilian that Dean did win, but by DQ. So, Seth is still the champ. The Authority attacked Ambrose, who refused to give up the title belt. Roman Reigns' music hit. Rollins tried to escape as everyone waited for Reigns to come out from the crowd. Reigns ran down the ramp and nailed the Superman Punch on Rollins. He and Ambrose wiped out Kane and J&J Security. Ambrose held onto the title belt and took the mic. He said he won the match and he's taking the belt. Rollins wanted to do something but was outnumbered. Reigns and Ambrose left through the crowd. Source: PWInsider.com
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