The date and location for the 2026 WWE Elimination Chamber premium live event have been revealed.
In the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer reported that the annual event, which is considered one of the major stops on the road to WrestleMania, is currently scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 28, in Chicago, Illinois. Meltzer noted that the date could still be subject to change, depending on the scheduling of AEW’s pay-per-view events.
“Rumble has already been noted for 1/31 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Elimination Chamber is currently scheduled for 2/28 in Chicago. The Rumble date is pretty locked in. It wouldn’t shock me to see the Chamber date changed a week in either direction if they want to compete with AEW. Both current dates are on Saturday, and when it isn’t football season, AEW generally does its PPV shows on Sundays,” Meltzer wrote.
The scheduling of WWE premium live events has become a more fluid and strategic process in recent years, with the company often taking into account the schedules of major sporting events and their competition. The move to a Saturday night slot for many of their PLEs has been a successful one, and as Meltzer notes, the company may be willing to adjust the date of Elimination Chamber to go head-to-head with an AEW pay-per-view in the same timeframe.
WWE’s last PPV of the year is Survivor Series, which takes place in San Diego on Nov. 29. John Cena’s retirement match will air as part of Saturday Night’s Main Event on Dec. 13.
