WWE Elimination Chamber
February 18, 2023
The Belle Centre Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
As a reminder, we will be providing live play-by-play coverage of this show, starting with the main card at 8 PM EST. Here is the final card:
Elimination Chamber Match (Winner Challenges Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair at WrestleMania):
Asuka vs. Liv Morgan vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Nikki Cross vs. Natalya vs. Carmella
Brock Lesnar vs Bobby Lashley
Mixed Tag Team Match:
Edge and Beth Phoenix vs. The Judgment Day (Finn Balor and Rhea Ripley)
United States Championship Elimination Chamber Match:
Austin Theory (champion) vs. Seth Rollins vs. Bronson Reed vs. Johnny Gargano vs. Damian Priest vs. Montez Ford
Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Match:
Roman Reigns (champion) vs. Sami Zayn
Michael Cole announced a sellout crowd of 17,271 fans
Elimination Chamber Match (Winner Challenges Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair at WrestleMania):
Asuka vs. Liv Morgan vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Nikki Cross vs. Natalya vs. Carmella
Natalya started the match with Liv Morgan. Morgan threw Natalya into the cage several times. Natalya threw Morgan into Cross’ pod door before Rodriguez made her way into the match and dominated Natalya and Morgan. Cross came in next and ran wild on Natalya, Rodriguez, and Morgan. Cross climbed Carmella’s pod and dove on them. Carmella was the next one to come in. Rodriquez picked up Cross and drove through the pod. Rodriguez pinned Cross. Morgan hit a sunset flip off Asuka’s pod on Rodriguez. Asuka came in and immediately went after Carmella, slamming her against the pods and the cage. Carmella superkicked Morgan. Natalya got Morgan in the Sharpshooter, but she did not submit. Asuka applied an armbar on Morgan while Morgan was in the Sharpshooter causing Morgan to pass out causing her elimination. Natalya had Asuka in the Sharpshooter but Carmella kicked Natalya in the face and pinned her. Asuka and Carmella took turns kicking Rodriguez and both of them pinned her. Asuka caught Carmella in armbar which forced Carmella to submit. Winner of the match: Asuka
Brock Lesnar vs Bobby Lashley
Lashley hit a spear and Lesnar hit an F-5 early in the match. They exchanged two more apiece shortly afterwards. Lashley applied the Hurt Lock on Lesnar. Lesnar could not escape the hold, so he low-blowed Lashley. The referee called for the disqualification. Lesnar gave the referee an F-5 and then gave Lashley an F-5. He brought Lashley outside of the ring and gave Lashley an F-5 through the announce table. Lashley dragged the referee outside of the ring and gave him another F-5. Winner of the match by disqualification: Bobby Lashley
Mixed Tag Team Match:
Edge and Beth Phoenix vs. The Judgment Day (Finn Balor and Rhea Ripley) (with Dominik Mysterio)
Dominik interfered in the match which allowed Ripley to get the advantage on Phoenix. Edge chased Dominik away from ringside, but he came back a minute later. Balor went under the ring and came out the other side to stop Edge from making the tag to Phoenix. Phoenix kicked Ripley into Balor and made the tag to Edge. Edge got the Edgeucator on Balor while Phoenix got the same hold on Ripley. Dominik got on the ring apron to distract the referee while he threw brass knuckles in the ring. Phoenix broke the hold and started going over to Dominik, but Ripley headbutted Phoenix. Ripley grabbed the brass knuckles, hit Edge with them, put Balor on top of Edge, but only got a two count on him. Balor went for the coup de grace, but Dominik was flung into the rope by Phoenix. All four were on the turnbuckle ropes and Ripley Powerbombed Edge while Phoenix Powerbombed Balor. Ripley set up Phoenix outside the ring on the ring steps and tried to deliver a concerto on her, but Phoenix moved out of the way. Phoenix gave Ripley a Glam Slam outside of the ring. Edge gave Balor an Educution inside the ring and then did a Suicide Dive onto Dominik outside the ring. Edge speared Balor. Edge and Phoenix then gave Balor the Shatter Machine for pin. Winners: Edge & Beth Phoenix
Backstage, Paul Heyman told Roman Reigns that Montreal is now his city.
United States Championship Elimination Chamber Match:
Austin Theory (champion) vs. Seth Rollins vs. Bronson Reed vs. Johnny Gargano vs. Damian Priest vs. Montez Ford
Rollins and Gargano started the match. The fans were singing Rollins’s song. Theory was the next entrant. Theory tried to escape the beating from Rollins and Gargano by getting back into his pod. He closed the door, but Rollins came in the pod from the backdoor. Gargano and Rollins both beat up Theory inside the pod. Priest was the next man in and got the better of both Rollins and Gargano. Theory tried to buddy up to Priest, but Priest kicked him in the head. Bronson Reed came in the match and got the better of Rollins, Gargano, and Theory. Reed splashed Priest into the pod. Ford was the final competitor to come in. He tried to give Theory the People’s Elbow, but Reed clotheslined him. Ford climbed to the roof of the Chamber and dove on everybody. Ford, Gargano, and Rollins triple superkicked Reed. Gargano gave Reed a DDT. Ford followed that up with a splash of the top rope onto Reed to pin him. Gargano and Rollins fought on top of one of the pods and Gargano gave Rollins a hurricanrana onto the other competitors in the ring. Priest gave Gargano the Razor’s Edge and pinned him. Priest had Ford on the top turnbuckle, but Rollins grabbed Pries and had him on his shoulders and Ford delivered a Blockbuster on him for the pin. Ford performed multiple dives on both Rollins and Theory. Ford tried another splash from the top rope, but Theory got his legs up. Rollins hit a Curb Stomp on Ford. Theory took advantage of that and pinned Ford. The medical team came in to help Ford out of the ring. Rollins hit the Pedigree on Theory. With the cage door still open from Ford being helped out of the ring, Logan Paul ran in, clotheslined Rollins and gave him a Curb Stomp. Theory delivered the A-Town Down on Rollins to pin him and retain his title. Winner: Austin Theory
Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Match:
Roman Reigns (champion) (with Paul Heyman) vs. Sami Zayn
The crowd chanted “F**k” you Roman as he came to the ring. They exploded with cheers when Zayn came out. It was several minutes before they locked up as the chants of “F**k” you Roman and cheers for Zayn were deafening before and during the match. Zayn’s family were sitting in the front row. Reigns went for the Superman punch, but Zayn caught him with an Exploder. Zayn went for the Helluva Kick, but Reigns hit Zayn with the Superman Punch and got a two count. Zayn hit Reigns with another Exploder, a Superman Punch, and a Helluva Kick, but only got a two count. Zayn went for a dive through the ropes on Reigns, but Reign hit him with a Superman punch. Reigns went to spear Zayn through the barricade outside the ring, but Zayn moved out of the way and Reigns crashed through it. Zayn threw Reigns back in the ring so the match wouldn’t end with a count out. Reigns went for another Superman Punch, but Zayn countered it with a Blue Thunder Bomb. Reigns backed Zayn into the corner which sent the referee down. Zayn hit the Helluva Kick, but the ref was still down. Jimmy Uso came into the ring and gave Zayn three Superkicks and an Uso Splash off the top rope. Another referee came in to make the count, but Zayn kicked out at two. Jimmy got on the ring apron but was met with a Helluva Kick. Zayn turned around and Reigns speared him, but only got a two count on him. Reigns went for a Superman Punch, Zayn moved out of the way, and the punch took out the referee. Zayn hit Reigns with a Superman Punch, but Reigns hit Zayn with one of his own. Heyman grabbed a chair and handed it to Reigns. Jey Uso came into the ring. Reigns handed Jey the chair and told him to hit Zayn. Jey looked like he was going to hit Reigns with it while Reign’s back was turned. Roman took the chair from Jey and pushed him. Zayn went for a spear on Reigns, but Reigns moved out of the way and Jey got speared. Reigns then hit Zayn multiple times with the chair. He followed it with the spear. The first referee recovered in time to make the pin. Jimmy started beating on Zayn. Kevin Owens came down and beat up Jimmy. He then got in the ring and started pounding on Reigns and gave him a stunner. Jimmy came back in the ring and was met by a stunner. He then powerbombed Jimmy through the announce table. Owens came in the ring with the chair. Heyman started punching Owens from behind to no effect. Owens then gave Heyman a stunner. Zayn finished it by giving Reigns a Helluva Kick. Winner: Roman Reigns
