Monday, 1 June 2015

What we learned from WWE Elimination Chamber 2015

Sunday night's WWE Elimination Chamber event featured an iconic moment for a new star, a great main event and two Elimination Chamber matches. The end result was one of the most uneven events of the year, but the highs were extremely high. Here are the full recaps and what this means for the near future:

Stardust def. Zack Ryder

In a Kickoff Show bonus match, Stardust got the better of a suddenly-back-on-television Zack Ryder, pinning him after hitting the Cross Rhodes.
What we learned: Zack Ryder is still a thing! There's not a lot to learn from this match, which just happened for no actual storyline reason. WWE may be building up Stardust again because rumor has it he's going to wrestle the guy from Arrow at SummerSlam. That's a real rumor!

WWE Tag Team Championship Elimination Chamber Match: The New Day (c) def. Tyson Kidd & Cesaro, Los Matadores, The Ascension, Lucha Dragons and The Prime Time Players

In perhaps the biggest surprise of the night, The Ascension picked up the first two pinfalls, eliminating both Los Matadores and the Lucha Dragons. The Prime Time Players then eliminated the Ascension, leaving three teams before the New Day even entered the match. (And yes, all three members of the New Day fit into one pod.) PTP then grabbed a flash pin to eliminate Kidd & Cesaro, but were eliminated by the New Day in order for the champs to retain.
What we learned: A tag team Elimination Chamber match works, but the participants in this one might have been a little too big for their britches. The first two big moments in the match were Kalisto and El Torito dropping from the top of the cage, which was some good suspense, but it looked awkward. The New Day keeping the titles was the right move and the two teams that needed the most help (Ascension and Prime Time Players) both looked really good here.

Divas Championship Triple Threat match: Nikki Bella (c) def. Naomi and Paige

Divas champion Nikki Bella managed to retain the title after hitting the Rack Attack on Naomi.
What we learned: This felt like a natural time to put the Divas Championship on Naomi, but Nikki continues her nearly 200-day reign with the belt.

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