Australia’s ladies’s world champion Rhea Ripley would be the centre of consideration at Perth’s Elimination Chamber occasion on February 24 – and we lastly know who she’ll be wrestling.
On the February 6 (AEDT) version of Monday Evening Uncooked, Ripley was booked to defend her title towards Nia Jax, offering an all-Aussie twist to proceedings.
Jax was born in Sydney however spent her childhood in Hawaii, contemplating herself American.
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Ripley, the overwhelming favorite to win that match within the west, is then anticipated to face the winner of the ladies’s Elimination Chamber match at WrestleMania 40 – with Becky Lynch the frontrunner.
The opposite opponents in that match are TBD, however Liv Morgan will face Zoey Stark in a qualifying match on subsequent week’s Uncooked.
Ripley was closely praised by wrestling legend Bret Hart in an unique interview with Foxsports.com.au this week.
The lads’s Elimination Chamber match is anticipated to crown the No.1 contender for Seth Rollins’ World Heavyweight Championship, although the issues of the Cody Rhodes/Roman Reigns/The Rock storyline have thrown a wrench into that concept.
Confusingly, it’s now being reported the whole Rhodes state of affairs was pre-planned – with The Rock promised the WrestleMania match in early January, and Rhodes nonetheless being booked to win the Royal Rumble, with the detrimental fan response meant.
It’s unclear of the precise intention although a three-way match is effectively and really on the playing cards, despite the fact that The Rock is now being closely booed and Rhodes was made to look ridiculous by rejecting a Reigns match on Smackdown.
Responding to the backlash on social media on Tuesday, Rhodes tweeted: “Belief me.”
Additionally confirmed for the Elimination Chamber card is a defence of the tag staff titles from Ripley’s mates The Judgment Day (Finn Balor and Damian Priest). They are going to face both Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate, or DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa), relying on the winner of a match on this week’s Smackdown.
Studying the tea leaves, Gunther seems to be prone to defend the Intercontinental Championship towards Jey Uso, with Uso anticipated to face his brother Jimmy at WrestleMania.
Logan Paul has been confirmed to look in Perth however a defence of his United States Championship is unsure.
Elimination Chamber Perth takes place at Optus Stadium from 8:30pm AEDT/5:30pm AWST on Saturday February 24.
Followers can watch it stay on Binge, Kayo and Foxtel, or stay in particular person by way of Ticketmaster.
CONFIRMED CARD FOR ELIMINATION CHAMBER PERTH (As of February 6)
Males’s Elimination Chamber, for TBC: TBC vs TBC vs TBC vs TBC vs TBC vs TBC
Girls’s Elimination Chamber, for shot at Girls’s World Champion at WrestleMania 40: Becky Lynch vs Liv Morgan/Zoey Stark winner vs TBC vs TBC vs TBC vs TBC
Girls’s World Championship: Rhea Ripley (c) vs Nia Jax
Undisputed WWE Tag Workforce Championship: The Judgment Day [Finn Balor and Damian Priest] (c) vs Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate or DIY [Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa]