WWE: Taking the Future by the Horns

[Melbourne Made]

Friday Night Smackdown ​

Byron Saxton & Tom Phillips welcomed the WWE Universe to Friday Night Smackdown

WWE SD Tag Team Champion Sami Zayn w Kevin Owens V Jimmy Uso w Jey Uso
Zayn hit a Blue Thunder Bomb for the pin.
Winner: Sami Zayn

Commercial

Backstage SD GM Daniel Bryan announced that John Cena and Randy would compete in matches against opponents chosen by WWE Champion AJ Styles.

WWE SD Women’s Championship
Carmella(c) V Charlotte Flair
Carmella retained by getting herself intentionally counted out.
Winner & Still WWE SD Women’s Champion: Carmella

Commercial

Shinsuke Nakamura V WWE US Champion Dolph Ziggler - Non-Title
Ziggler looked to have the match won but became distracted by Chad Gable who came down to the ringside and posed with the title. Which allowed Nakamura to recover and hit the Kinshasa to the back of Ziggler’s head for the pin.
Winner: Shinsuke Nakamura

Commercial

The New Day V Jinder Mahaal & the Singh Brothers
Woods hit Lost in the Woods on Mahal for the pin.
Winners: The New Day

Backstage WWE Champion AJ Styles announced that John Cena & Randy Orton would have to team up and face Luke Harper & Bobby Roode in a tag team match.

Commercial

WWE SD Tag Team Champion Kevin Owens w Sami Zayn V Jey Uso w Jimmy Uso
Jey got the pin with a Superkick followed up with a Samoan Splash.
Winner: Jey Uso

Commercial

Backstage SD GM Daniel Bryan announced that the WWE SD Tag Team Championship match at the Rumble would be a two out of three falls match.

John Cena & Randy Orton V Luke Harper & Bobby Roode
Orton unsurprisingly left his tag team partner and this resulted in Harper hitting a Discus Lariat on Cena and then tagged in Roode who dragged Cena up and hit a Glorious DDT for the pin.
Winners: Luke Harper & Bobby Roode
Post-Match
Orton returned and hit an RKO on Cena only to then be attacked by AJ Styles who laid him out with a Phenomenal Forearm. ​

 

[Melbourne Made]

WWE ROYAL RUMBLE 2018​

30-Man Royal Rumble Match

First ever 30-Woman Royal Rumble Match

WWE Championship
AJ Styles(c) V John Cena V Randy Orton

WWE Universal Championship
Brock Lesnar w Paul Heyman(c) V Roman Reigns

WWE RAW Tag Team Championship
Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins(c) V The Hardy’s

WWE United States Championship
Dolph Ziggler(c) V Chad Gable

WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship - 2 Out of 3 Falls
Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn V The Uso's ​

 

[Melbourne Made]

WWE Royal Rumble ​

Then
Now
Forever
WWE

The commentary team of Michael Cole & Corey Graves from Monday Night RAW along with Tom Phillips from Friday Night Smackdown welcomed the WWE Universe to the 31st annual WWE Royal Rumble pay per view.
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WWE Championship ​

AJ Styles(c) V John Cena V Randy Orton ​

The pay per view opened with a triple threat match for the WWE Championship with the “Phenomenal” AJ Styles defending against both John Cena and Randy Orton.
All three men were in control at different parts of the duration of the match but in the end, Cena hoisted Orton up onto his shoulders and launched him off of them in an attempted AA.
Only for Orton to reverse it into an RKO at the last possible moment but when Orton attempted to pin Cena, Styles launched himself into the ring with a Springboard 450 Splash to break it up.
From here Styles picked Orton up and hit a Styles Clash on him onto Cena and then pinned Cena.​

Winner & Still WWE Champion: AJ Styles​

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WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship - 2 Out of 3 Falls ​

Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn(c) V The Uso’s ​

1st Fall
Next the duo of Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens(c) defended the WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championships against the former champions the Usos in a two out of three falls match. The Uso’s were victorious in the first fall after they hit a Doomsday Samoan Spike on Owens with Jey pinning the “Prize Fighter ''.
2nd Fall
The second fall saw Owens get his win back by pinning Jey Uso after hitting a Pop-Up Powerbomb.
3rd & Final Fall
Zayn tagged in Owens and then hit a Helluva Kick on Jimmy Uso in one of the corners, and when the latter fell into a sitting position in the corner Owens followed it up with a Cannonball for the pin.​

Winners & Still WWE SD Tag Team Champions: Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn​

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WWE United States Championship​

Dolph Ziggler(c) V Chad Gable ​

After that Dolph Ziggler defended the WWE United States Championship against Chad Gable, who won a tournament to earn this shot at the gold. The defending champion attempted to bend every rule and take every shortcut to continue his reign as the WWE United States Champion.
The ending of the match saw Gable attempt a German Suplex only for Ziggler to elbow him in the face to get out of the attempt, then turn around and attempt a Superkick. Only for Gable to catch it and transitioned it into a Gable Lock and Ziggler tapped out.​

Winner & New WWE US Champion: Chad Gable ​

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30-Man Royal Rumble​

The fourth match of the event was the 30-man Royal Rumble took place where the winner would earn a world title match at WrestleMania 34.
Number 1: Shinsuke Nakamura
Number 2: Finn Balor
The two men to kick off the 2018 men’s Royal Rumble match were Shinsuke Nakamura from Friday Night Smackdown and the leader of Balor Club Finn Balor from Monday Night RAW.
Number 3: Aiden English
Balor made quick work of English and threw him out of the match.
Aiden English is eliminated
Number 4: Ariya Daivari
Nakamura laid Daivari out with a Kinshasa as soon as he got in the ring and then picked him up and threw him out.
Ariya Daivari is eliminated
Number 5: Baron Corbin
Number 6: Akira Tozawa
Number 7: Big E
Number 8: Kofi Kingston
Number 10: Xavier Woods
The New Day members teamed up and got rid of Corbin.
Baron Corbin is eliminated
Number 11: Kyle O’Reilly
Number 12: Bobby Fish
Number 13: Roderick Strong
Number 14: Adam Cole
Number 15: Karl Anderson
Number 16: Luke Gallows
Number 17: Curtis Axel
Axel eliminated Tozawa.
Akira Tozawa is eliminated
All out gang warfare happened when the New Day, the Undisputed Era and Balor Club brawled and when the dust settled the mat was littered with bodies.
Number 18: Bobby Roode
Number 19: Braun Strowman
The “Monster Among Men” made an instant impact by scoring a trio of eliminations in the forms of Woods, E and Strong, then the remaining men in the ring beat him down.
Xavier Woods is eliminated
Big E is eliminated
Roderick Strong is eliminated

Number 20: Luke Harper
Harper laid Cole out with a Big Boot and then hit a Double Clothesline on O’Reilly and Fish to send both men out of the ring.
Kyle O’Reilly is eliminated
Bobby Fish is eliminated
Number 21: The Miz
The 21st entrant had tunnel vision on his arrival to the squared circle as he only had eyes for Balor who he viciously attacked. The trio of Anderson, Gallows and Axel dragged him off of their leader and beat on him only for him to kick Axel in the balls and then eliminate both Anderson and Gallows.
Karl Anderson is eliminated
Luke Gallows is eliminated
Number 22: WWE US Champion Chad Gable
Number 23: WWE Intercontinental Champion Samoa Joe
Roode dragged Axel up and threw him out of the ring, Harper got the better of Strowman and eliminated him out of the ring.
Curtis Axel is eliminated
Braun Strowman is eliminated
Number 24: Johnny Gargano
Number 25: Tommaso Ciampa
Number 26: Rey Mysterio
Number 27: Jason Jordan
Number 28: Dolph Ziggler
Roode took advantage of Ziggler brawling with Gable and eliminated both men, Balor eliminated Miz and Joe got rid of Kingston.
Dolph Ziggler is eliminated
Chad Gable is eliminated
The Miz is eliminated
Kofi Kingston is eliminated
Number 29: Rusev
Number 30: Bray Wyatt

Nakamura got rid of Gargano while Balor did the same to Ciampa, Joe eliminated Mysterio and Wyatt eliminated Jordan.
Johnny Gargano is eliminated
Tommaso Ciampa is eliminated
Rey Mysterio is eliminated
Jason Jordan is eliminated
Cole eliminated Roode and Wyatt eliminated Harper.
Bobby Roode is eliminated
Luke Harper is eliminated
Wyatt eliminated Cole, Balor and Nakamura teamed up to eliminate Rusev.
Adam Cole is eliminated
Rusev is eliminated
Balor eliminated both Wyatt & Joe and then Nakamura eliminated Balor
Bray Wyatt is eliminated
Samoa Joe is eliminated
Winner of the 2018 Men’s Royal Rumble: Shinsuke Nakamura

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WWE RAW Tag Team Championship​

Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins(c) V The Hardy’s​

Next the duo of Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins(c) defended the WWE RAW Tag Team Championships against the Hardy’s aka Jeff & Matt Hardy.
Rollins attempted to attack Matt in one of the corners but Hardy moved at the last second possible which resulted in the former hitting the ring post shoulder first. From here Matt knocked Ambrose off the apron and then tagged in Jeff and together they dragged Rollins out of the corner and hit a Two Man Twist of Fate and Jeff pinned Rollins.
Winners & New WWE RAW Tag Team Champions: The Hardy’s


WWE Universal Championship
Brock Lesnar w Paul Heyman(c) V Roman Reigns
In the penultimate match Brock Lesnar defended the WWE Universal Championship against Roman Reigns in a one on one match. This match came about after the defending champion cost the challenger the WWE Intercontinental Championship and his rematch for the gold. Lesnar came firing out of the gate and sent Reigns to Suplex City not once, not twice but three times consecutively. But he didn’t even attempt a pin seemingly intent on doing as much damage as humanly possible.
Eventually the two men brawled to the ringside area where Reigns not only put his opponent through the announce table with a Samoan Drop but followed this up by dragging Lesnar up and placing him near the fan barricade and spearing him through it.
Reigns got back to his feet and dragged Lesnar up and threw him back into the ring and then laid Heyman out at ringside with a Superman Punch. Reigns entered the ring and ended the match by hitting a trifecta of Spears to put Lesnar down for the count.​

Winner & New WWE Universal Champion: Roman Reigns ​

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30-Woman Royal Rumble Match ​

The main event of the evening was the first ever 30-Woman Royal Rumble match where the winner would earn a shot at either WWE RAW or WWE SD Women’s Championships at WrestleMania 34.
Number 1: Bayley
Number 2: Becky Lynch
Bayley from Monday Night RAW and Becky Lynch from Friday Night Smackdown were the first two entrants into the inaugural 30-woman Royal Rumble match.
Number 3: Sasha Banks
Number 4: Charlotte Flair
The four horsewomen of WWE formed for the first time on the main roster and they stood united.
Number 5: Alicia Fox
Bayley made quick work of Fox and threw her out.
Alicia Fox is eliminated
Number 6: Lana
Lynch got rid of Lana very quickly.
Lana is eliminated
Number 7: Dana Brooke
Number 8: Maria Kanellis
Banks got the better of Kanellis while Flair threw Brooke out of the ring.
Maria Kanellis is eliminated
Dana Brooke is eliminated
Number 9: Lita
Number 10: Trish Stratus
The two WWE Hall of Famers beat the crap out of each other.

Number 11: Mandy Rose
Number 12: Sonya Deville
Number 13: Paige
Number 14: Liv Morgan
Number 15: Sarah Logan
Number 16: Ruby Riot
Number 17: Asuka
The “Empress” eliminated Morgan and Rose and then did the same to Logan & Deville.
Liv Morgan is eliminated
Mandy Rose is eliminated
Sarah Logan is eliminated
Sonya Deville is eliminated
Suddenly Ronda Rousey, Jessamyn Duke, Marina Shafir and NXT’s Shayna Baszler came through the crowd and entered the ring and beat down Bayley, Lynch, Banks and Flair then left as security chased them.
Riot picked Lynch up and threw her out as Paige did the same to Bayley.
Becky Lynch is eliminated
Bayley is eliminated
Number 18: Natalya Neidhart
Number 19: Naomi
Number 20: Tamina Snuka

Number 21: Mickie James
Number 22: Kairi Sane
Number 23: Michelle McCool
Number 24: Vickie Guerrero
The quartet of Banks, Stratus, Lita and Flair picked up Guerrero while she was screaming Excuse Me into a microphone and threw her out of the ring.
Vickie Guerrero is eliminated
Number 25: Nia Jax
Jax threw Neidhart out and then Snuka, McCool got beaten down by Asuka and Sane and was thrown out.
Natalya Neidhart is eliminated
Tamina Snuka is eliminated
Michelle McCool was eliminated
Number 26: Brie Bella
Number 27: Nikki Bella
Number 28: Beth Phoenix
Number 29: Jacqueline
Number 30: Ivory
Asuka eliminated both Paige and RIot, Naomi did the same to Jacquline, Sane eliminated both Bellas.
Paige is eliminated
Ruby Riot is eliminated
Jacqueline is eliminated
Nikki Bella is eliminated
Brie Bella is eliminated

Asuka eliminated Ivory, Phoenix single handedly eliminated Jax, Sane threw Naomi out.
Ivory is eliminated
Nia Jax is eliminated
Naomi is eliminated
Banks got the better of Sane, Phoenix eliminated James and Flair got rid of Phoenix.
Kairi Sane is eliminated
Mickie James is eliminated
Beth Phoenix is eliminated
Flair got rid of Stratus, Banks did the same to Lita.

Trish Stratus is eliminated
Lita is eliminated
The final three of Banks, Flair and Asuka went back and forth but in the end Asuka would eliminate the two others to win the match.​

Winner of the 2018 Women’s Royal Rumble: Asuka ​

 

[Melbourne Made]

Monday Night RAW​

Corey Graves & Michael Cole welcomed the WWE Universe to Monday Night RAW
RAW GM Kurt Angle came down to the ring and announced that at the Elimination Chamber pay per view there would be a chamber match to crown a number one contender to the WWE
Universal Championship.


Commercial


Elimination Chamber Qualifier
Braun Strowman V Big Cass w Enzo Amore
Strowman got the pin following a Running Powerslam.
Winner: Braun Strowman


Backstage RAW GM Kurt Angle followed up his previous announcement by revealing that The Miz V Curtis Axel and the main event would all be qualifiers for the Elimination Chamber.

Commercial


Elimination Chamber Qualifier
The Miz V Curtis Axel w Balor Club
Despite Axel having his Balor Club stablemates at ringside he would fall to the Skull Crushing Finale.
Winner: The Miz


Backstage WWE Intercontinental Champion Samoa Joe and the new WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns crossed paths but they didn’t come to blows. As Joe said that he was surprised but pleased that Reigns proved him wrong. Reigns thanked him and they shook hands but it was clear that they weren't finished with each other.


Commercial


WWE IC Champion Samoa Joe made his way out to the ring and issued an open challenge for his title.

WWE Intercontinental Championship
Samoa Joe(c) V Neville
The challenger knocked the defending champion to the mat and then climbed up to the top rope and dived off it in an attempted Red Arrow but Joe moved out of the way and he crashed to the mat. From here Joe picked him up and spun him around and locked in the Coquina Clutch and Neville passed out.
Winner & Still WWE IC Champion: Samoa Joe

Commercial

Backstage RAW GM Kurt Angle announced that the Revival & the Bar would face off with the winners challenging for the WWE RAW Tag Team Championships at Elimination Chamber.


Winners challenge for the WWE RAW Tag Team Championships at Elimination Chamber
The Revival V The Bar
Wilder & Dawson isolated Cesaro and hit the Shatter Machine with Dawson getting the pin.
Winners: The Revival


Commercial


Asuka V Paige w Absolution
Asuka forced Paige to submit to the Empress Lock.
Winner: Asuka


Backstage Big Cass told Enzo Amore that their team was off and walked off.


Commercial


WWE RAW Tag Team Championship
The Hardy’s(c) V Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose
The defending champions hit a Twist of Fate/Swanton Bomb Combo on Ambrose with Matt getting the pin.
Winners & Still WWE RAW Tag Team Champions: The Hardy’s

Commercial

Elimination Chamber Qualifier
Finn Balor V Bray Wyatt
The main event ended in a double count out as both men brawled and went through the announce table.
Winner: Draw
Post-Match
RAW GM Kurt Angle came out and said that as result of this match both men would be entered into the Elimination Chamber match.

 

[Melbourne Made]

WWE Elimination Chamber ​

Winner challenges for the WWE Universal Championship at WM 34
Braun Strowman V Bray Wyatt V Finn Balor V The Miz V ??? V ???

WWE RAW Tag Team Championship
The Hardy’s(c) V The Revival

 

[Melbourne Made]

Friday Night Smackdown ​

Bryon Saxton & Tom Phillips welcomed the WWE Universe to Friday Night Smackdown

Winner challenges for the WWE US Championship next week
Baron Corbin V Bobby Roode V Rusev V Luke Harper
Harper hit a Discus Lariat on Corbin to pick up the win.
Winner: Luke Harper

Backstage the now former WWE US Champion stormed into the office of SD GM Daniel Bryan and demanded that he have his rematch tonight and Bryan said sure. Then said next time he came into his office like that wouldn’t go too well for him, Ziggler just laughed and left.

Commercial

New Day w Xavier Woods V Breezango
Fandango attempted but failed to hit the Last Dance on Kingston and as a result crashed to the mat. From here Kingston got back to his feet and dragged Fandango up and hit the S.O.S for the pin.
Winners: New Day

Commercial

WWE US Championship
Chad Gable(c) V Dolph Ziggler
Gable hit a German Suplex and then followed it up by locking in the Gable Lock and Ziggler tapped out.
Winner & Still WWE US Champion: Chad Gable
Post-Match
Ziggler recovered and then attacked Gable and took him down onto the mat and beat on him which brought out Luke Harper. The big man laid Ziggler out and then exited the ring and got the WWE US Championship and then helped Gable up and presented him with the title. He then said that he wanted Gable at 100%% for their match next week.

Commercial

Backstage SD GM Daniel announced that WWE Champion AJ Styles would team up with the winner of the 2018 men’s Royal Rumble match Shinsuke Nakamura. To take on the current WWE SD Tag Team Champions Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens in a non-title match.

Commercial

Charlotte Flair & Becky Lynch V Riot Squad w Ruby Riot
Lynch forced Logan to submit to the Dis-Arm-Her.
Winners: Charlotte Flair & Becky Lynch

Commercial



Non-Title
WWE Champion AJ Styles & Shinsuke Nakamura V Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn(c)
Styles laid Zayn out with the Styles Clash but didn’t go for the pin and instead exited the ring onto apron and was about to attempt the Phenomenal Forearm only for Nakamura to tag into the match. The “King of Strong Style” wasted little time in attempting and successfully hit his trademark Kinshasa on Zayn for the pin.
Winners: WWE Champion AJ Styles & Shinsuke Nakamura
Post-Match
Nakamura told Styles that he would see him at WrestleMania and then left as Styles looked on.​

 

[Melbourne Made]

WWE.COM​

WWE Chairman Paul Levesque has announced that after talking with WWE talent Becky Lynch, Bayley, Sasha Banks and Charlotte Flair that he has against his better judgment signed Ronda Rousey, Shayna Baszler, Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir to contracts.
He followed this up by saying that the eight women would meet in a four on four tag team match at WrestleMania 34 and that they were banned from interacting until the show of shows.​

 

[Melbourne Made]

WWE.COM ​

WWE has confirmed the following matches for WrestleMania 34.

AJ Styles(c) V Shinsuke Nakamura - WWE Championship

Asuka versus Alexa Bliss(c) - WWE RAW Women’s Championship

WWE Four Horsewomen V MMA Four Horsewomen
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WWE WrestleMania 34​

WWE Championship
AJ Styles(c) V Shinsuke Nakamura

WWE RAW Women’s Championship
Alexa Bliss(c) V Asuka

WWE Four Horsewomen V MMA Four Horsewomen ​

 

[Melbourne Made]

Monday Night RAW​

Corey Graves & Michael Cole welcomed the WWE Universe to Monday Night RAW

WWE RAW GM Kurt Angle came out onto the stage and announced that Alexa Bliss(c) would defend the WWE RAW Women’s Championship inside the Elimination Chamber for the first time at the ppv.

Men’s Elimination Qualifier
Dean Ambrose V WWE RAW Tag Team Champion Jeff Hardy
Ambrose pinned the Charismatic Enigma with the Dirty Deeds.
Winner: Dean Ambrose

Commercial

Cedric Alexander & Apollo Crews V Elias & Jason Jordan
Alexander hit the Lumbar Check on Elias for the pin.
Cedric Alexander & Apollo Crews


Backstage WWE IC Champion Samoa Joe issued an open challenge for his championship.


Finn Balor & Braun Strowman w Balor Club V Bray Wyatt & The Miz
Strowman grabbed Miz and hit a Running Powerslam and tagged in Balor who hit the Coupe De Grace for the pin, while Strowman knocked Wyatt off the apron.
Winners: Finn Balor & Braun Strowman
Post-Match
Balor attempted to sneak attack Strowman who laid him out with a Running Powerslam and then he was attacked by Wyatt who had recovered and gotten back in the ring, laying him out with a Sister Abigail.

Commercial

Women’s Elimination Chamber Qualifier
Mickie James V Maryse
James got the win with the Mick Kick.
Winner: Mickie James

Backstage RAW GM Kurt Angle announced Seth Rollins would take on RAW Tag Team Champion Matt Hardy to determine the last entrant into the Elimination Chamber match.

Commercial


Elimination Chamber Qualifier
Seth Rollins V WWE RAW Tag Team Champion Matt Hardy
Rollins got the win after hitting a Buckle Bomb and then climbed up to the top rope and hit a Phoenix Splash for the pin.
Winner: Seth Rollins

Commercial


The Revival V Heath Slater & Rhyno
Wilder tagged in Dawson and they hit the Shatter Machine for the pin.
Winners: The Revival

Commercial

Backstage Enzo Amore confronted Big Cass but the big man was adamant that they were through as a tag team. Amore slapped Cass and the latter throttled him and then threw him through a door.

Women’s Elimination Chamber Qualifier
Bayley V Dana Brooke
Bayley got the win with the Belly to Bayley Suplex.
Winner: Bayley

Commercial

Women’s Elimination Chamber Qualifier
Sasha Banks V Nia Jax
Banks forced Jax to tap out to the Bank Statement.
Winner: Sasha Banks


Commercial


WWE Intercontinental Championship
Samoa Joe(c) V Sheamus w Cesaro
The two men beat several shades of shit out of each other but in the end Joe forced Sheamus to submit to the Coquina Clutch.
Winner & Still WWE IC Champion: Samoa Joe

 

[Melbourne Made]

WWE Elimination Chamber ​

Elimination Chamber - Winner challenges for the WWE Universal Championship at WrestleMania 34
Braun Strowman V Bray Wyatt V Dean Ambrose V Finn Balor V Seth Rollins V The Miz

WWE RAW Tag Team Championship
The Hardy’s(c) V The Revival

Elimination Chamber - WWE RAW Women’s Championship
Alexa Bliss V Bayley V ??? V ??? V ??? V Sasha Banks

 

[Melbourne Made]

Friday Night Smackdown ​

Then
Now
Forever
WWE
Byron Saxton & Tom Phillips welcomed the WWE Universe to the show.​

IRELAND V SAMOA ​

Friday Night Smackdown opened with a one on one women’s division between Becky Lynch and Tamina Snuka which saw the former getting the win with the Dis-Arm-Her. ​

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FASTLANE FIVEWAY MAIN EVENT ​

In a backstage segment SD GM Daniel Bryan announced that AJ Styles would defend the WWE Championship in the main event of the Fastlane pay per view in a five way match. He said that a series of qualifying matches would take place in the weeks leading to the event starting with the main event when Randy Orton faced Bobby Roode.

COMMERCIAL
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NEW DAY OR RUSEV DAY? ​

The New Day represented by Big E & Xavier Woods with Kofi Kingston in their corner took on the duo of Rusev & Aiden English aka Rusev Day in tag team action.
Rusev would get the win for his time by trapping E in the Accolade and the E had to tap out.
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IS NAKAMURA READY, WILLING & GABLE?​

Backstage the 2018 Men’s Royal Rumble Winner Shinsuke Nakamura wished WWE US Champion Chad Gable luck in his defense and then challenged him to a non-title match next week, as a sign of respect which Gable accepted.

COMMERCIAL
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READY WILLING & GABLE FACES A BIG RIG ​

Despite being at quite a considerable size advantage to his opponent the current WWE US Champion Chad Gable was able to hold his own against Luke Harper.
In the end Gable was able to hit Ready Willing and Gable aka a O’Connor Roll German Suplex for the pin

COMMERCIAL
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AN UCE BREEZE ​

The Uso’s faced off with Breezango’s Tyler Breeze & Fandango in tag team action.
Breeze pinned Jimmy Uso after dodging an attempted Superkick and hit the Beauty Shot.


COMMERCIAL
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GLORIOUS RKO ​

The main event saw “Glorious” Bobby Roode go one on one with Randy Orton with a spot in the WWE Championship match at Fastlane on the line.
Orton fought out of an attempted Glorious DDT and hit an RKO to win the match and more importantly qualify for the Fastlane main event.
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QUICK RESULTS ​

Becky Lynch beat Tamina Snuka
Rusev Day beat the New Day w Kofi Kingston
Breezango beat the Uso’s
Chad Gable(c) beat Luke Harper - WWE US Championship
Randy Orton beat Bobby Roode - Fastlane Main Event Qualifier​

 

[Melbourne Made]

RECAPPING THE ROAD TO ELIMINATION CHAMBER ​

WINNER CHALLENGES FOR THE WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP AT WM 34​

RAW GM Kurt Angle announced that an elimination chamber match would take place at the event to crown a number one contender to the WWE Universal Championship. Braun Strowman beat Big Cass, The Miz beat Curtis Axel, Dean Ambrose beat Jeff Hardy, Seth Rollins beat Matt Hardy to qualify for the match. Meanwhile a qualifying match between Finn Balor and Bray Wyatt ended in a draw so both men qualified for the match.

FIRST EVER WOMEN’S CHAMBER MATCH ​

On an episode of Monday Night RAW, GM Kurt Angle announced that the first ever women’s chamber match would take place at the pay per view for the WWE RAW Women’s Championship currently held by Alexa Bliss. Bayley, Sasha Banks, Mickie James beat Dana Brooke, Nia Jax and Maryse respectively to qualify for the match. Meanwhile Absolution won the last three spots in the match when they beat Bayley. Sasha Banks and Mickie James in a six woman tag team match.

REVIVAL OF THE EXTREME ​

At the 2018 Royal Rumble pay per view the brother duo of Matt and Jeff Hardy aka the Hardy’s teamed up to defeat Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose(c) to capture the WWE RAW Tag Team Championships. The brothers would go on and defeat Rollins & Ambrose in a rematch for the gold on an episode of Monday Night RAW.

Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson aka the Revival defeated The Bar’s Cesaro and Sheamus on an episode of Monday Night RAW to earn a shot at the titles at the EC PPV.

WHO WILL STEP UP TO THE SAMOAN SAVAGE NEXT?​

Since the “Samoan Savage” Samoa Joe defeated Roman Reigns for the WWE Intercontinental Championship he has been defending the title in open challenges.
He told RAW GM Kurt Angle that he wanted to host an open challenge for the title at the pay per view, but he didn’t want to limit it to the RAW roster and Angle agreed.

A SHOT OF A LIFETIME ​

At the 2018 WWE Royal Rumble pay per view event the “Empress” Asuka won the first ever women’s Royal Rumble match and as a result of this victory earned a women’s championship match at WrestleMania 34. Asuka went to RAW GM Kurt Angle and asked to defend her championship opportunity in an open challenge to anyone on the women’s roster and Angle agreed.

 

[Melbourne Made]

WWE ELIMINATION CHAMBER ​

Elimination Chamber - Winner challenges for the WWE Universal Championship at WM 34
Braun Strowman V Bray Wyatt V Dean Ambrose V Finn Balor V Seth Rollins V The Miz

Elimination Chamber - WWE RAW Women’s Championship
Alexa Bliss(c) V Bayley V Mickie James V Mandy Rose V Paige V Sonya Deville V Sasha Banks

WWE RAW Tag Team Championship
The Hardy’s(c) V The Revival

WWE Intercontinental Championship - Open Challenge
Samoa Joe(c) V ???

Asuka’s WrestleMania Opportunity - Open Challenge
Asuka(c) V ???

 

[Melbourne Made]

WWE.COM ​

It has come to light that Sonya Deville will not be able to compete at the WWE Elimination Chamber pay per view due to a minor injury. ​

 

[Melbourne Made]

WWE ELIMINATION CHAMBER ​

THEN
NOW
FOREVER
WWE

Corey Graves & Michael Cole welcomed the WWE Universe to the WWE Elimination Chamber pay per view.

Elimination Chamber - WWE RAW Women’s Championship ​

Alexa Bliss(c) V Bayley V Mickie James V Mandy Rose V Paige V Sasha Banks ​

The event opened with the first ever women’s elimination chamber for the WWE RAW Women’s Championship. Bayley and Mandy Rose kicked the match off going back and forth until the timer ran out which brought Paige into the match. The two Absolution members double teamed Bayley but failed to eliminate her, the fourth entrant into the match was Sasha Banks who evened the odds.Banks trapped Rose in the Bank Statement and forced her to submit.

Eventually the other two entrants Mickie James and WWE RAW Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss made their respective ways into the match. Paige was eliminated following a double team move from Bayley and Banks, Bliss got the better of James with Twisted Bliss. In the end it came down to Bliss, Banks and Bayley who all got a chance to show what they brought to the dance but in the end Bliss threw Banks into Bayley and rolled up the former and then hit a Snap DDT to put Bayley down.

Winner & Still WWE RAW Women’s Champion: Alexa Bliss ​

WWE RAW Tag Team Championship​

The Hardy’s(c) V The Revival ​

Next the Hardy’s(c) defended the WWE RAW Tag Team Championships against the Revival. The challengers earned this title match by defeating the Bar on an episode of Monday Night RAW. The conclusion of the match saw Wilder tag in Dawson who knocked Matt off the apron and then hit the Shatter Machine on Jeff with Dawson getting the pin.

Winners & New WWE RAW Tag Team Champions: The Revival ​

Asuka’s WrestleMania Opportunity - Open Challenge ​

Asuka(c) V Kairi Sane ​

After that the winner of the 2018 Women’s Royal Rumble match the “Empress” Asuka put her WrestleMania Opportunity on the line in an open challenge which was answered by NXT’s Kairi Sane. This match was more of a showcase match and not an official call up for Sane who gave it her all but in the end fell to an Empress Kick.

Winner: Asuka ​

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WWE Intercontinental Championship ​

Samoa Joe(c) V Johnny Gargano ​

In the fourth match of the night the “Samoan Savage” Samoa Joe(c) defended the WWE Intercontinental Championship in another open challenge. Just like the previous match this one was another showcase match and not a call up and it was also answered by an NXT talent in Johnny Gargano,
Joe got the win by trapping “Johnny Wrestling” in the Coquina Clutch and he passed out in the hold.

Winner & Still WWE IC Champion: Samoa Joe ​

Elimination Chamber - Winner challenges for the WWE Universal Championship at WM 34​

Braun Strowman V Bray Wyatt V Dean Ambrose V Finn Balor V Seth Rollins VThe Miz ​

Finally the main event saw six of Monday RAW’s top male superstars compete in an elimination chamber match for a shot at the WWE Universal Championship match at WrestleMania 34. The Miz began the match with the leader of Balor Club Finn Balor neither man would eliminate the other before the time ran out. In fact there wouldn’t be an elimination before all six men had entered the fray.

Strowman eliminated Miz, Wyatt and Balor but then it took a Dirty Deeds from Ambrose and a Curb Stomp from Rollins and that put the monster down for the count. The two remaining men shook hands and then proceeded to beat the hell out of each other determined to no excuse when a winner was crowned. The final minutes of the match saw Ambrose lock Rollins in a Bulldog Choke, only for Rollins to reverse the pressure and forced Ambrose’s shoulders to the mat for a three count and the same time that he passed out in the hold.

Winners: Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins ​

Post-Match
WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns came out onto the stage and stared down at Ambrose and Rollins who were slowly recovering in the ring.