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WWE ELIMINATION CHAMBER RESULTS
FEBRUARY 28, 2026
CHICAGO, ILL. AT UNITED CENTER
STREAMING LIVE ON ESPN APP (U.S.) AND NETFLIX (INTERNATIONALLY)
Commentators: Michael Cole, Wade Barrett
Ring Announcer: Mark Nash
Attendance: WrestleTix reported as showtime that 18,208 tickets were distributed. They also sold some “standing room only” seats once they sold all available seats. The arena has a capacity of 23,500 spectators when configured for concerts.
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-After a video package with C.M. Punk narration, they cut to a wide angle of the interior of the arena as Michael Cole introduced the show. He said it’s the last PLE until WrestleMania. Then they showed Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton, Finn Balor, Becky Lynch, and A.J. Lee and Punk. Cole announced a crowd 19,346. Cole noted the Chamber turns 24 years old.
(1) RHEA RIPLEY vs. TIFFANY STRATTON vs. KIANA JAMES vs. ALEXA BLISS vs. RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ vs. ASUKA – Women’s Elimination Chamber match with winner receiving title match against Jade Cargill at WrestleMania
During the pre-show, they announced Jade Cargill had purchased a luxury suite and would be watching from there. Tiffany and Kiana opened the match. The bell rang 21 minutes into the hour. Tiffany did some showboating. She hit a series of moves and scored a two count. Kiana avoided a standing moonsault and landed her own standing moonsault for a two count. Tiffany landed a suplex at ringside on the platform after a struggle. She then went for a handspring elbow at ringside, but Kiana moved so Tiffany crashed into the pod containing Raquel. Raquel laughed.
Asuka was the third to enter. Kiana attacked Asuka before she could exist. Tiffany went after Kiana, which opened up Asuka to attack Kiana seconds later. Asuka got in most of the offense in the next few minutes.
Alexa Bliss entered fourth. She eyed Asuka, as Kiana and Tiffany were both down. Kana and Tiffany battled on the platform again a minute later. Kiana catapulted Tiffany into an empty pod.
Ripley entered next. She went after everyone else one at a time, aggressively. Ripley and Alexa battled at ringside until Kiana intervened. Bliss leaped off a pod with a Twisted Bliss onto Asuka, Ripey, and Tiffany. Fans chanted, “This is awesome!” Kiana superkicked Bliss in the ring a minute later. Bliss set up a Sister Abigail, but Asuka blew mist in Alexa’s face to break it up. Kiana rolled up Bliss and scored a three count. Cole noted the mist was legal because there are no disqualifications in this match.
ELIMINATION #1: Bliss
Raquel as the last to enter. She wore a cocky smile and smashed the others with power strikes. Asuka, Kiaana, and Tiffany attacked Raquel. She threw them all off. Ripley went after Raquel, but Raquel shoved her aside. Raquel then blocked a Rhea huracanrana and threw her back into the ring. Raquel threw Bliss into the chain wall of the cage. Asuka threw a barrage of kicks at Raquel. Raquel absorbed them and then gave Asuka a fallaway salm. James attacked Raquel in a pod. Raquel countered by powering Kiana through the wall of a pod. She then slammed Asuka onto Kiana with a Tejana Bomb and pinned both.
ELIMINATIONS #2 AND #3: Asuka and Kiana
A rested Tiffany went after Raquel and Rhea next. Raquel delivered a spinning powerslam to Tiffany for a two count. Rhea and Raquel battled at ringside. Fans chanted, “Rhea! Rhea!” Raquel hung Rhea by her boot upside down from the chain wall. Raquel caught Tiffany flying at her off the wall of the cage with a head scissors. Tiffany took Raquel into the ring with a hurananrana. Raquel had to pull her top back over her breasts which were somewhat exposed after that move. Raquel came back with a spinning corkscrew elbow. Raquel set up a move on the top rope, but Rhea leaped off a pod with a cannonball on Raquel. Tiffany landed a Prettiest Moonsault Ever onto Raquel for the pin.
ELIMINATION #4: Raquel
It came down to Tiffany and Rhea. They cut to Jade watching from her suite. Tiffany landed an Alabama Slam for a two count. She followed with a swanton, but Ripley moved. Ripley lifted Tiffany onto her shoulder and slammed her face-first for a two count. Tiffany landed a Swanton a minute later and scored a two count. When she went for a Prettiest Moonsault Ever, Ripley shoved her into the pod and hit a Rip Tide for the win. Tiffany ended up with a bloodied nose.
WINNER: Ripley in 23:00.
(Keller’s Analysis: The opening minutes were just sorta there, but Asuka and then Raquel added a big dose of energy when they entered. They made Raquel the most dominant force in the match until her elimination. Ripley and Tiffany battled a relatively short time before the finish. Overall, a good Chamber match.)
-They showed men’s Chamber competitors backstage warming up.
(2) BECKY LYNCH vs. A.J. LEE – Women’s U.S. Title match
Lee got a nice ovation during ring introductions. Becky got stronger boos than Lee’s cheers, it seemed. The bell rang 28 minutes into the hour. Barrett said Lee’s nerves are through the roof in this one-on-one match, her first in ten years. Cole said Becky said she was going to try to outwrestle Lee, assuming she is rusty. Becky played with Lee early, gloating after getting the better of her. Lee reversed a roll-up on Becky for a one count. Becky showed her first signs of frustration afterward. Fans chanted, “A.J. Lee!” After more offense by Lee, Becky took a breather at ringside and showed frustration.
Back in the ring, Becky took over when she turned up the intensity at 4:00. Becky landed an exploder suplex for a two count. Cole said Becky has done an effective job taking the crowd out of the match. Lee made a comeback with a rapid-fire attack until Becky avoided her charge in the corner. Lee hit a tornado DDT out of the corner, though, and then a Shining Wizard for a two count. Barrett said Lee’s belief is back and the audience is starting to believe, too.
Becky countered a Black Widow set-up with a slam for a two count. She rammed Lee’s head into the mat after that; fans booed. Becky untied a turnbuckle pad as the ref checked on Lee. Lee slide under Becky and yanked on her boot. Becky knocked Lee off balance on the top rope and then landed a superplex. She then applied an armbar. Lee leveraged Becky’s shoulders down seconds later to force Becky to release.
As the ref began to put the turnbuckle pad back on, Becky shoved Lee into her. She then rolled up Lee. Lee kicked out. Becky went to kick Lee, but Lee ducked and then the kick hit the ref. Lee then applied the Black Widow. Becky tapped and then punched herself out of the hold. Fans booed. Lee went to check on the ref. Becky hit her from behind. Fans chanted, “You tapped out!”
Becky threw Lee into the ringside barricade at 13:00. Lee fought back and threw Becky into the barricade. Back in the ring, Lee went for a tornado DDT, but Becky countered and then DDT’d Lee on a chair. She tried to revive the ref and then landed a Manhandle Slam for a very near fall. Becky was shocked and frustrated as fans cheered. She went to throw Lee into the exposed turnbuckle, the ref stopped her. Lee then rolled up Becky for a two count. Becky fired back with a Manhandle attempt, but Lee rolled out of it. Lee avoided a charging Becky who hit the exposed turnbuckle. She then applied a Black Widow for the tapout win.
WINNER: Lee in 16:00 to win the U.S. Title.
(Keller’s Analysis: Lee really had to win here to give them a reason to have a rematch at WrestleMania. The match was borderline “good” at best. Nothing about Lee felt athletically special compared to current wrestlers. The story was Lee being rusty and perhaps nervous, and then Becky growing increasingly frustrated that she couldn’t quickly and easily beat her, and then her attempts to cheat backfired.)
-Smackdown G.M. Nick Aldis and Raw G.M. Adam Pearce were standing near the mystery crate. R-Truth said he knew what was inside. It turned into a plug for a pizza sponsor. [c]
-They showed members of teh U.S. Air Force in the crowd.
(3) C.M. PUNK vs. FINN BALOR – World Heavyweight Title match
They played “Sirius” by The Alan Parsons Project, which was the song used for the Chicago Bulls team introductions during their ’90s championship run. The P.A. announcer from that era introduced Punk. Punk got a big ovation and made his way through the crowd on his way to the ring. Cole said it’s been 13 years since Punk had a WWE match in his hometown of Chicago. Fans chanted “C.M. Punk!” as he held up his belt. Cole said Punk recognizes that father time is coming for Punk, so this could be his last match in Chicago. The bell rang 34 minutes into the hour.
They took turns with some methodical offensive exchanges. Balor worked over Punk’s mid-section and applied an abdominal stretch. Punk fought free and eventually dove at Balor at ringside. He landed a top rope clothesline for a two count. Cole asked Barrett if he thinks Roman Reigns would prefer to face Punk or Balor. Barrett said Roman doesn’t fear anyone.
Punk signaled for a GTS, but Balor recovered enough to block it and take over control at 11:00. Punk reverse-whipped Balor into the corner and then set up a GTS. Balor countered with a small package for a near fall. Punk hit a swinging neckbreaker right after for a two count. Both were down and slow to get up.
They battled in the corner. Balor knocked Punk down. Balor leaped off the top rope with a Coup de Grace, but Punk moved. Punk, bleeding from the mouth, charged with a running knee in the corner. He then leaped off the top rope and landed an elbowdrop. Punk clutched his abdomen before making the cover. He scored a two count.
Cole said Punk looked physically spent. He intercepted a charging Balor and then applied an Anaconda Vice. Balor leveraged Punk’s shoulders down for a two count, then drove elbows down at Punk’s chest. He leaped off the top rope and landed a Coup de Grace for a near fall that popped the crowd.
Punk delivered a GTS, but Balor’s momentum sent him to ringside. When Punk went after Balor, Balor caught him with a Sling Blade. Balor then landed a running dropkick, sending Punk through the ringside barricade into the time keeper’s area. “Holy shit!” chanted the crowd.
Balor threw “the dead carcass of Punk” (as Cole called it) into the ring. He dropkicked Punk into the corner and then went for another Coup de Grace. Punk lifted his boot and then shifted into a sharpshooter mid-ring. Balor reached for and grabbed the bottom rope to force a break at 19:00. A fan held up a sign that that said, “I mean, Finn Balor COULD win, right?”
Punk held Balor’s arm and stomped away at him. Fans chanted, “This is awesome!” Punk delivered a GTS again for the three count.
WINNER: Punk in 20:00 to retain the World Heavyweight Title.
-As the ref raised Punk’s arm, he was licking his mouth trying to assess the source of bleeding. As Punk’s music played, Balor offered a handshake. Punk paused and looked around, then shook Balor’s hand. Balor had some intense, but seemingly respectful words for Punk. Lee ran to the ring with her U.S. Title belt to celebrate with her husband. She inspected whatever was going on with his mouth. Cole and Barrett then hyped the Punk-Reigns match at WrestleMania.
(Keller’s Analysis: A really good battle that told a good story and did so efficiently where every move and sequence counted, and there was breathing space to soak up key turning points in the battle. Balor was the right kind of opponent for Punk at this stage since he has credibility enough to be a challenger, but not anyone that many if any fans would want to see face Reigns more than Punk, and it gave Punk a chance to have a good in-ring showing against an opponent who can bring out the best of what Punk has left.)
-They showed Michael Chandler (UFC), Giannis Anetokounmpo (NBA), and Litlte Yaschty (Rapper) in the front row. Cole begged Anetokonmpo to come to the New York Knicks.
-Cole hyped the Jade vs. Rhea match at WrestleMania, also.
-The ring announcer thanked the crowd of 19,346.
-They went backstage where Pearce and Aldis opened up the crate. Fog came out of it and the a parade of six women in red robes, black hair, and white facepaint came out and danced while Danhausen made his way to the ring as a cheesy Halloween song with the lyrics “Cursed!” played. He marched to the ring and around ringside. He handed a jar to Cole, who called him Danhausen. Cole said it had teeth in it. A fan held up a sign that said, “Very Nice, Very Evil.” When he entered the ring, the lights went dark and fans were kinda booing the whole thing. The lights came back on and it was empty. They went to Cole and Barrett at ringside. “What the hell was that?” said Cole.
(Keller’s Analysis: Okay, that absolutely needed more context. Danhaussen is funny, not if he can’t do his actual act where he talks and curses people. They presented this as if most people would have any idea who he was.) [c]
(4) L.A. KNIGHT vs. TRICK WILLIAMS vs. CODY RHODES vs. LOGAN PAUL (w/Paul Heyman) vs. RANDY ORTON vs. JE’VON EVANS – Men’s Elimination Chamber match with winner receiving title match against Drew McIntyre
Trick Williams came out first. As Knight walked out, a fan held up a sign that said, “L.A. Knight Beats The TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) Level Dam Level Easily.” Je’Von and Cody were the last two out, indicating they’d start the match. Cole said Reigns posted on social media for Punk to enjoy his final seven weeks of relevancy.
The bell rang 34 minutes into the third hour. Cody caught Je’Von in a headlock. Fans sang “Cody… Cody Rhodes!” Je’Von got in some fancy moves. Cody endured. They battled back and forth until Trick Williams was released.
Trick slammed Cody onto the platform at ringside and then entered the ring to face Je’Von. Trick took Je’Von down with a chop. Cody returned with a neckbreaker on Trick. Fans booed. Cody scored a two count. Trick caught Cody with a spinning wheel kick. Fans chanted, “Whoop that Trick!” Trick gave Book Ends to both Je’Von and Cody. He scored a two count on Cody and then Je’Von. Cole compared Trick to Booker T.
Logan was released from his pod next. All three swarmed him. Logan eventually recovered and took town Je’Von and then Cody. Knight entered next. “My lions are a tingling!” said Barrett. Knight took it to Logan and stomped away at him in the corner. He took a shot at ody, then delivered a leaping neckbreaker to Trick. He went back to Logan. Logan climbed to the top of a pod. Je’Von met him up there. Knight joined them.Knight and Je’Von tossed Logan onto Cody and Trick below. Knight went for a BFT on Je’Von the roof of the pod.
Orton the last to enter. He went right after a charging Trick with a clothesline. Same to Logan. Then he gave a snap powerslam to Trick. Then same to Logan. Orton played to the crowd before clotheslining Trick over the top rope to ringside.
Je’Von landed a frog splash off the pod onto Trick. Logan entered and delivered his Pulverizer to Je’Von for a three count.
ELIMINATION #1: Je’Von via Logan at 15:00.
Cody went for a Cody Cutter on Logan, but Knight intercepted Cody and scored a one count. Knight caught a charging Orton with a boot. Orton bumped in a cartoonish way and fans kinda laughed. Not sure he was going for that. Knight went for a top rope elbowdrop, but his boot slipped so he landed on his feet and went to stomps instead. He leaped with an elbowdrop. Trick went after Knight and scored a two count. Knight blocked Trick and landed a BFT. Logan gave Knight a low-blow. Cole noted it’s legal in this match. He then rolled up Knight for a three count.
ELIMINATION #2: Knight via Logan in 17:00.
Logan went after Cody. Trick went after Logan. Logan avoided the Trick Shot. Cody gave Trick a Crossroads. Logan then threw Cody into the post and stole the pin on Trick.
ELIMINATION #3: Knight via Logan in 19:00.
Cole and Barrett made a big deal out of Logan elmiminating three of them. Three refs were shown checking on Knight. A masked man tried to cilmb the cage on hte outside. Security dragged him away. Cole wondered if he was “another copycat.” Pearce unmasked him and it was another anonymous guy. They went back to the refs helping Trick to his feet. Another masked man entered the ring and eyed Logan. He then kicked him in the gut and stomped him. Cody crawled over and pinned Logan. The masked man removed his hood and mask and it was Seth Rollins. Heyman went wide-eyed at ringside. Cole declared, “Seth Rollins is back!” Barrett said he was supposed to be recovering from shoulder surgery. Cole said for the second straight year, Seth completely changed the complexion of the Elimination Chamber.
ELIMINATION #4: Logan via Cody
It was down to Cody and Orton. Drew McIntyre entered the Chamber and hit Cody with his belt from behind. He entered the ring and went for a Claymore, but Cody moved and then punched away at Drew. Drew fought back. Orton stumbled to his feet and yanked Drew off of Cody and gave him an RKO. Cody gave Drew a Crossroads. Orton gave Cody an RKO. Orton scored a three count.
ELIMINATION #5: Cody via Orton
WINNER: Orton in 22:00 to earn the match against McIntyre at WrestleMania.
(Keller’s. Analysis: Solid Chamber match. By having a couple of “nobody’s” tonight and last night, it showed that the masked man was multiple people along the way, even when it was clearly not Seth.)
-On the post-show, a livid confronted McIntyre in the back. McIntyre was not apologetic. A few minutes later, Aldis charged onto the set of the panel. He told Drew that since he is so hellbent on Cody getting another shot at him, this Friday on Smackdown, he booked Drew vs. Cody for the WWE Title. Drew marched out and confronted Aldis. Pearce, referees, and producers separated them.
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