{"id":153458,"date":"2023-02-04T10:03:59","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T16:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=153458"},"modified":"2023-02-04T10:06:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T16:06:03","slug":"wwe-announces-main-event-for-elimination-chamber-ple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/02\/04\/wwe-announces-main-event-for-elimination-chamber-ple\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 championship match set"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3686482610\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Roman Reigns will defend the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Sami Zayn in the main event of the WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 PLE on February 18.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/02\/03\/2-3-wwe-smackdown-results-kellers-report-on-reigns-addressing-bloodline-baszler-vs-vega-vs-natalya-vs-shotzi-for-chamber-slot-charlotte-vs-deville\/\">This week on Smackdown<\/a>, Reigns addressed Zayn turning on The Bloodline at the Royal Rumble. He was then attacked by Zayn, who said that he was going to take the championship from Reigns. Reigns and The Bloodline got the upper hand on Zayn and agreed to the match for Elimination Chamber, which is in Zayn&#8217;s hometown of Montreal. WWE confirmed the match on social media shortly after.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamiZayn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SamiZayn<\/a> stormed in on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWERomanReigns?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWERomanReigns<\/a> during the final moments of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SmackDown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SmackDown<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheBloodline?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheBloodline<\/a> responded with a fierce counter-assault and The Head of Table promised to finish his adversary at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWEChamber?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWEChamber<\/a> in front of everyone he loves.<\/p>\n<p>FULL RESULTS: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7D7dB2qPKj\">https:\/\/t.co\/7D7dB2qPKj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KYNMxx5KWz\">pic.twitter.com\/KYNMxx5KWz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1621750397974052865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Roman Reigns has not lost a match since 2019 and has been the WWE Universal Champion since 2020. He added the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 38 after defeating Brock Lesnar and became Undisputed Champion. Zayn has not held a world championship in WWE.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWEChamber?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WWEChamber<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The Tribal Chief <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWERomanReigns?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WWERomanReigns<\/a> will defend his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamiZayn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SamiZayn<\/a>! <\/p>\n<p>Who will leave Montreal as the CHAMPION? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mLMHBR6MgF\">pic.twitter.com\/mLMHBR6MgF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1621711466217750534?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wwe.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WWE<\/a> Elimination Chamber 2023 takes place on Saturday February 18 in Montreal and will air live on Peacock. Other matches for the show include one men&#8217;s and one women&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/02\/02\/wwe-elimination-chamber-2023-full-match-card\/\">Elimination Chamber<\/a> matches.<\/p>\n<h3>WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 Match Card<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Austin Theory vs. Seth Rollins vs. Johnny Gargano vs. Bronson Reed vs. TBD vs. TBD \u2013 WWE United States Championship Elimination Chamber Match<\/li>\n<li>Asuka vs. Liv Morgan vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Nikki Cross vs. TBD vs. TBD \u2013 WWE Raw Women\u2019s Championship WrestleMania Number One Contender Elimination Chamber Match<\/li>\n<li>Roman Reigns vs. Sami Zayn &#8211; WWE Undisputed Universal Championship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/02\/03\/nick-khan-provides-potential-timeline-on-wwe-sale\/\">Nick Khan provides potential timeline on WWE sale<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-4236874653\"><div id=\"pwtor-3745145161\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Roman Reigns will defend the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Sami Zayn in the main event of the WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 PLE on February 18. 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