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– The Elimination Chamber go-home edition of WWE RAW opens live on Syfy as Jimmy Smith welcomes us to the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. He’s joined at ringside by Corey Graves and Byron Saxton.
– We go right to the ring and out comes WWE Champion Bobby Lashley with MVP. Lashley hits the ring as the announcers hype tonight’s show and Sunday’s Elimination Chamber event. Lashley poses in the corner as the pyro goes off.
Lashley talks about how he has to win the Elimination Chamber before he enters WrestleMania 38 as champion. He goes on about how his challengers have all failed and he has destroyed them all. MVP goes on about Lashley’s chances at retaining on Saturday until the music interrupts and out comes Seth Rollins. Rollins says Lashley looks good right now but not as good as he does. Rollins says Lashley won’t be champion for long. He enters the ring now. Rollins doesn’t believe anyone else in the Chamber can beat Lashley, but he knows Seth “Freakin’” Rollins can. He laughs. MVP interrupts and says if Rollins keeps running his mouth like that, he won’t make it to Elimination Chamber. The music interrupts and out comes Riddle.
Riddle comes out wearing his toga. Fans chant “toga!” as Riddle enters the ring. Riddle does his promo and says it would be pretty cool if he became a double champion by winning the WWE Title and then getting back the RAW Tag Team Titles with Randy Orton. He says it would be even cooler if they came to his toga party. Riddle comments on Rollins’ suit and says he needs to get ready to face Orton tonight. Riddle says Lashley doesn’t have a match and should be wearing a toga. Riddle tries to get a chant going for fans to encourage Lashley to wear a toga. The music interrupts and out comes Austin Theory.
Theory goes on about how he cannot let WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon down as his protege. AJ Styles interrupts next and comments on Theory having his lips planted on Vince’s rear for so long he’s not making sense. AJ doesn’t want to lose in the Chamber again. AJ enters the ring and says no one, including Lashley, will stop him from having a defining WrestleMania moment. AJ also looks forward to becoming the WWE United States Champion tonight. Riddle invites him to the toga party. Lashley says this is ridiculous, he’s the only one here who has won a Chamber match. He says Theory is too wet behind the ears and needs to wait, Rollins needs to realize there’s no way he’s running this against Lashley, and Riddle needs to come down off his cloud if he really thinks he’s becoming WWE Champion, and AJ simply isn’t going to have that WrestleMania dream he’s hoping for. Lashley says as far as Brock Lesnar goes, this is as close as he will get to the title because Lashley plans on beating Lesnar all over the Chamber and entering WrestleMania as champion.
The music interrupts and out comes Lesnar to a big pop. Lesnar takes off his cowboy hat and nods to the crowd while smiling. The pyro goes off as Lesnar marches to the ring now. Lesnar stares down the other participants and takes off his jacket now. Lesnar uses Theory as a coat rack, then as a hat rack. Lashley takes off his jacket now as Lesnar faces off with him. They have words. MVP backs Lashley off some as Rollins talks some trash. Theory leaps onto Lesnar’s back but Lesnar launches him with a big German, then another. MVP and Lashley exit the ring, as do the others. Theory is left alone with Lesnar now. Lesnar laughs at Lashley, then scoops Theory for a big F5 in the middle of the ring. Lashley raises the WWE Title at ringside while Lesnar’s music starts back up. Lesnar is all smiles as he looks on. Lesnar then takes Theory’s cell phone, picks him up off the mat and holds him up for a selfie. Lesnar continues staring Lashley down to end the segment.
The Street Profits vs. Dirty Dogs
Ciampa removes his headphones and claps for Ziggler. Ziggler fakes a superkick, so Ciampa tosses water in his face. In the ring, Dawkins hits a sky high, then Ford flies off the top from the tag and hits a Frog Splash.
Winner: The Street Profits
After the match, Ziggler hits a Superkick to Ciampa, enters the ring, nearly gets a spinebuster, but escapes and heads up the ramp with Roode.
Backstage, Carmella, Zelina, Apollo, Azeez, and a few others are here in togas. Orton isn’t there, but Zelina says this is a party for her. He starts a Broga chant.
Why would Apollo and Azeez even want to be a part of this?
Orton is elsewhere backstage watching this until Kevin comes up to him to ask why he’s not celebrating with Riddle. Orton says he has a match tonight against Rollins tonight. Seth is crafty, there’s a reason why he is The Architect. He knows there is no doubt in his mind that he’s plotting for the Chamber match. Tonight is Monday, tho, and since it’s Monday, Rollins will get hit with an RKO.
Rocky Johnson video package.
Damian Priest (C) vs. AJ Styles – United States Championship
Priest learns from last week and when AJ goes for the Phenomenal Forearm, he stays hung up on the ropes and rolls over AJ for the win.
Winner: Damian Priest
After the match, Priest stands tall and takes the title as his music hits. AJ offers to shake hands in a show of respect and they do. Priest walks out of the ring.
– We get another vignette with Alexa Bliss at her therapist. Her look is changing and she appears to be closer to what she looked like before Lilly. Bliss says for the first time in a while, life is amazing. The therapist presents Bliss with the leftover pieces of the original Lilly, his gift to her so she can be at peace. Bliss starts to have some internal issues with seeing pieces of Lilly, but she brings it together and smiles. The therapist holds up a Lilly doll and says he has an idea. We go to a NXT Vengeance Day promo.
Omos vs. Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander – Handicap Match
Omos fights off a double team now. Cedric springboards up but Omos catches him, swats Shelton to the mat as he charges, then nails a big chokeslam to Cedric. Omos yells out and covers Cedric for the quick win.
Winner: Omos
– After the match, Omos stands tall as the music hits.
– We see how WWE 24/7 Champion Dana Brooke kissed Reggie but friend-zoned him last week. Reggie and Dana are at a restaurant having a Valentine’s Day dinner now. They’re enjoying the special outing but we see Tamina Snuka and Akira Tozawa at a nearby table in disguise. Tozawa asks Tamina what she’s having to eat but she reminds him they’re not here to eat.
– Back from a NXT promo and Riddle’s toga party is still going on. The Street Profits show up for some beer pong but Commander Azeez and Apollo Crews aren’t happy.
– We go back to the ring and Adam Pearce is out to host a contract signing for WWE Hall of Famer Lita vs. RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch at WWE Elimination Chamber. We see what happened between Lita and Lynch on last week’s RAW as Lita makes her way out. Pearce introduces Lynch next and out she comes, not looking happy at all. Pearce tells them to sign and make it official but Becky tells her she doesn’t have to do this, don’t do this, don’t make it official. Lynch say she hasn’t slept all week because all she can think about is how her teenage idol came for her so close to WrestleMania.
Lynch goes on and says she will let it slide if Lita doesn’t sign. Lynch says they don’t want to fight each other, the only ones that want to see them fight are these demented people who get off on ruining people’s lives. Lynch says she and Lita don’t need to play these games. Lita asks the fans what they think. She goes on and says she’s not just in this for a match, she has a whole run left in her, and a championship run at that. Lita says Lynch saw last week that she has what it takes to beat her, and she can like it or not but the match is happening. Lita signs the contract. Lynch seethes and says Lita is pushing her to a point she can’t come back from. Lynch says Lita doesn’t know what she will do to keep the title on her shoulder. Lynch has studied Lita’s career and Lita is going to make her go for her neck.
Lynch threatens Lita some more but signs the contract. Lita brings up how Lynch just said there would be no Becky without Lita, and she says if she had a hand in creating Lynch, then it’s on her to end it. She goes on about taking the title on Saturday and Lynch throws the contract at her. Lynch takes her title, holds her head low and makes her exit. Lita stands tall and plays to the crowd as her music starts up.
– We get a video package to promote Saturday’s Elimination Chamber matches to be held inside the Chamber structure.
Women’s Gauntlet Match
Rhea Ripley eliminates Nikki A.S.H, Liv Morgan and Doudrop with Riptide. Belair eliminates with Ripley with KOD. Belair will enter the Elimination Chamber last.
Winner: Bianca Belair
Alpha Academy vs. The Myserios
Rey taunts The Miz and goes back to work on Gable as Miz stands up at the announce table. Gable catches Rey with a big German suplex for 2. Rey fights free from Gable’s shoulders now, then drops Gable face-first. Otis breaks Rey’s pin up. The Mysterios double team Otis now, sending him into the ring post and out to the floor. Rey drops Gable into position for 619 as fans pop. Rey and Dominik hit a double 619 on Gable. They go to the top but Miz hits the apron, and pushes Dominik to cause him to lose his footing. Rey stops climbing and knocks Miz to the floor. Dominik climbs to the top for a crossbody but Gable catches him and rolls through for the pin to win.
Winners: Alpha Academy
– After the match, Gable and Otis head to the ramp and celebrate as the music hits. Maryse enters the ring and distracts The Mysterios as they are recovering. Miz comes from behind, sends Dominik to the floor and then drops Rey with a Skull Crushing Finale. Miz and Maryse celebrate and kiss as their music starts up. We go to replays. Miz and Maryse continue celebrating as they head up the ramp.
– We go back to Alexa Bliss and her therapist. The doc says Bliss is cured, at least as cured as she’s going to be. He says she will be fine as long as Lilly is by her side. Bliss says Lilly is gone and she no longer has her, but he informs her that the real Lilly’s stuffing is inside this replica he’s given her. He says as long as Lilly is near, Bliss will be cured and can live a happy life. Bliss thanks the doc and shakes his hand, and has him shake Lilly’s hand. Bliss goes to leave, stops and tells Lilly that apparently she’s cured. She laughs and says she’s going to the Elimination Chamber match on Saturday. The announcers and a graphic confirms Bliss as the final Elimination Chamber entrant.
Seth Rollins vs. Randy Orton
Orton hits an RKO, but Alpha Academy comes out to distract him. Riddle comes to his aide and Orton joins the brawl. Back in the ring, Rollins hits a Curb Stomp for the win.
Winner: Seth Rollins
