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WWE Elimination Chamber 2024 takes place early Saturday morning (Saturday, February 24) from Optus Stadium in Perth, Australia.
The event begins at 4 a.m. ET with the free, hour-long kickoff show on YouTube, WWE.com and various other social media outlets. That leads directly to the PPV at 5 a.m. ET, which you can stream from multiple devices if you have a subscription to Peacock in the United States and WWE Network everywhere else.
WWE has multiple surprises planned for Elimination Chamber in Australia
At first glance, the winners at Elimination Chamber seem pretty predictable. However, WWE has multiple surprises planned for this event. Here’s Triple H saying the same thing during an interview this week on Xav and Michelle for breakfast:
“You can expect surprises… and here, to fill the stadium, I don’t need to say anything other than Rhea Ripley will be there.”
The Rock won’t be one of WWE’s surprises in Australia, but as Triple H points out above, that’s okay because local hero Rhea Ripley is the star attraction of this show.
Ripley is defending the Women’s World Championship against Nia Jax at Elimination Chamber, and this could be one of the rare WWE PLEs to have a one-on-one women’s match in the main event. Nia Jax hasn’t lost a singles match since she returned to WWE last September, so WWE has done a solid job of building a title match where both competitors are nearly invincible ass-kickers.
A Jax win is unlikely to be one of the surprises WWE has planned for this card. This has to be Rhea Ripley’s night to shine in Australia, and she will secure her spot in a major match at WrestleMania after she finally defeats Jax.
Now, are fans in Perth so in love with Rhea that they’ll even cheer for Dominik Mysterio if he shows up to help her at some point? I hope we find the answer to that question.
the rest of the card
Here are the five remaining segments currently being announced for Elimination chamber:
Women’s Elimination Chamber: Bianca Belair vs. Becky Lynch vs. Naomi vs. Liv Morgan vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Tiffany Stratton
These are the rules for an Elimination Chamber match:
Two wrestlers will begin the match in the ring, with the four remaining competitors locked in separate capsules located in the corners of the chamber. Every three to five minutes, a random capsule will open and the fighter inside will join the fight. This continues until all four capsules have been unlocked. Pinfalls and submissions can occur at any time, and the last wrestler standing after the other five are eliminated is the winner.
The winner of this match gets a title shot against the Women’s World Champion (Ripley or Jax) at WrestleMania 40. Becky Lynch stands out as the clear favorite, as WWE has clearly been saving a Ripley vs. Lynch for WrestleMania for quite some time. time.
Belair is another pillar in the WrestleMania title fights, so she cannot be ruled out either. It will be interesting to see how WWE removes her from the match if she doesn’t win, as Bianca rarely goes down.
The other four competitors are long shots, especially SmackDown newcomer Tiffany Stratton.
Male Elimination Chamber: Randy Orton vs. Logan Paul vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Kevin Owens vs. L.A. Knight
The winner of this chamber match earns a title shot at WrestleMania 40 against World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins.
Logan Paul and Kevin Owens have their own feud, so they will likely play a role in each other’s downfall inside the chamber.
Lashley’s list of enemies includes The Final Testament stable, so AOP and Karrion Kross could be planning to screw him over here, just like they did at the Royal Rumble.
That leaves Orton, McIntyre and Knight as the favorites to win. Orton is always a safe bet when it comes to being pushed to a world title level, but McIntyre is doing the best job of his career right now as a troll heel. If the goal is to find Seth the best heel, then Drew has to be the one. However, McIntyre may have his own feud at WrestleMania with Sami Zayn, which could work against him here.
The Grayson Waller Effect with special guests Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins
Grayson Waller is another Australian star WWE signed for this card, and he’ll be able to interview Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins as they look ahead to WrestleMania 40. The Rock and Roman Reigns won’t be in the building, so perhaps this segment will instead see some participation. by Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso, Paul Heyman and/or Solo Sikoa. Many people point to this segment as one in which WWE could drop one of its surprises.
Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship: Judgment Day (c) vs. Pete Dunne and Tyler Bate
Dunne is on a roll after ditching the BUTCH moniker and joining Bate. Meanwhile, Finn Balor and Damian Priest have been resilient champions, successfully defending the belts against teams like Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso, Street Profits, The Creeds and DIY. Can The Judgment Day keep the belts for another month, so that R-Truth can take them from him at WrestleMania 40?
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship: Kabuki Warriors (c) vs. Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell (pre-show)
There’s not much story here other than Indi Hartwell is another Australian signed up for the show. She and LeRae seem to be the biggest losers in kayfabe, but this could be a night of surprises, so anything is possible.
Summary
Elimination Chamber has major implications for WrestleMania 40, as this event will set up at least two major title matches for the biggest pro wrestling card of the year. On top of that, this event is all about giving the Australian audience what they want in the form of Rhea Ripley in a main event level match as the defending champion. The Rock and Roman Reigns won’t be there, but it looks like WWE has multiple surprises planned to make everyone forget about the Tribal Chiefs for one night.
What will you be looking for? Elimination chamber?