WWE Elimination Chamber 2018 is yet another unremarkable RAW pay per view. Here is the breakdown.
Balor Club vs Miztourage was pointless filler, a mediocre match where the outcome wasn't even remotely in question.
The womens elimination chamber was hardly a breakthrough, the match was played safe with few memorable moments and an entirely predictible finale.
Titus World Wide vs The Bar was another example of why the tag team division is so lackluster at this time. I did question the outcome due to it being black history month, I figured WWE might tap into that as they often do. The match itself was play by numbers.
Hardy vs Bray was a mess, it's not the match was bad it was just daft. "Woken" Matt is clearly not working in the WWE and poor Bray has gone from main eventer to novelty act.
Asuka/Nia was another match where the outcome was never in question, the two put on a passable but far too short match that did nothing for either of them.
The much anticipated Rousey contract signing didn't go the way I expected but did exceed my expectations. Ronda was still awkward and her mic skills will need work but what happened here was quite enjoyable. Sadly it's building up to a predictible match that I really have no interest in seeing.
And the main event. It's been a year since the main event for the next Wrestlemania was decided so the outcome of this match was predetermined (Even more than usual) Everyone knew who was going to win, but it was still frustrating when proven right.
Elimination Chamber wasn't as bad as many recent pay per views but it was instantly forgettable and did very little for anybody's career in the longrun.
The Good:
Alexa Bliss's promo
Rousey segment
Strowman/Miz on the pod segment
The Bad:
Main event did nothing to make Elias looked like he belonged
The new soft play area chamber
How predictible it all was
Roman Reigns
Things I Learnt From This PPV:
Bo Dallas ate the pies
They still haven't decided whether it's a womans evolution or revolution
Balor Club vs Miztourage was pointless filler, a mediocre match where the outcome wasn't even remotely in question.
The womens elimination chamber was hardly a breakthrough, the match was played safe with few memorable moments and an entirely predictible finale.
Titus World Wide vs The Bar was another example of why the tag team division is so lackluster at this time. I did question the outcome due to it being black history month, I figured WWE might tap into that as they often do. The match itself was play by numbers.
Hardy vs Bray was a mess, it's not the match was bad it was just daft. "Woken" Matt is clearly not working in the WWE and poor Bray has gone from main eventer to novelty act.
Asuka/Nia was another match where the outcome was never in question, the two put on a passable but far too short match that did nothing for either of them.
The much anticipated Rousey contract signing didn't go the way I expected but did exceed my expectations. Ronda was still awkward and her mic skills will need work but what happened here was quite enjoyable. Sadly it's building up to a predictible match that I really have no interest in seeing.
And the main event. It's been a year since the main event for the next Wrestlemania was decided so the outcome of this match was predetermined (Even more than usual) Everyone knew who was going to win, but it was still frustrating when proven right.
Elimination Chamber wasn't as bad as many recent pay per views but it was instantly forgettable and did very little for anybody's career in the longrun.
The Good:
Alexa Bliss's promo
Rousey segment
Strowman/Miz on the pod segment
The Bad:
Main event did nothing to make Elias looked like he belonged
The new soft play area chamber
How predictible it all was
Roman Reigns
Things I Learnt From This PPV:
Bo Dallas ate the pies
They still haven't decided whether it's a womans evolution or revolution
