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On a truly historic Raw is XXX, Brock Lesnar returned to prevent Bobby Lashley from regaining the United States Title from Austin Theory. Plus, Becky Lynch and Bayley’s Steel Cage battle never got started, DX and Imperium had a face-to-face, Sami Zayn was found not guilty in his Tribal Court, Bray Wyatt and Undertaker dealt with LA Knight and so much more! ## The show opened up with a Tribal Court of Sami Zayn. Paul Heyman told Reigns, “ECW is dead — and I wish the same for Sami Zayn.” The crowd booed and chanted for Sami. Heyman called Zayn a Judas and a betrayer who has conspired with Kevin Owens since day one. ## Heyman showed up several clips as evidence against Zayn. Following the allegations shown via video footage, Zayn emphasized how much it hurt and said, “my defence is I have no defence.” He tossed the mic and sat down. ## Reigns was inflamed that Zayn had so much ego he wouldn’t even defend himself after letting him into his family. Reigns called upon Solo Sikoa. Solo went for the Samoa Spike, but Jey Uso stopped him and presented his own clips as evidence that Zayn isn't guilty. ## Finally, Reigns determined that Zayn was not guilty — for now and gave him another massive chance to prove it at Royal Rumble when he collides with Kevin Owens. ## However, it didn't take Zayn to the Royal Rumble, he once again showed up his loyalty during The Usos Vs Damian Priest & Dominik Mysterio for Rag Tag Team Championships. Zayn replaced an injured Jimmy during the match and won it with Jey. ## This was really well done and the crowd was super into Zayn. ## To stay updated with all the latest combat sports news, add Sacnilk.com to your Google News feeds and follow us on Twitter.

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There are rumors that The Rock might not be coming back, and WWE has had some plans in the event that doesn't happen, and some HUGE pitches. ## According to Fightful Select, a pitch was made internally for a "huge opponent" for Stone Cold Steve Austin, which was told was Roman Reigns. At the very least, Austin's camp was approached with the possibility of it happening, which was said to have been for "enormous" money. ## In the Summer of 2022, Fightful reported that Austin was approached with a deal that wasn't as appealing from a financial standpoint. Some in WWE claimed they hadn't heard back on whether the more recent offer was accepted or not, and another source indicated that another "big name" was offered in the months prior. ## As of early December, WrestleMania title matches (as reported by WrestlingNews.co) were slated as Drew McIntyre/Cody Rhodes vs. Seth Rollins one night and TBD/Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns another night. ## Austin finally agreed to make an in-ring return at least year's WrestleMania, where he main evented against Kevin Owens. Even up until the day, there were concerns that Austin would change his mind, and they weren't sure he'd do the night 2 interactions with Vince McMahon until the day of. ## To stay updated with all the latest combat sports news, add Sacnilk.com to your Google News feeds and follow us on Twitter.

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Elimination Chamber will be WWE's next big event following the 2023 Royal Rumble event. The 2023 Elimination Chamber will be the 13th Elimination Chamber event and will air live on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ## Additionally, it will be the first Elimination Chamber event to be held in Canada, and the second to take place outside of the United States, after the 2022 event. This also marks the first major WWE event to be held in Montreal since Breaking Point in September 2009. ## The Elimination Chamber match is the main event of the night and features six wrestlers, with two starting the match and four being locked in pods that are suspended above the ring. At set intervals, one of the pod wrestlers is released into the match, until all six wrestlers are participating. The match is won by the last wrestler remaining in the ring. The Elimination Chamber match can be contested for a championship or a future championship opportunity. ## The event is all set to kick off some of the never-seen-before matches in WWE history. First, Sami Zayn will challenge Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. Currently, Sami Zayn is receiving some of the biggest pops in WWE and Roman Reigns himself is an event maker. So, with a combined review, I am predicting this one to be the top match of the night. ## Plush, Austin Theory will defend his WWE United States Title against Seth Rollins, Johnny Gargano, Bronson Reed, Damian Priest, and Montez Ford in An Elimination Chamber match for the WWE United States Championship. Moreelse, the event sees Asuka vs. Liv Morgan vs. Nikki Cross vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Natalya vs. Carmella in an Elimination Chamber match for a WWE Raw Women's Championship match at WrestleMania 39. ## WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 Promotion: WWE ## WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 Date: February 18, 2023 ## WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 Venue: Bell Centre## WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 City: Montreal, Quebec, Canada## WWE Elimination Chamber 2023 Attendance: 17,271 ## WWE Elimination Chamber 2023ResultMatch TypeTime Asuka defeated Liv Morgan, Nikki Cross, Raquel Rodriguez, Natalya, and Carmella Elimination Chamber match for a WWE Raw Women's Championship match at WrestleMania 39 19:30 Bobby Lashley defeated Brock Lesnar via DQ. Singles Match 4:45 Edge and Beth Phoenix defeated The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor and Rhea Ripley) Mixed tag team match 13:50 Austin Theory (c) defeated Seth Rollins, Johnny Gargano, Bronson Reed, Damian Priest, and Montez Ford Elimination Chamber match for the WWE United States Championship 31:30 Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman) defeated Sami Zayn Singles match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship 32:20 ## Other on-screen personnel Role: Name: English commentators Michael Cole Corey Graves Spanish commentators Marcelo Rodriguez Jerry Soto Ring announcers Mike Rome (Raw) Samantha Irvin (SmackDown) Referees Danilo Anfibio Jason Ayers Jessika Carr Dan Engler Daphanie LaShaunn Eddie Orengo Chad Patton Ryan Tran Rod Zapata Pre-show panel Kayla Braxton Kevin Patrick Peter Rosenberg Wade Barrett ## Women's Elimination Chamber match Eliminated Wrestler Entered Eliminated by Odds Time 1 Nikki Cross 4 Raquel Rodriguez Pinfall 11:40 2 Liv Morgan 2 Natalya and Asuka Technical Submission 16:40 3 Natalya 1 Carmella Pinfall 17:25 4 Raquel Rodriguez 3 Carmella and Asuka Pinfall 18:25 5 Carmella 5 Asuka Submission 19:30 Winner Asuka 6 ## United States Championship Elimination Chamber match Eliminated Wrestler Entered Eliminated by Odds Time 1 Bronson Reed 5 Montez Ford Pinfall 18:00 2 Johnny Gargano 1 Damian Priest Pinfall 23:05 3 Damian Priest 4 Montez Ford Pinfall 25:00 4 Montez Ford 6 Austin Theory Pinfall 27:45 5 Seth "Freakin" Rollins 2 Austin Theory Pinfall 31:30 Winner Austin Theory 3 ## To stay updated with all the latest combat sports news, add Sacnilk.com to your Google News feeds and follow us on Twitter.