WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth 2/24/2024

WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth 2/24/2024

WWE Women's World Title #1 Contendership Elimination Chamber Match - Becky Lynch vs. Naomi vs. Liv Morgan vs. Bianca Belair vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Tiffany Stratton

 

Becky and Naomi start us off. Becky headlock takeovers her and shoulders her over. Naomi shoulders her over and they roll each other up. They try pin attempts and armdrag each other. They shake hands and boot each other at the same time. They forearm each other at the same time and Naomi dropkicks her.

Naomi bulldogs Becky into the buckles then Becky dropkicks her. Becky uses the ropes to kick Naomi. Naomi is thrown into the cage but climbs it. She then bangs Becky's head into the cage with her feet. Naomi then split leg drops her off the chamber.

Becky and Naomi crossbody each other at the same time. Tiff gets in and cartwheel alabama slams Becky into the buckles. Tiff cartwheel back elbows Naomi and Becky. She then low dropkicks both. Tiff spinebusters Becky for 2. Naomi top rope crossbodies Tiff and Becky. Naomi hits corner forearms then is blasted by Becky.

Becky exploders Naomi. Naomi is up top and Tiff hits her with Becky's legs. Tiff finlay rolls Naomi then Becky 2nd rope russian legsweeps her. Naomi hits a split legdrop on Tiff and Becky. Naomi split legged moonsaults Becky then Tiff throws Naomi into the post. 

Liv thesz presses Tiff and pounds on her. Liv throws Tiff into the pods and says, "Livvy Time, Baby". Liv codebreakers Naomi then step up knees Becky. Liv comes off the 2nd rope and codebreakers Becky. Tiff double stomps Liv then Naomi dropkicks her.

Tiff and Naomi fight on the platform and Tiff exploders Tiff into the cage. Becky armbars Tiff through the cage. Liv double stomps Tiff's back down then Naomi sunset bombs Liv from the top of the pod. Tiff then rolls up Naomi and eliminates her.

Raquel is next in. She slms Tiff and spinning slams her. Raquel slams Becky's back into the cage then Raquel fallaway slams her over the top rope. Raquel swings Tiff into the cage then sends Liv into it. Tiff dropkicks Raquel and Raq takes a double ddt. Bianca is next in and beats up on Tiff. She shoulders over Becky and dropkicks her. Bianca gutbusters Liv then delay suplexes Becky. 

Tiff pulls Bianca by the hair then Bianca spinebusters her. Raq boots Bianca then Bianca pulls her over the top. Raq pulls her with her then Bianca slingshot ddt's Raq using the cage and top rope. Raq is laid on the top rope and Tiff pounds on her. Liv gets on top of the pod and butt drops Raq as she lays on top. Tiff and Becky fight on top of the pod and both get their heads banged on the glass up there. Becky is thrown down off the pod onto Raq. Tiff swantons off the pod onto everyone. 

Tiff and Live trade forearms then Tiff finlay rolls her. Tiff gets stopped on the ropes and takes a 2nd rope flatliner. Liv pins and eliminates Tiffany Stratton. Raq bangs Bianca's head off the cage then powerbombs her over the top rope to the mat. Raq 2nd rope corkscrew elbows Liv. Becky armbars Raq. Raq does one arm powerbombs on Becky and Liv at the same time. Bianca KOD's Raq and barely gets her over. Bianca pins and eliminates Raquel Rodriguez.

Bianca double chicken wing bombs Liv. Bianca gorilla presses Becky onto Liv. Bianca handspring moonsaults Liv and Becky. Liv backstabbers Bianca. Liv comes off the 2nd rope, is caught and swung into the cage by Bianca. Bianca drops Becky on the platform and Liv step up enzugiri's Bianca. Bianca is sent into the pod face first then Liv is sent into the cage. Becky hits a reverse ddt + ddt combo on the platform.

Bianca throws Becky off the buckles. Bianca is on the 2nd rope and Liv flis into a sunset bomb on her. Becky top rope dropkicks Liv then Liv superplexes Becky. Bianca 450's Becky but Becky gets the knees up. Bianca KOD's Liv but Liv turns it into a coebreaker type of move. Liv codebreakers Becky. Bianca is rolled up by Liv and pinned. Becky then uranage's Liv right after and pins her. Becky wins.

It was a little longer than it needed to and they probably had a few too many complicated spots. It was a good effort by the girls though and was mostly good.

WWE RAW Tag Team Title / WWE SmackDown Tag Team Title Match - The Judgment Day (Damian Priest & Finn Balor) (c) vs. New Catch Republic (Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate)
 

Dom gets on the mic during intros but is impossible to hear. 

Dom gets hit from behind and the match starts. Dunne backflips onto Priest off the apron then Bate exploders and standing ssp's Finm. Bate headscissors Finn and uses the ropes to headscissor him. Dunne knee drops Finn's shoulder then twists his fingers. Bate flips onto Finn off of Dunne's shoulders.

Priest hits a nice straight punch on Bate. Priest hits kicks and falcon arrows him. Finn chinlocks Bate. Finn jumps on Bate's back with the sleeper. Priest hits punches on Bate then stomps him in the corner. Dom nails Bate as he hangs over the ropes. Bate takes a backbreaker + legdrop combo then Dunne is thrown out by Priest.

Bate 2nd rope euros Finn. Dunne step up enzugiri's Finn and knocks Priest off the apron. Dunne shining wizards Finn then 2nd buckle moonsaults his opponents outside. Dunne stomps Finn's hands then Finn takes a rebound lariat + german combo.

Priest misses a splash on Bate. Priest high kicks Bate and then Dunne on the apron. Priest hits a pepsi twist lariat on Bate for 2. Bate takes a side slam + elbow slice combo. Bate spinning blue thunders Finn then airplane spins Priest.

Finn takes a double enzugiri in the corner then Bate tope con hilos Priest. Dunne hits bitter end on Finn and Dom puts Finn's legs on the ropes. Dom gets on the apron and is kicked out from ringside. Finn sling blades Dunne then john woo's him. Finn gets his fingers snapped then Finn takes a double tiger driver for 2, when Priest pulls out Bate.

Priest catches Dunne's plancha and flatliners him on the apron. Bate goes for a rebound lariat on Finn but takes an elevated spinning reverse ddt. Bate hurricanrana's Priest off a razor's edge them rolls Priest up for 2. Bate and Dunne hit buzzsaw kicks on Priest then both hit straight punches. Priest takes a double burning hammer for 2.

Bate and Dunne hit punches on Priest then hit flying knees. Priest hits a double south of heaven off the 2nd rope and Finn hits a top rope double stomp on Finn to win it.

I didn't like the double burning hammer kick out. That should have ended the match, though it was more like a reverse attitude adjustment. I would have liked to have see Judgment Day get more in here and look a little stronger.

The Grayson Waller Effect

Austin Theory is in the ring and says welcome to Austin Theory Live. He said he tried vegemite and it's disgusting. He said he had to have a real aussie mail - a blooming onion from Outback Steakhouse. Waller comes out and drinks beer from a shoe with an UFC fighter. Waller does the Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi chant.

Waller brings out Seth Rollins and Cody Rhodes. Waller asks Seth who he wants to fight at Mania. Seth said the chamber is stacked and he doesn't know who will win. Seth said he is days away from being cleared to compete and says the chamber winner doesn't stand a chance against him.

Waller asks Cody if he's being selfish by taking the match with Roman away from The Rock. He said The Rock would rattle on about pie and roody poo-poo. Waller said being the people's champ means doing what you are told. Cody said being people's champ means you actually have to be around the people.

Cody said he has an announcement. He said The Rock slapped him and said he's free until Mania. He said he wants to wrestle him 1v1 anytime, any place. Seth said it's time they cut the head off the snake once and for all. Seth says there is no such thing as 1v1 with The Bloodline. Seth said Cody won't fight that battle alone.

Austin Theory grabs the mic. He asks Cody if he thinks he is facing The Rock then says, "it doesn't matter what you think". Seth said it was good and Theory said he has more. He says "Finally, Austin Theory has come to Perth, Australia to finish his story". Theory then does the "if you smell" line and Seth throws him into the sign. Cody hits a cody cutter on Theory then Seth curbstomps Theory.

I didn't think beating up Theory was necessary here and I didn't think it was really justified. He didn't really do anything to them.

WWE World Heavyweight Title #1 Contendership Elimination Chamber Match - Randy Orton vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Kevin Owens vs. Drew McIntyre vs. LA Knight vs. Logan Paul

Someone screwed up here and there's a dark spot in the middle of the ring. It makes everyone in the middle of the ring have purple shadows on them.

LA and Drew are the first two entrants. LA gets chopped then hits punches back. LA neckbreakers him then suplexes him. Drew overhead belly to belly suplexes him and the crowd chants for CM Punk. Drew tries for a Go to Sleep but LA gets out of it. LA slingshot sunset backbreakers him. LA then baseball slides him. LA flies over the top to shoulder him into the chamber. Drew is then banged into the chamber.

Drew's head is banged off of Logan's pod. Logan has his entrance jacket on in the pod for some reason and talks trash with LA. Drew's head is banged off of KO's pod and KO hits the glass as Drew's head is banged off of it. KO is next in and hits LA and Drew. KO boots LA then chokeslams him. KO sentons him for 2. KO is sat up and top and trades shots with Drew. KO headbutts him then top rope frogsplashes him for 2. LA hits shots on Drew then Drew slams him. KO does a senton + codebreaker combo on both opponents. KO does Orton's pose in front of him.

LA and KO team up on Drew then Drew top rope crossbodies both. Bobby Lashley is next in and he pounds on Drew. Drew's head is banged off the buckles and he takes corner spears. Drew overhead belly to belly suplexes Bobby then Bobby lariats him. Drew is sent into the chamber wall then Bobby suplexes Drew on the chamber platform.

Drew backs up Bobby into the cage and Bobby lariats him over the ropes. Drew headbutts him then Bobby spinebusters Drew for 2. KO superkicks LA and Bobby rolls up LA for 2. KO superkicks Bobby. Randy Orton is next in. He hits LA and KO. Orton lariats KO then powerslams him. Orton ddt's him on the platform then Bobby neckbreakers LA. Bobby flatliners Drew and hits corner lariats on 3 opponents.

Bobby spears LA then Drew throws Bobby into the post shoulder first. LA ddt's Drew on the platform then Orton backdrops LA. Logan Paul is next in. KO rips his pod door open and locks him in there with him. KO bangs Logan's head off the glass then sends him through a pod door. Logan is then crotched on a pod pole. KO sends Logan into the cage and throws Logan over the top into the ring. KO then lariats Logan over the top to the platform. KO's head is banged off the cage.

KO hits a stiff lariat on Logan and tells him, "this is my ring". Bobby throws KO through a pod door then spears Logan through one. Drew claymore kicks Bobby then claymore kicks him while he works on LA Knight. Drew then pins Bobby after the kick. Bobby Lashley is eliminated.

LA and Drew fight. LA corner stomps Drew then does a backdrop on Orton. LA hits running knees then is back elbowed by Drew. Bobby is helped out by the refs then LA jumps up to the top and superplexes Drew. LA hits a BFT on Orton and Drew. AJ Styles comes in (the door is open due to the refs helping Bobby out) and chairs LA many times. AJ hits a styles clash on LA onto a chair. Drew pins LA Knight and LA Knight is eliminated.

KO and Logan hockey fight. KO fisherman's neckbreakers him on his knee. KO cannonballs Orton and Drew then top rope swantons Orton. Drew gets his knees up on KO's top rope swanton. KO pop-up powerbombs Drew then KO stunners Logan. KO superkicks Orton then Orton RKO's him. Orton pins KO. Kevin Owens is eliminated.

The final 3 are Orton, Logan and Drew. Drew and Orton stare down then trade punches. Orton powerslams Drew and holds his back (he's been doing it all match). Logan bangs Orton's head off the buckles then is crotched up top. Drew headbutts Orton the neckbreakers him. Logan crossbodies Drew off the top of the pod.

Logan grabs brass knucks and takes an RKO while he poses. Orton pins Logan Paul. Logan Paul is eliminated. Orton bridging ddt's Drew. Drew spinebusters Orton and wants a claymore kick but Orton can't get up. Orton RKO's Drew then Logan Paul drops Orton with a brass knucks punch. Drew then pins Orton.

It was a good match with a lot of action. Everyone hit their various finishers and they told good stories with Drew/Bobby and Logan/KO. Logan nailing Orton at the end I guess made sense because Orton eliminated him, but it would have been better if he had done it to KO instead. The finishing stretch dragged a little as people were selling a lot. It was good to see Drew get the win here. He has knocked it out of the park with his work in the last few months. While Seth and Drew isn't the biggest match, it continues Drew's storyline and makes sense. They set up AJ/LA here and they set up Orton/Logan, though that leaves KO as the odd man out.

Triple H comes out to talk. He thanks the fans and says it's has been a great night 52,590 is their official attendance. 

WWE Women's World Title Match - Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Nia Jax

 

Rhea hits lariats to start then uses the ropes to hurricanrana her. Rhea dropkicks her then Nia bodyblocks her. Nia sentons her then rubs her butt in Rhea's face. Nia legdrops her on the back then curb stomps her. Nia butt drops Rhea's back. Rhea guillotines her then Nia misses a butt drop.

Rhea goes for another hurricanrana using the ropes and is double powerbombed. Nia leg drops her on the back of the neck. Nia goes for a banzai drop, is caught with a dropkick then Rhea slingshot double stomps her. Rhea top rope dropkicks her for 2. Nia samoan drops her, misses a legdrop and takes a basement dropkick.

Nia 2nd rope samoan drops her. Rhea electric chairs her and drops her face first on the buckles. Rhea top rope frogsplashes Nia for 2. Nia hiptosses Rhea over the top to the floor. Nia's legswept and falls down on the apron and floor. Nia samoan drops her on the commentary table. Nia jumps off the commentary chair and elbow drops Rhea. Nia hits a buttdrop for 2. Nia is on the 2nd rope and pushed over. Nia headbutts Rhea. They go up top and Rhea superplexes her. Rhea high kicks Nia then hits a riptide on her to win it.

It had some moments where things could have been done better, but I thought it was a good main event. They did some stuff they don't usually do. They worked with Nia's size and even busted out a table spot. It shouldn't have been the main event but they wanted to score points with certain audiences and found the right circumstances to justify it.

Overall thoughts: I didn't watch this live and don't recommend doing so. There were only 4 matches and a talking segment yet it took 3.5 hours to get through all of that. I liked the show as a whole. The main was okay for the women, the men's and women's chambers were good and the tag match was fine.