WWE Elimination Chamber PPV Results: 2-12-17
Results courtesy of
PWTorch.com (direct link to Keller's ongoing report).
(1) BECKY LYNCH vs. MICKIE JAMES
When Otunga talked about this being a new generation vs. the previous generation, JBL said had she not left seven years ago, she壇 have been on top and still be on top, trying to sell the idea that she痴 not some nostalgia act, which is a good point to make It痴 not like Mickie is Sting was, a wrestler in their mid-50s coming back for a special attraction match. She痴 younger than John Cena and a year older than Randy Orton. Back and forth match until Mickie went on sustained offense around 7:00. She scored a near fall after a superkick. Lynch came back with a jackknife for the leverage pin after a rapid-fire series of reversals.
WINNER: Lynch at 11:40.
(2) DOLPH ZIGGLER vs. APOLLO CREWS & KALISTO
Before the match, Ziggler attacked Kalisto. So it become a one-on-one match. Did someone plan that from the beginning of announcing the two babyfaces vs. one heel match, or did someone realize a two babyface vs. one heel match was unprecedentedly stupid that they decided to knock Kalisto out of the match before it started? Check that. A few minutes in, Kalisto tried to come out to the ring, but he was holding his back. A ref at ringside tried to stop him. Crews gave Ziggler an enzuigiri. Mauro yelled, å…¸hat put Ziggler in Airplane Mode! Thatç—´ a good one. In the end, Kalisto entered and gave Ziggler a spin kick, and then Crews tagged in and landed a spinning powerbomb for the win.
WINNERS: Crews & Kalisto at 7:20.
-Afterward, Ziggler snapped and knocked Kalisto off the ring apron. Then he put Crewsç—´ ankle in a chair and stomped on it. Mauro said, æ»´ow can anyone defend the actions of Dolph Ziggler! Ziggler put the chair around his ankle again. JBL said somebody needs to stop him. Too bad every other wrestler in WWE was apparently locked away in some far-away room. Ziggler stomped Crewsç—´ ankle again. Kalisto recovered and checked on Crews. As Ziggler left, the fans chanted å…¸hank you, Ziggler!
(Keller痴 Analysis: Rough crowd. The crowd reaction isn稚 a sign that fans like heels and will cheer whatever they do; it痴 a sign that nothing has been done to get Crews over with the adult male fanbase who attend PPVs.)
(3) TAG TEAM TURMOIL
稗REEZANGO vs. HEATH SLATER & RHYNO
WINNERS: Rhyno & Slater with a Gore by Rhyno.
謬HE VAUDEVILLIANS vs. SLATER & RHYNO
As the Vaudevillians ran out, Mauro said, 笛ust like a Snapchat photo, Breezango are gone.
WINNERS: Slater & Rhyno at 4:30.
謬HE USOS vs. SLATER & RHYNO
It didn稚 take long, and it made sense for the Usos to eliminate Slater & Rhyno after Slater & Rhyno were worn down from the previous two opponents.
WINNERS: The Usos at 6:45.
柊MERICAN ALPHA vs. THE USOS
Gable eliminated Jay Uso with a leverage pin. The Usos jumped Gable afterward, then threw Jordan shoulder-first into the ringpost. They continued the beatdown for another minute.
WINNERS: American Alpha at 9:45.
謬HE ASCENSION vs. AMERICAN ALPHA
JBL said his favorite all along has been The Ascension. They bumped shoulders with the Usos on their way to the ring. They went to work on Jordan who looked more out of it than Holly Holm after the late punch she took last night at UFC 208. Gable saved Jordan from the three count, although the ref could have kept counting because the 都ave didn稚 result in Jordan痴 shoulder being lifted or Konnor not being on top. I don稚 get why it makes sense for a ref to stop finishing the third slap on the mat just because someone illegal hits the legal opponent on their back. Alpha came back with Grand Amplitude for the pin on Konnor. JBL revised history and said they were his pick all along. Otunga called him on it.
WINNERS: American Alpha to retain the WWE Smackdown Tag Team Titles at 15:20.
(Kellerç—´ Analysis: The match was fine given the rules. The relatively quick pins in the early falls occurred with lower-end teams, so it was more believable. Alpha overcoming the Usos, the post-fall attack, and the Ascension was a logical way to close out the match. It still didn稚 add up to anything that felt like a match that needed to be on PPV or felt important. I壇 much rather see two teams that are over have a full-fledged regular length match. This type of gimmicky tag match feels like a crutch for a poorly booked tag division. I知 relieved they haven稚 decided to give Ascension a major push out of nowhere. Theyæ±♥e still just not believable as badasses in how they carry themselves, but at least they致e deviated from the Road Warrior look.)
(4) NIKKI BELLA vs. NATALYA
A few minutes in, Nikki leaped off the ring apron and knocked Natalya down at ringside. Otunga said Nikki is underrated, 殿nd she knows what she is doing, trust me. Natalya shoved Nikki into the ringpost a minute later. Natalya did the 添ou can稚 see me hand wave to taunt Nikki. She then did a cocky trot around the ring before applying a sleeper on her mid-ring. Nikki arm-dragged out of it. Nikki angrily went right back on offense and did the hand-save taunt again. She got distracted by a fan and did the hand wave, and Nikki schoolgirled her for a two count. Natalya went right back on offense again. Nikki came back and hit Natalya with a forearm. Natalya landed a superplex, but she was slow to get up herself from the impact of the landing. Natalya beat the ref痴 two count and then applied a Sharpshooter. Nikki crawled over toward the bottom rope, but Natalya dragged he back to the middle. Nikki twisted free and pivoted right into the 擢earless Lock. She applied that better than Cena, I壇 say. Natalya crawled over and grabbed the bottom rope. Natalya and Nikki battled at ringside and the ref counted them both out. The crowd groaned.
WINNER: Double countout.
-Natalya attacked Nikki afterward.