WWE Elimination Chamber 2024 takes place early Saturday morning (Sat., Feb. 24) at Optus Stadium in Perth, Australia.
The event begins at 4 p.m. ET with the free kickoff show, which runs for an hour on YouTube, WWE.com and various other social media channels. That leads directly to the PPV at 5pm ET, which you can stream on a range of devices if you have a subscription to Peacock in the US and WWE Network everywhere else.
WWE has several surprises planned for the Elimination Chamber in Australia
On the surface, the Elimination Chamber winners seem pretty predictable. However, WWE has several surprises planned for this event. Here's what Triple H said in an interview on Xav & Michelle for Breakfast this week:
“You can expect surprises… and here, [to] When the stadium is full, all I have to say is Rhea Ripley will be there.”
The Rock won't be one of WWE's surprises in Australia, but as Triple H suggests above, that's totally fine because local hero Rhea Ripley is the star attraction of this show.
Ripley defends that Women's World Cup vs. Nia Jax at Elimination Chamber, and this could be one of the rare WWE PLE to feature a one-on-one women's match in the main event. Nia Jax hasn't lost a singles match since her return to WWE last September, so WWE has done a solid job building a title match in which both competitors are near-invincible ass-kickers.
It's unlikely that a Jax win is 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 top match at WrestleMania after finally defeating Jax.
Are fans in Perth so excited about Rhea that they'll actually be cheering for Dominik Mysterio when he eventually shows up to help her? I really hope we find the answer to this question.
The rest of the map
Here are the remaining five segments currently being promoted for Elimination Chamber:
Women's Elimination Chamber: Bianca Belair vs. Becky Lynch vs. Naomi vs. Liv Morgan vs. Raquel Rodriguez vs. Tiffany Stratton
Here are the rules for an Elimination Chamber match:
Two wrestlers begin the fight in the ring, while the four remaining fighters are enclosed in separate pods at the corners of the chamber. Every three to five minutes, a capsule is randomly opened and the wrestler inside takes part in the fight. This will continue until all four pods are unlocked. Pin falls and submissions can occur at any time, and the wrestler remaining after the other five are eliminated is the winner.
The winner of this match will have a shot at the title against the World Women's 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 match for WrestleMania for quite some time.
Belair is another mainstay in the WrestleMania title fights and therefore cannot be ruled out. It will be interesting to see how WWE eliminates her from the match if she doesn't win, as Bianca rarely falls.
The other four competitors are all long shots, especially SmackDown newcomer Tiffany Stratton.
Men's Elimination Chamber: Randy Orton vs. Logan Paul vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Kevin Owens vs. LA Knight
The winner of this chamber match will receive a title shot at WrestleMania 40 against World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins.
Logan Paul and Kevin Owens have their own feud going on, so they will likely play a role in each other's downfall in the chamber.
Lashley's list of enemies includes The Final Testament stable, so perhaps AOP and Karrion Kross are planning to screw him over here, just like they did at Royal Rumble.
This makes Orton, McIntyre and Knight the favorites to win. Orton is always a safe bet when it comes to being pushed to world title level, but McIntyre is currently doing the best work of his career as a heel troll. If the goal is to pair Seth with the best heel, then Drew has to be the one. However, it could be that McIntyre and Sami Zayn have their own WrestleMania feud brewing that could work against him here.
The Grayson Waller Effect with special guests Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins
Grayson Waller is another Australian star that WWE has booked on this card and he will 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 involve Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso, Paul Heyman and/or Solo Sikoa instead. Many people are suggesting that WWE could release one of its surprises in this segment.
Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship: The Judgment Day (c) vs. Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate
Dunne is on a hot streak after ditching the BUTCH moniker and joining Bate. Meanwhile, Finn Balor and Damian Priest are resilient champions and have successfully defended the belts against teams like Cody Rhodes & Jey Uso, Street Profits, The Creeds and DIY. Can The Judgment Day hold on to the belts for another month so R-Truth can take the title from them at WrestleMania 40?
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship: Kabuki Warriors (c) vs. Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell (Pre-Show)
There's not much to tell here other than Indi Hartwell is another Australian booked on the show. She and LeRae seem like the big underdogs in kayfabe, but this could be a night full of surprises, so anything is possible.
Summary
Elimination Chamber has major implications for WrestleMania 40, as this event will set up at least two more major title matches on the biggest pro wrestling card of the year. Beyond that, this event is all about giving the Australian audience what they want: Rhea Ripley in a main event level fight as the defending champion. The Rock and Roman Reigns won't be there, but it sounds like WWE has several surprises planned to make everyone forget about the Tribal Chiefs for one night.
What will you be looking for at Elimination Chamber?