3 Takeaways From Women’s Matches At WWE Elimination Chamber

Ever since she dethroned Tiffany Stratton back in November, Jade Cargill has sporadically wrestled. In fact, her match against Jordynne Grace on the February 13 episode of SmackDown marked her first televised title defense. That is simply not acceptable for a champion who is supposed to be a “franchise face”.

Ripley, meanwhile, has been involved in many title matches throughout her WWE career. Throughout her ups and downs, she has shown why she is among the best women inside the ring. She is Cargill’s best bet at proving why “The Storm” is more than the million-dollar look.

If Cargill fails even against a proven ring veteran, then she might not be able to forget such a “Nightmare” for a long time…

2) AJ Lee Should Return To Wrestling Full-Time

When AJ Lee retired in 2015, she missed out on the Women’s Revolution – the phenomenon that completely changed how WWE perceived women’s wrestling. Dream matches with the likes of the Four Horsewomen, especially her “wrestling daughter” Bayley, seemed like they would forever be that – dreams.

Over a decade later, however, Lee is back – and now the holder of a better-looking title belt than the “tramp stamp” that was the Divas’ Championship. The Women’s Intercontinental Championship is supposed to be a “workhorse title” that is defended more frequently on TV, so she should fully commit to the industry once more.

Many fanes have always wanted to see “The Black Widow” have a proper reign with a proper title. They are getting their wish now, and hopefully her reign is one for the record books.

1) Asuka And Kairi Sane Deserve To Be At WrestleMania 42

Another loss for Asuka before WrestleMania may be hard to swallow for her most ardent supporters, but there are still ways to get her involved.

For some time now, “The Empress” has been rather domineering towards her tag team partner Kairi Sane. Just this past Friday, she opted out of a match against Tiffany Stratton and left “The Pirate Princess” to fend for herself. It did not go well, as Stratton won in convincing fashion to establish momentum ahead of Elimination Chamber.

Sane will definitely not be happy with it, and she may finally lash out in the coming weeks. The build is simple: Sane loses another match, Asuka berates Sane, and she snaps and attacks Asuka for a major face turn. They then go one-on-one in Las Vegas. Iyo Sky could also intervene, given her history with Asuka. Perhaps it will be Asuka vs. Sky, with Sane as special guest referee.

There is also the possibility that Sane attacks Sky first on Asuka’s orders – then Sane also attacks Asuka, finally deciding to be her own person. In that case, it is triple-threat time – one that Asuka can sneakily win to finally have her moment after six losses in eight years.

End Of My Elimination Chamber Rant

While there are many lessons to be taken from the women, there is just a major one from the men’s matches: Cody Rhodes is turning heel.

To end the night, “The American Nightmare” failed to win the titular match and secure a (re)match against Drew McIntyre – his old mentor Randy Orton did. Meanwhile, he will be stuck spinning his wheels against Jacob Fatu, who himself also wants the WWE Champion.

The prognosis is clear: those two men will fight in Las Vegas. Either Rhodes loses again and continues collapsing, or he cheats to win, finally embracing the long-suppressed darkness within him…