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WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 Results: Randy Orton & Rhea Ripley Punch Tickets to WrestleMania

WWE gave the fans quite a few surprises this evening at the Elimination Chamber.
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Tonight's WWE Elimination Chamber event will help set the stage for WrestleMania 42 this April in Las Vegas.

Elimination Chamber is WWE's final premium live event before the Showcase of the Immortals this April, and it should go a long way in determining what to expect at the company's biggest show of the year.

Tonight's card, which takes place at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, features four matches, including two title matches and two matches inside the imposing Chamber structure.

AJ Lee vs. Becky Lynch WWE Elimination Chamber
AJ Lee vs. Becky Lynch | WWE

One title match will see Becky Lynch put the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship on the line against AJ Lee.

Lynch has promised to retire her rival in Chicago this evening, but Lee would much rather head into the Showcase of the Immortals with gold around her waist. Who leaves the United Center with the title? We'll find out soon enough.

The other title match is a rematch from the January 19 episode of WWE Raw from Ireland, when CM Punk successfully defended his World Heavyweight Championship against Finn Balor in his backyard. Despite showing respect to Balor following the match, a frustrated Balor, who was denied entry into the Men's Royal Rumble match, took matters into his own hands, ruining AJ Styles' final match on Raw against Punk.

Balor essentially earned his rematch by getting under the champions' skin. Now the roles are reversed, as Punk looks to avoid disappointing his hometown crowd in Chicago. Will Punk's road to WrestleMania 42 remain undeterred, or will Balor place a gigantic roadblock in his path?

2026 Women's Elimination Chamber Match
2026 Women's Elimination Chamber Match | WWE

As for the Chamber matches themselves, a title shot at WrestleMania 42 is on the line for both the men and the women this evening. With Liv Morgan picking Stephanie Vaquer to face for the Women's World Championship in Las Vegas, this match will determine Jade Cargill's opponent this April.

The match will feature Alexa Bliss, Rhea Ripley, Tiffany Stratton, Kiana James, Asuka, and Raquel Rodriguez. Which woman will punch her ticket to the Showcase of the Immortals this evening? Only time will tell.

On the men's side of things, Cody Rhodes will be looking to main event WrestleMania for the fourth year in a row as he steps inside the Chamber with Logan Paul, Trick Williams, Randy Orton, LA Knight, and Je'Von Evans.

Will Rhodes get his rematch with Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship? Or will someone derail The American Nightmare's road to WrestleMania instead?

WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 results:

Women's Elimination Chamber: Rhea Ripley defeated Tiffany Stratton, Alexa Bliss, Kiana James, Asuka, and Raquel Rodriguez. Tiffany Stratton and Kiana James start the match. Asuka enters the match third. Alexa Bliss enters fourth. Rhea Ripley enters fifth. James eliminates Bliss after Asuka hits Bliss with a faceful of mist. Raquel Rodriguez enters last.

Rodriguez eliminates James and Asuka by hitting The Empress of Tomorrow with the Tijuana Bomb on top of James and pinning them at the same time. Stratton eliminates Rodriguez witha Prettiest Moonsault Ever, and we are down to the final two. From here, the two women got some time to compete against each other. The finish of the match saw Ripley hit Stratton with Riptide to score the pinfall victory.

AJ Lee defeated Becky Lynch to win the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship. The match was fun for the most part, and that's a good thing because it's very likely they're going to run this back in April at WrestleMania.

Halfway through the match, there was a ref bump when Lynch accidentally hit Jessika Carr with a poorly timed kick meant for Lee. Lynch would take advantage of the referee being out and break the rules, including a DDT on the chair, but it wasn't enough to put AJ Lee away.

The finish saw Lynch collide with the exposed turnbuckle that she removed. Lee locked her in the Black Widow, and Lynch tapped out. Lee now holds her first piece of WWE gold in over a decade.

Adam Priest and Nick Aldis are backstage with the crate. R-Truth comes in and plugs Papa John's new pan pizza. It appears we'll have to wait a bit longer to find out who or what is in the crate.

World Heavyweight Championship: CM Punk (c) vs. Finn Balor. Chicago Bulls PA Announcer Ray Clay introduces CM Punk in the same manner Michael Jordan would have been introduced decades ago in the United Center. This was a very cool moment, and the crowd ate it up.

The match begins slow and methodical with Punk and Balor feeling each other out early on. Balor would eventually take over and began to outwrestle the Second City Saint. But Punk would not be deterred and continued to battle from underneath. However, every time Punk looks like he's about to take over, Balor regains control. Punk gets his mouth busted open. Both men hit their finishers, but aren't fully able to capitalize on them.

The finish of the match saw Punk hit Balor with a second GTS. This one was enough to put The Prince away as Punk scored the pinfall victory and solidifies his match against Roman Reigns at the Showcase of the Immortals this April.

After the match is over, Balor extends his hand to Punk. After a few moments of hesitation, Punk accepts. This seemingly will begin the babyface turn for Balor on the road to WrestleMania 42. AJ Lee comes to the ring after Balor leaves, and the happy couple celebrates with their respective titles.

WWE announces the attendance for tonight's event in the United Center: 19,346

Adam Pearce and Nick Aldis come and bring the crate out onto the stage and open it with crowbars. Inside the crate is a coffin; when it opens, multiple women dressed as Danhausen emerge, followed by Danhausen himself. The Very Nice, Very Evil one is officially part of WWE! A portion of people in the crowd who were, for some reason, expecting Chris Jericho to come out of the crate were disappointed and booed the debut, but it seems most of the audience enjoyed it.

Men's Elimination Chamber: Randy Orton defeated Cody Rhodes, Trick Williams, Logan Paul, Je'Von Evans, and LA Knight. Je'Von Evans and Cody Rhodes kick off the matchup. Despite Rhodes' worries coming into this event, Chicago seems to be a pro-American Nightmare crowd this evening. Trick Williams enters third and immediately drops Rhodes before focusing on Evans.

When Rhodes got his revenge on Williams, the crowd didn't react as kindly to him as before. Williams might be a heel, but in the eyes of many in the WWE Universe, he's a bona fide babyface. Logan Paul enters the match fourth, and everyone immediately gangs up on him. LA Knight enters fifth and makes a beeline towards Paul, stomping a mudhole in him.

Randy Orton enters the Chamber last and starts attacking Paul and Williams. The first elimination finally takes place when Paul hits Evans with the Paulverizer. Paul also picks up the second elimination, hitting Knight with a low blow and a quick roll-up with a handful of tights. Rhodes would hit Williams with a Cross Rhodes, but Paul tossed him aside and took the pinfall for himself. So far, Paul has eliminated everyone.

A masked man tries to scale the Chamber but is caught by security. It's another random person, not the same person that was unmasked last night on SmackDown. The amount of time it took to get Williams out of the ring allowed another masked man to enter and hit Paul with a stomp allowing Rhodes to eliminate him. The real masked man finally unmasks, it's Seth Rollins! He's back!

The Chamber door was never closed following Paul's elimination, allowing Drew McIntyre to get involved. McIntyre takes it to Rhodes, but eventually eats an RKO from Orton. Rhodes follows it up with a Cross Rhodes on McIntyre before Orton hits Rhodes with an RKO of his own and scores the pinfall victory. The Viper is heading to the Showcase of the Immortals.

Cody Rhodes sits on the Chamber steps looking dejected as WWE Elimination Chamber goes off the air.

WWE Elimination Chamber Quick Results:

  • Women's Elimination Chamber: Rhea Ripley defeated Tiffany Stratton, Asuka, Raquel Rodriguez, Kiana James, and Alexa Bliss
  • WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship: AJ Lee defeated Becky Lynch to become the new champion
  • World Heavyweight Championship: CM Punk defeated Finn Balor to retain the title
  • Men's Elimination Chamber: Randy Orton defeated Cody Rhodes, LA Knight, Je'Von Evans, Trick Williams, and Logan Paul
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Matt Black
MATT BLACK

Matt Black got involved in the wrestling media industry over two decades ago, covering WWE video games released by Acclaim, THQ, and 2K. He has been covering professional wrestling for multiple digital outlets since 2019. He is the former Senior Editor of WrestleZone and has extensive knowledge of the entire wrestling industry. In his spare time, Matt enjoys cheering for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Los Angeles Lakers. He's also a diehard comic book movie fan and doesn't pick sides when it comes to the endless debates of Marvel versus DC.

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