WWE’sElimination Chamber2025 proved to be a monumental stepping stoneon the road toWrestleMania 41.John Cena shocked the world by turning heeland aligning himself with The Rock. He and Bianca Belair both earned championship matches by winning inside the titular steel structure. Meanwhile, major storylines involving the likes of Seth Rollins, CM Punk, Drew McIntyre, Kevin Owens, and Jade Cargill all moved forward.
At the start of the night, only two matches had been confirmed forWrestleMania 41- Jey Uso vs. Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship and WWE Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton taking on Charlotte Flair. Two more matches were locked in by the end of the show, while another four had the groundwork laid for what will likely play out in the weeks to come. Based off of everything that happened on Saturday, let’s take a look at what’s been added to the WrestleMania lineup.
1Undisputed WWE Championship: Cody Rhodes Vs. John Cena
Cena Will Have The Rock’s Support Heading Into The Match
Cena won the fourth Elimination Chamber match of his career on Saturday night to earn a match with Rhodes, outlasting CM Punk, Seth Rollins, Logan Paul, Drew McIntyre and Damian Priest. Punk eliminated Rollins late in the match with his Go To Sleep finisher, only for Rollins to nail Punk with a Curb Stomp on the chamber floor before exiting the structure. Cena wasted no time capitalizing on that opening, applying his STF submission to Punk and forcing him to pass out for the win.
John Cena Does The Unthinkable By Turning Heel, Aligning With The Rock At WWE Elimination Chamber
Cena aligned himself with “The Final Boss” after Rhodes rejected The Rock’s offer.
Rhodes and Cena initially embraced after the match, but once Rhodes declared he would not take up The Rock’s offer and “sell his soul” to “The Final Boss,” Cena’s demeanor changed. With just one signal from The Rock, Cena nailed Rhodes with a low blow and proceeded to leave him in a bloody heap after repeatedly whacking him with the WWE Championship. Now thatCena has given fans the heel turnthey begged to seefor well over a decade,his match with Rhodes is now a must-see main event.
2Women’s World Championship: Rhea Ripley (or Iyo Sky) Vs. Bianca Belair
Ripley Has To Defend Her Title Against Sky First
“The EST” defeated five other women to win the No. 1 contender’s Elimination Chamber match to open Saturday’s show. She’ll challenge for Rhea Ripley’s Women’s World Championship at WrestleMania, but Ripley has some unfinished business before then. “The Eradicator” will have to defend her title against Iyo Sky on the March 3 episode ofWWE Raw. While Ripley vs. Belair is a match WWE has been teasing for years, it’s not guaranteed asRipley has never managed to beat Skyinside a WWE ring. The two last met on the Jun 23, 2025 episode ofWWE NXT,with Sky winning in 22 minutes.
3Jade Cargill Vs. Naomi
Was Naomi The Culprit?
Just as the Women’s Elimination Chamber match was getting underway,Jade Cargill suddenly returned from injuryand headed straight for the ring. While fans assumed she would attack Liv Morgan for injuring her backstage months ago, Cargill instead went over Naomi - indicating she was the one responsible for Cargill’s injury - and beat her to the point where she had to be stretchered out of the arena.
Belair, who was tag team champion with both Cargill and Naomi, watched helplessly from inside her locked chamber pod. While Cargill’s actions don’t prove whether Belair was also in on the backstage attack, all signs now point to a Cargill vs. Naomi match.
4Drew McIntyre Vs. Damian Priest
“The Scottish Warrior” Wants Revenge
McIntyre and Priest both moved to theWWE SmackDownroster at the start of the year andrumors of a WrestleMania match between them sprouted up online weeks ago. The history between the two stretches back toWrestleMania XLwhen Priest cashed in his Money in the Bank to take the World Heavyweight Championship from McIntyre, cutting his world title reign down to mere minutes. More recently, Priest eliminated “The Scottish Warrior” from the 2025 Men’s Royal Rumble.
He got the better of McIntyre yet again on Saturday, rolling him up to make him the first man eliminated from the Men’s Chamber match. An enraged McIntyre responded by nailing Priest with a Claymore, giving Logan Paul the opening to eliminate “The Punisher.”
5Kevin Owens Vs. Randy Orton
“The Viper” Is Back
Owens defeated Sami Zayn in a brutal Unsanctioned Match at Saturday’s event, but he didn’t have much time to celebrate his victory. “The Prizefighter” attempted to hit Zayn with a Package Piledriver on the unprotected concrete floor outside the ring, only for Orton’s music to hit. “The Viper” hadn’t been seen since Owens hit him with his Piledriver on the Nov. 8 episode ofWWE SmackDown. Hewasted no time getting some paybackby nailing Owens with an RKO.
The former world champion then attempted his Punt Kick maneuver on Owens' skull, only for security to rush in and give Owens the chance to escape. Orton will likely get the chance to hit that move again if and when the two clash in Las Vegas.
6Seth Rollins Vs. CM Punk (And Maybe Roman Reigns)
WrestleMania Might Have A Triple Threat Grudge Match
Rollins vs. Punk vs. Reigns has been a heavily rumored WrestleMania match online since the start of the year. To WWE’s credit,they’ve set the stage for it. Rollins made it clear after losing to Punk atWWE Raw’s Netflix debut that he still has unfinished business with “The Second City Saint.” And based on how the Men’s Chamber match ended, Punk now has a score to settle with Rollins as well.
But then there’s Roman Reigns, who has been off WWE programming since theRoyal Rumble. Rollins delivered a pair of Curb Stomps to Reigns outside the ring during the Men’s Rumble match, the latter of which was on a set of ringside steps. Given the years of history Rollins and Reigns have, it wouldn’t take much for “The Tribal Chief” to insert himself into the equation and make the match a triple threat that would be worthy of headlining anyWrestlemania.
