WWE Elimination Chamber live results: Rhea Ripley vs. Nia Jax (2024)

WWE’s final premium live event before WrestleMania 40 takes place early Saturday morning in Perth, Australia.

Australia’s own Rhea Ripley will defend the Women’s World Championship against Nia Jax. After Jax blindsided and assaulted Ripley, Jax has made it clear that she will be the one going into WrestleMania as Women’s World Champion. Ripley told Jax this past Monday on Raw that she has reminded herself who she is, and that she is the most dominant woman in WWE.

Two Elimination Chamber matches will determine the challengers for both the Women’s World and World Heavyweight titles at WrestleMania 40. The women’s chamber match will consist of Becky Lynch, Bianca Belair, Liv Morgan, Tiffany Stratton, Naomi, and Raquel Rodriguez. The men’s chamber will include Drew McIntyre, Randy Orton, Bobby Lashley, LA Knight, Kevin Owens, and Logan Paul.

Other matches for Elimination Chamber include The Judgment Day (Finn Balor & Damian Priest) defending the Undisputed WWE Tag Team titles against New Catch Republic (Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate). A match for the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles on the pre-show will have The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane) defend against Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell.

Join us for live coverage starting at 4 am ET.

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Pre-show match forWWE Women’s Tag Team titles: Kabuki Warriors defeated Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell to retain

Good, simple opener that got some good heat thanks to the hometown hero Hartwell. Kabuki Warriors gel so well as a tag team and it really showed in this match, both through their selling and work as a team.

Hartwell and Kairi started off early, with Hartwell connecting with a big boot. Candice took control but was quickly cut off by Kairi, who tagged in Asuka. Candice connected with an elbow. Kabuki Warriors worked over Candice, who tried to tag in Hartwell but Asuka took her down with a suplex. Candice hit an enziguri on Asuka and hot tagged Hartwell.

Hartwell with what I guess looked like a crossbody to the outside on Asuka, rolled her back in, and tagged in Candice as the two worked over Asuka. Hartwell tagged back in and rolled up Asuka for a nearfall. Candice tagged back in but Kairi cut her off as she went to the top rope. Asuka tagged Kairi in, allowing her to hit an assisted insane elbow for the win.

Elimination Chamber match: Becky Lynch defeated Tiffany Stratton, Naomi, Bianca Belair, Liv Morgan, and Raquel Rodriguez

This was great. For a match where you expect some big bumps, this match had plenty of them (the Stratton swanton off the pod a notable example) and the wrestling was also real good. This was a great way to set up the match everyone has been anticipating, considering that Ripley wins her match later this morning.

Becky Lynch and Naomi start things off. They exchanged some nearfalls until Naomi connected with a boot in the corner. Naomi went to the top rope and hopped over Lynch, but Lynch connected with a dropkick. Outside the ring, Lynch kicked Naomi into one of the pods. She attempted to throw Naomi into the steel mesh, but Naomi latched on to the mesh, grabbed Lynch with her legs and repeatedly rammed her head into it, causing her to fall to the ground. Naomi then dropped to the ground, hitting a split for a nearfall.

Stratton was next to enter the match and attempted to cover both women for a nearfall. Lynch attempted to cut off Stratton, but Stratton countered with a spinebuster. Lynch attempted the disarmher but Naomi came in with a double crossbody. Lynch hit an exploder on Naomi. Stratton managed to lift both women on her shoulders briefly but Naomi escaped, only for Stratton to drop her. Stratton attempted the PME but Lynch cut her off.

Liv Morgan entered the ring next and immediately went after Stratton, throwing her into two pods back and forth. Morgan went after both Naomi and Lynch, hitting a codebreaker on the latter for a nearfall. Lynch took Stratton and hit an exploder into the cage, then hit the disarmher but Stratton escaped. Morgan grabbed Stratton and hit a stomp, but Naomi then hit a blockbuster on top of the pod onto Morgan. Stratton then grabbed Naomi and pinned her for the first elimination.

Raquel Rodriguez entered next and also went after Stratton. After throwing Lynch into the mesh, she next grabbed Stratton and threw her into the mesh as well. Rodriguez and Morgan battled in the ring but Lynch clipped Rodriguez’s leg as everyone attempted to pile on Rodriguez for a pinfall, failing.

Bianca Belair was the final entrant in the match as she too went after Stratton, throwing her into her pod as she entered the ring. Belair hit a delayed vertical suplex on Lynch and took out Stratton with a spinebuster. Belair and Rodriguez went face to face. They ended up outside the ring where Rodriguez went for a vertical suplex, but Belair springboarded off and hit a wicked-looking DDT.

Stratton lifted Rodriguez on the turnbuckle as Morgan jumped off the top of the pod, stomping Rodriguez. Stratton threw Lynch off the pod where they were fighting then hit a big swanton bomb, wiping out everyone on the floor. However, not too long after that Stratton was pinned after Morgan hit her springboard downward spiral.

Lynch in the ring hit the disarmher then transitioned into an armbar. Rodriguez lifed up Lynch to for the tejana bomb, then managed to hit it on both women. Belair however came in and hit the KOD on Rodriguez to eliminate her.

Lynch, Belair, and Morgan battled in the ring. Belair press slammed Lynch on Morgan then hit a springboard standing moonsault. Belair went for the KOD on Lynch. Lynch escaped, but was shoved into the cage. Belair threw Morgan into the cage as she slammed Lynch’s face into the mesh. Morgan used her legs to thrust Belair into a nearby pod. Lynch laid out both of her opponents with a double DDT.

Belair met Lynch on the top rope. Morgan hit a sunset flip bomb on Belair, then hit a superplex on on Lynch. Belair attempted a 450 splash, but Lynch got her knees up. Belair then attempted a KOD, but Morgan hit a jawbreaker. Belair recovered and attempted to hit Lynch with the KOD, but Lynch managed to get to her feet. Morgan suddenly rolled up Belair and pinned her, but then walked right into the manhandle slam by Lynch, pinning Morgan for the win.

Undisputed WWE Tag Team titles: Damian Priest & Finn Balor defeated New Catch Republic (Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate) to retain

This was great. New Catch Republic were given plenty of time to shine, and they did just that with some real good-looking nearfalls and offense towards the end of the match. Not sure what this means for Judgment Day at WrestleMania though if I had to guess, maybe DIY?

New Catch Republic got a new, bland theme song in a long line of new, hideously generic WWE theme changes. Please get new music people WWE.

Dominik Mysterio introduced the champions to a ton of heat. Dunne and Bate then took out him and the champions to start the match. Balor and Bate started things off as Bate and Dunne worked over Balor until he was cut off, with Balor applying a sleeper. Priest tagged in and started to work over Bate, with Mysterio cheap shotting Bate as he was on the ropes.

Eventually Bate tags out to Dunne who clears house, hitting a big moonsault to the outside, wiping out both Judgment Day members. Bate tagged back in but was soon taken down again by Priest. Balor tagged in but Bate hit a huge spinning slam on Balor then hit an airplane spin on Priest. Dunne was tagged back in as Bate took out Priest and Dunne hit the bitter end on Balor, but Mysterio put Balor’s foot on the rope right at the last second. Bate told the referee, who then threw out Mysterio.

Back in the ring Balor hit the sling blade on Dunne and connected with a shotgun dropkick. Balor and Dunne recover and hit a double Tyler driver but Priest dragged Balor out of the ring before the three count. Dunne went to springboard out of the ring but was taken out by Priest. Bate took out Priest but in the ring Balor countered and hit a DDT on Bate. In the ring, Priest and Balor went for a Razor’s Edge/coup de grace double team, but Bate escaped and kind of threw Priest into Balor, but it was very mistimed.

New Catch Republic hit a burning hammer on Priest but he kicked out. NCR went for a double team move off the top rope, but Balor grabbed Priest’s foot, preventing him from falling to the ground. Priest chokeslammed both men off the top rope, then tagged in Balor who hit the coup de grace on Dunne for the win.

Grayson Waller Effect with Cody Rhodes & Seth Rollins

This took up a lot of show time, but it set up the idea of a Cody/Rock match, probably turning into a tag team match for WrestleMania as that seems like the direction.

Austin Theory was in the ring and talked about hating vegemite and ordering from Outback Steakhouse. He then introduced Grayson Waller, who got a big ovation. He did a shoey with UFC fighter Tai Tuivasa before entering the ring, where he then introduced Seth Rollins and Cody Rhodes. This took up a lot of time for a show airing at 3 in the morning. I got a snack.

After what felt like 20 minutes of entrances Seth Rollins made an announcement, he was days away from being cleared and whoever wins the Chamber match will go on to lose at WrestleMania. Waller then asked Cody if he was selfish for taking away The Rock vs. Roman Reigns from everyone. Cody said he is a fan of The Rock and if he were here he’d probably say all of his catchphrases, including “Cody crybabies.”

Cody said people were probably wondering why he stepped out of WrestleMania, only to step back in. Grayson brought up “the people”. Cody said he knows that The Rock is the people’s champion, but if he wants to claim that title, maybe he should actually be around the people. Cody then said he had an announcement himself, bringing up The Rock slapping him. He said that until WrestleMania, he’s wide open. He challenged The Rock to a one-on-one match, anytime, any place.

Rollins said he admired the challenge to The Rock but he knows that there’s no such thing as being one on one against members of The Bloodline. He said that when The Rock accepts that challenge, he said Cody wouldn’t be alone. Theory then interrupted and started to do The Rock’s catchphrases, mocking Cody and Rollins. They eventually beat him up and throw him into Waller’s sign. Waller acted like he was going to get involved, but instead did nothing as Rollins gave Theory the stomp. Rollins and Cody shook hands to end the segment.

Men’s Elimination Chamber: Drew McIntyre defeated Logan Paul, Randy Orton, Bobby Lashley, LA Knight, and Kevin Owens

This was also a very good match, more storyline-driven than the women’s match. This also didn’t have as many big moves as the women’s match but it ended up being very well laid out and set up multiple matches for WrestleMania.

Ok, remember when I said the last segment had 20 minutes of intros? Just kidding, this literally nearly was 20 minutes of intros.

LA Knight and Drew McIntyre started things off. McIntyre hit an overhead belly-to-belly suplex. McIntyre taunted the crowd by attempting a GTS but Knight escaped. McIntyre went out of the ring, only for Knight to launch himself with a giant splash on McIntyre, sending them both out of the ring.

After a botched countdown clock (that was sponsored by Slim Jim) Kevin Owens entered next, chokeslamming Knight and connected with a senton for a nearfall. Owens followed up with a frog splash on McIntyre for another nearfall. Owens taunted Randy Orton and Logan Paul as he worked over McIntyre.

Owen and Knight went for a double superplex but McIntyre fought off both men, sending them to the floor. McIntyre then hit a wild-looking crossbody, hitting Owens’ head as they all fell.

Bobby Lashley was next to enter as he fought Drew McIntyre, eventually suplexing him outside of the ring. He attempted to put McIntyre in the hurt lock but sent McIntyre over the top rope instead. McIntyre hit a headbutt and went to the top rope, but Lashley escaped and laid out McIntyre with a chokeslam for a nearfall.

Orton entered the match and immediately went after Kevin Owens. He connected with the draping DDT onto the chamber floor. Knight hit his own DDT on McIntyre.

When it was time for Logan Paul to come out, Owens was right there and the two fought inside the pod. Owens threw Paul into another pod and crotched him against one of the pods for good measure. Paul eventually mounted a comeback but Owens fought him off. Lashley then speared Paul through one of the pods. Lashley started to sell his injured elbow, allowing McIntyre to hit the claymore. Lashley recovered in the ring, but as he was fighting Knight took another claymore from McIntyre to become the first one eliminated.

Knight and McIntyre went at it as Knight hit a superplex on McIntyre. Orton went for the RKO but Knight connected with the BFT on both men. As Lashley was being helped out of the ring, Styles entered the ring and hit Knight repeatedly with a steel chair, then gave him the Styles Clash on top of the chair. That allowed McIntyre to pin Knight.

Owens and Paul continued to fight until Owens laid out Paul again and hit cannonballs on both Orton and McIntyre. Owens hit a swanton on Orton for a nearfall. Owens went for another on McIntyre, but McIntyre got the knees up. McIntyre went for a claymore but Owens countered with the pop-up powerbomb, then hit a stunner on Paul but ended up taking an RKO from Orton, eliminating him.

Orton was selling his back as he and McIntyre started exchanging blows. Paul recovered as he and Orton fought. McIntyre interrupted and as he and Orton fought Paul went to the top of the pod, launching off and hitting McIntyre with a crossbody. Paul then took out the brass knuckles, but as he teased using him didn’t see Orton hit the RKO from outta nowhere, putting him out of the match.

McIntyre and Orton were the final two, with Orton selling his back. Orton hit a draping DDT and very gingerly prepared for the RKO, but McIntyre got up and gave Orton a spinebuster. McIntyre prepared for a claymore but paused as Orton struggled to get up. McIntyre smirked as he watched Orton struggle to get up to his feet, but Orton suddenly dropped McIntyre with the RKO. However, Paul was still in the ring and knocked out Orton with the brass knuckles, allowing McIntyre to cover Orton for the win.

So it’s officially Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania for the World Heavyweight title.

Triple H came to the ring and said he wanted to thank everyone for inviting them into their home. He said the attendance was 52,590.

Women’s World Championship: Rhea Ripley defeated Nia Jax to retain

This is probably the best Nia Jax match ever, or at least it’s up there. This was a simple, WWE 1980s-style main event where the babyface sold, got hit with the big move, kicked out, hit a big move on the heel then hit their finish. Went about as good as one can expect.

Ripley attempted to take down Jax, including a hurricanrana that didn’t look great, but wasn’t able to take out Jax, who put Ripley down and splashed her in the corner. Ripley attempted to fight back, but Jax took her down with a headbutt. Jax stomped Ripley then applied a stretch muffler, which transitioned into a half crab.

Jax put Ripley on her shoulders but Ripley countered with a guillotine. Ripley went for a springboard hurricanrana but Jax dropped her with a double powerbomb followed by a legdrop for a nearfall. Jax went for the annihilator but Ripley fought back and put Jax down with a missile dropkick off the turnbuckle. Jax fired back with a samoan drop.

Ripley hit another dropkick as she went to the top rope. Jax cut her off and hit a samoan drop off the middle rope, but Ripley kicked out. Jax went for the annihilator again, but Ripley put Jax on her shoulders and posted her, then hit a frog splash for a near fall. Ripley attempted for riptide but Jax powered out so strongly that it sent Ripley to the floor.

Dropping Jax on the apron, Ripley went to powerbomb Jax on the table, but Jax countered and samoan dropped Ripley on the table, then drove her into it with an elbow. Jax hit the annihilator, but Ripley kicked out. Jax went for the annihilator again, but Ripley shoved her off into the apron. Jax fought back but Ripley ended up hitting a superplex as Jax climbed to the top of the turnbuckle. Ripley then hit riptide to retain.

Fireworks went off as Ripley celebrated. That, by the way, makes it Rhea Ripley vs. Becky Lynch at WrestleMania 40.