WWE Elimination Chamber is all set to take place tonight (Sat., Mar. 1, 2025) from the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It begins at 5:00 pm ET with the Kickoff show leading right on into the main course at 7 pm ET on Peacock in the U.S., WWE Network everywhere else, or your local cable pay-per-view provider.
Luckily for you Cagesiders, our staff of learned wrestling blowhards is here to help figure out just how the event is going to play out with predictions for each match on the card.
Let’s get to it.
WWE ELIMINATION CHAMBER PREDICTIONS
Men’s Elimination Chamber (John Cena vs. CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Logan Paul vs. Damian Priest vs. Seth Rollins)
Geno Mrosko: Cena would seem to be the easy choice, what with the story they’ve been telling with him, but there’s just as much reason to think he’s not the choice, in part because of that story. Punk would make sense for a number of reasons but I’m not sure anyone is clamoring for a Punk vs. Rhodes match, even if it means he lives out the WrestleMania main event dream. The problem is I don’t see any options after that. Maybe someone sells their soul here and that makes this a lot more interesting, especially after their comments on SmackDown. Pick: CM Punk
Sean Rueter: Not to spoil my prediction down below (or anything else), but I don’t think Cody Rhodes enters WrestleMania as a heel. So a heel, or someone who turns heel on this show, should win this. A CM Punk/Dwayne Johnson alliance would be wild, but probably a bridge too far even if Punk does have a “different perspective” on The Rock these days. And I just don’t see any face of the company-types breaking bad, so like the Code-ster, Cena will remain his loveably goofy superhero self. Rollins has done the sellout thing already, and I’m not sure what will make Priest ‘Mania main event-worthy, but it’s not an alliance with The Final Boss. Paul’s an interesting choice, but doesn’t fit with Johnson (if they’re even cool). That leaves someone who is very cool with The Rock, and deserving of the rub & opportunity. Pick: Drew McIntyre
Kyle Decker: I find it hard to believe it’ll be anyone who isn’t John Cena. I can convince myself that CM Punk could win because they’ve done solid work building a Punk/Rhodes match. But after the Rumble, a triple threat with Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns makes a lot more sense. No one else feels like they have a chance. Pick: John Cena
Claire Elizabeth: Cena really is the x factor here— he hasn’t had much luck over the last few years and he’ll be the first to tell you that, but staring down his own final curtain has to be worth some motivation. But is it enough motivation to beat five other guys in the Elimination Chamber? Nevermind that he has to know that making such a big deal out of title number 17 when Ric Flair’s 16 is cherry-picked and any reasonable count would see the Nature Boy with at least 19 world title reigns— ANYWAY I don’t think he’s making it, I think he’s got too many eyes on him and so I shall default to picking my guy… Pick: CM Punk
Cain A. Knight: The winner of this match will be the person who ultimately sells their soul to the Final Boss. John Cena is the most interesting choice for that role given he hasn’t turned heel in over two decades. Drew McIntyre makes logical sense given his close ties to The Rock. If Cena loses this match, he can always fight an up-and-comer like Austin Theory at WrestleMania. This is a tough one. Fine, I’ll go with corporate sellout Cena. He did say that his title chase at WrestleMania is best for business, after all. Pick: John Cena
Marcus Benjamin: Geno’s right; based on the story, John Cena is the not so obvious choice. But I’m always obvious, so I’m going with the easy pick. Johnny said another championship reign is “best for business.” And a Rock/Cena alliance is steeped in storytelling possibilities given their history in and out of the ring. Cody won’t sell his soul, but John will have no problem doing so if he’s convinced it’s the best thing for the WWE. Thats’ villain logic if I ever heard it. Pick: John Cena
M. G0MEZ: Last year, The Rock presented Drew McIntyre with a sword after McIntyre re-signed with WWE. In January, the two looked rather friendly backstage at Raw’s Netflix premiere. Recently, McIntyre told Inside The Ropes that The Rock has “always been a supporter of mine from my first run.” Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. Pick: Drew McIntyre
Women’s Elimination Chamber (Liv Morgan vs. Bianca Belair vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Bayley vs. Naomi vs. Roxanne Perez)
Geno Mrosko: The winner here gets Rhea Ripley and that would seem to knock Morgan off the list of potentials right away, considering they just did that to death. After that, though, everyone else seems tied up in something and/or without a push to justify a win like this. I can’t see a world where they give this to the NXT import either. This is just a straight up guess here. Pick: Bianca Belair
Sean Rueter: Taking a similar process of elimination (get it?!?!) approach here, I figure Liv, Bianca & Naomi are gonna be tied up with Jade Cargill’s return and its fallout through WrestleMania. Bliss is on SmackDown, and feuding with Rhea Ripley doesn’t present any obvious ties to her Wyatt Sicks storyline. Bayley’s already an all-time great, but is a bit over-exposed as a challenger right now. The Women’s World title match probably won’t get a main event spot in Vegas anyway, so we’re gonna see what The Prodigy can do on the biggest stage there is. Pick: Roxanne Perez
Kyle Decker: It’s not often I have zero feel for a match but here we are. I’m going to knock Morgan off the list because been there done that. Perez isn’t getting a Mania title shot. Bianca is the likely favorite but I have a feel she could be tied into this Jade attack. (Bayley and/or Naomi may be too.) The freshest match up here is actually a woman people once complained had too many title matches. Pick Alexa Bliss
Claire Elizabeth: I hate that this is where my brain is going because her reign of terror on NXT TV was gosh darned interminable, but I can’t help but feel like all the rest of the math cancels and Roxanne takes it. I suppose the saving grace is that Rhea almost certainly wins in this scenario but yeesh. Pick: Roxanne Perez
Cain A. Knight: Bianca Belair vs. Rhea Ripley seems like a no-brainer match for WrestleMania, so I’ll just assume the Jade Cargill mystery attacker reveal can play out alongside an angle between Rhea and Bianca. If not, maybe Bianca is taken out backstage by the mystery attacker, and Becky Lynch replaces her in the chamber for the win. Pick: Bianca Belair
Marcus Benjamin: I’ve said numerous times that it’s time for Roxanne Perez to move on from NXT. She’s possibly got a match coming with Jordynne Grace, but I won’t let a little thing like that stop me from picking her to work double time at WrestleMania weekend. Pick: Roxanne Perez
M. G0MEZ: This could steal the show despite its underwhelming build. I wrote a detailed breakdown of this match earlier this week, explaining my pick, which can be read here. Regardless of the outcome, my advice to viewers is this: do not sleep on this match. Pick: Bianca Belair
Tiffany Stratton & Trish Stratus vs. Nia Jax & Candice LeRae
Geno Mrosko: This seems like the most basic booking scenario imaginable, so I’ll go with a surprise and say Trish turns on Tiffany and gifts the heels a victory. Pick: Nia Jax & Candice LeRae
Sean Rueter: Just to be contrarian, I workshopped a scenario where Becky Lynch returns as a heel to attack Trish and ally with Charlotte heading into WrestleMania. But even I didn’t buy it. Pick: Tiffany Stratton & Trish Stratus
Kyle Decker: Tiffy & Trish take this in Toronto. Pick: Trishy Time
Claire Elizabeth: Babyface fire in a home town? Yeah this is easy peasy. Stratton pins LeRae, Charlotte comes down, confrontation, point at the sign, see you next show. Pick: Tiffany Stratton & Trish Stratus
Cain A. Knight: This is the one match on the card that is super easy to predict. There’s no way the babyfaces lose when Stratus is wrestling in her hometown and Stratton has The Queen waiting for her in a title match at WrestleMania. Pick: Trish Stratus & Tiffany Stratton
Marcus Benjamin: I’m not picking against Trish Stratus in her home country on what might be her last time to wrestle in front of her fellow Toronto natives. Pick: Trish Stratus & Tiffany Stratton
M. G0MEZ: A special attraction featuring a local legend and fan favorite; a guaranteed win for the babyfaces. Pick: Tiffany Stratton & Trish Stratus
Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens
Geno Mrosko: Randy Orton’s return is right around the corner, and maybe even happening on this show. The Unsanctioned nature of this thing surely means we’re going to get some interesting surprises, but you gotta think they don’t give the babyface the win on the show just before WrestleMania. Pick: Kevin Owens
Sean Rueter: These guys could do a best friends-to-mortal enemies arc every 3-5 years for the rest of their careers and I’ll love it every time. I know, because they’ve basically been doing that for most of their careers, and I’ve loved it every time. Point is, and Randy Orton return be damned, I don’t want the feud part of this cycle to end here. That means the guy who’s technically playing the heel should win (when you love both people in a fight, you can see things from each of their perspectives, know what I mean?). He could use a win anyway, and Sami’s popularity is pretty booking-proof at this point. Pick: Kevin Owens
Kyle Decker: With Randy Orton looming and it feeling like Kevin and not Sami is the actual main character of this wider story, Owens has to take this. They’ve already established that Sami’s neck isn’t 100% so they can use that to protect him in this loss. Pick: Kevin Owens
Claire Elizabeth: These two guys have a LOT of violence to live up to and in 2025 “we get to bleed sometimes” WWE I actually think they might do it? I expect nothing less, and I think Kevin is scared and I think he’s sloppy, and I think that means Sami’s gonna do something that he’s gonna regret. Pick: Sami Zayn
Cain A. Knight: Sami Zayn isn’t medically cleared, and that’s going to bite him in the ass. I do think Randy Orton is coming back for revenge on Owens, but perhaps that can wait until SmackDown television next week. Pick: Kevin Owens
Marcus Benjamin: This is a stepping stone to a Mania clash. And with Sami’s precarious health. the smart money is on KO. Sami gets his revenge in Vegas. Pick: Kevin Owens
M. G0MEZ: Given their history, this match in Canada — with a packed stadium — feels like their personal WrestleMania. With no rules, it should also be their wildest encounter yet. As WWE’s grand event nears, and with a stipulation open to shenanigans, expect a Viper to rear its head. Pick: Sami Zayn
Special prediction: Cody Rhodes answers The Rock
Geno Mrosko: They’ve done their best to make this feel like the heaviest decision of Cody’s life, but I can’t get over how cheesy it comes across. Either way, they didn’t do a great job of actually creating doubt because, well, Rhodes already has everything he could possibly want. He’s still the true blue babyface, and that won’t change here.
Sean Rueter: Given his and the company’s history around the topic, I just can’t see Cody turning heel any time in the near-term future. Prediction: Cody tells Rock he can’t have his soul, but he can keep that custom weight belt… which he can shine up real nice, turn sideways, and stick straight up his candy ass.
Kyle Decker: While Rocky does his best attempt at a Shang Tsung impression, it doesn’t work on WWE’s golden boy… for now. I think Cody convinces himself to go down the hero’s road, but when he has to face Super Cena at WrestleMania, he’ll use some underhanded tactics (but nothing super overt) to retain the title he realizes he can’t live without. That’ll send him a darker path that has him returning to the Rock’s offer.
Claire Elizabeth: I reckon the way Rock was talking about Dusty Rhodes on SmackDown last night is the kinda thing that gets a man punched in the face. Pick: Cody is gonna keep his immortal soul and retain some measure of earthly control over what, if anything, may happen to him after his death.
Cain A. Knight: The Rock got chokeslammed so hard by the Undertaker last year at WrestleMania that now he’s taking the Dead Man’s gimmick. The Final Boss has to take someone’s soul as part of this story, but it won’t be Cody Rhodes. Let’s just hope it doesn’t lead to a Soul on a Pole match in the main event of WrestleMania.
Marcus Benjamin: The problem with this whole thing is, outside of one moment with Seth Rollins, there’s nothing tangible on the line for Cody. What does selling his soul to Dwayne “Johnny Ringo” Johnson do for him that he doesn’t already have? Rocky gave him a “dressing room” on SmackDown, but that presupposes that the champ who has his own bus and openly comes to work with his dog doesn’t already have enough perks. This is clearly a Rock-driven storyline where we’re not supposed to ask questions and “just go for the ride, baby.” Yeah, well, this is one ride I want off of immediately. Prediction: Cody tells Rock to suck it, the crowd erupts, and I fall asleep.
M. G0MEZ: I wish we could skip straight to the part where Cody Rhodes ultimately turns heel. But alas, that does not make for the best story. Instead, Rhodes will do the tired babyface thing and reject The Rock’s offer. Hard times will ensue. Prediction: Cody Rhodes keeps his soul — for now
That’s how we see things going down.
You?
