Austin Theory retained U.S. Title inside the Elimination Chamber with help from Logan Paul
The United States Championship means everything to Austin Theory, and the young champion proved that he’s worthy of holding the title after surviving the Elimination Chamber against five other Superstars. Seth Rollins and Johnny Gargano started the match and the competitors had each other perfectly scouted, especially when Gargano launched a spear through the middle rope to take out Rollins. Theory entered next and went right after Rollins before turning his attention to his former mentor. Gargano and Rollins put their differences aside for a moment as they teamed up against Theory. Damian Priest exited his pod next and wreaked havoc on the field, launching an unholy assault on Gargano and Rollins. Theory regained his bearings and was ready to watch Priest unload on someone, but Priest kicked and then crushed the champion on the steel grate on the outside. Bronson Reed entered the fray and as the freshest competitor, he attacked each Superstar and splattered them across the ring. As Reed laid waste to each competitor, Montez Ford went right at the massive Superstar and used his uber-athleticism to knock him and Theory to the mat. Rollins, Gargano, Priest, Reed and Theory battled on the outside, while unbeknownst to them Ford was scaling the wall to deliver an unbelievable splash onto all five Superstars. Reed soon became the first eliminated after a bevy of superkicks from Rollins, Gargano and Theory and a frog splash from Ford. Rollins and Gargano scaled a pod and after a brief encounter, Rollins tried powerbombing him off of the pod, but Gargano countered into a hurricanrana. He would soon be eliminated by Priest after a Razor’s Edge. Ford and Rollins teamed up to hit a brutal electric chair/blockbuster combo on Priest which was good enough to eliminate The Archer of Infamy. Ford began to heat up, hitting multiple moves on Rollins and Theory, but the champion got his knees up during Ford’s frog splash. Rollins immediately followed that with a Stomp, eliminating the incredible Ford. Rollins seemed poised to win the match, but Logan Paul appeared and hit a flipping lariat and a stomp on Rollins as revenge for eliminating him from the Royal Rumble match in January. Theory then hit A-Town Down to win the match and retain his title.
