Bianca Belair def. Alexa Bliss, Rhea Ripley, Liv Morgan, Doudrop, Nikki A.S.H. inside the Elimination Chamber

Published Feb. 19, 2022 1:24 p.m. ET
WWE

Bianca Belair reaped the rewards of winning Monday Night Raw’s Gauntlet Match, entering the fray last to pick apart what was left of the exhausted field and win the Elimination Chamber Match in her first-ever appearance.

Entering the match as one of the first two competitors, Nikki A.S.H. showed her new aggressive mentality in the unforgiving structure, brutalizing Liv Morgan with the steel cage. She looked to form an alliance with Doudrop, who entered the match at No. 3, but the Scottish Superstar had no intention of making friends. Instead, she launched Nikki A.S.H. into the steel barrier before decimating Morgan.

Doudrop ran roughshod over everyone until Nikki A.S.H. slid out of the way to send her running into the ring post. Her celebration was quickly turned into a nightmare as Rhea Ripley entered the match and went straight for her former tag team partner, who attempted to retreat up the steel cage. Ripley gave chase, tossing Nikki A.S.H. off the side of the cage and onto the other two competitors before delivering a Riptide to Nikki A.S.H. for the first elimination of the match.

With the ring filling up following the entrance of Alexa Bliss, Morgan turned the tide on an attacking Doudrop, planting a sunset flip powerbomb off the top rope to stack up Doudrop for the second elimination.

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Enter The EST of WWE.

Belair came flying into the match to take out Morgan, joining Ripley for a pair of in-stereo backbody drops on Morgan and Bliss, but that was where their friendship ended, as an upset Ripley slapped Belair. Before the two could throw hands, though, Morgan jumped in to deliver a pair of knees to both Superstars. Morgan went to capitalize but left her back to Bliss, who took down Morgan and delivered a Twisted Bliss for the elimination.

Down to the final three, Ripley set up for a Riptide on Bliss but had it reversed into an assisted DDT as Belair clotheslined Bliss. With Ripley stunned, Belair picked up The Nightmare for a massive K.O.D. and an elimination.

Bliss nearly reached the promised land in her first match after being cured in therapy, but each knockout attempt was reversed by The EST of WWE, who ricocheted Bliss into the steel cage and summersaulted out of a DDT attempt. As Bliss screamed at Belair to give up, Belair snatched Bliss and planted her with a K.O.D. to earn her spot at WrestleMania.

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