WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 | Match Results, Summaries, and Event Details

WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 took place on February 28, 2026, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. It was the sixteenth Elimination Chamber premium live event in WWE history and served as a major stop on the road to WrestleMania 42.

The event also represented a return to the United States after several recent international editions. Chicago has hosted many important WWE shows over the years, but this marked the first Elimination Chamber event held in the city.

Elimination Chamber 2026 featured talent from both WWE’s Raw and SmackDown brands. As in previous years, the event included both a men’s and a women’s Elimination Chamber Match inside the steel structure, where six competitors competed under timed-entry rules, with eliminations by pinfall or submission until one wrestler remained.

The men’s match determined a challenger for Drew McIntyre and the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania 42, while the women’s winner received a world title shot.

The men’s Elimination Chamber match featured Randy Orton vs. LA Knight vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Je’Von Evans vs. Trick Williams vs. Logan Paul. Paul entered the match as a late replacement for Jey Uso, who was attacked the night before on SmackDown and unable to compete.

The field put established main event names up against newer breakout acts, as Orton, Rhodes, Knight, and Paul brought extensive top-level experience, while Evans and Williams entered the match as rising threats who had forced their way into the WrestleMania conversation through recent qualifying wins.

The women’s Elimination Chamber match saw Tiffany Stratton vs. Rhea Ripley vs. Alexa Bliss vs. Asuka vs. Kiana James vs. Raquel Rodriguez step inside the steel structure in one of the most stacked fields in the match’s recent history. The lineup featured multiple past WWE Women’s Champions in Stratton, Ripley, Bliss, and Asuka, alongside the upward momentum of James and the power factor Rodriguez brought to any multi-person match.

In addition to the Chamber matches, CM Punk defended the World Heavyweight Championship against Finn Bálor. The two first clashed in Ireland, where Punk retained in a match that ended with mutual respect. But that goodwill faded when Bálor was denied a rematch by Raw General Manager Adam Pearce, prompting Bálor to attack Punk and force his hand.

Punk, positioning himself as a fighting champion, agreed to the rematch, setting up a title defense in his hometown of Chicago in front of one of the most electric crowds of the year.

Another key title match on the card saw Becky Lynch defend the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship against AJ Lee. This rivalry had been building since Lee returned to WWE the previous September after a decade away from the ring. What started with Lee helping CM Punk take out Lynch and Seth Rollins in a mixed tag at Wrestlepalooza quickly escalated.

Lee cost Lynch the Women’s Intercontinental Championship to Maxxine Dupri at Madison Square Garden, then submitted her with the Black Widow to clinch the WarGames win at Survivor Series. Lynch reclaimed the title from Dupri in January, but Lee’s presence had been a constant source of frustration.

It was their first-ever singles match, and Lee’s first singles bout of any kind since 2015, adding an unpredictable element to a feud where Lee already held two wins over the champion.